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<p n="19">Object of Distress, the Justice is desired to order such sherdy Beggar or<lb></lb>
Counterfeit to be publickly whipped, & to take the Examination of<lb></lb>
such Vagrant in writing upon oath touching the place of his or her<lb></lb>
Settlement, & transmit it to the next Sessions to be recorded in order<lb></lb>
to prove such Vagrant an incorrigible Rogue upon<del>the</del>
his Comission of the<lb></lb>
like offence after such Punishmt.</p>
<p n="20">But where such Vagrant shall appear to be a real object of<lb></lb>
compassion, that the Justice would committ him or her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50463_geo23">Bridewell</rs>
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and in the Commitment<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
order their continuance there to be<lb></lb>
till the next Sessions, unless sooner passed, when the Justice may<lb></lb>
upon sending down the pass determine the confinement, and also<lb></lb>
<del>contribute</del>
promote the regular conveyance of such Vagrants<lb></lb>
by the Contractor according to the said Proposal,</p>
<p n="21">And it is farther recommended to the sd Justices to be<lb></lb>
punctual in sending to the next Sessions Duplicates of the Passes<lb></lb>
& Examinations as is by Law required, in order that incorrigible<lb></lb>
Rogues may be the easier convicted & punished as the Law<lb></lb>
directs</p>
<p n="22">And it is hereby farther ordered that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50463_occ4">Keeper of Bridewell</rs>
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do in a proper Book enter<del>Alphabetically</del>
the Christian & Surnames Alphabetically of all Vagabonds<lb></lb>
that shall for the future be committed to his custody,<del>in</del>
together with<lb></lb>
the time of<del>their</del>
commitment, the place of Settlemt. & their Age<lb></lb>
& such brief description of their persons as may enable him or<lb></lb>
his Agent to recollect any Person who shall be a second time<lb></lb>
committed for the like offence, upon discovery of which the Keeper<lb></lb>
or his Agent is hereby required to apply to the<del>Justice</del>
Magistrate<lb></lb>
who committed him for a detainer untill the Sessions, & then the Keeper<lb></lb>
is to produce such Prisoner in order to be convicted as an incorrigible<lb></lb>
Rogue, & upon such conviction the said Keeper shall have an order</p>
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