the said Act convicted of his wittingly and willingly suffering the Conventicle aforesaid to be held in his aforesaid dwelling-house contrary to the form of the Act aforesaid for which his Offence he hath forfeited the summe of twenty pounds And for that we do in our judgments think the said I. B. poor and unable to pay the said summe of twenty pounds by him as aforesaid forfeited We have therefore by our discretions adjudged one hundred shillings thereof to be levied of the Goods and Chattels of the aforesaid W. S. who as aforesaid was present at the same Conventicle And forasmuch as the said W. S. is an Inhabitant in the Corporation aforesaid we do therefore hereby certifie you of the premisses to the end you may proceed thereupon as by the said Act is required Given under our hands and seals at C. in the said County the one and twentieth day of Nov. An. Dom. 1679. 31 c. A Certificate for the taking the Oath according to the said Act. Kent ss I A. B. one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County of K. do humbly certifie That D. E. did this present day before me take the Oath mentioned in an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles in these words I do swear that I do not hold the taking of an Oath to be unlawfull nor refuse to take an Oath on that account In testimony whereof I the said A. B. have hereunto set my hand and seal the c. Corporations A Certificate upon taking the Oaths and subscribing the Declarations mentioned in the Act for Regulating Corporations Kent ss MEmorandum That A. B. of C. did upon the 21. day of May last past before us whose names are hereunto subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County take the Oaths of Allegeance and Supremacy and the Oath appointed to be taken by the Statute made in the 13. year of His now Majestie 's Reign intituled An Act for the well Governing and Regulating of Corporations and did likewise before us subscribe the Declaration in the said Statute mentioned In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the c. Court-Leet and Court-Baron A Precept directed to the Bailiff of the Mannor by the Steward of the Court-Baron to warn the Court. To the Bailiff of the said Mannor Kent ss THese are to require you to warn all the tenants of the said Mannor whose names are here under written and all other the tenants of the same personally to appear at the Court-Baron to be holden for the Mannor aforesaid at the place accustomed upon Thursday the tenth day of this instant Month of August at eight of the clock in the forenoon of the same day then and there to doe and perform their several Suits and Services according to the custom of the said Mannor and have you there the names of such persons as you have so warned and this Precept Given under my hand and seal the first day of August 1676. 28. Regni Regis Caroli Secundi A Precept to warn a Jury for a Court-Leet To the Constable c. Kent ss THese are to will and require you to give publick notice within the said Hundred That His Majestie 's Court-Leet and view of Franck-pledge for the same shall be holden at the house called the Red Lion in B. upon Thursday the seventeenth day of this instant October at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon of the same day And that you warn all persons that do owe any Suit or Service to the said Court That they and every of them personally be and appear at the time and place aforesaid then and there to do and perform the same And that more especially you warn four and twenty honest and lawfull men of the said Hundred to appear at the time and place aforesaid to enquire for our Sovereign Lord the King of those things which to the said Court do appertain And that you your selves be then and there also personally present and have you there the names of such persons as you have so warned and this Precept Given under my hand and seal the second day of Octob. 1680. 32 Regni Regis Caroli Secundi A Precept for a Borsholder or other Officer to take upon him the said Office and to repair to a Justice of Peace to take his Oath for his faithfull execution of the same To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of F. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as at His Majestie 's Court-Leet holden this present day for the said Hundred of F. you are elected Borsholder for the year to come These are therefore to will and require you upon receipt hereof to take upon you the said Office And forthwith to repair to one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County of K. before him to take your Oath for your faithfull execution of your said Office Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the second day of March Anno Dom. 1680. Regni Regis Caroli Secundi tricesimo secundo A Precept to bring in a Scould to be tried at a Court-Leet K. ss RIchard Kilburne Esquire Steward of His Majestie 's Court-Leet holden this present day for the said Hundred to the Constable of the Hundred aforesaid and Officer of the said Court greeting Forasmuch as E. P. of the Parish of C. in the said County Spinster otherwise called E. the Wife of R. T. of the aforesaid Parish of C. in the County aforesaid Labourer was at His Majestie 's said Court holden before me this present day by the Oaths of twelve honest and lawfull men of the Hundred aforesaid presented for her being a common Scould at the Parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of the said Court as well with her Neighbours as with other the Liege people of the King whereby they are much molested disquieted and grieved against the Peace of the said King his Crown and Dignity to the great disturbance and disquiet of His Majestie 's Liege people and against his Peace These are therefore to command you to cause the said E. P. to come before me or my sufficient Deputy at the next Court-Leet of our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at C. aforesaid in the County aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of the said Court upon Saturday the second day of Octob. next ensuing to answer the premisses And further to do and receive as the said Court of the said King shall consider of her in that behalf And have you there this Precept Given under my seal at C. aforesaid the tenth day of April in the seven and twentieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. The manner of making up of Court-Roles Cur ' Baron ' Thomae
of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you the faid Constable or Church-wardens do require the said A. B. to pay for the said Offence to the hands of you the said Church-wardens to be by you accounted for to the use of the Poor of the same Parish five shillings of lawfull money of England within one week now next ensuing and if the said A. B. shall refuse or neglect to pay the same as aforesaid that then you the said Constable or Church-wardens do levy to the use aforesaid the said 5 s. of the Goods of the said A. B. by Distress and Sale of the same rendring unto him the overplus of the moneys remaining of the said Sale and if the said A. B. be not able to pay the said summ of 5 s. that then you the said Constable do set him in the Stocks there to remain by the space of six hours Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. Convicted upon my view Convicted by his Confession before me The second Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been this present day duly proved before me That A. B. of the Parish of C. was upon the fifth of May last drunk in the Parish contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided And forasmuch as the said A. B. hath been once before lawfully convicted of the said offence of Drunkenness These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do cause the said A. B. to come before me or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County to be bound with two Sureties to His said Majesty in one Recognizance or Obligation of ten pound with condition to be from thenceforth of good behaviour according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided which if he shall refuse to doe that then you do him safely convey to the Gaol aforesaid and deliver him there to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill he shall be so bound with two Sureties as aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. Convicted upon my view Convicted by his own Confession before me Excise Note NOne shall meddle with any Office relating to the Excise till they have taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy before 2 Iustices of the Peace of the County where such Office is or one Baron of the Exchequer and the Oath mentioned in 12 Car. 2. cap. 23. A Certificate upon taking the Oath about Excise Kent ss WE whose names are hereunto subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid do certify That A. B. of C. in the said County hath before us this present day taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and the Oath mentioned in the Statute made in the twelfth year of His now Majestie 's Reign intituled A Grant of certain Impositions upon Beer Ale and other Liquours for the increase of His Majestie 's Revenue during His life Given under our hands and seals the 2. day of May in the 31. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second None shall meddle with any Office relating to the Excise till they have taken the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy before two Iustices of the Peace of the County where such Office is or one Baron of the Exchequer And the Oath of an Excise man Vide Title Oaths This Oath is by the Justices to be certified to the next Quarter-Sessions there to be Recorded A Warrant to summon those who refuse to pay the Excise To the Constable c. Kanc. ss WHereas Complaint hath been made unto us this present day by A. B. of C. sworn Officer to the Commissioners of Excise of Ale and Beer of the said County That E. F. of G. in the said County Victualler hath Brewed and put to sale certain Barrels of strong Beer since the second day of May last past without paying the duty of Excise in compounding with the Commissioners for this division contrary to an Act of Parliament in that behalf made These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause the said E. F. to be and appear before us at T. in the County aforesaid upon the tenth day of Iune at nine of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day to shew cause why the said E. F. should not pay the duty of Excise as aforesaid Hereos fail not c. Given under c. A Warrant for Distress on Alehouse-keepers for not paying Excise To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us whose names are hereunto subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid That A. B. of C. in the said County of K. Alehousekeeper hath not paid or cleared off his Duty of Excise unto such person as by the Statute in that behalf made is appointed according to the Entry of the said A. B. in that behalf made as by the Statute aforesaid is directed and upon examination of the Complaint aforesaid we do find the same to be true These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy the summ of c. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. being the double value of the Duty so not paid or cleared off and by him forfeited according to the form of the said Statute and to sell the said Goods and Chattels if they shall not be redeemed within fourteen days and that you pay the moneys so levied to such person or persons as by the said Statute is directed rendring to the said A. B. the overplus if any be And for want of sufficient Distress that you do forthwith certify us thereof to the end we may farther proceed touching the same as by Law is appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Mittimus where not sufficient to pay Excise To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas by Warrant under our hands you the said Constable and Borsholders were required to levy of the Goods and Chattels of
B. of H. in the County aforesaid is admitted licensed and appointed by the Justices of the Peace of the said County to be a common Badger Lader Kedder Carrier Buyer or Transporter of all manner of Corn or Grain in any Market or Fair within the Realm of England and the same so bought to convert to Meal and the same to carry to the City of L. or the Suburbs of the same or to any other Market or Fair so that he use the same according to the tenour and true meaning of the Statute in that case made and provided against Forestallers Regrators and Ingrossers and not otherwise The same Licence to have continuance from the day of the date hereof until the next general Sessions of the Peace after the Feast of E. next coming to be holden at M. aforesaid In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this second day of November 1680. R. K. R. H. T. B. A Licence as before may be granted to Drovers of Cattel to Buy and Sell again by the same Statute A Licence for a petty Chapman To the Bailiffs Constables and other of His Majestie 's Officers of the same County and to every of them Greeting Kent ss KNow ye that we R. K. and G. H. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace within the County aforesaid have licensed and by these presents do license T. W. of M. in the County aforesaid Yeoman to be a petty Chapman to wander and go from Town to Town Village to Village and place to place to sell Pins Points Tapes Laces Knives Gloves Purses c. and such other kind of small Wares and also to gather and buy Coney-skins and such kind of small Wares within the County aforesaid and not else-where Provided that this our Licence shall continue in effect only for the term of one whole year coming from the day of the date hereof and no longer In witness whereof c. A Licence or Pasport for a Poor man to his Friends for Relief To all Constables Borsholders Bailiffs and other His Majestie 's Officers of the same County and to every of them Kent ss R. K. and T. B. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the same County greeting Forasmuch as A. B. of C. c. the Bearer hereof being reduced to great poverty and necessity hath desired a Testimonial or Licence for his safe travel unto the City of D. in the County of S. where he saith he was born and hath some Friends yet living by whose Means and Friendship he hopeth to be fully relieved and holpen In consideration whereof Know ye that we the said R. K. and T. B. as far as in us lieth have licensed the said A. B. to travel and pass the direct way from C. unto the said City of D. so that his Journey be not for longer or further continuance than twenty days next after the date hereof praying you and every of you not to molest or trouble the said poor man in his travel but to permit and suffer him to pass so that he shew himself in no respect offensive to His Majestie 's Laws In witness whereof c. Another K. ss R. K. and T. B. two of the Justices c. Whereas the Bearer hereof A. B. of C. c. having shewing the cause of his travel desired one Testimonial or Licence for his safe travel to the City of D. shew to what place he goeth Wherefore we as much as in us lieth do license the said A. B. to travel the direct way from C. in the said County of K. to the said City of D. so as his Journey be no longer than twenty days next after the date hereof praying you and every of you to suffer him to pass in Peace so that he demean himself orderly In witness c. A Licence to Beg. To all Constables Borsholders Bailiffs and all other His Majestie 's Officers within the County of K. and to every of them Kent ss R. K and T. H. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace within the County aforesaid greeting Whereas the Bearer hereof A. B. of C. in the County aforesaid being a very poor man and blind by reason whereof he is not able to Labour nor get to live of himself without the charitable Relief of others and being now Resident in the said Town is therefore to be relieved and being likewise informed that the Town is at this present charged with more poor and impotent people than it is able to relieve Know you therefore that we the said Justices have licensed and allowed the said Poor man and his Leader to go abroad and beg gather and receive the charitable Alms of well disposed people inhabiting and dwelling within the Hundred of c. in the said County requiring you not to molest or trouble the said Poor man or his Leader for so doing but desiring you rather to relieve him and his Leader in their necessity as to you shall seem meet This our Licence to remain and be in force for one whole year next ensuing the date hereof and no longer In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals c. R. K. T. H. A Licence to Travel by Water on the Lord's day WHereas by Act of Parliament made in the 29th year of His Majestie 's Reign that now is it is Enacted That no person or persons shall use employ or travel upon the Lord's day with any Boat Wherry Lighter or Barge except it be upon extraordinary occasion to be allowed by some Justice of the Peace of the County or Head-Officer or some Justice of Peace of the City Burrough or Town-Corporate where the Fact shall be committed upon pain that every person so offending shall forfeit and lose the summe of five shillings for every such Offence as by the said Act among other things it doth and may appear And forasmuch as A. B. of the Parish of Saint A. in the County of M. Gent. having extraordinary occasion to travel on the next Lord's day to B. in the County of S. and to use and employ a Boat Wherry or Barge in his said Journey hath desired my Allowance thereof These are therefore in pursuance of the said Act to will and require all Constables Church-wardens Overseers of the Poor and all other Officers whom these presents may concern to permit and suffer the said A. B. quietly and peaceaby to perform his said Journey on the next Lord's day as aforesaid and to use and employ any Boat Wherry or Barge at his discretion without any Molestation or Disturbance whatsoever at their peril Given under my hand and seal this tenth day of Iuly Anno Dom. 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 31. Another K. ss THese are to certifie that A. B. C. D. E. F. the Bearers hereof have made it appear before me that they have urgent occasions to pass on the next Lord's day
shall do no hurt nor damage to his said Master nor consent to be done of others but to his power shall lett the same or forthwith give notice to his said Master thereof He shall not waste the Goods of his said Master nor lend them to any person without his consent He shall not frequent Taverns Inns or Alehouses except it be about his said Master's business there to be done He shall not during the said term play at Cards Dice or other unlawfull Games He shall not either by day or night absent himself from his said Master's service But in all things as a good and faithfull Servant shall demean himself towards his said Master and all his And the said K. L. his said Apprentice shall during the term aforesaid educate and bring up or cause to be educated and brought up in his Trade with due and reasonable Chastisement and find and allow unto him during the said term sufficient wholesome and competent meat drink lodging washing apparel and all other necessaries meet for such an Apprentice And in the end of the said term shall find provide for and deliver unto his said Apprentice double Apparel that is to say Apparel meet for him to have and wear as well on the Lord's days as on the working-working-days both of Linnen Woollen Hose Shoes and all other necessaries meet for such an Apprentice to have and wear In Witness whereof the parties above said to these present Indentures their hands and seals interchangeably have set the day and year first above written A Warrant against them which refuse to take Apprentices To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of K. and to every of them Kent ss WHereas the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid did by our assent by Indenture bearing date the c. put and bind out unto B. C. of the Parish aforesaid D. E. a poor Child of the said Parish Apprentice according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided in the 43 year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth intituled An Act for the Relief of the Poor And forasmuch as the said B. C. doth refuse to take receive and keep the said Apprentice accordingly and doth likewise refuse to seal the Counterpart of the said Indenture These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause the said B. C. to come before us or one of us or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County to enter into Recognizance unto His said Majesty conditioned for personal appearance at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden at E. in the County aforesaid then and there to answer the premisses and farther to doe and receive as the said Court shall then consider of him in this behalf Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. A Warrant against a Master for abusing his Apprentice To the Constable and Borsholders of H. c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto me by A. B. an Apprentice against C. D. his Master both of the Parish aforesaid That he the said C. D. doth not allow unto his said Servant competent meat drink and apparel and doth immoderately correct him without any cause at all or turneth him out of his house and will not suffer him to return as the Case requireth These are therefore in his Majestie 's name to command you that some or one of you do cause both the said Parties to come before me at H. on Monday the tenth day of this instant Iune at four of the clock in the afternoon to the end that I may examine the same matter Hereof fail not c. Given under my hand and seal this c. A Warrant against a disorderly Apprentice To the Constable c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto me by A. B. Joyner against C. D. his Apprentice both of your Parish of H. in this County That the said C. D. is a stubborn and disobedient Servant and doth very much misbehave himself towards his said Master or that the said C. D. hath departed from his said Master c. These are therefore c. as in the foregoing Warrant A Discharge of an Apprentice K. ss WE R. K. H. D. E. F. G. H. four of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace c. for the County of K. aforesaid Whereas Complaint having been made unto us by A. B. an Apprentice against C. D. his Master both of your Parish of H. within this County That the said C. D. his Master hath not allowed to his said Servant competent diet and apparel befitting such Apprentice and hath sometimes corrected him without any just cause at all and when he had cause corrected him above measure and we having ordered the said Parties to appear before us and having examined the Complainant find it to be true and therefore we do think fit to discharge the said Apprentice of his Apprenticeship And therefore do by these presents under our hands and seals pronounce and declare That we have for the causes aforesaid discharged the said A. B. the Apprentice of his Apprenticehood the eighth day of Iuly Annoque Dom. 1679. Givâ—…n under our hands c. A Warrant against one that departeth out of Service before his time expired To the Constable and Borsholders c. Kanc. ss WHereas Complaint hath been made unto me this present day by A. B. of c. That one C. D. having been bound and put Apprentice to him the said A. B. is now lately contrary to Law departed from his said Master without his Licence or other Lawfull discharge These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you that you some or one of you do attach the said C. D. when and where he shall be found within your several Limits and Precincts And thereupon do further bring him before me or some other of his Majestie 's Justices of and within the said County to answer to the premisses And further to be dealt withall according to Law Hereof c. Bail Recognizances for Bail Kanc. ss MEmorandum Quod primo die Maii Anno Regni c. A. B. de c. personalit ' venit coram me C. D. uno Iusticiar ' dicti Domini Regis ad pacem suam in Com' suo praedicto conservand ' assign ' recognovit se debere eidem Domino Regi decem libras legalis monetae Angliae de bonis catallis terris tenementis suis fieri levari ad opus usum dicti Domini Regis haered ' successorum suorum si defalt ' fieret in performatione Conditionis indorsat ' Kanc. ss MEmorandum Quod quinto die Octobris Anno Regni c. A. B. de c. G. H. de c. J. K. de c. personalit '
