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<p n="473">By Adjournment on Thursday the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55604_date68">Tenth Day of July 1760</rs>
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<p n="474">Several Irregular and Illegal Pass Warrants made out by<lb></lb>
Mr Bell one of His Majesty's Justices of the peace within the<lb></lb>
North Riding of the County of York where by the Persons therein<lb></lb>
Named have been sent or Passed to this County and other places<lb></lb>
very Distant from their abode or Proper Residence as Rogues and<lb></lb>
Vagabonds Contrary to Law there not being any Act of Vagrancy<lb></lb>
Stated in the said Warrants or the Examinations of the Persons so<lb></lb>
Passed to the great Charge and Burthen of the Inhabitants of this<lb></lb>
County And Notwithstanding the said Mr. Bell has been<lb></lb>
long since Informed of this great Evil in Order that he might<lb></lb>
Discontinue the practice of making out Warrants in such<lb></lb>
Cases he still Continues to Act in the same Irregular Manner<lb></lb>
It is therefore Ordered by this Court that Mr John<lb></lb>
Higgs do write a Letter to the said Mr. Bell to Acquaint him<lb></lb>
that unless he does not for bear Acting in the above Unwarrantable<lb></lb>
Manner His Majesty's court of King's Bench will be moved<lb></lb>
That an Information may be Granted against him for any such<lb></lb>
like Illegal Acts as he shall hereafter Appear to this Court to<lb></lb>
be Guilty of And that it be Referred to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n474-3">Saunders Welch</rs>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
one of the Justices of the peace of this County to Settle the said<lb></lb>
Letter.</p>
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