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or_o shall_v be_v collect_v or_o gather_v and_o to_o who_o hand_n come_v and_o to_o what_o use_n and_o by_o who_o direction_n the_o same_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v employ_v and_o to_o call_v all_o &_o every_o such_o person_n &_o person_n and_o their_o surety_n and_o every_o of_o their_o executor_n or_o administrator_n to_o a_o account_n and_o to_o compel_v they_o and_o every_o of_o they_o by_o attachment_n of_o their_o good_n or_o body_n to_o appear_v before_o they_o for_o the_o same_o &_o to_o hear_v and_o determine_v the_o same_o and_o to_o levy_v such_o money_n and_o thing_n as_o they_o shall_v find_v not_o to_o have_v be_v due_o employ_v upon_o the_o say_a house_n of_o correction_n or_o stock_n or_o upon_o other_o like_a use_n have_v in_o such_o other_o like_o use_n respect_v of_o thing_n pass_v by_o the_o say_a commissioner_n to_o be_v allow_v of_o either_o by_o distress_n &_o sale_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o such_o person_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o be_v 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of_o parliament_n all_o such_o person_n and_o person_n as_o shall_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n to_o sell_v glass_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v deem_v and_o take_v as_o rogue_n and_o vagabond_n and_o shall_v suffer_v the_o like_a pain_n and_o punishment_n in_o every_o degree_n as_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o rogue_n vagabond_n and_o sturdy_a beggar_n by_o the_o intent_n and_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o say_a statute_n make_v in_o the_o nine_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_v late_a queen_n elizabeth_n and_o shall_v be_v set_v down_o limit_v and_o appoint_v by_o this_o present_a act_n any_o thing_n in_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o the_o nine_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o her_o say_a reign_n to_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o in_o any_o wise_n notwithstanding_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o one_o branch_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 39_o eliz._n be_v take_v to_o be_v somewhat_o defective_a r._n for_o that_o the_o say_v rogue_n have_v no_o mark_n 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and_o shall_v suffer_v as_o in_o case_n of_o felony_n without_o benefit_n of_o clergy_n the_o same_o felony_n to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o county_n where_o any_o such_o offender_n shall_v be_v take_v anno_fw-la primo_fw-la jacobi_fw-la regis_fw-la â§_o a_o act_n for_o the_o charitable_a relief_n and_o order_n of_o person_n infect_v with_o the_o plague_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o diverse_a city_n borough_n town_n corporate_a and_o of_o other_o parish_n &_o place_n be_v visit_v with_o the_o plague_n be_v find_v to_o be_v unable_a to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a sort_n of_o such_o people_n so_o infect_v who_o of_o necessity_n must_v be_v by_o some_o charitable_a course_n provide_v for_o lest_o they_o shall_v wander_v abroad_o and_o thereby_o infect_v other_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o diverse_a person_n infect_v with_o that_o disease_n and_o other_o inhabit_v in_o place_n infect_v aswell_o poor_a people_n and_o unable_a to_o relieve_v themselves_o that_o be_v careful_o provide_v 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