Peace to be holden for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid to doe and receive what by the Court there shall be then and there enjoyned and shall in the mean time be of Good behaviour towards our Sovereign Lord the King and all His liege people That then this Recognizance shall be void or else it shall stand in full force Bridges A Warrant to a Hundred for Assessing a proportionable Rate of a Tax appointed by the Body of the County towards repair of the County Bridges To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to C. D. E. F. c. Inhabitants of the said Hundred in the County aforesaid and to every of them Kent ss WHereas several common Bridges of the said County were much out of repair The charges of Reparations whereof was estimated to amount to 750 li. which were ordered to be repaired by the Body of the County aforesaid The proportionable part whereof to be born by the Hundred aforesaid do amount unto 20 li. These are therefore by virtue of His Majestie 's Commission of Oyer and Terminer to us and others on that behalf directed under the great Seal of England To command you the said Constable and Borsholders sorthwith equally to assess and tax the said Hundred by a pound rate upon all Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels both real and personal within the Limits Circuits and Bounds of the Hundred aforesaid as hath usually been done within the said Hundred for publick Taxes And that you do collect and gather the same so that you may have the same ready in the hands of you the aforesaid Constables within one and twenty days next after your receit of this Precept to be paid and disposed of for and towards the purpose aforesaid as we some or one of us shall for that purpose direct And in case of refusal or neglect of any person or persons to pay his her or their proportion or proportions of the said money so by you assessed and taxed within one week next after demand thereof that then you some or one of you do cause the said person or persons so refusing or neglecting to come before us some or one of us to be bound over according to an Order by the said Commissioners in that behalf made to appear at the next general Assizes or Quarter-Sessions for this Western Division of the said County which shall next happen after such refusal or neglect to answer the same and you are hereby further required to make known unto us some or one of us with all convenient speed next after the end of the aforesaid one and twenty days what you have done in execution of this Precept Given under our hands and seals the second day of May 1681. A Warrant to make a Tax for County Bridges repaired To the Constable of the Hundred of A. and to B. C. c. Inhabitants of the said Hundred and to every of them Kent ss WHereas the usual Bridges of c. within the said County were lately in great decay and unrepaired and by an Order made at C. c. the said Decays and Irreparations were ordered to be mended at the Charges of the said County and have lately been amended accordingly the proportionable part of which said Charge thought fit to be imposed upon this Division doth amount unto c. of lawfull money of England and the proportionable part of the same thought fit to be imposed upon the said Hundred doth amount unto c. of like money These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Inhabitants that you or any three of you at the least whereof you the said Constable to be one do forthwith after publick notice before given as is usual in other Taxations make a Taxation of all and every the Inhabitants of the said Hundred as in such cases A Warrant to collect a Tax for repairing County Bridges To A. B. and C. D. Inhabitants of the Hundred of E. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss THese are in His Majestie 's name to command you That you do forthwith collect and gather the several summs of money specified in the Taxation herewithall delivered unto you of the several persons therein mentioned to be taxed upon them for the purpose in the said Taxation specified and that you do pay the same unto R. T. whom we have appointed general Receiver of the moneys raised for the purpose aforesaid within this Division of the several Hundreds on or before the second day of May deducting out of the same onely 5 s. as by us allowed unto you for and towards your pains in collecting and paying in of the same and in case of refusal or neglect of payment of any of the said parties so taxed of the moneys taxed upon them as aforesaid after demand made thereof by you or either of you that then you do certify unto us or some or one of us the names of the said persons so refusing or neglecting with all convenient speed to the end that such farther proceeding may be had thereupon as to Justice doth appertain Given under our hands and seals at c. A Warrant for not paying the same To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as complaint hath been made unto us by R. T. c. by us appointed collectors and gatherers of the moneys imposed upon the said Hundred for and towards the reparations of the several Bridges of D. in the said County that the several persons whose names are here under written have refused to pay unto them the several summs of money adjoyned to their several names being taxed upon them for the purpose aforesaid although the same have been duly demanded of them These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause the said several persons to come before us or one of us or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County to answer the premisses and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain unless they shall forthwith pay the said moneys unto you some or one of you which if they shall so doe that then you so receiving the same do forthwith pay the said moneys so received unto the said R. T. c. or one of them to the end that the same may be by them paid over to the general Receiver of the moneys raised for the purpose aforesaid by us formerly appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. A. B. C. D. E. F. c. Carriages for the King A Warrant to provide Carriages To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss WHereas we have by Warrant from the Green-cloath received notice to provide Carts and Carriages
from the places adjacent for the present service of His Majesty according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do cause four sufficient Carriages within the said Hundred each Carriage to consist of four able Horses or six Oxen or four Oxen and two Horses to be and attend for the service aforesaid at B. in the said County upon the first of April next ensuing at eight of the clock in the forenoon of the same day Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. Another Warrant for providing of Carriages for the King's use To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss WHereas we have received notice in writing by Warrant under the hands and seals of for providing of Carriages for the service of His Majesty These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you and every of you that you some or one of you do cause to be sent to A. ten Carriages on the second day of May next furnished with Horses or Oxen sufficient for the said service Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant to levy the Penalty for not appearing with Carriages for the King upon notice To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss FOr as much as it hath been duly proved before us That B. C. of C. c. having had reasonable notice to bring one Carriage to T. upon the first day of May last for the service of his Majestie 's Ordnance according to the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made hath wilfully neglected so to doe by which he hath forfeited forty shillings to the King's Majestie 's use These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you and every of you that you some or one of you do demand of the said B. C. to His Majestie 's use the aforesaid forty shillings and in default of payment upon demand that then you some or one of you do forthwith levy the aforesaid forty shillings to the use aforesaid by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said B. C. rendring to him the overplus upon such Sale if there shall be any the charge of Distraining being first deducted Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Mittimus for one that doth impress or take away any Cart or other thing from the Owner under pretence of power from the Green-cloath for Carriage of His Majestie 's Provisions without lawfull Authority To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol at C. in the County aforesaid K. ss FOr as much as it hath been made appear unto me upon the complaint of A. B. of c. in the County aforesaid That C. D. of E. hath impressed a Cart for Carriage of His Majestie 's Provisions without consent of the Owner on pretence or colour of a Warrant from the Green-cloath contrary to the intent of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name at the request of the said A. B. to will and require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said C. D. and him deliver to the said Keeper of the Gaol aforesaid together with this Precept Requiring and commanding also you the said Keeper to receive the said C. D. into the Gaol aforesaid and him there safely to keep untill the next Sessions And thereof neither you nor any of you are to fail at your perils Given under my hand and seal the second day of May in the 31. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second c. Certificates A Certificate from the Minister and chief Inhabitants of the Parish of a man's Honesty K. ss WE I. â—… Minister of the Word of God in the Parish of S. in the said County of Kent I. B. of S. aforesaid Constable of the Hundred of S. wherein the said Parish standeth I. B. and G. C. Church-wardens of the said Parish W. V. T. L. T. W. A. W. T. I. and E. H. c. of the said Parish and most of us Freeholders within the same Do hereby certify to all to whom it shall concern That A. B. one of the Inhabitants of the said Parish of S. is and by the space of five years last past hath been a Householder within the said Parish and by all that time hath behaved himself and lived in good sort and reputed a man of honest Conversation and hath paid according to his degree all manner of Scots and Assesments as other the Inhabitants of the said Parish have done In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands the ninth day of May 1681. A Certificate for continuing of an Alehouse-keeper To the right Worshipfull His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace within the Lower Division of L. in the County of Kent WE whose names are hereunto subscribed Inhabitants of the Parish of H. within the Division and County aforesaid do humbly certify That the now Dwelling-house of A. B. Victualler is conveniently situated there for a Victualling-house and that he is of good name and fame and the said House is well accommodated for entertainment of Travellers and that he keepeth good Rule therein And therefore we humbly desire your Worships that his Licence for keeping the said Victualling-house there may be continued A Certificate for the time of the Birth of a Child THese are to certify your Worships That A. B. Son of E. B. Widow was born in the month of August in the year of our Lord God 1679. in the Parish of R. in the County of B. about the latter end of the month In witness whereof we the Neighbours and Godmother of the said Child who were present at the birth of the said Child are ready to testify the same when your Worships shall please to require it and have hereunto set our hands this 30th day of November Anno Dom. 1679. A. B. C. D. c. A Certificate for one that hath not been touched of the Evil. WE the Rector and Ancient Inhabitants of the Parish of A. in the County of B. whose names are hereunto subscribed do upon good Information certify that C. D. the of E. F. of the Parish aforesaid hath not as yet been touched for the Distemper commonly called the Evil. Given under our hands and seals this 10th day of March Annoque Dom. 1680. Chimney-money A Mittimus for disturbing a Collectour To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's common Gaol for the said County at M. in the County
to the said Parishioners in such order manner and form as in and by the said Book is appointed whereby he hath by virtue of the Statute aforesaid forfeited five pounds to the use of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you or some of you do demand of the said A. B. the aforesaid five pounds to the use of the Poor aforesaid and in default of payment thereof within ten days after such demand that you or some of you do levy the same by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. rendring to him the surplusage Hereof â—…ail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. The like Warrant mutatis mutandis if he do not if there be occasion administer each of the Sacraments and other Rites of the Church once in every month A Mittimus for Preaching whilst Disabled To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid K. ss FOr as much as we have received a Certificate from the Ordinary within whose Jurisdiction the Parish of T. in the said County is situate That A. B. being by virtue of the Statute in that behalf made disabled to preach any Sermon did during the time that he did continue and remain so disabled preach a Sermon in the Parish-Church of T. aforesaid against the form of the Statute These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him convey to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the said Keeper thereof together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the Gaol aforesaid and him there safely to keep by the space of three months without Bail or Mainprise Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands c. Coals Upon Complaint touching Coals To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to every of them Kent ss THese are in His Majestie 's name to require you to cause A. B. of c. to come before us at the house of c. to answer such Complaint against him for Offences against an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act for the regulating the measures and prices of Coals as hath lately been made unto us and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. For delivering a Moiety of such Coals as are sold contrary to the Statute to the Informer To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss FOr as much as A. B. of c. is duly convicted before us according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made intituled An Act for regulating the measures and prices of Coals That he did lately expose to sale forty Chauldron of Coals of the value of c. contrary to the form of the Statute aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you to seize the Coals aforesaid and the double value thereof and that you do deliver the one half of the Coals and value aforesaid unto C. D. being the person prosecuting in this behalf to his use and likewise that you do imploy and dispose the other half of the same to and for the use of the Poor or Repairing of the High-ways of the Parish of M. where the said Offence was committed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. Touching Prices of Coals To the Constable c. Kent ss FOr as much as according to an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act for regulating the measures and prices of Coals we did appoint and judge reasonable that Coals coming into the River of Thames within this County and sold by retail should be sold at the rate and price of c. by the Chauldron And forasmuch as A. B. an of such Coals doth refuse to sell as aâ—…oresaid We do therefore according to the said Act appoint and impower C. D. and E. F. joyntly or severally to enter into the said where the said Coals are stored up and in case of refusal to take a Constable to force entrance which Constable is hereby required to act accordingly And you the said C. D. and E. F. joyntly and severally are hereby farther appointed and impowered the said Coals to sell or cause to be sold at the rate aforesaid rendring to the said A. B. the money for which the said Coals shall be sold necessary charges being deducted For all which this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given under our hands and seals the c. Constables Charges A Warrant for making of Constables THese are in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you to make your repair unto us or to some other Justice of Peace of this County to take the Oath of a Constable to serve His Majesty within the Town of A. according to the Choice made of you by the Jury at the last Leet holden in your Town And hereof fail not Dated c. Or thus To A. B. C. D. and E. F. c. Inhabitants of C. c. WHereâ—…s A. B. of your Town of C. the now Constable thereof is by reason of his Age and Impotency very unable and insufficient to execute the said Place These are in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you whose names are hereabove written to come and appear before me at my house at H. to morrow being Thursday by eight a Clock in the morning that I may make Choice of one of you to be sworn to undertake the said Office And hereof fail not c. A Warrant for a Tax for the Constable's Charges in the Execution of his Office Kent ss FOr as much as we are informed by A. B. Constable of the Hundred of D. in the County aforesaid That he hath necessarily disbursed for and on the behalf of the Inhabitants of the said Hundred in the Execution of his said Office in and about the Service of His Majesty several summs of money and for his Reimbursement of the same hath craved from us such assistance as hath been in such cases accustomed These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require and authorize you the Inhabitants of the Hundred aforesaid whose names are hereunder written or the greater number of you to take and examine the Accompt of the said Constable touching the premisses and for his Reimbursement of such money as you or the greater number of you shall find upon the said Accompt to have been by him so necessarily disbursed as
Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto me by the Parishioners of C. in the said County That whereas A. B. being apprehended in the said Parish upon suspicion of Felony and by my Warrant for that cause sent from thence to His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at Maidstone in the County aforesaid the charges of the said Parishioners in conveying and guarding him to the said Gaol did amount to ten shillings and the said A. B. hath refused to bear the same And forasmuch as I am credibly informed that the said A. B. hath Goods and Chattels within the Parish of D. in the County aforesaid sufficient to defray the said Charges These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you to seize so much of the said Goods and Chattels as shall be sufficient to defray the Charges aforesaid and to cause Apprisement to be made thereof by four of the honest Inhabitants of the said Parish of D. where the Goods are And that you do after the said Apprisement sell the said Goods and that out of the moneys arising of the said Sale you do pay over unto the Parishioners of A. aforesaid the aforesaid ten shillings delivering unto the said A. B. the overplus arising of the said Sale Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant to make a Tax for conveying a Felon to the Gaol To the Church-wardens and other substantial Inhabitants of the Parish of A. within the Hundred of B. in the said County Greeting Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. Constable of the Hundred aforesaid hath made Complaint unto us that you refuse to make a Tax or Scot in the said Parish for conveying of C. D. of c. lately attached for Felony in the said Parish to the Gaol not having of his own to bear his Charges thither These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and command you forthwith to make a Tax or Scot for the discharge of such moneys as the said Complainant hath been at in the premisses or to come before us or some of us at the house of c. sale die And then and there to shew cause why you do not so do Hereof fail not c. Conventicles A Condition of a Recognizance in case of an Appeal made touching Conventicles THe Condition of this Recognizance is such That whereas R. G. of R. in the within named County of Kent Gentleman was lately convicted by the within named Justices of taking upon him to teach in an Assembly lately held in the Parish-Church of Sandherst within written under pretence of exercise of Religion in other manner then according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England against the form of the Statute lately made to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles and had therefore according to the Statute aforesaid forfeited the summe of twenty pounds And for that in the judgments of the said Justices they did think the said R. G. unable to pay the said summe of twenty pounds they did therefore by their discretions adjudge five pounds thereof to be levied by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the within bound W. W. who was also according to the said Statute convicted of being present at the said Assembly contrary to the Statute aforesaid And whereas the said W. W. was also by the said Justices convicted for that he at the time of the said Assembly was one of the Church-wardens of the said Parish and knowing the said Assembly to be holden within the same did not give information thereof to any Justice of the Peace nor endeavour the Conviction of the parties which were at the said Assembly nor of any of them according to the duty of his said Office but wittingly and willingly did omit the performance of his Office aforesaid in the execution of the said Statute against the form of the same by which he forfeited the summe of five pounds And the said two several summs of five pounds have by Warrant of the said Justices been levied of the Goods and Chattels of the said W. W. and he hath the day and year within written appealed from the Justices aforesaid to the judgment of the Justices of the Peace of the said County in their next Quarter-Sessions If therefore the said W. W. do prosecute the said Appeal with effect that then this Recognizance shall be void or else it shall stand in full force And forasmuch also as the aforesaid Wife of the said S. B. is a Feme-Covert cohabiting with the said S. B. her Husband These are therefore c. prout c. forthwith to levy the aforesaid five shillings so imposed upon her as aforesaid by Distress c. prout c. And forasmuch as a man unknown did then and there take upon him to preach or teach prout the Record you may levy twenty pound upon any the Offenders as in your judgment shall seem fit A Record of a Conventicle ¶ This Record must be written in Parchment and would be better in Latin according to the Precedent ensuing K. st MEmorandum That upon the tenth day of Iune in the 31. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. it was according to the form of an Act of Parliament in that behalf lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles duly proved to us That A. B. being of the age of sixteen years and upwards and a Subject of this Realm was upon the first day of Iune now last past in the Parish of c. present at T. in the said County under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England contrary to the Act aforesaid Of all which we have the day and year first above written made this Record under our hands and seals A Record concerning Conventicles where several persons are convicted Kanc. ss MEmorandum Quod J. S. de Sundrich in Com' praedict ' Yeoman Ed. W. de W. in Com' praed ' Generosus Maria uxor G. J. de parochia de E. in Com' praed ' Husbandman Eliz. Williard de Edenbridge praed ' in Com' praed ' vidua J. B. de c. cum multis aliis in toto se attingen ' ad numerum duodecim personarum quilibet eorum die Solis vicesimo sexto die Junii Anno Regni Domini Regis nunc vicesimo secundo ultra â—…tatem sexdecim annor ' subditi dicti Dom ' Regis nunâ—… existen ' praed ' 26. die Junii Anno vicesimo secundo supradicto insimul assemblaver ' praesentes fuer ' quilibet eor ' praesens fuit in domo mansionali ipsius Annae Pelham viduae in praed ' parochia
receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep without Bail or Mainprise untill the next general Quarter-Sessions for the West-Division of this County the next Assizes Gaol-delivery Great Sessions or Sitting of Oyer and Terminer in the County aforesaid which shall first happen And that you then and there have him to be farther proceeded against as by the said Act is directed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis to the House of Correction if the Iustices think fit to send the Offender thither which they must not do if they be satisfied that the Offender or her Husband if Feme-Covert have 5 li. per annum Free-hold or Copy-hold or be worth 50 li. in Goods A Record against one that suffereth a Conventicle c. to be kept in his house ¶ I conceive it fit that this Record be written in Parchment And Quaere if not fit to be in Latin Kent ss MEmorandum That upon the second day of Iune in the 31. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. it was according to the form of an Act of Parliament in that behalf lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles duly proved to us That R. T. of c. did wittingly and willingly suffer under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England to be held in his in the Parish of T. in the said County on c. day now last past contrary to the Act aforesaid Of all which we have the day and year first above written made this Record under our hands and seals A Mittimus thereupon upon the first Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at C. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as D. E. was this present day according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles convicted by Record by us made of wittingly and willingly suffering under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England to be held in his in the Parish of T. in the said County upon the second day of Iune now last past contrary to the Act aforesaid And whereas we did upon the said Conviction fine the said D. E. for his said Offence and he did not pay down the said Fine unto us These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said D. E. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep without Bail or Mainprise by the space of next after such delivery of him unto you Hereof fail not at your perils c. The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis to the House of Correction if the Iustices think fit to send the Offender thither which they must not do if the Offender or her Husband if Feme-Covert have 5 li. per annum Freehold or Copy-hold or 50 li. in Goods A Mittimus thereupon upon the second Conviction To the Constable c. as in the precedent Warrant K. ss FOrasmuch as c. as in the precedent Warrant till you come to these words And he did not pay down the said Fine unto us go on thus And forasmuch as the said D. E. hath been once before that time convicted of the like Offence contrary to the Act aforesaid These are therefore c. as aforesaid The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis c. as aforesaid A Mittimus thereupon upon the third Conviction To c. as in fol. 102. Kent ss FOrasmuch as c. as in fol. 102. till you come to these words And forasmuch as the said D. E. hath been twice before that time convicted of the like Offence contrary to the said Act These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said D. E. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep without Bail or Mainprise untill the next general Quarter-Sessions for the West Division of this County the next Assizes Gaol-delivery Great Sessions or Sitting of any Commission of Oyer and Terminer in the County aforesaid which shall first happen And that you then and there have him to be farther proceeded against as by the said Act is directed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis c. as aforesaid A Warrant to levy the Penalty of the Statute upon the Teacher in a Conventicle To the Constable Borsholders Headboroughs and Tithingmen of the Hundred of M. C. in the said County and to every of them and to the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of C. in the County aforesaid and to every of them and to all and every other Officers within the said County whom the execution hereof may concern Kent ss FOrasmuch as I did this present day receive a Certificate to me directed under the hand and seal of W. E. of S. in the County of Sussex Esquire one of His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the said County of Sussex That G. H. of C. aforesaid Tailour was upon the first day of this instant August by him convicted by proof to him made according to an Act of Parliament intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles lately made and provided of being present in the Barn of R. W. of W. in the said County of Sussex Husbandman and there did take upon him to preach or teach at a Conventicle the five and twentieth day of Iuly last past under pretence of exercise of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England and contrary to the form of the Act aforesaid and that therefore being thereof convicted as aforesaid the said G. H. did forfeit for the said first Offence twenty pounds and that he the said Justice had by virtue of the said Act imposed on him so convict as aforesaid for his said Offence the said summ of twenty pounds as being thought by him
were consumed wasted and burnt to the great danger of the Bodies of them and their Families and their exceeding great loss and impoverishment And forasmuch as it is a Godly and Charitable deed to further help and relieve such poor needy and miserable persons being of honest name fame and conversation as they who have suffered this great loss And for that the Bearers hereof in the behalf of themselves and their Neighbours are inforced by reason of their Losses to seek for help and succour for their relief And we knowing their Estate to be such as is premised and moved with commiseration of their sad Estate and Condition Have therefore as much as in us lieth given License unto them and every of them to make their repair from Parish Church to Parish Church and to every Parish Church and Chapel Town and Place within the County of K. to ask receive and take Charitable Devotion and Benevolence of all good and well disposed people towards the recovery of their said great Losses And our request further is That you and every of you to whom they shall repair do extend your lawfull favour unto them permitting them without your denial to execute the tenour of this our Licence Desiring all Ecclesiastical Persons to whom these distressed persons shall make their Address in this behalf to declare the tenor hereof to their Parishioners in every of their Parish Churches and Chapels on the Sabbath days or other Festival days exorting them to extend their Charity in this behalf and those whom it concerns to aid and assist them in the collection thereof In Witness c. A Charitable Request made by certain Iustices of the Peace to the Inhabitants of a Division for Relief of F. S. who had been therein lately ruined by Fire K. ss WE whose names are hereunto subscribed his Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County of K. and inhabiting in and neer the division of the said County wherein the Parish of B. in the County aforesaid is situate having received credible information that F. S. of the Parish aforesaid Labourer upon the second day of April last past by a sudden Fire hapening in his said dwelling house in the said Parish had his Flax to the value of thirty and five pounds suddenly burnt and consumed to the utter undoing him his wife and children unless he be relieved by the Charity of well disposed people We therefore taking the said Loss into consideration and much commiserating the same do upon the humble Petition of the F. S. so far forth as lawfully we may earnestly recommend his said sad condition to the charitable consideration and benevolence of all well disposed people inhabiting within the division aforesaid desiring them to contribute what God shall move their hearts unto towards his help and relief therein desiring also the Ministers and Church-wardens of every the Parishes within the division aforesaid to promote the said Charitable work Given under our hands the c. of May 1681. c. Forceable Entry A Warrant to return a Iury to inquire of a Forceable Entry Kent ss R. K. Esq one of His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid To the Sheriff of the said County Greeting On the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King I command you that you do cause to come before me at C. in the Parish of G. in the County aforesaid upon Monday the tenth day of Iune next ensuing four and twenty sufficient and indifferent men of the neighbourhood of L. in the said County whereof every one have lands and tenements of the yearly value of forty shillings by the year at the least above reprises to enquire upon their Oath for His said Majesty of a certain Entry by strong hand made into the mesuage of A. B. at L. aforesaid against the form of the Statute in that behalf provided as it is said And that you do at the said day return twenty shillings issues upon every of the Jurors by you in this behalf to be impannelled Hereof fail not upon pain of twenty pounds to be by you forfeited to His said Majesty and upon such other penalty as by the Statute in that behalf provided is declared if you shall be slack and make not due execution hereof And have you there the names of the Jurors and this Precept Given under my hand and seal at c. the second day of c. A Record of a Forceable Entry K. ss EGO R. K. Armig. unus Iusticiariorum Dom. Regis nunc ad pacem in Comitatu Kanc. praedicto conservandam assignatorum Certifico quod secundo die Februarii Anno Regni dicti Dom. Regis nunc tricesimo questus est mihi A. B. de C. in Comitatu Kanc. praedicto Yeoman Quod E. F. aliae personae ignotae perturbatores pacis dicti Dom. Regis nunc praedicto secundo die Februarii Anno supradicto in unum messuagium unum Atrium cum pertin adtunc adhunc existens liberum tenementum W. I. Gent. ac in possessione praed A. B. pro termino decem annorum adhuc venturorum situatum in C. praedicta in Com. praedicto pacifice quiete intraver intrationem fecer Et postea viz. praedicto secundo die Februarii Anno supra dicto apud C. praedictam in Com. praedicto praedictum A. B. à praedicto Messuagio Atrio cum pertin vi Armis c. illicite manu forti expuler ejecer amover Et praed A. B. sic deinde expuls ejectum amotum à Messuagio Atrio praedictis cum pertin ut praedicitur vi Armis illicite manu forti adtunc ibidem extra tenuer detinuer Ad grave damnum praedicti A. B. contra pacem dicti Dom. Regis nunc c. ac contra formam Statuti in hujusmodi casu editi provisi Et unde praedictus A. B. petiit à me remedium in hac parte relevari Quâ querela petitione praedict per me auditis existen Ego praefatus J. B. immediate personaliter accessi ad Messuagium Atrium praedicta cum pertin Ac in Messuagio praedicto adtunc ibidem inventi praedictum E. F. praedictum Messuagium Atrium cum pertinentiis à praedicto A. B. vi armis illicite manu forti extra tenentem detinentem contra formam Statuti in hujusmodi casu editi provisi super quo ego praefatus J. B. adtunc ibidem causavi praedictum E. F. capt arrestat misi ad Gaolam de M. in Com. Kanc. praed ibid. remanere sub salva custodia donec inveniret coram me sive aliquo alio Iusticiariorum dicti Dom. Regis ad pacem in Com. praedict sufficientem securitatem pro personali comparentia ipsius A. B. ad proximam generalem Quarterialem-Sessionem pacis dicti Dom. Regis in Com. praed tenent ad respondendum transgressioni contemp praed Ac quod
house or houses of any person or persons within the said Hundred other then such person or persons which have Free-Warren or is Lord of a Mannor or is such Freeholder which is seized in his own right or the right of his Wife of Lands Tenements or Hereditaments to the clear yearly value of forty pounds or more by the year over and above all charges and reprises of some estate of inheritance Or of Lands Tenements or Hereditaments in his own right or in the right of his Wife for term of life or lives of the yearly value of fourscore pounds over and above all charges and reprises Or which is worth in Goods or Chattels four hundred pounds suspected to have Setting-dogs or Nets for the taking of Pheasants and Partridges And that wheresoever you or any of you shall find any such Setting-dog or Nets the same you take carry away and detain kill destroy and cut in pieces as things prohibited by the Act aforesaid and forefeited to such of you as shall find out and take the same as aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at M. in the said County the c. The like upon the Statute of 22 and 23 Caroli Secundi To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss BY virtue of an Act of Parliament in that behalf lately made These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to authorize and command you and every of you in the day time to search the houses out-houses or other places of any person or persons within the said Hundred other then of such person as hath Lands and Tenements or some other estate of inheritance in his own or in his Wife 's right of the clear yearly value of one hundred pounds per annum or for term of life or which hath a Lease or Leases of ninety nine years or for any longer term of the clear yearly value of one hundred and fifty pounds or which is the Son and Heir apparent of an Esquire or other person of higher degree or which are Owners or Keepers of Forests Parks Chases or Warrens being Stocked with Deer or Conies for their necessary use in respect of the said Forests Parks Chases or Warrens as upon good ground shall be suspected to have or keep in his or their custody any Guns Bows Grey-hounds Setting-dogs Ferrets Cony-dogs or other Dogs to destroy Hares or Conies Hays Tramels or other Nets Low-bells Hare-pipes Snares or other Engines for the taking and killing of Conies Hares Pheasants Partridges or other Game and such Guns Bows Grey-hounds Setting-dogs Ferrets Cony-dogs or other such Dogs as aforesaid Hays Tramels or other Nets Low-bells Hare-pipes Snares or other Engines aforesaid as you or any of you shall so find to seize detain and keep to and for the use of the Lord of the Mannor or Royalty where the same shall be so found or taken or otherwise to cut in pieces or destroy as things by the said Act prohibited to be kept by persons of their degree And what you shall doe in the premisses you shall make known unto me with all convenient speed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Mittimus against persons that refuse to enter into Recognizance to appear at Sessions for their keeping Ferrets and Nets to kill Conies To the Constables c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. and C. D. of E. in the County aforesaid being this present day brought before me by Warrant by the Constable of E. aforesaid and being examined did upon their examination confess that they had kept and used Nets and Ferrets for the taking and killing of Conies by the space of a year last past contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided And being required to enter into Recognizance for their appearance at the next general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County they did both refuse so to do These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straitly to charge and command you that you receive into your Custody the Bodies of the said A. B. and C. D. whom I send you by H. T. one of the Constables of E. aforesaid and them safely to keep untill they shall enter into such Recognizance as aforesaid or that they be otherwise discharged according to Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal c. A Warrant for one that Hunts with Spannels in Ear'd Corn. To the Constables and Borsholders of the Hundred of c. K. ss FOrasmuch as complaint hath been made unto me That A. B. of your Town of C. Gent. did in September last past Hunt with his Spannels in the Ground of R. H. where Corn did then grow at which time the same Corn was Eared or Codded and Standing without the consent of the said R. H. then Owner of the same Ground contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided by which he hath forfeited forty shillings to the said R. H. the Owner of the said Ground These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that some or one of you do warn him the said A. B. to come before us at T. the second day of Iune next to answer the premisses and to be then there your self with this Warrant Given under our hands and seals c. If he appear not then say to put in Sureties for his appearance at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for this County to answer the said offence and pay the penalty And in case he refuse so to doe that then you some or one of you safely convey him to the Gaol of c. and him there deliver to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill he shall find Sureties as aforesaid Given under my hand and seal c. Oaths The Oath which is usually ministred to a Iustice of the Peace in the several Counties of England YE shall Swear that as Justice of the Peace in the County of K. in all Articles in the King's Commission to you directed you shall doe equal right to the Poor and to the Rich after your cunning wit and power and after the Laws and Customs of this Realm and Statutes thereof made And ye shall not be of Council of any Quarrel hanging before you And that you hold your Sessions after the form of the Statutes thereof made And the Issues Fines and Amercements that shall happen to be made and all Forfeitures which shall fall before you ye shall cause to be entred without any concealment or imbeziling and truly send them to the King's Exchequer ye shall not lett for gift or other cause but well and truly you shall doe your Office of Justice
