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         Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.
      
       
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             Edinburgh, 6 April 1653. Forasmeikle as the provest, bailies, and councel of this burgh being conveened in counsel, finding that this good town hath been, and is greatly abused by strangers, vagabonds, unfree persons, and masterlesse people ...
             Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [Edinburgh :
             1653]
          
           
             Title from caption and first lines of text.
             Imprint suggested by Wing.
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             Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Rogues and vagabonds -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- Early works to 1800.
           Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Politics and government -- 17th century -- Sources.
           Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century.
        
      
    
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             EDINBVRGH
             ,
             
               6.
               
               April
               1653.
               
            
          
        
         
           FOrsameikle
           ,
           as
           the
           Provest
           ,
           Bailies
           ,
           and
           Counsel
           of
           this
           Burgh
           being
           conveened
           in
           Counsel
           ,
           finding
           that
           the
           good
           Town
           hath
           been
           ,
           and
           is
           greatly
           abused
           by
           strangers
           ,
           vagabonds
           ,
           unfree
           Persons
           ,
           and
           masterlesse
           People
           ,
           both
           Men
           and
           Women
           ,
           who
           take
           up
           their
           residence
           and
           dwelling
           within
           this
           Burgh
           ,
           and
           harbours
           and
           resets
           all
           manner
           of
           wicked
           and
           ungodly
           Persons
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Town
           is
           defiled
           with
           all
           kinde
           of
           Vice
           ,
           the
           Kirk
           overburthened
           with
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           and
           the
           monethly
           Contributions
           and
           Collections
           appointed
           for
           the
           Towns
           Poor
           ,
           are
           imployed
           and
           consumed
           upon
           them
           .
           For
           remedy
           whereof
           ,
           It
           is
           statute
           and
           ordained
           ,
           that
           no
           Land-lord
           or
           Heritour
           within
           this
           Burgh
           ,
           set
           their
           Houses
           to
           such
           unlawfull
           persons
           ,
           nor
           admit
           of
           such
           tennents
           to
           reside
           therein
           ,
           nor
           receive
           any
           strangers
           whatsomever
           without
           a
           famous
           Testimoniall
           of
           their
           honest
           conversation
           to
           bee
           approven
           be
           the
           Magistrat
           ,
           or
           Kirk
           Session
           where
           they
           remain
           .
           And
           that
           the
           late
           Incomers
           ,
           and
           Strangers
           who
           are
           evidently
           known
           to
           have
           neither
           means
           nor
           lawfull
           Calling
           whereby
           to
           live
           ,
           be
           timeously
           warned
           be
           their
           Land-lords
           ,
           to
           remove
           forth
           of
           this
           Burgh
           ,
           &
           return
           to
           the
           places
           of
           their
           former
           residence
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           Men
           or
           Women
           ,
           under
           such
           pains
           and
           penalties
           as
           the
           Magistrat
           shall
           think
           fit
           to
           injoyn
           for
           their
           contempt
           and
           dissobedience
           .
           And
           ordains
           thir
           presents
           to
           be
           published
           thorow
           this
           burgh
           be
           touk
           of
           Drum
           ,
           and
           affixed
           in
           the
           publict
           mercat
           places
           ,
           that
           none
           pretend
           Ignorance
           of
           the
           same
           .
        
      
    
    

