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By Adjournmt. on Thursday the
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First day of
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March 1759
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Order on Commees
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Report concerning
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Vagrants}
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A Report being made unto this Court by the Committee of His Majesty's
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of this County appointed to Examine what Benefit hath
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arisen to this County from an Order of Sessions, dated the 14th. of July 1757.
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relating to the Apprehending and Conveying Vagrants from and though
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this County; and also to Consider of a further Proposel from
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James Sturges
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Adams
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, relating to the conveying of Vagrants from the North, East and West
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Parts of this County to their respive Settlements and forwarding those whose
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Destination is through this County, It appeareth to this Court by the said
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Report That the said Committee had examined the sevd. Orders for conveying
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Vagabonds from July 1756 to July 1757 being the Year proceeding the
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Regulations made by the said Order of Sessions. And also the Order for
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Paying the Rewards to the Apprehenders of Vagabonds by the stat. of the
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of the King confining themselves to those Orders that are dated between the
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said July 1756 and July 1757. numbering the said Orders of Conveying for the
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more easy referring to them, and seperating the Orders of the respective
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Magistrates for paying the Rewards, that they also may be more readily
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referred to; An abstract of which Orders is as follows.
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1951. Orders of Conveying£678..11s..9d
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474. Ditto. for Reward for 498 Persons. £246..-..-
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Total for the Year£924..11s..9d
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This most Extraordinary and apparent growing Expence, induced the
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Sessions to appoint a Commee to inquire into the Cause from whence it
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arose: and also to Consider and Report some Method to case the
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County in the Respect: which the said Commee having done one the
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21st. April 1757. it produced an Order of Session dated the 14th. day of July
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1757. containing a Contract for conveying Vagrants from and through
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this County, and other Matters relating to the Conduct of the
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Magistrates of this County, which Order of Sessions was received
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and Adopted by the Magistrates of the
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City and Liberty of Westminster
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That the Commee spare any Reflections upon the before mentioned
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Account referring the Sessions for the Necessary Remarks thereon to the
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said Report of April 21st. 1757 That they then proceeded to Examine and
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State the County Expence on the same Account from July One thousd
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Seven hundred and fifty Seven to July One thousand Seven hundred and
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Fifty seven to July One thousand Seven hundred and fifty Eight
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Observing the same Method as before mentioned only Noting as they
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proceeded the Sums of Money paid contrary to the Sd. Order of Sessions.
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