under the hands and seals of E. F. G. H. c. His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid and for that it now appeareth unto us that the said A. B. hath no Goods or Chattels by Distress and Sale whereof the said moneys can be levied nor will he yet pay the moneys aforesaid We therefore do send you herewithall the Body of the said A. B. commanding you to receive him into the said Gaol there to remain without Bail or Mainprise untill he shall pay the moneys aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. A Warrant for removing one come to a Parish To the Church-wardens and others the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of H. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss WHereas complaint hath been made by you to us according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided That A. B. hath within forty days before the said Complaint come into your said Parish to settle there in a Tenement under the yearly value of ten pounds and that he is likely to be chargeable to the Parish aforesaid and was last legally settled at B. in c. by the space of forty days at the least as a Native there These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require and authorize you and every of you that you some or one of you do remove and convey the said A. B. to B. aforesaid where he was so last legally settled unless he give sufficient Security for the discharge of your said Parish to be allowed by us Given under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant to send a Wife and Child to her Husband in the Parish from whence they came To the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of H. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as complaint hath been by you made unto us That H. the Wife of R. D. an Inhabitant in the Parish of C. in the County aforesaid is lately come into your said Parish of H. and hath brought with her thither a Male-child of the said R. and H. of the age of c. or thereabouts and that both the said H. and Child are likely to be chargeable to your said Parish and you have thereupon craved from us such Relief touching the premisses as by Law is appointed These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to authorize and require you that you some or one of you do convey the said H. and Child to the said Parish of C. and there to deliver them to the said R. in case you can there find him to be with him settled according to Law And in case that you cannot there find him then to deliver the said H. and Child to the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of C. to be disposed of according to Law Given under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant for apprehending one for returning to the Parish from which he was removed To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas A. B. in May last legally settled as a c. in the Parish of T. came into the Parish of V. to settle in a Tenement there under the yearly value of ten pounds and likely to be chargeable to the said Parish was upon complaint thereof made by the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made by Warrant to the said Church-wardens and Overseers according to the Statute aforesaid directed by them removed and conveyed to the aforesaid Parish of T. there to remain according to the said Statute since which the said A. B. did return of his own accord to the said Parish of V. from whence he was so removed These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause the said A. B. to come before us some or one of us at the house of T. Inn-holder called the George Inn in the said County the fifth day of Iune next ensuing at nine of the clock in the forenoon of the same day to shew cause why he returned to the said Parish of V. and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. Against those who come to Work and return not at the end of their Work To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of H. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss WHereas complaint hath been made by you unto us That A. B. an Inhabitant in C. came into your Parish to work and is not returned upon his finishing thereof These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require and authorize you and every of you that you some or one of you do convey the said A. B. to C. aforesaid there to remain an Inhabitant as formerly he was Given under c. A Mittimus to the House of Correction of one that refuseth to be removed after his Work finished To the Constables and Borsholders c. and to the Keeper of the House of Correction c. Kent ss WHereas upon complaint according to the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made That A. B. an Inhabitant in D. came into the Parish of C. in the said County to work and was not returned upon his finishing thereof And thereupon the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish were according to the Statute aforesaid required and authorised to convey the said A. B. to D. aforesaid there to remain an Inhabitant as formerly he was Nevertheless the said A. B. though lawfully required refused to go thither These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you the said Constables and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and there to deliver him to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there punish him as a Vagabond Hereof fail you not at your peril Given c. A Warrant and Mittimus for one who runs away and leaves his Family upon the Parish To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at Maidstone in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before us that A. B. of the Parish of H. being able to labour and thereby to relieve himself and his Family did nevertheless lately run away out of this said
some or one of you do in the Market-town within the said Hundred on the Market-day now next ensuing cause to be proclaimed the Rates aforesaid as also that you do in the like manner cause to be proclaimed the Rates aforesaid in all the Towns and Villages within the said Hundred within c. days now next ensuing to the end that notice may be taken of the same Rates and Prices Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. For a Bushel of Oats c. And so ratably for every greater or lesser quantity c. A Warrant for levying the Penalty forfeited for not observing the Rates aforesaid To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. of C. in the said County Inn-keeper hath taken of C. D. Yeoman of the Guards more for his Lodging c. during His Majestie 's late abode within this Division than by the Justices of the Peace of this County was according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided set down and appointed contrary to the form of the Statute aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy to the use of the said C. D. by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. 40 s. by him forfeited to the said C. D. for the Offence aforesaid returning the over-plus to the said A. B. the charge of the Distraining being first deducted Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Recognizances When you take a Recognizance of any it must be in Latine set down the time of making it the Principal 's name and dwelling Place and his Trade or Calling and so of the others his Sureties and bind them in a summ of money to the King and that being done you reade the same Recognizance in English thus viz. for the Peace YOU A. B. of C. c. do acknowledge your self to owe unto our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty twenty pounds And you C. D. of H. c. and E. F. of I. c. his Sureties do likewise each of you acknowledge to owe unto our said Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty ten pounds apiece to be levied of your several Goods and Chattels Land and Tenements to His said Majesty His Heirs and Successors upon condition That if the said A. B. shall personally appear before our said Sovereign Lord the King's Majestie 's Justices of the Peace at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for this Burrough of A. and do then and there make answer unto all such matters which on His Majestie 's behalf shall be objected against him and in the mean time to keep the Peace towards our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and all His Liege-people but especially towards one G. H. and do not depart thence without Licence from the Court then your Recognizance to be void or else to stand in full force The Recognizance being made is to be engrossed in Parchment and subscribed with the Justice's hand onely But he that enters into it need not put his hand or seal to it Note All Recognizances for the Peace are to be stiled At the next Sessions of the Peace And for Felony At the next Gaol-delivery The manner of entring the note of Recognizances in your Book of Recognizances A. B. de C. c. xx li. ad Comparendum ad proximam Sessionem Pacis conservare versus C. D. c. E. F. de C. c. x li. G. H. de C. c. x li. Subscribe the Cause thus Bound over for the suspicious stealing of a Cow being the Goods of A. H. c. as the Case requireth R. P. de Paroch A. c. Victular 10 li. R. S. de Paroch A. c. Victular 5 li. P. S. de Paroch A. c. Victular 5 li. Sub Conditione quod praedict ' R. P. bene fideliter observavit omnes singulos Articulos in Licentia sua pro Tipulatione Content ' Capt ' Recogn ' XX die Maii Anno Dom. 1680. Coram Nobis c. The Recognizance must be certified to the next Sessions or Gaol-delivery where he or they is are or hath been Justices that the Party so bound may be called And if the Party make default the same then there to be recorded and the same Recognizance with the Record of that default shall be sent and certified in the Chancery the King's Bench or into the Exchequer Every Condition of a Recognizance must have these things 1. It may be in English 2. It may have the first words The Condition of this Recognizance is such That if the above bounden A. B. c. 3. It must shew what he is bound to doe As personally to appear at the next Quarter-sessions to be holden for the County of K. and in the mean time to be of Good behaviour towards our Sovereign Lord the King and all his People or as the case requireth 4. The Close thus That then this Recognizance to be void or else to stand in force All this may be done on the back of the Recognizance or underneath it A single Recognizance taken before Justices of the Peace K. ss MEmorandum Quod tertio die Aprilis anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli Secundi Dei gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae Regis Fidei Defensoris c. venerunt coram A. B. C. D. Armig. Iust. dicti Domini Regis ad Pacem in Com. K. conservand Assig R. H. de S. in Com. praedict Yeoman T. H. de eodem Carpenter ac R. S. de F. in Com. praed Mercer Recognover se debere dicto Dom. Regi viz. quillbet Manucaptor praed Quinque libras praed R. H. decem libras bonae legalis monetae Angliae solvend eidem Dom. Regi in Festo Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistae proximo futuro post datum praesent Et nisi fecerint concesserunt pro se Haered Executor Administrator suis per praesentes quod dictae separales summae leventur recuperentur de Maneriis Messuagiis Terris Tenementis Bonis Catallis Haereditamentis ipsorum R. H. T. H. R. S. haered Executor Assign suorum ubicunque fuerint invent Dat. c. Another single Recognizance K. ss MEmorandum Quod quarto die Januarii Anno Regni Dom. nostri Caroli Secundi Dei gratia Angliae c. A. B. de C. in Com. praed Yeoman personaliter venit coram R. K. Armig. uno Iust. dicti Dom. Regis ad pacem in Com. praedict Conservand Assign Recognovit se debere dicto Dom. Regi decem libras bonae legalis monetae Angliae de Bonis Catallis Terris Tenementis suis
the Peace MEmorandum Quod tertio die Julii Anno 32. Regis Caroli Secundi c. A. B. venit coram me R. K. Armig. uno Iusticiariorum Domini Regis nunc ad Pacem c. Gratis Remisit Relaxavit quantum in se est praedictam securitatem pacis per ipsum versus supra nominatum T. H. petitam In cujus rei testimonium ego praefatus R. K. c. Dat. apud c. And in like sort the Justice or Justices of Peace may doe which took Sureties for Good behaviour if they see cause Riot A Precept to the Sheriff to return a Iury to inquire upon a Riot Rout or unlawfull Assembly Kent ss W. B. and R. R. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid to the Sheriff of the said County Greeting On the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King we command you that you do cause to come before us at H. in the Parish of G. in the said County upon Thursday the 10. day of Iune next ensuing four and twenty honest sufficient and lawfull men dwelling within the said County whereof every of them have to Lands and Tenements within the County aforesaid to the yearly value of twenty shillings of Charter-hold or Free-hold or twenty six shillings eight pence of Copyhold or of both over and above all charges for to inquire for His Majesty of some Riots Routs and unlawfull Assemblies committed and done at S. in the said County as it is said And that you do return upon every Person so by you impannelled in issues at the first day twenty shillings at the second day forty shillings to be by them forfeited if that they appear not and be sworn to inquire the premisses at the first day All which you shall in no case omit upon pain of twenty pounds which you shall forfeit to His said Majesty if you shall make default in not returning the said Persons or issues in form aforesaid And have you then the names of the said Jurors and this Precept Given under our hands and seals at T. in the said County c. The like Precept in Latine K. ss T. C. R. K. Armigeri duo Iusticiariorum Dom. Regis ad pacem in Com. suo praed conservand assign necnon ad diversas felonias transgressiones alia malefacta in eodem Com. perpetrat audiend terminand assignat Vic. ejusdem Com. salutem Ex parte Dom. Regis tibi praecipimus Quod venire facias coram nobis apud S. in Com. praed die Iovis 26 die Aprilis prox sequen ad horam octavam ante meridiem ejusdem diei viginti quatuor probos sufficientes legales homines infra Com. praed commorantes quorum quilibet habeat terras tenementa infra eundem Com. ad valentiam viginti solidorum per chart tent sive liberi tenementi vel viginti sex solidorum octo denariorum terrae per copiam rotulorum Curiae tent ultra omnia onera Ad inquirend pro Dom. Rege super sacram suum de quibusdam Riotis Routis illicitis aggregationibus commiss perpetrat apud H. in Com. praed ut dicitur Quodque retornes super quamlibet personam per te impanellat in exitibus viginti solidos per ipsos forisfaciend si non compareant ut jurati sint ad inquirend de praemissis ad diem illum omnia quae nullatenus omitt sub paena viginti librar quam noveris te forisfactur eidem Dom. Regi si defalt feceris in non retorn personas prâ—…d sive exit in forma praed Et habeas ibi tunc nomina Iur. ill hoc praeceptum Dat. sub Sigillis nostris apud S. ultim die Martii Anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli Secundi Dei gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae Regis Fidei Defensor c. 27. A Warrant for certain Riotous Persons To the Constables c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as I am credibly informed by A. B. Gent. that C. D. c. and diverse and sundry other Persons unknown have come upon the Ground of the said A. B. in M. aforesaid and there have been aiding and assisting to these Persons hereunder named in forceable manner to carry away the Wood and Timber c. there of late growing being the Wood and Timber of A. B. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you to arrest as well the said Parties hereunder named as the said Parties unknown being shewed unto you by the said A. B. and to bring the same before me and this shall be your Warrant and Discharge Given under c. Rogues For Apprehending and Committing a dangerous Rogue To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. a was found and apprehended at C. in the Hundred and County aforesaid in a general privy Search by our command made according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided and brought before us this present day at our Assembly at T. in the County aforesaid We do therefore in His Majestie 's name command you the Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do at the charge of the said Hundred convey the said A. B. to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver him to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there set him to work and labour or otherwise to deal with him according to Law untill he shall be from thence lawfully delivered Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at A. aforesaid the c. A Mittimus of a dangerous Rogue To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. a wandring Rogue doth appear to be dangerous We do therefore in His Majestie 's name charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do safely convey the said A. B. to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill the next Quarter-sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County at A. aforesaid that he may then and there be farther dealt withall according to the Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given under c. Sacrament A Certificate for Receiving the Sacrament and Oath Kent ss WE A. B. Minister of the Parish-Church of C. in the County of D. and E. F. Church-warden of the same Parish and Parish-Church do
hereby certify That M. N. of O. in the County of P. Gent. upon the Lord's day commonly called Sunday the 10. day of Iune immediately after Divine Service and Sermon did in the Parish-Church aforesaid receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the usage of the Church of England In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our hands the 10. day of c. A. B. Minister of the Parish and Parish-Church of C. E. F. Church-warden of the said Parish and Parish-Church H. I. of K. in the County of K. Gent. and L. M. of c. do severally make Oath That they do know M. N. in the above written Certificate named and who now present hath delivered the same into this Court and do farther severally make Oath that they did see the said M. N. receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in the Parish-Church of C. c. in the said Certificate mentioned and upon the day and at the time in the said Certificate in that behalf certified and expressed and that they did see the Certificate above written subscribed by the said A. B. Minister of the said Church and E. F. Church-warden there and farther that the said H. I. and L. M. do say upon their respective Oaths that all other matters or things in the said Certificate recited mentioned or expressed are true as they verily believe A Certificate of Receiving the Sacrament according to the Act. K. ss MEmorandum That at the Quarter-sessions for the said County holden at C. in the County aforesaid upon Tuesday the 22. day of Iuly in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy three and from thence adjourned to M. in the said County and there holden by the same Adjournment upon Monday the 28. day of Iuly aforesaid R. W. of the Parish of M. in the County aforesaid Esq did upon the said 28. of Iuly in the said Court of Quarter-sessions there deliver into the said Court a Certificate under the hands of I. P. Clerk Minister of the Parish and Parish-Church aforesaid and I. M. Church-warden of the same Parish and Parish-Church by which they certified that the said R. W. upon the Lord's day commonly called Sunday the 18. day of M in the said year of our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy three immediately after Divine Service and Sermon did in the Parish-Church aforesaid receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the usage of the Church of England A Testimonial upon the Receiving the Sacrament according to the Act. Kent ss MEmorandum also That at the time and place of the said delivery of the said Certificate A. B. C. D. and E. F. did upon enquiry made by the said Court then and there severally make Oath that they did know the said R. W. in the said Certificate named and that they were present and delivered the same into that Court and that they did see the said R. W. receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the time day and place and in the manner in the said Certificate certified and that they did also see the Certificate aforesaid subscribed by the said Minister and Church-warden and that the said R. W. did upon the 20. day of May then last past and for several years before inhabit and then did inhabit in the above named Parish of H. and County of Kent A Declaration to be subscribed according to the Act. I A. B. do declare That I do believe that there is not any Transubstantiation in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper or in the Elements of Bread and Wine at or after the Consecration thereof by any person whatsoever Scavingers A Warrant for Scavingers to Distrain To the Constables and Headboroughs and other His Majestie 's Officers of the Liberty of A. c. Kent ss WHereas Complaint hath been made unto us That the several Persons whose names are hereunder written being Inhabitants in the Liberty of A. have refused and yet do refuse to pay the summs of money hereunder mentioned being respectively rated assessed and taxed on them for and towards the scouring and clensing of the Streets according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you to bring the said Persons so refusing before us to shew cause for such their refusing And if they or any of them shall refuse to come before us or shall absent themselves or refuse to be spoke withall due notice in writing being left at their respective Houses That then you immediately levy all and every the said several summs unpaid and all the Arrearages thereof of all and every the said Persons so refusing by Distress and Sale of the Offenders goods you rendring to the Parties the overplus that shall remain upon the Sale of the said Goods if any shall be And for your so doing this shall be your Warrant Given under our hands and seals this c. Search A Warrant to Search for stoln Goods To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as I have received Information by A. B. that two Sheep were lately feloniously taken and stoln from him These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that immediately upon receipt hereof you do make diligent Search for the said Sheep in all and every such suspected Houses and Places within the said Hundred as you and the said A. B. shall think convenient And if upon your said Search you find any of the said Sheep or other just cause of suspicion that then you bring all such suspected Persons before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to be examined touching the premisses And farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant to make general Search for Rogues Vagabonds c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss THese are in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that taking assistance of sufficient men of the said Hundred you do in the night before the twentieth day of October next ensuing make a general privy Search within every of the Parishes Villages and Hamlets within the same for the finding out and apprehending of all Rogues Vagabonds and wandring and idle persons in and about the said Parishes Villages and Hamlets And that such Rogues Vagabonds and wandring and idle persons as you shall then find and apprehend in the said Search you do bring before us or some of us on the aforesaid twentieth day of October at the house of Iohn Price in C. at nine of the clock in the forenoon of the same day there to be examined of their idle and wandring life and to be farther dealt withall according
