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<p n="2097"> "Township or Place they were directed to be delivered to, or set at Liberty in<lb></lb>
"order that some Constable or other Person of this County may claim a Re-<lb></lb>
"ward for apprehending such Rogues, Vagabons, or incorrigible Rogues; or<lb></lb>
"whether such Rogues, Vagabonds, or incorrigible Rogues not sent or deli-<lb></lb>
"vered by a Pass or Passes to a Constable of this County, have come out of his,<lb></lb>
"her, or their direct Road into any Township of this County: And in Case<lb></lb>
"any such Rogues, Vagabonds, or incorrigible Rogues, or any such Constable,<lb></lb>
"or other Person shall, upon their Examination taken before any of his said<lb></lb>
"Majesty's Justices, appear to have been guilty of any such fraudulent Practi-<lb></lb>
"ces, such Justice is hereby desired to cause such Examination as aforesaid to be<lb></lb>
"field with the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ911">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County, and to commit such<lb></lb>
"Rogue or Vagbond to one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ912">Houses of Correction</rs>
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for the said County<lb></lb>
"until the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held for the said<lb></lb>
"County, to the Intent that the Persons who shall be guilty of such fraudulent<lb></lb>
"Practices as aforesaid may be properly punished for the same.</p>
<p n="2098">"And it is also recommended to the said Justices, that they do, in Pursuance<lb></lb>
"of the Statute in that Case made and provided, cause every Rogue, Vagabond,<lb></lb>
"or incorrigible Rogue, brought before them respectively, to be searched, and his<lb></lb>
"or her Bundles to be inspected: And if it shall appear that he or she have suffi-<lb></lb>
"cient wherewithal to pay for his, her, or their Passage or Conveyance, in Whole<lb></lb>
"or in Part, that then such Justice or Justices shall order so much of the Money<lb></lb>
"to be paid, or other Effects found on such Rogue, Vagabond, or incorrigible<lb></lb>
"Rogue, to be sold, and employed towards the Expence of apprehending or con-<lb></lb>
"veying such Rogue, Vagabond, or incorrigible Rogue, returning the Overplus<lb></lb>
"after deducting the Charge of such Sale.</p>
<p n="2099">"It is likewise recommended to the said Justices, that they do cause all<lb></lb>
"Rogues, Vagabonds, and incorrigible Rogues not coming by Passes, and who<lb></lb>
"shall be apprehended wandering and begging in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1869">County of Chester</rs>
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, to<lb></lb>
"be punished, by being sent to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1870">House of Correction</rs>
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, there to remain until<lb></lb>
"the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County,<lb></lb>
"or for such shorter Time as such Justice or Justices shall think proper; or other-<lb></lb>
"wise to be publicly whipt, pursuant to the Statute in that Case made and pro-<lb></lb>
"vided, before any Pass is granted for the conveying or such Rogues, Vaga-<lb></lb>
"bonds, or incorrigible Rogues; And such Justice or Justices are hereby desired<lb></lb>
"not to grant any Certificate whereby a Constable or Master of the House of<lb></lb>
"Correction may be entitled to receive a Reward or Recompence for conveying<lb></lb>
"any such Rogues, Vagabonds, or incorrigible Rogues, until such Rogues, Va-<lb></lb>
"gabonds, or incorrigible Rogues have been punished as the Law directs; and<lb></lb>
"the said Justice or Justices are desired to insert in the said Order or Certifi-<lb></lb>
"cate that such Punishment has been inflicted as aforesaid."<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">17th Geo. 2d<lb></lb>
Chap. 5.</note>
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<p n="2100">BY THE COURT,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n2100-1">WILLIAM WIDDENS</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ913">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1871">County of CHESTER</rs>
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