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streets and other publick places of the said City and Libty
under pretence of asking Charity ; and in Obedience to the said
Order I do hereby communicate the same to you.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your humble Servant,
Ar. ONSLOW, Speaker.
From the House of Commons,
Feb. 8th, 1739.
And the said letter being this day Read the Vestry thereupon came
unanimously to the following Resolution.
That the Bedels of this parish do and they are hereby directed
punctually to Observe the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Articles in
their printed Orders and Directions of this Vestry made the 29th
of June 1736 which are in the following words—
"That each of the said Bedels shall every day constantly walk in
"the Streets and other open places of his respective Ward and
"apprehend all such Idle Persons as he shall find Wandring
"and Begging There, or using any subtle Craft, or unlawful
"Game or Play, and particularly such as Game at Wheel
"Barrows; and that he carry every pson apprehended to some
"Justice of the Peace, in or near this parish, to be dealt with
''according to Law."
"That the said Bedels do respectively use their best Endeavours
"to discover the Names of, and effectually prosecute every
"Carter, Drayman, Carman, or Waggoner, whom they shall
"see driving any Cart, Carr, or Waggon, in the streets of this
"parish, and riding upon such Cart, or other carriage, not hav"ing
some person on Foot to guide the same, The penalty for
"which Offence is Ten Shillings one half for the Informer, and
"the other for the Poor, by the Statute of 1 Geo. 1st Ch. 57."
"That the said several Bedels do attend every Sunday, at the
"parish Church, and Chapels, during the time of divine Service,
"to keep the Church Doors, and Church Yard quiet, and free
"from Noice, and also to keep the Beggars from disturbing the
"parishioners in their passing to and from Church, and that as
"soon as divine Service and Sermon is ended, they do repair to
"the Vestry Room of this parish, there to receive such Orders,
"and Directions as shall be given them by the Church Wardens
"for the time being.''
And it is Ordd that if any Bedel shall for the future Disobey or Neglect
to perform his Duty in the before mentioned or any other particulars
in their said printed Orders every such Bedel for such
their Neglect shall be immediately discharged from any further
Service and that they may not plead Ignorance the Clerk of ye
Vestry do forthwith serve them with a Copy of this Order and
the said printed Directions.