faithfull to his trust and not deserted the same by taking up Arms against His late Majesty or His Majesty that now is or otherwise And hath repaired to W. in the said County being the place where he waâ—… last settled before he took Arms We do therefore according to the said Statute assign for his Relief until the next Quarter-Sessions to be holden for the County of K. which you are hereby required to pay unto him Given under our hands and seals c. The like for Allowance to Wife or Orphan To the Treasurer of the said County for maimed Souldiers Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. hath according to the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made made appear unto us that A. B. late of C. continued faithfull to his trust and not deserted the same by taking up Arms against His said late Majesty or His Majesty that now is or otherwise We do therefore according to the said Statute adjudge that over and besides such relief as shall gain by work and labour and shall be allowed by the charity and benevolence of the Parish of A. where is now settled Given under our hands and seals this c. Swearing To pay 1 s. for Swearing in the presence of a Justice of the Peace To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of D. in the said County and to every of them and to the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of B. in the County aforesaid and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of c. in the County aforesaid Butcher being of above the age of twelve years did in my hearing this present day in the Parish aforesaid prophanely swear one Oath for which Offence he forefeited and was to pay to the use of the Poor of the Parish the summ of 12 d. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you to levy to the use of the Poor of the said Parish the aforesaid 12 d. by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said A. B. rendring to him the over-plus And in defect of such Distress that you the said Constable do set the said A. B. in the Stocks by the space of three whole hours Hereof fail not c. A Warrant to levy Monies for prophane Swearing To the Constables and Borsholders c. K. ss FOrasmuch as it was this present day proved before me that A. B. of c. did in the said Parish offend by profane Swearing four Oaths by reason whereof he hath forfeited to the use of the Poor of the said Parish the summ of c. that is to say 3 s. 4. d. for every time he did so offend according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do forthwith levy the said forfeiture of c. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. by Distress and Sale of the same returning the over-plus And that forthwith after your levying of the said forfeiture of c. you pay the same to the Church-wardens and other the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish or to some or one of them to the use of the Poor aforesaid And in case no sufficient Distress shall be found and that the said A. B. shall not pay the said forfeiture or give security for the same That then you do set him in the Stocks there to remain the space of three whole hours Hereof fail not c. A Certificate of Conviction for Swearing Kent ss I R. K. Esquire one of His Majestie 's Justices c. do hereby certifie to the Clerk of the Peace of the County of K. that the persons whose names are hereunto subscribed were since the last Sessions committed before me for Swearing one prophane Oath a piece Given under my hand and seal this c. Tax A Warrant to the Assessors to make a Tax upon an Act of Parliament for Royal Aid K. ss BY virtue of an Act of this present Parliament intituled An Act for granting a Royal Aid unto the King's Majesty of 2477500 li. to be raised levied and paid in the space of three years in manner following that is to say 68819 li. 9 s. by the month for thirty six months beginning from the 25. day of Decemb. 1664. These are to will and require you and every of you whose names are hereunder written for the purpose aforesaid for the second and third quarterly payments of the said six months Assessments with all care and diligence to assess on all Lands Tenements Hereditaments Annuities Rents Parks Warrens Goods Chattels Stock Merchandise Offices other than Judicial and Military Offices and Offices relating to the Navy under the command of the Lord High Admiral and Offices within His Majestie 's Houshold Tolls Profits and all their Estates both reall and personal within the Limits Circuits and Bounds of your Hundred of A. the full and just summ of c. by a pound rate wherein you are to assess the Tenant one sixth part of the whole in respect of his stock upon Land and you are to assess all other persons for their personal estate other then their stock upon Lands and Houshold-stuff for every 20 li. proportionably to 1 li. by the year in Lands And you are to take especial care that therein you assess not any part of the said monies upon the Rents and Revenues due and payable to either the Universities or any other Colleges Halls Hospitals Almes-houses or Free-schools Nevertheless you are to assess the Tenants of all such Lands and Tenements for so much as the same are worth by the year over and above what Rents or Revenues they pay to the said Universities Colleges c. And you are hereby further willed and required that you bring the said Assessment fairly written exactly cast up and by you signed unto us at the house of c. tali die by two of the clock in the afternoon of the same day Of all which you nor any of you are to fail upon pain of 20 li. Given under our hands and seals at A. the c. To A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. The Preamble of the Tax Book The Hundred of A. c. Kent ss A Tax made the second day of May Anno Dom. 1664. and in the sixteenth year c by us whose names are hereunder subscribed in pursuance of a Warrant to us directed under the hands and seals of A. B. C. D. E. F. Esquires and others Commissioners nominated in an Act of this present Parliament intituled An Act for granting c. as before We are required to assess upon the said Hundred on all Lands Stock Goods c. the summ of c. by a pound rate wherein the Tenant is to be assessed one sixth part of the whole which we have accordingly assessed viz the Landlord at 5 d. in the pound Rent
to the Gaol for want of Distress Page 147 A Warrant for a Buck Page 148 Law-Cases thereon Page 385 Drunkenness A Warrant for Drunkenness the first Conviction Page 148 the second Conviction Page 149 Law-cases thereon Page 386 Excise A Certificate upon taking the Oath about Excise Page 151 A Warrant to summon those who refuse to pay the Excise Page 152 for Distress on Alehouse-keepers for not paying Excise Page 153 A Mittimus where not sufficient to pay Excise Page 154 A Warrant to levy the forfeiture for not making a due Entry Page 155 to levy the double value of the Excise on a Brewer for not paying according to Entry made Page 156 Loss of allowance for making false Entries Page 157 A Warrant upon complaint of false Entry to appear Page 158 not sufferage to gage the Vessels Page ibid. against one that procureth a false Return to be made in the Office of Excise Page 160 A Mittimus to the Gaol for want of Distress Page 161 A Warrant against several Persons to distrain for the duties of Excise c. Page 162 Felony A Warrant to apprehend a Felon Page 165 A Mittimus of a Felon Page ibid. Another Page 166 A Warrant to search for a Felon on suspicion Page 167 for apprehending of one that hath dangerously hurt another Page 168 A Liberate to deliver a Prisoner committed for Felony Page 169 A Warrant to bind Persons to give in evidence against a Felon Page 170 Another Page ibid. A Condition of a Recognizance to prefer a Bill and give evidence against Principals and Accessary in case of Felony Page 171 of a Recognizance where two Felonies are committed to give evidence Page 172 A Condition to give evidence for Felony Page 173 of a Recognizance to appear upon Felony Page ibid. to appear upon suspicion of Felony Page 174 A Bond Page ibid. A Condition to save one harmless who was bound for the appearance of a Person suspected for Felony Page 175 A Condition for Felony or suspicion of Felony Page 30 The Examination of a Felon himself Page 381 Fire A Testimonial from Justices of the Peace for poor men that have had loss by fire Page 176 A charitable Request made by certain Justices of the Peace to the Inhabitants of a Division for relief of F. S. who had been there lately ruined by fire Page 178 Forceable Entry A Warrant to return a Jury to inquire of a Forceable Entry Page 179 A Record of Forceable Entry Page 180 A Warrant to the Sheriff for Restitution Page 182 A Mittimus upon view of Forceable Detainour Page 183 Foreign Wares A Warrant to search for and seize Foreign Manufactures prohibited c. Page 184 Gaol Law-Cases Page 386 High-ways A Warrant to levy 5 li. on the Inhabitants of a Parish for not choosing Surveyours of the High-ways Page 185 to distrain for High-way Tax Page 186 for not sending in Teams to work in the High-ways Page 187 against those that refuse or neglect to work in the High-ways Page 188 to impower the Surveyours to dig Gravel c. upon Wasts or Commons out of the Parish Page 189 to appoint what shall be paid by the Surveyours for digging Gravel c. in any man's Ground Page 190 against Surveyours for not accounting Page 191 against Surveyours who have not paid the moneys in their hands to the next Surveyours Page 192 Law-Cases thereon Page 386 House of Correction A Warrant and Directions for general privy Search Page 193 A Mittimus of a Rogue thither taken in the general Search Page 197 of an idle Person out of Service c. Page 198 to the House of Correction of an idle Person that would run away and will not work to maintain his Family Page 199 A Liberate from thence Page 200 Law-Cases thereon Page 385 Huy and Cry The Examination of a Person robbed on the High-way praying an Huy and Cry Page 201 Another Page 202 The Examination of a Person robbed on the High-way by three Persons one of which he knew Page 203 A Huy and Cry upon the escape of a Prisoner from the Constable Page 204 A Warrant for a Huy and Cry after a Felon Page 205 to search for a Person who hath committed a Robbery and for Goods stoln Page 206 Law-Cases thereon Page 387 Inns of Court A Warrant from one of the Judges a Member of an Inns of Court against one of that Society for refusing to observe the Order of the House Page 208 Irish Cattel A Warrant to seize certain Cattel imported from foreign Parts into England Page 210 to deliver to the Owners certain Cattel seised as forfeited for being imported from foreign Parts upon proof that they were not so imported Page 211 to kill the said Cattel Page 212 to levy 40 s. upon the seisour or Church-wardens that shall fail in killing or making distribution as aforesaid Page 213 Lent A Warrant for observing of Lent Page 214 Licences A Licence for a Badger of Corn Page 215 A Licence for a petty Chapman Page 216 A Licence or Pasport for a poor man to his Friends for relief Page 217 Another Page 218 A Licence to beg Page ibid. to travel by Water on the Lord's day Page 219 Another Page 220 A Licence to travel on the Lord's day Page 221 Misdemeanours A general Warrant for the same retornable before a particular Justice Page 221 Another Page 222 The like retornable before any Justice and the Accuser to have notice Page ibid. A Condition of a Recognizance for misdemeanour Page 223 Murther A Condition of a Recognizance to prefer a Bill of Indictment to give evidence at the next general Gaol-delivery alias Assizes to both Juries in case of Murther Page 224 of a Recognizance to prefer a Bill and give evidence at Assizes Page 225 A Condition-recognizance to prefer a Bill of Indictment and to give evidence to both Juries at the next general Gaol-delivery alias Assizes in case of an Abbettor in Murther Page ibid. Nets Dogs and Conies A Warrant to search for Nets and Setting-dogs upon the Statute of 7 Iacobi Page 226 The like upon the Statute of 22 and 23 Caroli Secundi Page 227 A Mittimus against Persons that refuse to enter into Recognizance to appear at Sessions for their keeping Ferrets and Nets to kill Conies Page 229 A Warrant for one that hunts with Spaniels in Eared-corn Page 230 Oaths The Oath which is usually ministred to a Justice of the Peace in the several Counties of England Page 231 The Oath of Supremacy Page 232 The Oath of Allegiance Page 233 A Mittimus for refusing the Oath of Allegiance Page 235 The Oath of Abjuration Page ibid. The Oath of an Excise man Page 236 The Under-sheriffs Oath touching the impannelling of Juries Page ibid. The Oath of a Bailiff Page 237 The Oath usually given to Church-wardens Page 238 Another Page ibid. The Oath of Obedience Canonical Page ibid. The High-constables Oath Page 239 The Oath taken by the Officers of the Marshals
H. J. K. L. The Condition of this Recognizance is such That whereas the within bounden A. B. is by the Justices within named licensed admitted and allowed to keep a common Alehouse in the house wherein he now dwelleth in C. within written If therefore the said A. B. shall not during the continuance in force of the said Licence suffer any unlawfull Games to be used in his said house but does use and maintain good Order and Rule within the same That then this Recognizance to be void or else it shall stand in full force Another Recognizance for an Alehouse-keeper Quarto die Sept. Anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli Secundi Dei gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae Regis Fidei Defensoris c. tricesimo secundo Annoque Domini 1680. Kanc. ss MEmorandum Quod die Anno supradictis J. R. de G. in Com' praedict ' victualler recog ' se debere dicto Domino Regi c. T. N. de eadem in Com' praedict ' victualler G. B. de eadem in Com' praedict ' Yeoman uterque eorum recog ' se debere Domino Regni 5. li. si praedict ' Johannes Desalt ' fecerit in performatione Conditionis indorsat Capt ' Recog ' coram nobis E. F. R. H. The Condition The Condition of this Obligation is such That whereas I. R. of G. in the within named County is by the Justice within named Licensed and allowed to keep a Common Ale-house or Victualling-house in â—… aforesaid for the space of one whole year next ensuing the Date hereof If therefore the said I. R. shall and do observe and perform all the Restitutions and Clauses mentioned in his said Licence That then this Recognizance to be void or else to stand in full force and vertue Against an Inn-keeper Alehouse-keeper c. suffering to Tipple To the Constable of the Hundred of H. and to the Church-wardens of the Parish of C. in the said County Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me this present day That A. B. of C. aforesaid Victualler did upon the first day of A. suffer D. E. of c. to remain and continue drinking and tippling in the house of the said A. B. in C. aforesaid contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are thereforâ—… in His Majestie 's name to command you that you the said Constable and Church-wardens do levy for the offence aforesaid ten shillings to the use of the Poor of the said Parish by way of Distress of the goods and chattels of the said D. E. to be taken and detained for the same And for default of satisfaction within six days that then you do presently appraise and sell the same and deliver the Surplusage or Remainder over and above the said ten shillings unto the said D. E. And for want of sufficient Distress that you certifie the same unto me within twenty days next ensuing to the end that I may farther proceed therein as to Justice doth appertain Here of fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant to levy Money for Tippling To the Constable of the Hundred of H. and the Church-wardens of the Parish of C. in the said County K. ss FOrâ—…smuch as it hath been this present day duly proved before me That A. B. of the Parish of C. aforesaid did upon the first day of A. last past remain and continue drinking and tippling in the house of C. D. in C. aforesaid contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These arâ—… therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you the said Constable or Church-wardens do require the said A. B. to pay for the said Offence to the hands of you the Church-wardens to be by you accompted for to the use of the Poor of the same Parish the summe of three shillings four pence of currant money of England within one week now next ensuing And if the said A. B. shall refuse or neglect to pay the same as aforesaid that then you the said Constable or Church-wardens do levy to the use aforesaid the said three shillings four pence of the goods of the said A. B. by Distress and Sale of the same rendring unto him the overplus of the money remaining of the said Sale And if the said A. B. be not able to pay the said three shillings four pence that then you the said Constable do set him in the Stocks by the space of four hours Hâ—…eof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. Convicted upon my View Convicted by his Confession before me A Mittimus for an Alehouse-keeper suffering to Tipple for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas upon the first day of A. last past it was duly proved before me That W. L. of the Parish of C. in the County aforesaid Alehouse-keeper did upon the tenth day of c. suffer I. G. to remain drinking and tippling in the house of the said W. L. in C. aforesaid contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided And whereas by Warrant under my hand and seal I did upon the said first day of August command that you the said Constable or the Church wardens of the said Parish should levy for the offence aforesaid ten shillings to the use of the Poor of the said Parish by way of Distress of the goods and chattels of the aforesaid W. L. to be taken and detained for the same and for want of sufficient Distress you the said Constable or the Church-wardens aforesaid should certifie the same unto me within twenty days then next ensuing to the end that I might farther doe therein as to Justice doth appertain And forasmuch as the said Constable and Church-wardens have this present day certified unto me that the said W. L. hath no sufficient Distress to be taken for the said ten shillings and that the same is not yet satisfied Theâ—…e are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do take the said W. L. and him safely convey to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive the said W. L. into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill the said ten shillings be truly paid to the use aforesaid Hereof fail not at your peril Given under my hand and seal at c. A Mittimus for an Unlicensed Alehouse-keeper To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in
the County aforesaid K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of C. c. hath been this present day convicted before us of obstinately and of his own authority keeping a common Alehouse at C. in the County aforesaid contrary to our commandment These are therefore in his Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do take him the said A. B. and him safely convey to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive the said A. B. into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep without Bail or Mainprise by the space of three days and untill he shall enter into Recognizance with two Sureties according to the form of the Statute in that case provided that he shall not keep any common Alehouse or Tippling-house or use commonly selling of Ale or Beer besides the penalty of 20 s. Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. The like upon the Statute 3 Car. the first Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them and to the Church-wardens of the Parish of C. in the said County K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of C. aforesaid hath this present day been according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided convicted before me of taking upon him upon his own authority not being thereunto lawfully Licensed to keep a common Alehouse in the Parish aforesaid by reason whereof he hath forfeited and lost the summe of twenty shillings of currant money of England to the use of the Poor of the said Parish These are theâ—…fore in his Majestie 's name to command you that you the said Constable or Church-wardens do levy by way of Distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. to be by you taken and detained the said twenty shillings to the use aforesaid And for default of satisfaction of the said twenty shillings within three days after such Distress taken you do appraise and sell the said Distress and deliver the overplus thereof to the said A. B. And if he shall not have sufficient goods and chattels whereby the said twenty shillings may be levied by way of Distress as aforesaid and shall not pay the said summe of twenty shillings within six days next ensuing that then you the said Constable and Borsholders or some or one of you do openly whip him for the offence aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. The like for the second Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of the Parish of C. c. hath this present day been according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided convicted before me of taking upon him of his own authority not being thereunto lawfully Licensed to keep a common Alehouse in the Parish aforesaid â—…d forasmuch also as the said A. B. hath been once before in like manner convicted of the like offence These are therefore in his Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and him there safely to keep for the space of one month and to deal with him as an Idle Lewd and Disorderly person Hereof c. The like for the third Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of the Parish of C. c. hath this present day been according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided convicted before me of taking upon him of his own authority not being thereunto lawfully Licensed to keep a common Alehouse in the Parish aforesaid And forasmuch as the said A. B. hath been twice before in like manner convicted of the like offence â—…ese are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver him to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and him there safely to keep untill by good order of the Justices in their general Sessions for the County he shall be delivered from thence And that you do in the mean time deal with him as an Idle Lewd and Disorderly person Hereof fail not c. A Warrant for Witnesses against an Unlicensed Alehouse-keeper To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as complaint hath been made unto me That A. B. of the Parish of C. c. doth take upon him of his own authority not being thereunto lawfully Licensed to keep a common Alehouse in the Parish aforesaid And forasmuch as I am credibly informed that the several persons here undernamed can if they will testifie that the said A. B. doth so doe These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do give notice unto the said several persons that they and every of them are by me required to come before me at C. upon Monday the first day of c. at eight of the clock in the Forenoon of the same day then and there to testifie their several knowledges touching the premisses Whereof they nor any of them are to fail at their perils And what you shall doe herein you shall make known unto me at the time and place aforesaid And have you there then this Precept Given under my hand and seal at c. A. B. C. D. E. F. For Suppression of an Alehouse for Disorder To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as we are credibly informed That A. B. of C. c. doth suffer evil Rule and Disorder to be kept in his house in C. aforesaid contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm for which we have thought fit to Suppress him from any longer keeping any Alehouse or Tippling-house or using commonly selling of Ale Beer Perry or Cyder These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do forthwith repair to the said A. B. and charge him to surcease from
