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to the Sessions, as the said Statude positively requires, and the Order of Session
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so strongly recommends, such Returns would be Records to prove the
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former Panishment of such Vagabonds. Upon the Examination of the Contractor
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Mr Adams's Account, it appears that the hath conveyed 1159 Persons by 622
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Orders, within his Years Contract, which upon a Computation of Seven Shifts.
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an Orders, amounts, to £217..14s (such Computation being Justified by and Inspections
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of the Gross of the Orders the proceeding Year) but if the Sum of £149..13s.. which
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was Ordered contrary to the said order of Sessions be added, it makes the Sum £367..7s
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whence deducting £120 the Contractors Salary and Extra Maintenance the saving
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to the County is sufficient to demonstrate the utility of the said Order of Sessions.
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That upon the whole, the Committee having duty considered the Promisses
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think themselves fully justified in declaring it to be their Opinion, that the
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Order of Sessions of July 14th. 1757. hath been productive of good Consequences
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to this County, by saving a large Sum of the Public Money; and in money Respects
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hath produced more regular Proceeding upon the Vagrant Act; and the Committee
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report it their Opinion, that the Interest of this County is greatly concerned in the
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full and explicite. Compliance of the magistrates to the said Order, and that the
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said Order ought to be inforced by the Sessions by all last full Means; And they
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are of opinion; that if any Opposition should continue to the Efforts of the
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Sessions to save the public Money, considering that the great Sums of Money
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thus expended,have not in the least answered the Intention of the Legistature
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the Nuisance of Beggars still continuing as great as ever; this Court are
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possessed of Facts sufficient to justify an Applications Parliament for
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an Alteration of the Law in this Respect, and to prevent the Dissipation of the
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and that such Application would be beneficial to this and
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other Countries.
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That they then proceeded to take into Consideration, the Proposal of
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James Sturges Adams
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referred to them, relating to the conveying.
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Vagabonds from the North, East. and West Parts of this County to their
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respive Settlements, and forwarding those whose Destination is thro' this
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County; and to clear the Bridewells and other Places of Lodgment of Vagabonds
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Hour times every Week, that is to say twice a Week to the North and East and
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twice to the West, and regularly go the Colerbrooke and Stains twice Week; and
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the same to
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to receive and convey Vagabonds there
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lodged to their respive Settlements Etc. All which the said Adams proponent
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do for £200 P Ann. and Six pence for each Vagabond for Subsistence in
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their Passage under the Regulations of the Order of Sessions of the 14th. July
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1757 Etc.
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That they have examined the several Orders of Conveying Vagabonds
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from the Ninth East and West parts of this County for tow Years Vizt. from
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July
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