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London City Orders Against Rogues Vagabonds Beggars 1738
The mayor and Court call for printing and distribution of the March 2 1737 order to be delivered to ward beat officers to arrest wandering beggars and present them to the Lord Mayor or justices for law. Rewards of two shillings per captured rogue are approved and £300 is allotted to the London Workhouse to house and employ such vagrants.
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