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A34019	A briefe summary of the lavves and statutes of England so far forth as the same do concerne the office of justices of the peace, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, churchwardens, and other officers and ministers of the commonwealth : together with divers other matters not onely acceptable for their rarity, but also very necessary for their great use and profit, for all persons, but especially for such as bear office in this common-wealth / collected by Nicholas Collyn ...	Collyn, Nicholas.	1655 (1655)	Wing C5397; ESTC R39835	73,691	214

traverse either the matter viz. that there is no Highway there or that the ditch is sufficiently scoured or otherwise he may traverse the cause viz. that he hath not the Land c or that he or they whose estate c. have not used to scoure the ditch c Treason 1. HIgh Treason called in Law Crimenlesae Majestatis is a grievous offence done or attempted against the State Royall viz. against the King in his person the Queen his Wife his Children Realm or authority c See more P. 1. c. Dalt fol. 198. Such offender shall be hanged cut down alive and quartered and shal forfeit all his lands and goods to the king yea his entayled lands and his wife shal lose her dower his blood shal be corrupted saving in certain cases vid. Dalt fol. 205. In case of Premunire the offender shal forfeit all his Lands in fee for ever and all his goods and chattels to the king but his lands whereof he hath an estate he shall forfeit only during his life and shal be imprisoned during his life ibid. Misprison is properly when one knoweth that another hath committed Treasons or Felonie but was not consenting thereto and conceales the offence Such offender for Misprison of Treason shall forfeit to the king his goods and chattels for ever the profits of his lands during his life Dalton 103. For Misprison of Felony the offender shal be onely fined ibid. Petty Treason is when wilfull Murder is committed upon any Subject by one that is in subjection and oweth faith duty and obedience to the party Murdered Vide Petty Treason fol. 82. 6. The punishment for Petty Treason is this the man so offending shall be drawn and hanged the woman shall be burned alive in case as well of petty Treason as of high Treason I Ric. 3 4. But in case of Felonies the judgement both of man and woman is to be hanged The for feiture of Petty Treason is the King shall have all his goods and for his Lands the king shall have Annum diem vastum and the Escheat thereof shall be to every Lord of his own proper fee. Treasurers THe Treasurers of the Country are to be chosen at Easter sessions by the more part of the Justices and are to be such as at the last taxation of the Subsidy next before the said election were valued and assessed at 10. l. in lands yearly or 40. l in goods and shall continue but one year and then give up their charge and account at Easter Sessions or within ten dayes after and if any Treasurer his Executors or Administrators shal fail to give up his account within the time aforesaid or shall be otherwise negligent in his charge then it shall be lawfull for the more part of the Justices in their Sessions to assess such fine upon him his Executors Administrators as in their discretions shall seem convenient so it be not under 5. l. 43 Eliz 3. P. Capt. 18. 2. The Treasurer shall assesse relief to Souldiers or Marriners upon a lawfull Certificate and shall keep a true book of computation of the mony they lent and a Register of the names of such as they give relief unto And every Treasurer returning or not accepting the Certificate brought unto him shall write and subscribe the cause of his not accepting or not allowing thereof under the said Certificate or in the back thereof And if any Treasurer shall wilfully refuse to give reliefe according to this Act the Justices in their S●●ons may fine such Treasurer by their discretions 43 El. 3. P. Captains 19 21 22. The surplusage of the stock of the more part of the Justices in their quarter Sessions be ordered distributed and bestowed upon such good and charitable uses and in such form as are limited in the Statutes made in force concerning the reliefe of the Poor and punishment of Rogues and Beggars 43 El 3. and P. Captains 24. See more P. Poor people 14 15. How the Forfeitures shal be imployed see 43 El. 3. P. Captains 26. Trespass WHosoever shall cut or unlnwfully take away any Corn or grain growing or rob any Orchards or Gardens or break or cut any hedge pailes railes or fence or dig pull up or take up any fruit 〈…〉 ree or trees in any Orchard Garden or elsewhere to the intent to take or carry the same away or shall cut or spoyle any Woods or under Woods Powles or trees standing not being Felony and their procurers and receivers knowing of the same being thereof 〈…〉 awfully convicted by the consession of the party or by the testimony of 〈…〉 e sufficient witness upon oath before 〈◊〉 Justice of the peace c. shall give the party such satisfaction as such Ju 〈…〉 ice shall appoint and within such ●ime as he shall appoint the same to be only for the first fault And if such ●ffenders shall not be thought able to give satisfaction then to be whipped ●nd also for every such offence after to 〈…〉 cceive the same punishment of whipping 23 El. 7. P. 1. A Constable refusing to punish such ●ffenders see Constables 10. P. 2. No Justice of peace c. shall execute this Statute for any of the said offences done to himself unless he be associated and assisted by one or more Justices whom the offence doth not concern 43 El. 7. P. 3. Vagabonds and Rogues SEE 39 Eliz. 4. 4. P. 2. 7. But note that that act doth not exte 〈…〉 d to any children under seave● years old All common players of Enterludes and Glassmen shall be accounted rogues 1 Iac. 7. P. 2. A Servant taken with a counterfei 〈…〉 or forged Testimoniall or not procuring a Testimoniall according to the Stat. 5. El. 4. shall be taken and punished as a Rogue see P. Labourers 8. A Souldier or Marriher begging 〈◊〉 counterfeiting a Certificate shall be accounted a Rogue 34 El. 3. P. Capt. 23. And all such as wilfully go abro 〈…〉 out of houses infected with the Plagu 〈…〉 though they have no sore upon them shall be accounted Rogues and more over be bound to the good behaviour for a yeare 1. Iacob 31. Poulton Plague 4. And all able persons threatning to turn away and leave their family upon the Parish the same being proved by two sufficient witnesses upon oath before two Justices of the peace shall be punished as Rogues unless they put in sufficient sureties for the discharge of the parish 7 Iac. 4. All such able persons as shall runne away out of their parishes and leave their families upon the parish 7. Iac. 4. All such as appear to be dangerous to the inferior sort of people or otherwise be such as wil not be reformed of their Roguish kind of life by the former provision of this Act shal be sent to the house of correction or Goale of the County by two