An Enquiry into the Causes of the late Increase of Robbers/To the Public

To the PUBLIC.

The rude Behaviour and Inolence of Servants of all Kinds is become a general Complaint: for which Inolence the Law has given no other Power of punihing than by turning them away; and this would be often Punihment enough, if the Servant could not eaily provide himelf with another Place: But here they find no Manner of Difficulty; for many Perons are weak enough to take Servants without any Character; and if this be inisted on, there is an ingenious Method in this Town of obtaining a fale Character from one who peronates the former Mater or Mitres: To obviate all this, an Office is erected in the Strand, oppoite Cecil-Street, where the bet Servants in every Capacity are to be heard of; and where the Public may be asured, that no Servant hall ever be regiter'd, who cannot produce a real good Character from the lat Place in which he or he actually lived; the Method of acertaining which may be een at the aid Office; where Etates, Houes, Lodgings, and every thing ele to be old or let, are carefully regiter'd; and where conequently they may be heard of, by thoe who deire to hire or purchae the ame.

Note, This Office is etablihed by a Society of Gentlemen on the Principles recommended by Montagne in the Thirty-fourth of his Esays, and mut oon become of the highet Utility to the Public. Nay, that great Author laments the Want of uch an Office, as a great Defect in the French Government. We have thought it therefore not improper to recommend this Office at the End of a Work, in which the Public Utility is incerely intended, as it eems to deerve the Encouragement of all, who think the Public Utility worthy of their Regard.

N.B. Books containing a full Account of the Office, are now to be had at it.