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London Court Orders Printing of Rogue Suppression Decree
The first Court on November 6 1739 ordered printing of the March 2 1737 Common Council order to apprehend rogues vagabonds and beggars in the City and Liberties of London and to bring them before Justices of the Peace for examination. It also provides rewards and funds to support the London Workhouse and to dispose of vagrants at public expense.
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