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             By the King, a proclamation for the due observation of certain statutes made for the suppressing of rogues, vagabonds, beggers, and other idle disorderly persons and for relief of the poore.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
             Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
          
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             London :
             1661.
          
           
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               CR
            
             
               DIEV·ET
               MON·DROIT
            
             
               HONI·SOIT·QVI·MAL·Y·PENSE·
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
         
           By
           the
           King.
           
        
         
           A
           PROCLAMATION
           ,
           For
           the
           due
           Observation
           of
           certain
           Statutes
           made
           for
           the
           suppressing
           of
           Rogues
           ,
           Vagabonds
           ,
           Beggers
           ,
           and
           other
           idle
           disorderly
           persons
           ,
           and
           for
           Relief
           of
           the
           POORE
           .
        
         
           
             CHARLES
             R.
             
          
        
         
           THe
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           being
           watchful
           for
           the
           publick
           good
           of
           his
           loving
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           taking
           notice
           of
           the
           great
           and
           unusual
           resort
           of
           Rogues
           ,
           Uagabonds
           ,
           Beggers
           ,
           and
           other
           idle
           Persons
           of
           all
           Ages
           and
           Sexes
           ,
           from
           all
           parts
           of
           the
           Nation
           to
           the
           Cities
           of
           London
           and
           Westminster
           and
           the
           Suburbs
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           where
           they
           make
           it
           their
           trade
           to
           beg
           and
           live
           idlely
           ,
           and
           to
           get
           their
           living
           by
           Begging
           ,
           Stealing
           ,
           and
           other
           wicked
           and
           lewd
           practises
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           offence
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           dishonour
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Royal
           Government
           ;
           And
           his
           Majesty
           taking
           it
           into
           His
           Princely
           consideration
           ,
           that
           this
           Realm
           is
           furnished
           with
           excellent
           Laws
           and
           Orders
           for
           redress
           of
           such
           Enormities
           ,
           yet
           through
           negligence
           of
           Officers
           ,
           and
           presumption
           of
           the
           Offenders
           ,
           the
           same
           nevertheless
           do
           rather
           grow
           then
           abate
           .
           His
           Majesty
           hath
           therefore
           thought
           fit
           at
           this
           present
           by
           advice
           of
           his
           Privy
           Councel
           ,
           to
           cause
           some
           necessary
           Laws
           formerly
           made
           for
           the
           reforming
           the
           Abuses
           aforesaid
           ,
           to
           be
           duely
           executed
           and
           observed
           .
           And
           for
           that
           end
           ,
           whereas
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           this
           Land
           all
           Uagabonds
           ,
           Beggers
           ,
           and
           idle
           persons
           are
           to
           be
           sent
           to
           the
           place
           of
           their
           Birth
           ,
           or
           of
           their
           last
           abode
           ,
           there
           to
           be
           relieved
           and
           kept
           if
           they
           be
           impotent
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           made
           to
           labour
           :
           His
           Majestie
           doth
           by
           this
           Proclamation
           publish
           and
           declare
           His
           Royal
           Pleasure
           and
           Commands
           ,
           that
           all
           such
           Uagabonds
           ,
           Beggers
           and
           Idle
           persons
           within
           the
           Cities
           of
           London
           and
           Westminster
           and
           the
           Suburbs
           of
           
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           by
           Law
           are
           not
           there
           to
           be
           provided
           for
           (
           to
           the
           wrong
           of
           the
           native
           poor
           ,
           and
           a
           burden
           to
           the
           several
           Parishes
           where
           now
           they
           are
           )
           but
           that
           they
           forthwith
           at
           their
           Perils
           depart
           from
           the
           same
           and
           speédily
           resort
           to
           the
           place
           of
           their
           Birth
           or
           last
           abode
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           be
           there
           provided
           for
           as
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           .
           And
           if
           any
           such
           Uagabonds
           ,
           Beggers
           ,
           or
           idle
           persons
           shall
           or
           may
           be
           found
           within
           the
           Cities
           of
           London
           and
           Westminster
           ,
           or
           in
           any
           of
           the
           Suburbs
           or
           Precincts
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           Borough
           of
           Southwark
           ,
           or
           in
           any
           Town
           near
           adjoyning
           ,
           upon
           the
           four
           and
           twentieth
           day
           of
           this
           moneth
           of
           May
           ,
           His
           Majesty
           streightly
           chargeth
           and
           commandeth
           ,
           as
           well
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           Recorder
           ,
           Aldermen
           and
           Sheriffs
           of
           the
           said
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Officers
           of
           the
           said
           City
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           His
           Majesties
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           Magistrates
           and
           Officers
           whatsoever
           within
           the
           City
           of
           Westminster
           ,
           Borough
           of
           Southwark
           ,
           or
           within
           the
           County
           of
           Middlesex
           ,
           to
           cause
           all
           such
           persons
           to
           be
           apprehended
           ,
           and
           openly
           whipped
           ,
           and
           sent
           away
           (
           except
           such
           as
           are
           willing
           to
           go
           to
           the
           English
           Plantations
           )
           And
           that
           in
           all
           things
           they
           do
           speédily
           execute
           ,
           and
           cause
           to
           be
           put
           in
           execution
           the
           Statute
           made
           in
           the
           Thirty
           ninth
           yeare
           of
           Queéne
           
