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A49000 Martis vicesimo primo die Octobr. 1684 annoq, regni Regis Caroli Secundi, Angliæ &c. tricesimo sexto it is ordered by this court that the order hereafter following (against servants being retained without a testimonial) made at the last quarter sessions held for this city, shall be forthwith printed and published ... / Lond. ss. ad General Quarterial' Sessionem pacis Domini Regis, tent' pro Civitat' London, per adjournament' apud Justice-Hall in le Old-Baily, London, die Mercurii, scilicet Octavo die Octobris, anno regni Regis Caroli secundi, nunc Angl' &c. tricesimo sexto. England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (London) 1684 (1684) Wing L2854X; ESTC R37986 1,129 1

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tulse_n mayor_n martis_n vicesimo_fw-la primo_fw-la die_fw-la octobr._fw-la 1684._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tricesimo_fw-la sexto_fw-la it_o be_v order_v by_o this_o court_n that_o the_o order_n hereafter_o follow_v against_o servant_n be_v retain_v without_o a_o testimonial_a make_v at_o the_o last_o quarter_n session_n hold_v for_o this_o city_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v and_o that_o all_o the_o alderman_n of_o this_o city_n do_v cause_n their_o beadle_n to_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n within_o their_o respective_a ward_n to_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o say_a order_n to_o the_o several_a inhabitant_n therein_o lond._n ss_z ad_fw-la general_n '_o quarterial_a '_o sessionem_fw-la pacis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la tent_n '_o pro_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o london_n per_fw-la adjornament_n '_o apud_fw-la justice-hall_n in_o le_fw-fr old-bailey_n london_n die_v mercurii_n scilicet_fw-la octavo_fw-la die_fw-la octobris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la nunc_fw-la angl_n '_o etc._n etc._n tricesimo_fw-la sexto_fw-la whereas_o by_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o late_a queen_n elizabeth_n contain_v divers_a order_n for_o servant_n among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o no_o person_n or_o person_n that_o shall_v depart_v out_o of_o a_o service_n shall_v be_v retain_v or_o accept_v into_o any_o other_o service_n without_o show_v before_o his_o or_o her_o retainer_n such_o testimonial_a as_o be_v in_o the_o say_a statute_n specify_v to_o the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o town_n corporate_a and_o in_o every_o other_o town_n and_o place_n to_o the_o constable_n curate_z churchwarden_n or_o other_o head_n officer_n of_o the_o same_o where_o he_o or_o she_o shall_v be_v retain_v to_o serve_v upon_o the_o pain_n that_o every_o such_o servant_n or_o servant_n so_o depart_v without_o such_o certificate_n or_o testimonial_a shall_v be_v imprison_v until_o he_o or_o she_o procure_v a_o testimonial_a or_o certificate_n the_o which_o if_o he_o or_o she_o can_v do_v within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n next_o after_o the_o first_o day_n of_o his_o or_o her_o imprisonment_n then_o the_o say_a person_n to_o be_v whip_v and_o use_v as_o a_o vagabond_n according_a to_o the_o law_n in_o such_o case_n provide_v and_o that_o any_o person_n retain_v any_o such_o servant_n or_o servant_n without_o show_v any_o such_o testimonial_a or_o certificate_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a shall_v forfeit_v for_o every_o such_o offence_n five_o pound_n and_o if_o any_o such_o person_n shall_v be_v take_v with_o any_o counterfeit_a or_o forge_a testimonial_a then_o to_o be_v whip_v as_o a_o vagabond_n as_o by_o the_o say_a statute_n whereunto_o relation_n be_v have_v more_o full_o appear_v and_o whereas_o it_o be_v general_o experience_v throughout_o this_o whole_a city_n as_o well_o by_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n as_o other_o good_a citizen_n and_o householder_n inhabit_v in_o the_o same_o that_o servant_n have_v no_o such_o certificate_n and_o testimonial_n when_o they_o depart_v out_o of_o one_o service_n and_o come_v to_o be_v retain_v into_o another_o service_n and_o the_o neglect_v of_o put_v the_o say_a law_n in_o execution_n give_v great_a occasion_n to_o very_o many_o servant_n to_o become_v idle_a loose_a and_o of_o evil-behaviour_n and_o oftentimes_o to_o cheat_v and_o purloyn_n from_o their_o master_n and_o mistress_n and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v retain_v in_o a_o service_n upon_o like_n without_o a_o testimonial_a take_v their_o first_o opportunity_n to_o run_v away_o with_o their_o master_n or_o mistress_n good_n it_o be_v therefore_o think_v fit_a and_o order_v by_o this_o court_n that_o according_a to_o the_o say_a statute_n no_o servant_n or_o servant_n who_o shall_v depart_v out_o of_o any_o service_n shall_v be_v retain_v or_o accept_v into_o any_o other_o service_n without_o show_v such_o testimonial_a as_o aforesaid_a and_o that_o the_o alderman_n of_o the_o several_a ward_n within_o this_o city_n do_v take_v some_o meet_a and_o effectual_a course_n for_o the_o publish_v hereof_o to_o the_o end_n all_o person_n concern_v may_v take_v notice_n and_o may_v become_v conformable_a hereunto_o wagstaffe_n print_a by_o samvel_n roycroft_n printer_n to_o this_o honourable_a city_n