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of a from Mr Fielding or from Mr Hyde at any of the Session
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the peace holden for the said City or Liberty or in his office of
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for the said City or Liberty from the second day of April
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to the 16th. day of October last any Examination of any Rogues or
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or any duplicate thereof or any duplicate of any pass of any of the Rogues
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and Vagabonds for the apprehending of whom the said Mr Fielding
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Mr. Hyde have granted orders for Rewards
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It appears also to the Committee that there is
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Subsisting order of Court bearing date the first day of March 1759
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which it is recommended to the several Magistrates residing a
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the Bills of Martality not to allow more as a Reward than two
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Shillings to the apprehender of a Vagrant
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Wherefore upon Consideration of the Premises
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the Opinion of the Committee that the want of attention of some of the
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for this County and those of the City and
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Liberty of
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and Especially in
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to the order of the first of March 1759 and the giving
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large Rewards to the apprehenders of Vagabonds are the principal
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of the increase of Expence lately brought upon this County for the
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apprehending of Vagrants That one probable means to lessen
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for the apprehending of oagrai
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would be to transmit to the several Justices of the peace acting
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and for this County and those for the City & Liberty of
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Copy of the order of Court made on the 1st. of March 1759 That it
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be recommended to his Majestys
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for this Cou
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and these for the City and Liberty of
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residing and acting
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within the Bills of Mortality to use their Endeavours and authority
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their Respective Parishes to compel the Beadles of the said Parish
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(who are paid Salaries for this among other purposes) to appre
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all such Vagabonds as shall be found in their Respective parishes
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to require them to being such Vagabonds before the Magistrates
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and acting in or near such parishes and that the Justice before
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any vagabond is brought shall also be requested to put the Lane
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against such offenders in strict Execution and not to reward such be
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at the Expence of this County unless in very Particulars Cases
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