keeping any longer any Alehouse or Tippling-house and from common selling of Ale Beer Perry or Cyder at his peril And that what you shall doe in the premisses you some or one of you so giving notice do make known unto us some or one of us with all convenient speed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at â—… in the said County the c. For renewing Licenses of Alehouse-keepers To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them Kent ss THese are in his Majestie 's name to command you to warn all the licensed Alehouse-keepers Victuallers and such others within the said Hundred as do use commonly selling of Ale Beer Perry or Cyder personally to appear before us at the house of I. G. c. upon Friday the ninth day of O. at ten of the clock in the â—…renoon of the same day and to bring with them then and thither as well their former Licences as also a Certificate of the civil Demeanours and Fitness of themselves for that purpose to be new licensed and of the conveniency of Situation and Accommodation of their said respective houses for that purpose The same Certificate to be signed with the hands at least of two substantial honest discreet and civil Inhabitants of the respective Parishes where they do so now dwell And have you there the names of such persons as you shall have so warned together with the names of the several Parishes and places of the said Parishes where their said houses are situate and by what Signs the same are known to the end that such of them may be continued and such of them suppressed as shall be thought fit And have you there also this precept Given under our hands and seals at c. Against an Alehouse-keeper for selling less than Measure To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to the Church-wardens of the Parish of C. in the County aforesaid and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. of the aforesaid Parish of C. did lately utter and fell in his house in C. aforesaid less than one full Ale-quart of the best Beer for a penny against the form of the Statute in that case made and provided by reason whereof the said A. B. hath forfeited for his said offence twenty shillings to the use of the Poor of the said Parish of C. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do levy to the use aforesaid the said twenty shillings by way of Distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. to be by you some or one of you taken and detained for the same And for default of satisfaction within six days next ensuing that then you presently appraise and sell the said Distress and deliver the surplusage or remainder over and above to the said A. B. And for want of sufficient Distress that then you some or one of you do within twenty days next ensuing certifie unto me the default of such Distress to the end that I may farther doe therein as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Mittimus for selling less than Measure for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the common Gaol at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. of the Parish of C. in the said County did lately utter and sell in his house in C. aforesaid less than one full Ale-quart of the best Beer for a penny against the form of the Statute in that case made and provided And whereas I did thereupon by Warrant under my hand and seal command you the said Constable and Borsholders and the Church-wardens of the Parish of C. aforesaid that you they or some or one of you or them should levy to the use of the Poor of the said Parish twenty shillings for the offence aforesaid by way of Distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. to be taken and detained for the same and that for want of sufficient Distress you they or some or one of you or them should within twenty days then next ensuing certifie unto me the default of such Distress to the end that I might farther doe therein as to Justice doth appertain And forasmuch as it hath been certified unto me that no sufficient Distress can be found whereby the said twenty shillings may be levied and that the same is not yet satisfied These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same to be by him there kept untill the said twenty shillings shall be truly paid Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill the said twenty shillings shall be paid accordingly Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. For Suppressing an Alehouse after Suppression at the Quarter-Sessions To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of Marden and West Barnfield and to every of them Kent ss WHereas at the general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King holden at M. in the said County upon Tuesday in the first week next after the Close of Easter last past it was for the reasons therein mentioned ordered by the said Court That A. B. of G. in the said County should forthwith surcease and be suppressed from selling Ale or Beer in his then dwelling-house or elsewhere and that the Constables of the said Parish of G. or one of them should require him to forbear to sell any more Ale or Beer which if he should refuse to doe that then he should be immediately afterwards dealt withall as an unlicensed Victualler any Licence to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding of which said Order the said A. B. had notice And whereas notwithstanding the said Order at the last monthly meeting of the Justices of the Peace of the said County for this lower Division of the Lath of Scray upon Thursday the fourth day of September last past being the day for new Licensing of the Alehouse-keepers in that Division amongst the multiplicity of business there that day a new Licence for the said A. B. to keep a common Alehouse in the house wherein he dwelt at the time of his aforesaid Suppression was amongst several other such Licences laid down before us and by us signed and sealed in the so doing whereof we were surprized Upon consideration of all which and forasmuch also as the same reasons and causes for which the
venerunt coram nobis C. D. E. F. Iusticiar ' dicti Domini Regis ad pacem suam in Com' suo praedicta conservand ' assignat ' recognoverunt se de bere eidem Domino Regi modo forma sequen ' viz. praedict ' A. B. viginti libras legalis monetae Angliae uterque praedictorum G. J. decem libras consimilis monetae de separalibus bonis catallis terris tenementis suis separalit ' fieri levari ad opus usum dicti Domini Regis haered ' successorum suorum si defalt ' fieret in performatione Conditionis indorsat ' A Condition to prefer a Bill and give Evidence The Condition of this Recognizance is such That if the within bound A. B. do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of Kent and do then and there prefer or cause to be preferred a Bill of indictment against W. T. for the matters wherewith the said W. T. is charged before and do also then and there give such evidence as he knoweth concerning the same as well to the Jurors that shall enquire thereof on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King as also to the Jurors that shall pass upon the Trial of the said W. T. for the same That then this Recognizance shall be void or else it shall stand in full force If at the Sessions then say Do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the within named County of Kent at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid and do then and there prefer c. as in the foregoing Condition A Condition to give Evidence The Condition of this Recognizance is such That if thé within bound A B. do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of Kent and do then and there give such Evidence as he knoweth against I. K. concerning the matters wherewith he is charged as well to the Jurors that shall enquire thereof on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King as also to the Jurors that shall pass upon the Trial of the said I. K. for the same That then this Recognizance shall be void or else it shall stand in full force If it be to appear at the Sessions then say Do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the within named County of K. at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County at T. in the County aforesaid and do then and there give such Evidence c. as before A Condition for Felony or suspicion of Felony The Condition of this Recognizance is such That if the within bound A. B. do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of Kent then and there to answer our Sovereign Lord the King for and concerning the Felonious taking and stealing of wherewithall he standeth charged before c. and to doe and receive c. and do not depart the said Court without licence for the same That then this Recognizance to be void or else it shall stand in full force If it be to appear at the Sessions then say Do personally appear before His Majastie's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the within named County of K. at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holded for the said County at T. in the County aforesaid then and there to answer c. as before If the Fellon be in Prison These are to charge and require you that immediately you bring before me the body of A. B. now in your Custody to be Bailed as Law requireth Whereof fail you not c. Given c. Bastards For the apprehending and conveying the Woman to the House of Correction To the Constables and Borsholders of the Hundreds of B. and C. in the said County and to every other His Majestie 's Officers in the County aforesaid whom the Execution thereof may concern Kent ss THese are in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do apprehend I. L. of B. in the said County Single woman and her safely convey to the House of Correction for the said County at T. in the County aforesaid and there deliver her to the Keeper of the same together with the Mittimus herewithall delivered unto you Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at H. in the said County the second day of Iune 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 31. A Mittimus of the Mother of a Bastard-Child to the House of Correction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as C. D. hath lately had a Bastard-Child These are therefore in his Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said C. D. and her safely convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver her to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive her into the said House and there punish and set her on work during the term of one whole year according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals c. A Warrant against the Mother for the second Offence to commit to the House of Correction and find Sureties of good Behaviour To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. hath lately had a Bastard-Child And for asmuch as she hath before offended in the like kind These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you That you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and her safely convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver her to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive her into the said House and there punish and set her on work untill she do put in good security for her good Behaviour not to offend so again according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. To convene the Mother and reputed Father To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as we are informed That A. D. of the Parish of
B. in the County aforesaid within the said Parish hath lately been delivered of a Bastard-Child begotten and born out of lawfull Matrimony yet living and chargeable to the Parish aforesaid And forasmuch as the said A. D. upon her Examination taken hath charged E. F. of c. to have begotten her with Child of the Bastard-Child aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that you some or one of you do bring the said Woman before us at the house of R. in T. in the County aforesaid upon the tenth day of Iune at nine of the clock in the forenoon of the same day to be by us farther examined touching the premisses and that you give notice thereof unto the said E. F. if conveniently you can to the end that he may likewise be at the time and place aforesaid to make his lawfull Defence therein if he shall so think fit And farther that you some or one of you do give notice to the several persons whose names are here under written that they and every of them are by us required to appear at the time and place aforesaid to certifie their several knowledges touching the premisses to the end that upon the examination of the Cause and Circumstance we may take such order therein as to Justice doth appertain And lastly that what you shall doe in execution of this our Precept you do make known unto us at the time and place aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. A. B. of c. C. D. of c. E. F. of c. A Warrant against the reputed Father of a Bastard-Child To the Constable c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as upon Examination of A. B. of c. Single woman this day taken before me upon Oath it appeareth that she is at present with Child of a Bastard-Child which is likely to be chargeable to the Parish when it shall happen to be so born And forasmuch as upon her Examination she hath confessed that C. D. of c. did beget her with Child of the Child aforesaid and hath before me charged him with the same These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do cause the said C. D. to come before me or some one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County at c. aforesaid then and there to receive as by the said Court shall be injoyned and also that he shall in the mean time be of good Behaviour as well towards His said Majesty as towards all His liege people Which if he shall refuse to doe that then without expecting any farther or other Warrant you some or one of you do safely convey him to the Gaol of c. and him there deliver to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the aforesaid Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill he shall find such sufficient Security as aforesaid Hereof fail not at your peril Given under my hand and seal at c. An Order for Releif of the Parish touching a Bastard-Child and for punishing the Mother and reputed Father Kent ss THE Order of us W. B. and R. K. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County whereof one of us is of the Quorum and both residing in the limits where the Parish-Church of H. in the County aforesaid is the 19. day of April in the year of our Lord 1672. according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided touching the male Bastard-Child late born in the Parish of H. aforesaid of the body of A. G. of the same Parish Single woman the keeping of which said Bastard-Child hath ever since the birth thereof been and still is chargeable to the Parish aforesaid and so likely to continue chargeable First upon our Examination of the Cause and Circumstance and due Consideration thereof by us had we do adjudge W. S. late of H. aforesaid Tayler the reputed Father of the said Bastard-Child And for Punishment of the said Mother and reputed Father and the better Relief of the said Parish we do hereby order as followeth that is to say We do order That the said Mother shall by the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of Great B. in the said County or by some or one of them upon some day between the hours of nine and twelve in the forenoon in the common High-way at or near c. in the Parish aforesaid be stripped naked from the middle upwards and then and there shall be tied to the tail of a Cart or Dungcourt and being so stripped and tied shall be there openly whipped untill her body be bloudy We do also order That the said reputed Father shall by the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred aforesaid or some or one of them upon some day between the hours of nine and twelve in the forenoon in the common High-way in the Parish aforesaid over against the dwelling-house of I. S. there be stripped naked from the middle upwards and shall then and there be tied to the tail of a Cart or Dungcourt and being so stripped and tied shall be from thence drawn to the Watch-house aforesaid and on the way well whipped in such manner as is in such cases accustomed We do farther order That the said Mother shall within three days next after notice of this our Order render her body to the said Constable and Borsholders or to some or one of them ready to undergo her Punishment before ordered And that the said reputed Father shall within six days next after notice of this our Order render his body to the said Constable and Borsholders or to some or one of them ready to undergo his punishment before ordered We do likewise farther order That the said reputed Father shall within six days next after notice given unto him of this our Order pay or cause to be paid to the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid or to some or one of them twenty shillings of lawfull money of England towards the moneys by them disbursed before the said notice given for or towards the charges of the keeping of the said Bastard-Child from the time of the birth thereof untill the time of the giving of the said notice And that upon every Friday which shall be next after the end of the said six days untill the said Bastard-Child shall attain unto his age of ten years the said reputed Father shall likewise pay unto the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish for the time being or unto some or one of them sixteen pence of lawfull mony of England towards the charges by them disbursed towards the keeping of the Bastard-Child aforesaid meaning between the end of the said six days and the
