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for the Whip of Justice extends and carefully avoid coming within its reach, and thus
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is a strong reason for the general Inforcement of the Law through the County.
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Another Cause of the Grievance complained of arises from the ready harbour
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Beggars find in the out Skirts of the Town from the Keepers of Houses who let
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them out to Vagrants at Two pence a Night though by the Statute before
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mentioned Chap: 5 Ser: 22d. "If any Person knowingly permit any Rogue or
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"Vagabond or incorrigible Rogue to lodge or take shelter in his House Barn or
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"other out house or Building and shall not apprehend and carry him before a
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"Justice, or give Notice to the Constable so to do, such Person shall forfeit upon
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"Conviction not exceeding forty Shillings nor less than ten Shillings" And though these
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kind of Houses are noteriously known to every Officer in the Parish were they
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exist, yet for want of such Officers doing their Duty by giving the necessary
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Information to the Magistrates, this excellent Clause of the Law (which if well
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executed would is a great Measure remove the Nusance) remains a dead
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Letter.
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Your Committee are of Opinion that the following Regulations with others that
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may be suggested by the Wisdom of the Court being put into Execution with
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Spirit and Vigour will restore the Vagrant Act to its activity and by rendering
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it an Object of Terror to the Idle our Streets may be cleared in a little time
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of the Swarms of real and counterfeitt
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Wretches which are a
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Burthen to the Minds as well as the Purses of Worthy People and such Objects
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being confined to their proper Settlements the real Ones will be decently
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provided for, the Lazy Impostors receive proper Correction and this and the
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Neighbouring Countys will be relieved from the great Expence arising from
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the unlimited uncontrouled wandering of the Vagabond Poor and your
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Committee are of Opinion that the Season of the Year proper to enforce the
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Execution of this Act is now coming on as those Vagrants who are able to work
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will is the Fields find ready Imployment
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As the Publication of the Clauses of so much of the Vagrant Act as relates to
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the apprehending Beggars by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London and their
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Resolution to put the said Act into skirt Execution has produced the received Effect
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by clearing the Streets of that Metropolis from Beggars your Committee are of
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Opinion that this Court adopting the same Plan with such a Additions & Alterations
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as shall by them be thought proper may is a great Measure produce the like
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effect in this County But your Committee apprehend that if any part of the Bills of
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Mortality be left an Asylum for the retreat of Beggars the Nusance and the
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Charge arising to this County from it will in a Degree continue, as such Beggars
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will be always ready to make Excursions from their Harbour, Your Committee
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therefore think that it might probably give a finishing Stroks to this Complaint
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if the Magistrates of the County of Surry would concur in taking the like
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Measures and publishing the like Resolutions with Lord Mayor and this
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Court, especially in respect to the Town of Lambeth and Borought of
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