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chargeable_a or_o answerable_a for_o the_o same_o or_o by_o imprisonment_n of_o their_o body_n at_o their_o discretion_n and_o that_o the_o say_v commissioner_n shall_v have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o execute_v the_o same_o commission_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o purport_n thereof_o and_o that_o all_o their_o proceed_n do_n judgement_n and_o execution_n by_o force_n and_o authority_n thereof_o shall_v be_v and_o remain_v good_a and_o available_a in_o the_o law_n which_o say_v money_n so_o levy_v by_o the_o say_a commissioner_n shall_v be_v deliver_v and_o employ_v for_o the_o erect_n or_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o man_n provide_v always_o nevertheless_o that_o every_o seafaring_a man_n suffer_v shipwreck_n not_o have_v wherewith_o to_o relieve_v himself_o in_o his_o travail_n homeward_o but_o have_v a_o testimonial_a under_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o one_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o or_o near_o the_o place_n where_o he_o land_v set_v down_o therein_o 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seal_n of_o three_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o same_o county_n where_o they_o travel_v whereof_o one_o to_o be_v of_o the_o quorum_fw-la and_o be_v it_o also_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a proclaim_v that_o this_o present_a act_n shall_v be_v proclaim_v in_o the_o next_o quarter_n session_n or_o session_n in_o every_o county_n and_o in_o such_o other_o market_n townes_n or_o place_n as_o by_o the_o more_o part_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o the_o say_a session_n shall_v be_v agree_v and_o appoint_v this_o act_n to_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o session_n of_o the_o next_o parliament_n â§_o certain_a branch_n of_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n concern_v rogue_n vagabond_n and_o sturdy_a beggar_n forasmuch_o as_o since_o the_o
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the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o purport_n and_o tenor_n thereof_o and_o in_o regard_n thereof_o her_o highness_n say_v attorney_n humble_o pray_v that_o the_o say_v griffin_n and_o scrip_n may_v receive_v and_o have_v inflict_v on_o they_o some_o condign_a and_o fit_a punishment_n and_o that_o at_o the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o lord_n maior_n and_o alderman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o other_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n of_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o surrey_n the_o court_n will_v be_v please_v to_o set_v down_o and_o decree_n some_o last_o and_o general_a order_n in_o this_o and_o in_o all_o other_o like_o case_n of_o new_a building_n and_o division_n of_o tenement_n whereupon_o the_o court_n grave_o consider_v the_o great_a grow_n evil_n and_o inconvenience_n that_o continual_o breed_v and_o happen_v by_o these_o new_a erect_a building_n and_o division_n make_v and_o divide_v contrary_a to_o her_o majesty_n say_a proclamation_n and_o well_o weigh_v 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