A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . ndon to yourlordshipp from other of ther company that wer here then inprisone before Cristynmas laste paste, and the reste of theircompany wer shipped by the kynges commaundement (as yourlordshipp knoweth) from Bostone and landed in Norwey. Andnow at these persones commynge laste to Bostone, the constables ofthe same town immediatly not onely sett them in the stockes asvagaboundes, but also serched them to their shertes, but nothingecowde be found uppon them, not so muche as wolde paie for theirmete and drynke, nor none other bagge
A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . ndon to yourlordshipp from other of ther company that wer here then inprisone before Cristynmas laste paste, and the reste of theircompany wer shipped by the kynges commaundement (as yourlordshipp knoweth) from Bostone and landed in Norwey. Andnow at these persones commynge laste to Bostone, the constables ofthe same town immediatly not onely sett them in the stockes asvagaboundes, but also serched them to their shertes, but nothingecowde be found uppon them, not so muche as wolde paie for theirmete and drynke, nor none other bagge or baggage, but one horsenot worthe iiijs; and then I did exam en them why thei camhither, and did not get them owte of the kynges realme, as otherof their company was, and thei shewed me that of late thei weredemytted owte of the marshallsee where thei wer in prisone, andcommaunded bi your lordshipp (as thei seide) to departe owte ofthe realme as shortely as thei myght gett shippinge. And theithinkinge to have had shippinge here at Bostone as their company. A Stoekes to staye sure and safely detayne,Lasy lewd Leuterers that lawes do offend: Impudent persons, thus punished with payne,Hardly for all this, do mean to amende.
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