             Elizabeth
             Chap.
             the
          
           4
           th
           concerning
           the
           punishment
           of
           Rogues
           and
           Uagabonds
           :
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           all
           such
           persons
           may
           not
           only
           be
           setled
           and
           kept
           from
           wandring
           ,
           but
           also
           made
           to
           labour
           and
           so
           kept
           from
           idleness
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           doth
           streightly
           charge
           and
           command
           all
           and
           singular
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           and
           other
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           in
           the
           several
           Counties
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           and
           all
           Mayors
           ,
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Bayliffs
           ,
           Aldermen
           and
           other
           Magistrates
           ,
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           of
           all
           other
           Cities
           and
           Towns
           Corporate
           ,
           that
           they
           and
           every
           of
           them
           within
           their
           several
           Limits
           and
           
             Iurisdictions
          
           respectively
           do
           carefully
           and
           diligently
           put
           in
           due
           and
           speedy
           Execution
           the
           same
           Statute
           of
           the
           Thirty
           ninth
           of
           Elizabeth
           ,
           Chapter
           the
           Fourth
           ,
           both
           for
           erecting
           houses
           of
           Correction
           ,
           and
           for
           punishing
           such
           Uagabonds
           and
           idle
           persons
           ;
           as
           also
           the
           Statutes
           of
           the
           1.
           
           Jacob.
           Chap.
           7.
           made
           for
           the
           explanation
           of
           the
           said
           Statute
           made
           in
           the
           Seventh
           year
           of
           King
           James
           Chapter
           Fourth
           ,
           for
           the
           ordering
           such
           houses
           of
           Correction
           .
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           not
           onely
           sturdy
           Rogues
           and
           Uagabonds
           may
           be
           duely
           kept
           from
           wandering
           and
           idleness
           ,
           and
           held
           to
           labour
           ,
           but
           that
           also
           poor
           and
           Fatherless
           Children
           and
           Widows
           ,
           the
           Aged
           and
           Impotent
           may
           be
           also
           carefully
           provided
           for
           and
           relieved
           ,
           and
           not
           permitted
           to
           wander
           and
           lie
           in
           the
           Streets
           begging
           from
           door
           to
           door
           ;
           It
           is
           His
           Majesties
           express
           Charge
           and
           Command
           to
           all
           Mayors
           ,
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Bayliffs
           ,
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           Magistrates
           ,
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           in
           the
           several
           Counties
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           Cities
           and
           Towns
           Corporate
           ,
           that
           they
           diligently
           and
           carefully
           put
           in
           execution
           that
           excellent
           Statute
           made
           in
           the
           Fourty
           third
           Year
           of
           Elizabeth
           ,
           Chapter
           the
           second
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Overseérs
           of
           the
           Poor
           ,
           and
           their
           duty
           for
           raising
           a
           Stock
           for
           maintenance
           of
           the
           Poor
           ,
           and
           for
           binding
           forth
           Children
           Apprentices
           ,
           which
           His
           Majesty
           commends
           in
           an
           especial
           manner
           to
           their
           Care
           :
           Their
           neglecting
           this
           so
           great
           a
           work
           ,
           in
           not
           carefully
           providing
           for
           poor
           Fatherless
           Children
           and
           Infants
           for
           their
           teaching
           and
           instructing
           them
           ,
           and
           for
           fitting
           them
           for
           Trades
           and
           Services
           ,
           and
           in
           not
           binding
           them
           forth
           Apprentices
           ;
           all
           which
           neglect
           is
           a
           great
           cause
           of
           poor
           childrens
           idleness
           ,
           wandring
           ,
           and
           wickedness
           in
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           their
           lives
           ;
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           convenient
           Stocks
           may
           be
           raised
           in
           all
           Parishes
           ,
           especially
           for
           the
           ends
           aforesaid
           ,
           His
           Majesty
           requireth
           the
           several
           Overseérs
           of
           the
           Poor
           to
           be
           diligent
           in
           raising
           such
           Stocks
           according
           to
           the
           Power
           given
           them
           .
           And
           also
           His
           Majesty
           requireth
           all
           Mayors
           ,
           Bayliffs
           ,
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           Magistrates
           and
           other
           Officers
           aforesaid
           ,
           to
           be
           careful
           in
           putting
           in
           speedy
           and
           due
           Execution
           all
           the
           Statutes
           concerning
           Tipling
           and
           Drunkenness
           ,
           and
           concerning
           
