d county of Suffolk, contrary to the law in that case
made and provided.

"Whereas at the Parliament beganne and holden at Westminster, the 8th
daie of Maye, in the 14th yeare of the raigne of the Queen's Majesty that
nowe is, one Acte was made intytuled, 'An Acte for the punishment of
Vacabonds and for releife of the Pooere and Impotent'; and whereas at a
Session of the Parliament, holden by prorogacon at Westminster, the eight
daie of February, in the 28th yeare of Her Majesties raigne, an other
Acte was made and intytuled, 'An Act for settinge of the Poore to work
and for the avoydinge of idleness'; by virtue of which severall Acts
certeyne provisions and remedies have been ordeyned and established, as
well for the suppressinge and punishinge of all roags, vacabonds, sturdy
roags, idle and loyteringe persons; as also for the reliefe and setting
on worke of the aged and impotente persons within this realm, and
authoritie gyven to justices of peace, in their several charges and
commissions, to see that the said Acts and Statuts be putte in due
execution, to the glorie of Allmightie God and the benefite of the Common
Welth.

"And whereas also yt appeareth by dayly experience that the numbr of
idle, vaggraunte, loyteringe sturdy roags, masterless men, lewde and yll
disposed persons are exceedingly encreased and multiplied, committinge
many grevious and outerageous disorders and offences, tendinge to the
great . . . of Allmightie God, the contempt of Her Majesties laws, and to
the great charge, trouble, and disquiet of the Common Welth:

"We, the Justices of Peace above speciefied, assembled and mett together
at our general sessions above-named for remedie of theis and such lyke
enormitities which hereafter shall happen to arrise or growe within the
hundreths and lymits aforesaid, doe by theis presents order, decree, and
ordeyne That there shall be builded or provided a convenient house, which
shall be called the House of Correction, and that the same be establishd
within the towne of Bury, within the hundreth of Thingoe aforesaid: And
that all persons offendinge or lyvinge contrary to the tenor of the said
twoe Acts, within the hundreths and lymitts aforesaid, shall be, by the
warrante of any Justice of Peace dwellinge in the same hundreths or
lymitts, committed thether, and there be received, punished, sett to
worke, and orderd in such sorte and accordinge to the directions,
provisions, and limitations hereafter in th