An
order
to
be
published
and
executed
by
the
Lord
Maior
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
and
other
officers
in
all
places
within
three
miles
of
the
sayd
Citie
,
for
auoyding
of
all
kinde
of
Beggars
that
doe
wander
about
contrary
to
the
Lawes
and
Statues
of
the
Realme
.
WHereas
it
hath
been
ordered
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
that
all
poore
aged
and
impotent
persons
,
should
repaire
to
the
places
where
they
were
borne
,
or
where
they
were
most
conuersant
by
the
space
of
three
yeeres
,
and
there
to
be
maintained
:
And
likewise
that
all
other
persons
wandring
about
as
Beggars
,
and
being
whole
and
strong
in
body
and
able
to
work
,
hauing
no
lands
or
other
meanes
to
get
their
liuing
,
should
be
taken
as
Rogues
and
Vagabonds
:
And
if
any
impotent
person
being
prouided
for
,
within
the
Parish
where
he
was
borne
,
or
had
beene
conuersant
by
the
space
aforesaid
,
should
without
licence
wander
abroad
out
of
the
same
,
hee
shall
be
whipped
and
returned
againe
to
his
Parish
:
and
if
he
shall
eftsoones
offend
,
then
to
bee
punished
as
a
Rogue
.
And
for
that
also
in
this
time
of
Parliament
,
order
hath
beene
taken
by
a
collection
of
certaine
summes
of
money
,
that
all
such
as
were
found
in
and
about
the
Citie
of
London
,
hauing
beene
maymed
and
sore
hurt
in
her
Maiesties
seruice
,
should
haue
a
conuenient
reliefe
in
money
to
repaire
to
the
Counties
where
they
were
borne
with
Pasports
for
that
purpose
,
(
which
hath
beene
accordingly
performed
)
and
there
to
be
maintained
with
weekly
portions
of
mony
for
the
space
of
twentie
weekes
;
before
the
end
whereof
it
is
prouided
by
an
Act
of
Parliament
made
in
this
late
Session
,
that
such
maimed
souldiers
are
to
haue
a
continuall
weekly
payment
in
the
places
of
the
Counties
where
they
were
borne
.
For
this
purpose
therefore
all
officers
to
whom
the
execution
of
these
Statutes
do
belong
within
the
citie
of
London
,
in
Westminster
and
in
all
other
places
within
three
miles
of
the
citie
,
shall
forthwith
cause
inquisition
to
be
made
of
all
kind
of
persons
wandering
vp
and
downe
as
beggars
,
and
being
aged
and
impotent
to
compell
them
to
depart
and
repayre
to
the
places
where
they
were
borne
,
or
were
most
conuersant
by
the
space
of
three
yeres
past
;
with
conuenient
Pasports
there
to
be
maintained
according
to
the
lawes
,
and
to
forbeare
from
their
further
begging
in
any
other
place
:
and
such
others
as
wander
abroad
as
beggars
,
being
able
to
worke
,
and
hauing
no
lawfull
meanes
whereby
to
liue
,
to
be
taken
and
punished
as
Rogues
,
according
to
the
lawes
in
that
behalfe
prouided
.
And
further
,
to
suffer
no
souldier
that
pretendeth
to
haue
beene
hurt
and
maimed
in
her
Maiesties
seruice
,
to
whom
reliefe
hath
beene
giuen
as
aforesaid
,
or
any
other
pretending
himselfe
to
haue
beene
a
souldier
,
and
not
thought
worthy
to
be
partaker
of
the
late
reliefe
giuen
,
to
continue
neere
or
about
the
citie
of
London
,
or
Westminster
,
the
Burrough
of
Southwarke
,
or
in
any
place
within
three
miles
of
either
of
the
Cities
or
Burrough
,
but
to
be
compelled
likewise
to
depart
to
the
Counties
where
they
were
borne
,
there
to
receiue
conuenient
maintenance
.
And
these
Ordinances
conformable
to
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
,
the
Lord
Maior
of
the
citie
of
London
;
and
all
other
Officers
to
whom
it
may
belong
within
the
limits
aforesayd
,
are
to
see
duely
and
speedily
executed
,
and
the
offenders
punished
as
they
will
answere
to
the
contrary
at
their
perils
.
At
the
Court
of
S.
Iames
the
xvij
.
of
Aprill
.
1593.
Anno
35.
Elizabethae
.
-
Io.
Puckering
.
-
W.
Burgley
.
-
Essex
.
-
C.
Howard
.
-
Hunsdon
.
-
T.
Heneage
.
-
Ro.
Cecill
.
-
Io.
Fortescue
.