           unlawful
           or
           irregular
           Inns
           or
           Alehouses
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Statutes
           ,
           the
           penalties
           whereof
           are
           disposed
           to
           the
           use
           of
           the
           Poor
           of
           the
           several
           Parishes
           ;
           and
           to
           cause
           the
           said
           several
           penalties
           to
           be
           delivered
           to
           the
           Overseérs
           of
           the
           Poor
           respectively
           for
           the
           increase
           of
           the
           said
           Stock
           ,
           to
           buy
           materials
           to
           imploy
           the
           said
           Poor
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           be
           careful
           in
           diligent
           calling
           to
           account
           the
           said
           Overseers
           ,
           and
           to
           see
           the
           said
           sums
           so
           raised
           may
           be
           carefully
           imployed
           for
           the
           good
           education
           and
           instruction
           and
           binding
           out
           of
           such
           poor
           Infants
           and
           Fatherless
           Children
           ,
           and
           providing
           for
           relief
           of
           the
           Poor
           aforesaid
           ,
           which
           may
           in
           probability
           encourage
           some
           charitable
           and
           well
           disposed
           Persons
           voluntarily
           to
           contribute
           and
           add
           to
           such
           Stocks
           by
           their
           free
           and
           weekly
           contributions
           (
           which
           they
           dayly
           bestowed
           on
           idle
           begging
           Poor
           )
           or
           otherwise
           .
           His
           Majesty
           therefore
           expects
           all
           Mayors
           ,
           Iustices
           ,
           Magistrates
           and
           other
           His
           Officers
           to
           whom
           the
           Execution
           of
           the
           Law
           aforesaid
           is
           particularly
           concerned
           ,
           that
           they
           be
           very
           careful
           in
           the
           due
           and
           speedy
           execution
           of
           every
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           they
           will
           avoid
           His
           Majesties
           just
           indignation
           for
           their
           neglect
           of
           their
           duties
           in
           hindring
           this
           so
           great
           a
           National
           work
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Contempt
           of
           His
           Royal
           Commandment
           :
           His
           Majesty
           being
           resolved
           to
           have
           an
           account
           ,
           both
           from
           the
           said
           Iustices
           ,
           and
           the
           several
           Iudges
           of
           Assizes
           in
           their
           several
           Circuits
           ,
           of
           the
           due
           observation
           hereof
           ,
           until
           His
           Majesty
           shall
           take
           a
           further
           Course
           by
           the
           advice
           of
           His
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           he
           determines
           to
           do
           ,
           that
           no
           poor
           shall
           be
           permitted
           to
           be
           Uagrant
           or
           Begging
           ,
           but
           all
           such
           as
           are
           Impotent
           and
           not
           able
           to
           work
           ,
           may
           be
           provided
           for
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           live
           comfortably
           ,
           and
           yet
           be
           kept
           from
           profess'd
           idleness
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           are
           able
           may
           have
           means
           provided
           to
           set
           them
           on
           work
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             at
             Our
             Court
             at
             Whitehall
             ,
             
               the
               Ninth
               day
               of
               May
               ,
               One
               thousand
               six
               hundred
               sixty
               one
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Thirteenth
               year
               of
               His
               Majesties
               Reign
               .
            
          
           
             GOD
             SAVE
             THE
             KING
          
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             Iohn
             Bill
          
           and
           
             Christopher
             Barker
          
           ,
           Printers
           to
           the
           KING'
           's
           most
           Excellent
           MAJESTY
           ,
           1661.
           
        
         
           At
           the
           KINGS
           Printing-House
           in
           Black-Friers
           .