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Object of Distress, the Justice is desired to order such sherdy Beggar or
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Counterfeit to be publickly whipped, & to take the Examination of
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such Vagrant in writing upon oath touching the place of his or her
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Settlement, & transmit it to the next Sessions to be recorded in order
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to prove such Vagrant an incorrigible Rogue upon
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his Comission of the
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like offence after such Punishmt.
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But where such Vagrant shall appear to be a real object of
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compassion, that the Justice would committ him or her to
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and in the Commitment
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order their continuance there to be
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till the next Sessions, unless sooner passed, when the Justice may
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upon sending down the pass determine the confinement, and also
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contribute
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promote the regular conveyance of such Vagrants
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by the Contractor according to the said Proposal,
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And it is farther recommended to the sd Justices to be
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punctual in sending to the next Sessions Duplicates of the Passes
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& Examinations as is by Law required, in order that incorrigible
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Rogues may be the easier convicted & punished as the Law
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directs
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And it is hereby farther ordered that the
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Keeper of Bridewell
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do in a proper Book enter
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Alphabetically
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the Christian & Surnames Alphabetically of all Vagabonds
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that shall for the future be committed to his custody,
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together with
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the time of
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their
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commitment, the place of Settlemt. & their Age
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& such brief description of their persons as may enable him or
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his Agent to recollect any Person who shall be a second time
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committed for the like offence, upon discovery of which the Keeper
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or his Agent is hereby required to apply to the
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Justice
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Magistrate
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who committed him for a detainer untill the Sessions, & then the Keeper
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is to produce such Prisoner in order to be convicted as an incorrigible
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Rogue, & upon such conviction the said Keeper shall have an order
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