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.