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<p n="43">At the Genll quarter Sessions etc</p>
<p n="44">It is recommended by<del>this</del>
the Court to the Several<del>Magistrate</del>
Justies<lb></lb>
of this County not to sign any Vagrant Pass until Oath is made<lb></lb>
before them, or the Confession of the Party that an Act of Vagrancy<lb></lb>
hath been Committed And upon such Proof if the Party so accused<lb></lb>
be a Sturdy Beggar or a Counterfiet Object of distress, such Justice<lb></lb>
<del>Magistrate</del>
is desired to Order such Sturdy Beggar or Counterfeit<lb></lb>
Object of distress to be Publickly Whipped<del>at the Whipping<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Which Example this Court are of Opinion, will be<lb></lb>
Sufficient to deter not only such Offender, but others of the<lb></lb>
like Stamp, from Committing<obscured></obscured>
for the future without Putting the County to the Expence of a<lb></lb>
Pass; and such Justice is desired</del>
& to take the Examination of such Vagabond<obscured></obscured>
in<lb></lb>
Writing Upon Oath touching the Place<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his or her Settlement, and<lb></lb>
transmit it to the next Sessions<del>to be then lodged as a</del>
<lb></lb>
to be Records, in Order to prove such Vagrant an Incorrigible Rogue<lb></lb>
upon the Commission of the like Offence after such Punishment</p>
<p n="45"> <del>And this Court<obscured></obscured>
recommended it to the<lb></lb>
Sd: Magistrates Justices that when any Person is brought before there<lb></lb>
and Charged upon Oath or these own Confession with having<lb></lb>
Committed an Act of Vagrancy,</del>
and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
such Vagrant Shall appear<del>to the<lb></lb>
Magistrate</del>
to be an Object of Compassion<del>other then of punishment</del>
that the Justices would<obscured></obscured>
such<lb></lb>
<del>that such Magistrate would</del>
Vagrant to<obscured></obscured>
& in the Committment mention<lb></lb>
their Continuance<del>in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50463_geo48">Bridewell</rs>
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</del>
more to be "To the next Sessions<del>or</del>
<lb></lb>
unless sooner<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Passed, when Such<del>Magistrate</del>
Justice May upon<lb></lb>
sending down the Pass determine the Confinement, and also<lb></lb>
Contribute to the more regular conveyance of such Vagrants by the<lb></lb>
person Contracting with this Court for the Passing Rogues<lb></lb>
Vagabonds and Incorrigible Rogues. And it is Recommended<lb></lb>
to the<del>Magistrates</del>
respective Justices to be punctual in Sending<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to the<lb></lb>
Next Sessions Duplicates of the Passes and Examination as is<lb></lb>
by Law required that Incorrigible Rogues may be Convicted<lb></lb>
And Punished, as the Law<del>Court shall</del>
directs And such Justices are<lb></lb>
desired instead of Incerting the allowance as hereof an in the Certificate to mention only<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
the Allowance of six pence for Maintenance in Such Certificate</p>
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