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 AD. 1744. Anno ctacimo feptimo Georgii II. G. 5. 515 Perfons pretending to be Gypfics, or wandring in tlie Habit or Form of Egyptians, or pretending to have. Skill in Phyfiognpmy, Palmeftry or like crafty Science, or pretending to tell Fortunes or ufing any fub- til Craft to deceive and impofe on any of his Majefty's Subjects, or playing or betting at any unlawful Games or Plays ; and all Perfons who run away and leave their Wives or Children, whereby they become chargeable to any Parifh or Place ; and all Petty Chapmen and Pedlars wandring abroad, not being duly iicenfed or otherwife authorized by Law ; and all Perfons wandring abroad, and lodgiiig in Alehoufe:., Barns, Outhoufes, or in the open Air, not giving a good Account of themfelves ; and all Perfons wan- dring abroad and begging, pretending to be Soldiers, Mariners, Seafaring Men, or pretending to go to Work in Harveft ; and all other Perfons wandring abroad and be.gging, fha.ll be deemed Rogues and Va- gabonds within the true Intent and Meaning of this Act. III. Provided always, That this Act, or any thing herein contained, fhall not extend, or be conftrucd Provifo. to extend, to Soldiers wanting Subfiftence, having lawful Certificates from their Officers or the Secre- tary at War, or to Mariners or Seafaring Men Iicenfed by fome Teftimonial or Writing under the Hand and Seal of fome Juftice of the Peace, fetting down the Time or Place of their Landing orDifchargc, and the Place to which fuch Soldiers or Mariners are to pafs, and the Names of the chief Towns or Places through which they are to pafs, and limiting the Time of fuch their PafTage, while they continue in the direct Way to the Place to which they are to pafs, and during the lime fo limited ; or to any Perfon or Perfons going Abroad to work at any lawful work in the Time of Harveft, fo as he, (he or they carry with him, her or them a Certificate in Writing, figned by the Minifter and one of the Churchwardens or Chapel-wardens, or one of the Overfeers of the Poor for the Time being, of the Parifh, Chapelry, or Place where they (hall refpectively inhabit, declaring that he, (he or they hath or have a dwelling-houfe, or Place there, in which he, fhe or they inhabit. IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforcfaid, That all End-gatherers offending againft an Incorrigible Act made in the thirteenth Year of his late Majefty King George the Firft, intituled, An ASl for the ?°fw" better Regulation of the JVoollen ManufaElure, and for preventing Difputes among the Perfons concerned therein ; • • • J» and for limiting a Time for proj editing for the Forfeiture appointed by an Ali of the twelfth Tear of his Majefty s Reign, in cafe of Payment of the IVorkmcns Wages in any other Manner than in Money, being convicted of fuch Offence ; and all Perfons apprehended as Rogues and Vagabonds, and efcaped from the Perfons appre- hending them, or refufing to go before a Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, or to be examined upon Oath before fuch Juftice or Juftices, or refufing to be conveyed by any fuch Pafs as is herein after directed, or knowingly giving a falfe Account of themfelves on fuch Examination, after Warning given them of their Punifhment; and all Rogues or Vagabonds who fhall break or efcape out of any Houfe of Correction, before the Expiration of the Term for which they were committed or ordered to be confined by virtue of this Act ; and all Perfons who after having been punifhed as Rogues and Vagabonds, and difcharged, ihall again commit any of the faid Offences, fhall be deemed incorrigible Rogues within the true Intent and Meaning of this Act. V. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfons fhall be found offending Any Perfon may againft this Act, it fhall and may be lawful for any Perfon whatfoever to apprehend the Perfon fo often- apprehend Of- <ling, and to convey or caufe to be conveyed to fome Juftice of the Peace, the Perfons fo apprehended, to eD ers " be proceeded againft in fuch Manner as is herein after directed : And in cafe any Conftable or other fuch Penalty on Offi- Officer, fhall refufe or neglect to ufe his beft Endeavours to apprehend or convey to fome Juftice of the cers neglefling Peace any fuch Offender; it fhall be deemed a neglect of Duty in fuch Conftable or Officer, and he fhall their Duty, be punifhed in fuch Manner as is herein after directed : And in cafe any other Perfon, being charged by any Juftice of the Peace fo to do, fhall refufe or neglect to ufe his beft Endeavours to apprebend and de- liver to the Conftable or fuch other Officer, or to carry fuch Offender before fome Juftice of the Peace, where no Conftable or other fuch Officer can be found ; fuch Perfon fo offending as aforefaid, being thereof convicted upon View, or by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or WitnefTes, before one or more Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, fhall forfeit the Sum of ten Shillings, to the Ufe of the Poor of the Pa- rifh or Place wherein fuch Offence fhall be committed ; to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, by Warrant from any Juftice or Juftices; and the Overplus (if any) after the Charges of fuch Diftrefs fatisfied, fhall be returned to fuch Offender: And in cafe any Perfon not being a Conftable or Reward for ta- fuch other Officer, fhall apprehend any fuch Rogue or Vagabond, and fhall deliver him or her to a Con- king up Vaga- ilable or other fuch Officer, or fhall convey or caufe him or her to be conveyed to fome Juftice or Juftices bonds, &c. «f the Peace, according to the Directions of this Act ; or if any Conftable or other fuch Officer fhall fo apprehend and convey fuch Rogue or Vagabond, it fhall and may be lawful for fuch Juftice or Juftices to reward any fuch Conftable or other Perfon, by making an Order under Hand and Seal upon the High ■or Chief Conftable, to pay the Sum of ten Shillings to the Perfon fo apprehending him or her, within cue Week after Demand, and producing fuch Order, and upon his giving a Receipt for the-fame ; and the fame fhall be allowed or paid by the Treafurer of the County, Riding, Divifion or Liberty to fuch High or Chief Conftable on his paffing his Accounts, and delivering fuch Order and Receipt, and alfo his own Receipt for the fame to fuch Treafurer; and the faid Juftices at the General or Quarter-Seffions, fhall allow the fame to fuch Treafurer in his Accounts, upon his producing and delivering up the Vouchers aforefaid : And in Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate and other Places where there are no High or Chief Conftables, fuch Petty Conftables and other Officers fhall pay or retain fuch Reward as aforefaid, and be allowed what they fhall fo pay or retain by virtue of this Act in their refpective Ac- counts, upon their producing and delivering up the like Vouchers: And in cafe any High or Chief Penalty on not Conftable, or where there is no High or Chief Conftable, fuch Petty Conftable or other Officer, fhall re- W^ theRtm fufe or neglect to pay fuch Reward on Demand, it fhall and may be lawful for fuch Juftice or Juftices of war ' U u u 2 the