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cause_n	action_n	court_n	defendant_n	1,397	5	10.0062	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84520	A collection of certaine statutes in force, vvith full and ready notes in the margent, containing their effect in briefe. As also the ordinances for the better observation of the Lords day, and the fast dayes. Published for the better caution of such as are inclinable to delinquency against the severall effects of those statutes and ordinances. And also for the better information of all such officers and ministers as are by late speciall warrants authorised and commanded to put the same statutes and ordinances in execution. For the better suppressing 1. Of unlawfull pastimes and abuses on the Lords day. 2. Of prophane swearing and cursing. 3. Of the loathsome sin of drunkennesse. 4. Of the severall offences committed by inne-keepers, ale-house-keepers, and unlicensed ale-house-keepers. 5. Of unlawful games. And severall other abuses. Being appointed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London to be published in all congregations within his jurisdiction.	England and Wales.; W. B., co-author.	1644 (1644)	Wing E887; Thomason E16_26; ESTC R8377	42,137	48

a certain summe to be appointed by the discretion of the Lord Chancellor of England that hee shall not use the said placard contrary to the form thereof Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that it shall be lawfull to all and every the Justices of Peace in every Shire Mayors Sheriffes Bailiffes and other head Officers within every City Town and Borough within this Realm from time to time as well within liberties as without as need and case shall require to come enter and resort into all and every houses places and allies where such games shall be suspected to be holden exercised used or occupied contrary to the form of this estatute and as well the keepers of the same as also the persons there hanting resorting and playing to take arrest and imprison and them so taken and arrested to keep in prison unto such time as the keepers and maintainers of the said playes and games have found sureties to the Kings use to be bound by recognisance or otherwise no longer to use keep or occupy any such house play game alley or place and also that the persons there so found be in like case bound by themselves or else with And that the persons that are so found be in like case bound by themselves or with sureties by discretion of the Justices Mayors or head Officers no more to play haunt or exercise at any the said places or games That the Maiors and head Officers shall search weekly or once a month where any such houses or playes shall be susspected to be kept And if they do not so search to forfeit for every months neglect forty shillings That no Artificer Crafts man husbandman apprentice labourer journeyman Marriners Fishermen Watermen or any serving-man shall play at Tables Tennis dice Cards Bowls Clash Coyting c. Out of Christmas under pain of 40. s. for every time And in Christmas to play in their Masters houses or in their masters presence None to play at any time at bowls out of his garden or orchard upon 6. s. 8. d. forfeiture for every time so offending All Justices Maiors c. finding or knowing any such offenders shall commit them to ward till they be bound from using such unlawfull games sureties by the discretion of the Justices Mayors Sheriffes Bailiffes or other head Officers no more to play haunt or exercise from thenceforth in at or to any of the said places or at any of the said games Also be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the Mayors Sheriffes Bailiffes Constables and other head Officers within every City Borough or Town within this Realme where any such Officers shall fortune to be as well within the franchises as without shall make due search weekly or at the furthest at all times hereafter once every moneth in all places where any such houses allies playes or places shall be suspected to be had kept and maintained And if the said Mayors Sheriffes Bailiffes Constables and other head Officers within their Cities Boroughs and Townes as well within franchises as without do not make due search at the furthest once every moneth if the case so require according to the tenor of this act and do not execute the same in all things according to the purport and force of the same that then every such Mayor Sheriffes Bailiffes Constable or other head Officer to pay and forfeit for every moneth not making such search nor executing the same xl s. Be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid that no manner of artificer or Crafts man of any handy Craft or occupation husbandman apprentice labourer servant at husbandry journeyman or servant of artificer mariners fishermen watermen or any serving man shall from the said feast of the Nativity of Saint John Baptist play at the tables tennis dice cards bowles clash coyting logating or any other unlawfull game out of Christmas under the pain of xx s. to be forfeit for every time and in Christmas to play at any of the said games in their Masters houses or in their Masters presence And also that no manner of person shall at any time play at any bowle or bowles in open places out of his garden or orchard under the pain for every time so offending to forfeit vi s. viii d. And that all Justices of Peace Mayors Bailiffes Sheriffes and all other head Officers and every of them finding or knowing any manner person or persons using or exercising any unlawfull games contrary to this present Statute shall have full power and authority to commit every such offender to Ward there to remain without baile or mainprise untill such time that they so offending be bounden by obligation to the Kings use in such summes of money as by the discretion of the said Justices Maiors Bailiffs or other head Officers shall be thought reasonable that they or any of them shall not from henceforth use such unlawfull games Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all other All suits upon this Statute shal be within the year after the offence statutes made for the restraint of unlawfull games or for the maintenance of Artillery as touching the penalties or forfeitures of the same shall be from henceforth utterly void And all informations plaints actions or suits that shall be taken or sued upon any part of this statute shall be commenced within the yeer after the offence committed and done or otherwise no advantage or suit to be taken And where any such forfeitures shall happen to be found Where such forfeiture shall be in any Franchise or Leet the lord to have one moity thereof and the other to him that will sue for the same in any the Kings Courts within the Precinct of any Franchise Leet or Lawday then the Lord of the same Franchise Leet or Lawday to have the one moity thereof and the other moity thereof to any of the Kings Subjects that will sue for the same in any of the Kings Courts by action information bill or otherwise in which action or suit the Defendant shall not be admitted to wage his Law nor any protection nor essoine shall be allowed And where such forfeiture shall be found out of the Precinct of any Franchise Leet or Lawday that the moity of all such forfeitures shall be to the King our Soveraign Lord and the other moity thereof to And where such forfeiture shal be out of any Franchise the moity shall be to the King and the other to him that will sue That all Maiors Sheriffs and other head Officers shall once every quarter make Proclamation of this Act in every Market within their jurisdictions That the Justices of Gaole delivery Assises and Justices of peace do cause the same to be proclaimed in their Circuit and Sessions any the Kings Subjects that will sue for the same by bill plaint action information or otherwise in any of the Kings Courts in which suit or action the Defendant shall not be admitted to