 Rogues who escaped were arrested, branded and then returned to the House of Correction until the 'governor' could decide when to obtain their release.Since many vagabonds took refuge in these areas, the main change brought in by the act at Clause 3 was the stipulation that vagrants or 'sturdy beggars' should be sent back to their place of origin.They were viewed by Parliament essentially as being migrants, and therefore should be returned from whence they came.