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By Adjournment on Thursday the
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Tenth Day of July 1760
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Several Irregular and Illegal Pass Warrants made out by
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Mr Bell one of His Majesty's Justices of the peace within the
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North Riding of the County of York where by the Persons therein
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Named have been sent or Passed to this County and other places
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very Distant from their abode or Proper Residence as Rogues and
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Vagabonds Contrary to Law there not being any Act of Vagrancy
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Stated in the said Warrants or the Examinations of the Persons so
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Passed to the great Charge and Burthen of the Inhabitants of this
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County And Notwithstanding the said Mr. Bell has been
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long since Informed of this great Evil in Order that he might
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Discontinue the practice of making out Warrants in such
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Cases he still Continues to Act in the same Irregular Manner
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It is therefore Ordered by this Court that Mr John
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Higgs do write a Letter to the said Mr. Bell to Acquaint him
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that unless he does not for bear Acting in the above Unwarrantable
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Manner His Majesty's court of King's Bench will be moved
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That an Information may be Granted against him for any such
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like Illegal Acts as he shall hereafter Appear to this Court to
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be Guilty of And that it be Referred to
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Saunders Welch
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Esqr.
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one of the Justices of the peace of this County to Settle the said
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