time that he shall attain unto his said age of ten years We do farther order That the said Bastard-Child shall be kept and nourished by his said Mother untill he shall attain unto the age aforesaid and that she so far as she shall be able shall during the said time so keep and nourish the same We do lastly order That both the said Mother and reputed Father shall for ever from and after such time as the said Bastard-Child shall attain unto his said age of ten years joyntly and severally discharge the said Parish of and from all charges whatsoever for touching or concerning the keeping or relieving of the same In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names the day and year first above written W. B. R. K. A Warrant to be written under the Order aforesaid for giving notice thereof to the Mother and reputed Father To the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid and to every of them THese are in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that you some or one of you do with all convenient speed give or cause to be given notice of our Order a Copy whereof is herewith delivered unto you both unto the Mother and reputed Father therein mentioned to the end that they and every of them may the better observe and perform the same And what you shall doe in execution of this our Precept you some or one of you do certifie unto us or one of us with all convenient speed next after the Execution of the same to the end that farther proceedings may be thereupon had as the Case shall require and to Justice doth appertain Given under our hands and seals at c. aforesaid the c. A Warrant for the Punishment of the Mother and reputed Father of a Bastard-Child To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss WHereas A. G. of Hawkh. in the said County Single woman was lately delivered within the said Parish of a male Bastard-Child begotten and born out of lawfull Matrimony yet living and chargeable to the Parish aforesaid and so likely to continue chargeable to the great burthen of the same Parish and the defrauding of the Relief of the impotent and aged true Poor of the Parish aforesaid and to the evil example and encouragement of lewd life And whereas upon our Examination of the Cause and Circumstance according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided we have in and by an Order by us this present day made and subscribed under our hands touching the Bastard-Child aforesaid adjudged W. B. the elder late of Hawkh. aforesaid Broad-weaver the reputed Father of the said Bastard-Child And for Punishment of the said Mother and reputed Father according to the form of the Statute aforesaid we have thereby ordered That the said Mother shall by you some or one of you upon some day between the hours of nine and twelve in the forenoon in the common High-way at or near the Watch-house at Highgate in the Parish aforesaid be stripped naked from the middle upwards and then and there shall be tied to the tail of a Cart or Dung-court and being so stripped and tied shall be there openly whipped untill her body be bloudy and that the said reputed Father shall by you some or one of you upon some day between the hours of nine and twelve in the forenoon in the common High-way in the Parish aforesaid over against the house of I. B. there be stripped naked from the middle upwards and then and there shall be tied to the tail of a Cart or Dungcourt and being so stripped and tied shall be from thence drawn to the Watch-house aforesaid and on the way well whipped in such manner as is in such cases accustomed And that the said Mother shall within three days next after notice of that our Order render her body to you some or one of you ready to nndergo her Punishment before ordered And that the said reputed Father shall within six days next after notice of our said Order render his body to you some or one of you ready to undergo his Punishment before ordered These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that in case the said Mother and reputed Father or either of them shall so render her his or their body or bodies to you or any of you as aforesaid that then you they or he to whom the same shall be so rendred do with all convenient speed afterwards proceed with effect to execute your their or his office according to the faid purport of the Order aforesaid and do execute the same accordingly And that what is done in the premisses you or one of you do with all convenient speed after the aforesaid c. day of c. make known unto us or one of us to the end that in case of failer by him or her of rendring his or her body to you or one of you according to the said Order such farther proceedings may be thereupon had as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at Hawkh. aforesaid the first day of May 1672. A Warrant and Mittimus against the reputed Father for not obeying the Justices Order To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to the Keeper of the common Gaol for the said County at Maidstone in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas by an Order by us made and subscribed under our hands the first day of May last past touching a male Bastard-Child lately born in the Parish of Hawkh. in the said County of the body of Anne Gardiner of Hawkh. aforesaid Single woman chargeable to the Parish aforesaid we have adjudged Will. Bowman the elder late of Hawkh. aforesaid Broad-weaver the reputed Father of the said Bastard-Child And for Punishment of the said reputed Father according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided among other things in the said Order contained have ordered That he shonld by you the said Constable and Borsholders or by some or one of you upon some day between the hours of nine and twelve in the forenoon in the common High-way in the Parish of Hawkh. aforesaid over against the house of I. B. there be stripped from the middle upwards and then and there should be tied to the tail of a Cart or Dungcourt and being so stripped and tied should be from thence drawn to the Watch-house at Highgate in the Parish aforesaid and on the way well whipped in such manner as is in such cases accustomed and that he should within six days next after notice of our said Order render his body to you the said Constable and Borsholders or some or one of you ready to undergo his punishment before ordered And whereas it hath been duly proved before us that after the making of the said Order and by
the space of six days and upwards before the day of the date hereof the said Will. Bowman so as aforesaid the reputed Father of the said Bastard-Child had notice of the said Order and yet notwithstanding hath not hitherto rendred his body to you the said Constable and Borsholders or any of you according to the purport of the same and so hath not for his part observed and performed the Order aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do attach the body of the said Will. Bowman and him deliver to the aforesaid Keeper of the Gaol aforesaid to be by him kept in the same without Bail or Mainprise except he shall put in sufficient Surety to perform the said Order or also personally to appear at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden in the said County And also to add such Order as the Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid or the more part of them then and there shall take in that behalf if they then and there shall take any And that if at the said Sessions the said Justices shall take no other Order then to abide and perform the Order before made as is abovesaid Commanding also you the said Keeper of the Gaol aforesaid to receive then the said Will. Bowman into the same and him there safely to keep according to the purport and tenour of this Precept Given under our hands and seals at Hawkh. aforesaid the second day of Iune Anno Dom. 1673. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 25. An Order for Relief of the Parish in case of a Bastard out of the Estate of the reputed Father To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of c. in the County of c. and to every of them Kent ss FOâ—…asmuch as upon your Complaint to us it appeareth That A. B. the reputed Father or Mother of a Bastard-Child born in the Parish aforesaid hath lately ran away out of the said Parish and left the said Bastard-Child upon the charge of the Parish aforesaid although A. B. hath Estate sufficient to discharge the said Parish These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require and authorize you and every of you that you some or one of you do seize and take so much of the Goods and Chattels and receive so much of the annual Rents and Profits of the Lands of the said A. B. as will amount unto the summe of c. which we do according to the form of the Statute in that case lately made order you to take and receive for or towards the discharge of the said Parish for the bringing up and providing for the aforesaid Bastard-Child Given under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant for Punishment of the reputed Father of a Bastard-Child for not keeping the Child and obeying the Order To the Constables and Borsholders of the Hundreds of C. and B. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the common Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas upon our Examination of the Cause and Circumstance and due Consideration thereof by us had touching a male Bastard-Child late born in the Parish of C. in the said County of the body of I. A. of C. aforesaid Single woman the keeping of which said Bastard-Child was at the time of making of the said Order chargeable to the said Parish and hath ever since continued chargeable we did by an Order by us made and subscribed under our hands the 19th day of April last past according to the form of the Statute in such case made and provided adjudge W. S. of H. in the said County Tayler the reputed Father of the said Bastard-Child and for the Punishment of the said reputed Father and the better Relief of the said Parish we did thereby order That the said reputed Father should by the said Constable or by the Borsholder of the Town-Burrough within the Hundred aforesaid upon some day of the Market to be holden in the Town of C. in the said County within the Hundred aforesaid between notice given of that our Order given unto him and the 12. day of this instant A. and now lately past at the Market-Cross in the Town aforesaid between the hours of three and five in the afternoon of the same day be stripped naked from the middle upwards and tied to one of the Posts of the Market-Cross aforesaid most visible to the said Market and then and there openly whipped untill his body be bloudy and that he should in such convenient time after notice of that our Order to him given render his body to the said Constable and Borsholder or one of them ready to undergo his Punishment so ordered as that the said Punishment might be executed accordingly And that the said reputed Father should pay to the Overseers of the Poor or one of them 20 s. by them disbursed hefore the said notice given for or towards the charge of keeping the said Child from the time of its Birth And that upon every Friday which after notice to him given of that our Order should be during such time as the said Bastard-Child should be chargeable to the said Parish of C. pay unto the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid for the time being or to some or one of them sixteen pence of lawfull money of England towards the charges by them disbursed for relief of the Bastard-Child aforesaid and that the reputed Father should for ever after such time as the said Bastard-Child shall first cease to be chargeable to the said Parish discharge the Parish aforesaid of and from all future charges whatsoever for touching or concerning the keeping or reliving of the same And whereas after the making of the said Order and by the space of six days and upwards before the day of the date hereof the said W. S. had notice of the said Order and yet hath not observed or performed any part thereof on his part to be observed and performed These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do attach the body of the said W. S. and him to deliver to the aforesaid Keeper of the Gaol aforesaid to be by him kept in the same without Bail or Mainprise except he shall put in sufficient Surety to perform the said Order or else personally to appear at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden in the said County and also to abide such Order as the Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid or the more part of them then and there shall take in that behalf if they then and there shall take any and that if at the said Sessions the said Justices shall take no other Order then to abide and perform
the Order before made as is abovesaid Commanding also you the said Keeper of the Gaol aforesaid to receive then the said W. S. in the same and him there safely to keep according to the purport and tenour of this Precept Given under our hands c. A Warrant for sending a Bastard-Child found wandring to the place of its Birth To the Constable and Borsholders of c. K. ss WHereas upon our examination we find That A. B. being the Bastard-Child of C. D. and about the age of five years hath been found wandring and going up and down the Parish of H. and other places thereabouts and was as we are credibly informed born in the Parish of I. as appeareth by the Book of the said Parish These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you That according to the General usage custome and common acceptance of the Law in case of a lost Child you do convey the same Child to the said Parish of I. and that you the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of that Parish do take due care that the said Child may be there provided for Hereof fail not at your perils Gâ—…ven under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant for apprehending a Woman on suspicion of having murthered her Bastard-Child To the Constable c. K. ss WHereas I am informed that A. B. hath had a Child lately born alive of her Body and is suspected to have murthered or made away the said Child since the birth thereof These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you that immediately upon sight hereof you do apprehend and bring the body of the said A. B. before me or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County to answer to all such matters and things as on the behalf of His Majesty shall be objected against her touching the premisses Likewise you are to make diligent search by all lawfull means to find out the truth of the premisses and to bring before me or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County all such persons as can give any information on the behalf of His Majesty touching the premisses And hereof fail not as you will answer the contrary at your perils Given under my hand c. A Condition of a Recognizance for the Appearance of the reputed Father of a Bastard-Child THe Condition of this Recognizance is such That whereas the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of H. within mentioned did on the day of the date within written complain to the Justice within named that M. H. of the Parish aforesaid Single woman was then with Child of a Child which when born is likely to be a Bastard and chargeable to the said Parish And whereas the said M. H. upon her Examination the day aforesaid before the said Justice did confess the same to be true and charged the within bound I. N. to have begotten her with Child of the Child aforesaid If therefore the said I. N. do answer unto such matters as shall be objected against him by the said M. H. touching the said Bastard-Child then this Recognizance to be void or else c. The Condition of a Recognizance of one charged to be the Father of a Bastard-Child before its Birth to appear at Sessions THe Condition of this Recognizance is such That whereas upon Examination of A. B. in the said County of K. Single woman lately taken before the within named Justice of the Peace it appeareth that she was then with Child which when it shall be born is likely to be chargeable to the Parish where it shall happen to be so born And whereas the said A. B. upon her said Examination did charge the within bound C. D. with the begetting her with Child of the Child aforesaid If therefore the said C. D. do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County at c. in the County aforesaid to doe and receive as by the said Court shall be enjoyned and shall in the mean time be of good Behaviour as well towards His said Majesty as also towards all His liege people That then this Recognizance shall be void or else it shall stand in full force A Condition to discharge Church-wardens and Parishioners of a Child born in the Parish K. ss THe Condition of this Obligation is such That whereas M. H. hath of late been delivered of a Man-child within the Parish of c. within written to the which Child the within bound E. G. by his own voluntary Confession doth acknowledge himself to be the Father If therefore the said E. G. his Heirs Executours or Assigns or every or any of them do from time to time and at all times hereafter fully and clearly acquit discharge and save harmless as well the within named I. B. and H. T Church-wardens of the Parish-Church of c. aforesaid and their Successours for the time being and every of them as also all the Inhabitants and Parishoners of the said Parish which now are or hereafter shall be for the time being and every of them of and from all and all manner of Costs Charges and Expenses whatsoever which shall or may in any manner of wise at any time hereafter arise happen come grow impose or be imposed upon them or any of them for or by reason or means of the birth education nourishing and bringing up of the said Child and of and from all other Actions Suits Charges Troubles Impeachments and Demands whatsoever touching and concerning the same That then c Good Behaviour A Warrant and Mittimus for Good behaviour To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at C. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. c. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Bolsholders that you some or one of you do cause the said A. B. to come before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to find sufficient Security as well for his Appearance at the next general Session of the Peace to be holden for the said County at T. aforesaid then and there to doe and receive as by the said Court shall be injoyned as also that he shall in the mean time be of Good behaviour as well towards His said Majesty as towards all His liege people Which if he shall refuse to doe that then without expecting any farther or other Warrant you some or one of you do safely convey him to the Gaol aforesaid and him there deliver to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the aforesaid Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely
aforesaid K. ss FOr as much as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. an Officer duly appointed to receive collect and answer the Duty arising by Fire-hearths and Stoves in this County according to an Act of Parliament intituled An Act for collecting the Duty arising by Hearth-money by Officers to be appointed by his Majesty hath been in the due Execution of the said Act by C. D. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep by the space of next after such delivery of him unto you Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Church For not coming to Church To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOr as much as I have received Information That B. C. of D. in the County aforesaid c. did not upon any of the c. Sundays last past resort or repair to any Church or Chapel or other usual place appointed for Common Prayer and there hear Divine Service according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you that you some or one of you do cause the said B. C. to come before me to answer the premisses Hereof fail not at your perils Gâ—…ven under my hand and seal the c. To levy the Forfeiture for not coming to Church To the Church-wardens of the Parsh of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOr as much as B. C. of D. aforesaid c. did not upon Sunday the second day of May nor upon Sunday then next following nor upon Sunday then next following resort or repair to any Church Chapel or other usual place appointed for Common Prayer and there hear Divine Service according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made and being called before me did not make sufficient excuse of his said defaults to my satisfaction These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you that you or one of you do levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said B. C. three shillings for his defaults aforesaid to be imployed to and for the use of the Poor of the said Parish rendring to him the overplus of the money raised of the Goods aforesaid so to be sold and in default of such Distress that you do certify me thereof with all convenient speed to the end I may further proceed therein as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. A Mittimus to the Gaol of one not repairing to Church for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas by Warrant under my hand and seal the Church-wardens of the Parish of A. in the said County were lately by me commanded to levy three shillings by Distress and Sale of the Goods of B. C. of the Parish of A. in the said County to be imployed to and for the use of the Poor of that Parish for that he did not upon Sunday the second day of May nor upon Sunday then next following nor upon Sunday then next following resort or repair to any Church Chapel or other usual place appointed for Common Prayer and there hear Divine Service according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made and the Church-wardens aforesaid have returned to me that the said B. C. hath no Goods or Chattels sufficient for the levying of the moneys aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you that you some or one of you do take the aforesaid B. C. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and him there deliver to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep untill payment shall be made of the moneys aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. To Distrain for a Church-Tax To the Church-wardens of the Parish of H. in the said County and to either of them Kent ss FOr as much as complaint hath been by you made unto us That the several persons hereunder named have refused or neglected to pay unto you the summs of money adjoyning to their several names being assessed upon them for and towards the reparation and maintenance of the Parish-Church of H. aforesaid and other Church-duties and for doing and performing such things as by an Ordinance of Parliament made the 9th day of Febr. in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred forty seven are appointed to be done at the charge of the said Parish These are therefore in His Majesties name to command you that you some or one of you do levy the said several and respective summs of money by Distress and Sale of the several and respective Goods of the said several and respective Offenders and likewise the summ of 2 s. more of every of them for and towards the charge and expence in levying of the same rendring to the said several and respective parties the overplus if any be And in default of such Distress that then you or one of you do certify the same unto us to the end that there may be such farther and other proceedings touching the premisses as to Justice doth appertain Given under our hands and seals at H. aforesaid the 17th day of May Anno Domini 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 31. Against a Minister for not reading Prayers c. once in a month To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of A. in the said County Kent ss FOr as much as it hath been duly proved before us That A. B the proper Incumbent of the in the County aforesaid doth reside on his Living and keep a Curate and hath not himself in person within one month now last past openly and publickly read the Common Prayers in and by the Book prescribed by the Statute made in the thirteenth year of His now Majestie 's Reign intituled An Act for the Uniformity of Publick Prayers and Administration of Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies and for establishing the Form of making ordaining and consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons in the Church of England in the Parish-Church of C.
