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exercise_n of_o religion_n in_o other_o manner_n than_o according_a to_o the_o lyturgy_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o against_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o our_o present_a king_n reign_n to_o prevent_v and_o suppress_v seditious_a conventicle_n bacon_n fr._n bacon_n for_o which_o he_o the_o say_v thomas_n haward_n be_v fine_v by_o i_o the_o say_v francis_n bacon_n for_o his_o second_o offence_n ten_o shilling_n according_a to_o the_o say_a statute_n and_o whereas_o george_n whitehead_n of_o hounditch_n in_o london_n grocer_n and_o thomas_n burr_n of_o ware_n in_o hartfordshire_n manlster_n do_v also_o stand_v several_o convict_v before_o i_o the_o say_v francis_n bacon_n for_o take_v upon_o themselves_o several_o to_o teach_v in_o the_o say_a conventicle_n whereby_o they_o have_v several_o forfeit_v by_o the_o say_a act_n for_o this_o their_o first_o offence_n twenty_o pound_n a_o piece_n now_o for_o that_o i_o the_o 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distress_n and_o sale_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n haward_n and_o the_o money_n so_o levy_v deliver_v and_o â—ay_n unto_o i_o the_o say_a francis_n bacon_n to_o be_v by_o i_o distribute_v according_a to_o the_o say_a statute_n and_o for_o your_o so_o do_v this_o shall_v be_v your_o warrant_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o diligent_a execution_n hereof_o fasl_v not_o at_o your_o peril_n give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_v the_o first_o day_n of_o april_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1680._o to_o the_o constable_n of_o the_o ward_n of_o north_n coniesford_n in_o norwich_n aforesaid_a and_o to_o either_o of_o they_o and_z to_z his_o and_o their_o assistant_n and_o assistant_n exception_n against_o the_o late_a recorder_n require_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n of_o george_n whitehead_n and_o thomas_n burr_n prisoner_n both_o when_o first_o commit_v and_o in_o court_n and_o his_o late_a commitment_n from_o session_n 1_o st_o as_o to_o the_o late_a recorder's_n pretend_v tender_a of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o the_o say_a prisoner_n before_o their_o first_o commitment_n the_o law_n do_v not_o give_v he_o power_n thereunto_o they_o not_o be_v under_o those_o precedent_a cause_n and_o circumstance_n prescribe_v in_o the_o statute_n in_o that_o case_n 95_o 7_o jac._n c._n 6._o dalt_n fol._n 94_o 95_o that_o be_v as_o stand_v indict_v or_o convict_v or_o complain_v of_o by_o the_o respective_a officer_n of_o their_o neighbourhood_n as_o therein_o mention_v nor_o be_v he_o any_o such_o justice_n oâ—_n peace_n near_o a_o join_n to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o say_a prisoner_n dwelling_n as_o the_o law_n also_o directethâ—_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o pâ—isoners_n neighbour_n both_o certain_a officer_n and_o other_o credible_a person_n have_v give_v certificate_n and_o testimony_n on_o their_o behalf_n that_o they_o have_v never_o be_v account_v nor_o repute_v jesuit_n nor_o papist_n nor_o popish_o affect_v 2_o dly_z his_o first_o require_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o say_a prisoner_n be_v make_v void_a and_o reverse_v by_o the_o late_a order_n of_o session_n discharge_v the_o prisoner_n of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o their_o mittimus_fw-la and_o warrant_n be_v thereby_o make_v no_o tender_a be_v one_o of_o those_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o say_a warrant_n whereof_o the_o prisoner_n be_v discharge_v 3_o dly_z his_o put_v the_o say_a oath_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la that_o be_v for_o a_o first_o tender_n in_o the_o qâ—arter-session_n to_o the_o say_a prisoner_n appear_v contra_fw-la sormam_fw-la statuti_fw-la against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o order_n of_o law_n prescribe_v and_o limit_v both_o in_o the_o 3_o jac._n 4._o even_o in_o relation_n to_o popish_a recusant_n and_o 7_o jac._n 6._o more_o general_a whereby_o the_o first_o tender_a of_o the_o say_a oath_n be_v not_o direct_v to_o be_v make_v in_o one_o quarter-session_n and_o the_o second_o in_o another_o but_o contrariwise_o the_o fiâ—st_o 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