aforesaid that you or the greater number of you do forthwith make a Tax or Assessment of and upon all and every the Inhabitants of the said Hundred in such manner as hath formerly in such cases been accustomed within the same and to authorize you the said Constable to demand collect and gather the said money so taxed and assessed and in case of refusal of payment thereof unto you that then you do return unto us or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County the names of the persons so refusing to the end that they may be farther proceeded against for the same as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not c. Given under our hands and seals at c. the c. To A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. K. L. M. and N. O. To appear and shew cause for their not paying the said Charges To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss These are in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause the several persons whose names are hereunder written to come before some or one of us at the house of T. N. Inn-holder at the George Inn c. in the â—…aid County the fifth day of Iune next ensuing at nine of the clock in the forenoon of the same day to shew cause why they did not pay unto A. B. late Constable of the said Hundred the several summs of money hereunder mentioned added to their several names and severally assessed upon them for and towards his Reimbursement of moneys by him necessarily laid out for and upon the behalf of the Inhabitants of the said Hundred in the Execution of his said Office in and about the Service of His Majesty and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at H. the first day of Iune 1679 c. A. B. xij d. C. D. vi d. For refusing to appear to shew Cause for not paying the said Charges To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as the several persons here-under named were by virtue of a Warrant to you directed under the hands and seals of us A. B. c. His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid warned to come before us or some of us this present day c. in the said County to shew cause why they did not pay unto A. B. late Constable of the said Hundred the several summs of money hereunder mentioned added to their several names and severally assessed upon them towards his Reimbursment for his necessary Disbursements for and on the behalf of the Inhabitants of the said Hundred in the Execution of his said Office in and about the Service of His Majesty yet the aforesaid persons have refused so to come or to pay the moneys aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do bring the aforesaid persons before us or one of us and other His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County at the house of c. in c. upon Monday the fifth day of May at nine of the clock in the forenoon of the same to shew cause why they do not pay they said moneys and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain unless they shall pay the moneys aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. To levy the Charges upon their refusing to pay the same To the Constable of the Hundred of A. in the said County Kent ss FOrasmuch as upon your Complaint it appeareth unto us That the several persons hereunder named have refused to pay unto you the several summs hereunder specified and severally added to their several names assessed on them according to the form of the Statute lately made towards your Reimbursement of such moneys as you have disbursed in and about the Execution of your said Office according to the Statute aforesaid These are therefore to require and authorize you to levey the said several and respective summs so assessed upon the said respective persons so refusing to pay the same rendring the overplus to the owners if any shall be Given under our hands and seals the c. A. B. 11 s. C. D. 13 s. c. A Condition of a Recognizance to appear and answer the not paying the same at next Sessions THe Condition of this Recognizance is such That whereas the within bound C. D. hath refused to pay to A. B. late Constable of the Hundred of D. in the within named County of K. assessed upon him the said C. D. for and towards the Reimbursement of the said late Constable of moneys by him necessarily laid out for and on the behalf of the Inhabitants of the said Hundred in Execution of his said Office in and about the Service of His Majesty If therefore the said C. D. do personally appear before his Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the said County at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County at T. in the County aforesaid to doe and receive what by the said Court shall be enjoyned touching the premisses That then this Recognizance shall be void or else it shall stand in full force A Warrant for levying 3 s. 4 d. upon a Constable for neglect of his Duty in giving an account of Rogues Vagabonds c. To the chief Constables of A. and to the under Constables of H. and to their Deputies greeting Kent ss FOrasmuch as at our Assembly at A. the second day of Iune last for the adjusting the accounts of the under Constable according to a Statute made in the reign of King Iames touching Rogues and Wanderers A. B. of H. aforesaid was fined at 3 s. 4 d. for being negligent in his Office and refusing to make such account as by the said Statute is appointed These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you that some or one of you do forthwith upon the receipt hereof demand of the said T. C. the said Fine and if he shall refuse or neglect to pay the same unto you within three days that then you do immediately levy the said 3 s. 4. d. by Distress and Sale of his Goods and Chattels rendring unto him the overplus thereof if any such shall remain And lastly that one of you the chief Constables do pay the same unto the now Treasurer of the Marshalsey at or before the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden at B. for these parts and this shall be your sufficient Warrant in that behalf Given under our hands c. A Warrant to sell the Goods of an Offender that refuseth to bear his own Charges to the Gaol To the Constable and
praed C. B. qui etiam c. prout c. 40 s. inde de bonis c. praed R. C. qui etiam c. prout c. 100 s. inde resid ' c. ut in Recordo In quarum omnium rerum test nos praefat Iustic die anno loco ult mentionat man sigillâ—… nostr praesentibus opposuimus Memorial of a Record of a Conventicle Kent ss A Memorial of the Account of the Moneys mentioned in the Record certified at the Quarter-Sessions of the Peace holden for the said County at Maidstone in the County aforesaid on Tuesday next after the Close of Easter 1679. by Sir I. H. Knight W. C. S. B. and R. K. Esquires four of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County forfeited as in the said Record is mentioned in an Assembly holden in the dwelling-house of R. K. in the Parish of Stapleherst in the County aforesaid under colour of exercise of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy of the Church of England upon the thirtieth day of March 1675. His Majestie 's third part of the said Forfeitures by the said Justices tendred into the Court of the general Sessions of the Peace holden for the said County at M. aforesaid on Tuesday next after the Close of Easter 1679. and by appointment of the same by the said Justices paid to Sir I. C. Knight and Baronett Sheriff of the said County to His Majestie 's use Viz. For R. C. 20 d. 20 d. and 39 s. 4 d. All which was levied and paid to the said Justices since the last general Sessions of the Peace holden for the said County at M. aforesaid viz. 02 02 08 Summa patet And as concerning the moneys in the said Record mentioned to be payable by the several persons â—…ere under named His Majestie 's third part whereof cometh to as followeth viz. S. B. 20 d. 20 d. and 3 l. 3 s. 4 d. In all 03 06 08 C. B. 20 d. 20 d. 20 d. and 13 s. 4. d. In all 00 18 04 I. B. 20 d. and 23 s. 4 d. In all 01 05 00 R. K. 06 13 09 In all 12 03 09 The said Justices do say that they did upon the seventeenth day of April 1678. being the day of the Conviction of the persons aforesaid for their Offences in the said Record mentioned make out their Warrants for levying thereof but they have not as yet received the same or any part thereof nor is the same or any part thereof as yet levied that they know of though they have diligently enquired after the same A Mittimus thereupon upon the first Offence To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid K. ss Forasmuch as C. D. was this present day according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles convicted by Record by us made of being present in the Parish of C. in the said County at under of exercise of Religion in other manner then is allowed by the of the Church of England contrary to the Act aforesaid And whereas we did upon the said Conviction fine the said C. D. for his said Offence and he did not pay down the said Fine unto us These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said C. D. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep without Bail or Mainprise by the space of next after such delivery of him unto you Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our c. The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis to the House of Correction if the Iustices think fit to send the Offender thither which they must not do if the Offender or her Husband if Feme-Covert have 5 li. per annum Freehold or Copy-hold or 50 li. in Goods A Mittimus upon the second Offence To the Constable c. as in the precedent Warrant Kent ss FOrasmuch as C. D. was this present day according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles convicted by Record by us made of being present in the Parish of T. in the said County at under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England contrary to the Act aforesaid And whereas we did upon the said Conviction fine the said C. D. for his said Offence and he did not pay down the said Fine unto us And forasmuch as the said C. D. hath been once before that time convicted of the like Offence contrary to the Act asoresaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said C. D. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep without Bail or Mainprise by the space of next after such delivery of him unto you Hereof fail not c. The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis to the House of Correction if the Iustices think fit to send the Offender thither which they must not do if they be satisfied that the Offender or her Husband if Feme-Covert have 5 li. per annum Freehold or Copyhold or 50 li. in Goods A Mittimus upon the third Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders c. as in the precedent Warrant Kent ss FOrasmuch as C. D. was this present day according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles convicted by Record by us made of being present in the Parish of T. in the said County at under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England contrary to the Act aforesaid And forasmuch as the said C. D. hath been twice before that time convicted of the like Offence contrary to the said Act These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said C. D. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to
able to pay the same as by the said Certificate appeareth These are therefore by virtue of the Act aforesaid in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do forthwith levy the said twenty pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said G. H And that when you or any of you have so levied the said twenty pounds or any part thereof that then you they or he that hath so levied the same do forthwith deliver the moneys so levied to the aforesaid W. E. to be by him distributed according to the Act aforesaid Hereof neither you nor any of you are to fail at your perils Given under my hand and seal at A. in the said County of Kent 10. Aug. 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 31. A Warrant pro testes to prove the Conventicle To the Constable as in the precedent Warrant Kent ss WHereas we have this day received information That several persons upon the 19. day of Iune last past were present in the Parish of S. in the said County at a Conventicle then and there held under colour of exercise of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England contrary to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made and provided to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles And whereas we are also informed That the several persons here under named can testify the particulars and truth of the premisses These are therefore in his Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that you do give notice to the several persons that they and every of them are by us commanded to appear before us at the house of R. K. Esq in H. in the County aforesaid on Wednesday the first day of this instant August at 8 of the clock in the forenoon of the same day then and there to testify their several knowledges touching the premisses Whereof neither they nor any of them are to fail at their perils And you are farther hereby commanded to appear at the time and place aforesaid to make appear unto us what you have done in the execution hereof Hereof also you are not to fail at your perils Given under our hands and seals at H. in the said County the c. day of c. 1670. 22 Car. c. A. B. of c. c. as many as be C. D. of c. c. as many as be A Warrant to levy the money upon the Offenders To the Constable as in page 105. K. ss FOrasmuch as R. L. of the said Parish of S. Mercer was this present day according to an Act of Parliament to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles lately made and provided by us convicted of his wittingly and willingly suffering an Assembly to be holden in his dwelling-house in the said Parish of S. upon the 30. day of March now last past under colour of exercise of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England contrary to the form of the Act aforesaid by which he hath according to the said Act forfeited the summe of twenty pounds for his said Offence These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you forthwith to levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said Robert Kite the aforesaid summe of twenty pounds And you and every of you are in his Majestie 's name hereby farther commanded that when you or any of you have as aforesaid levied the summe aforesaid that then they or he having so levied the same do forthwith deliver the same to us or one of us to be distributed according to the said Act. Hereof neither you nor any of you are to fail at your perils Given under our hands and seals at C. c. prout supra A Warrant to levy the money upon the Offenders To the Constable c. prout precedent Warrant Kent ss FOrasmuch as W. W. of the aforesaid Parish of S. Gent. one of the Church-wardens of the said Parish I. H. of the Parish aforesaid Yeoman the other Church-warden of the said Parish T. N. of the Parish aforesaid Chandler one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish I. W. the elder of the Parish aforesaid Yeoman G. P. c. many others W. H. of the Parish aforesaid Yeoman Headborough of the North Borough in the said Parish c. prout were every of them this present day by us convicted according to an Act of Parliament to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles lately made and provided of being present in the Parish-Church of Sandherst aforesaid in the County aforesaid upon Sunday the nineteenth day of Iune last past between the hours of nine and twelve before noon the same day at an Assembly then and there held under pretence of exercise of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England contrary to the form of the Act aforesaid and we have by virtue of the said Act imposed upon every of the said Offenders so convicted as aforesaid a Fine of five shillings for that his respective offence These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you forthwith to levy upon every of the said Offenders respectively by Distress and Sale of his respective Goods and Chattels the aforesaid Fine of five shillings And forasmuch as R. Giles of Rol. in the said County Gent. did then and there take upon him to teach in the Assembly aforesaid and did then and there teach against the form of the Act aforesaid and was this present day by us according to the said Act convicted of his said Offence and he hath for the same forfeited the summe of twenty pounds and for that in our judgments we do think the said R. G. unable to pay the said summe so forfeited as aforesaid We have therefore by our discretions adjudged the same to be levied of the Goods and Chattels of the aforesaid W. W. I. H. Da. Pet. and I. C. who as aforesaid were all of them present at the Assembly and are thereof as aforesaid convicted and the same summe of twenty pounds to be levied in manner following That is to say one hundred shillings thereof of the Goods and Chattels of the said W. W. other one hundred shillings thereof of the Goods and Chattels of the said I. H. other one hundred shillings thereof of the Goods and Chattels of the said D. P. and the other one hundred shillings thereof residue of the Goods and Chattels of the said I. C. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you forthwith to levy one hundred shillings parcel of the said summe of twenty pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said W. W. and to levy other one hundred shillings other parcel of the said summe of twenty pounds
by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said I. H. and to levy other one hundred shillings other parcel of the said summe of twenty pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said D. P. and to levy the other one hundred shillings residue of the said summe of twenty pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said I. C. And forasmuch as Thomas Hur of the aforesaid Parish of Sand. Labourer was this present day by us convicted according to the Act aforesaid of being present at the Assembly aforesaid contrary to the said Act and we have also by virtue of the Act aforesaid imposed upon him a Fine of five shillings for that his Offence and for that we do in our judgments think the said Thomas Hur poor and unable to pay the said summe of five shillings upon him for his said Offence imposed as aforesaid We have therefore by our discretions adjudged the same to be levied of the Goods and Chattels of the said I. W. who as aforesaid is convicted of the like Offence at the same Assembly These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you forthwith to levy the said Fine of five shillings by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said I. W. And forasmuch as T. H. of B. in the County aforesaid Malster was this present day by us convicted according to the Act aforesaid of being present at the Assembly aforesaid contrary to the said Act and for that the said T. H. heretofore committed the like Offence and according to the form of the Act aforesaid was thereof convicted therefore he for his said Offence of being present at the Assembly herein before mentioned hath incurred the penalty of ten shillings These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you forthwith to levy the said ten shillings by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said T. H. And forasmuch as Mary the Wife of the said Iohn Wats and Elizabeth the Wife of the said Iohn Cogger were both of them this present day by us convicted according to the Act aforesaid of being present at the Assembly aforesaid contrary to the said Act and we have by virtue of the Act aforesaid imposed upon the said Mary a Fine of five shillings for that her said respective Offence and we have also by virtue of the said Act imposed upon the said Elizabeth a Fine of five shillings for her said respective Offence and for that the said Mary is a Feme-Covert cohabiting with the said Iohn Wats her Husband and the said Elizabeth is also a Feme-Covert cohabiting with the said Iohn Cogger her Husband These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you forthwith to levy the aforesaid Fine of five shillings so imposed upon the said Mary as aforesaid by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said Iohn Wats and to levy the aforesaid Fine of five shillings so imposed upon the said Elizabeth as aforesaid by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said Iohn Cogger And forasmuch as the aforesaid W. W. at the time of the said Assembly was and still is one of the Church-wardens of the Parish of Sand. aforesaid and the aforesaid Iohn H. then also was and still is the other Church-warden of the aforesaid Parish and the aforesaid Tho. Nurley then was and still is one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish and the said Will. Hammon then was and still is Headborough of the North Borough in the Parish aforesaid and every of them was this present day by us according to the said Act convicted for that he knowing the Assembly aforesaid in form aforesaid to be holden within his aforesaid Parish did not give information thereof to any Justice of the Peace nor endeavour the Conviction of the parties aforesaid or any of them but wittingly and willingly did omit the performance of his duty in execution of the Act aforesaid against the form of the said Act for which Offence every of them respectively hath forfeited the summe of five pounds These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you to levy the summe of five pounds by the said William Ward so forfeited as is last before mentioned by Distress and Sale of his Goods and Chattels and to levy the summe of five pounds by the said W. H. so forfeited as is last before mentioned by Distress and Sale of his Goods and Chattels and to levy upon the other Church-warden prout And you and every of you are hereby in His Majestie 's name farther commanded that when you or any of you have as aforesaid levied the several Fines and Forfeitures aforesaid or any of them that then they or he so having levied the same do forthwith deliver the same to us or one of us to be distributed according to the said Act. Hereof neither you nor any of you c. prout common form To levy money upon a Gaoler c. for suffering one committed upon this Act to go at large To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them c. K. ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol at C. in the County aforesaid did upon the 10th day of Iune last past permit D. E. to go at large contrary to the Warrant of his Commitment made by virtue of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles and contrary to the Act aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. ten pounds by him forfeited for his said Offence and that you do pay the moneys so levied to the Church-wardens of the Parish of T. in the said County for the relief of the Poor of the said Parish Given under our hands and seals the c. The like Mittimus mutatis mutandis if the Keeper of the House of Correction suffer the Offender to go at large The like for suffering one at large to joyn with the Offender in custody in the exercise of Religion c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them c. K. ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before us That A. B. Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol at C. in the County aforesaid did upon the 10th day of Iune last past permit E. F. being then a person at large to joyn with D. E. a person committed to his custody by virtue of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles in the exercise of Religion differing from the Rights of the Church
of England contrary to the Act aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. ten pounds by him forfeited for his said Offence and that you do pay the moneys so levied to the Church-wardens of the Parish of T. the Parish where the Offender did last inhabit in the said County for the relief of the Poor of the said Parish Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. The like mutatis mutandis against the Keeper of the House of Correction if he offend in the like case Against a Peer of the Realm for being at a Conventicle the first Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as T. Lord C. a Peer of this Realm was this present day according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles convicted by Record by us made of being present in the parsh of V. in the said County at under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the Liturgy or practice of the Church of England contrary to the Act aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy upon the Goods and Chattels of the said T. Lord C. ten pounds for the Offence aforesaid and that you do pay the moneys so levied to the Church-wardens of the aforesaid Parish of V. for relief of the Poor of the said Parish Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. Upon the second Conviction To the Constable c. as in the precedent Warrant Kent ss FOrasmuch as T. Lord C. a Peer of c. as in the precedent Warrant till you come to these words contrary to the Act aforesaid go on thus And forasmuch as the said T. Lord C. hath been once before that time convicted of the like Offence contrary to the said Act These are therefore c. to levy upon the Goods and Chattels of the said T. Lord C. twenty pounds c. Against a Peer for suffering a Conventicle c. to be kept in his House c. the first Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as T. Lord C. a Peer of this Realm was this present day according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles convicted by Record by us made of wittingly and willingly suffering under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England to be held in his in the Parish of V. in the said County upon the 12. day of Iune now last past contrary to the Act aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy upon the Goods and Chattels of the said T. Lord C. ten pounds for the Offence aforesaid and that you pay the moneys so levied to the Church-wardens of the aforesaid Parish of V. for relief of the Poor of the said Parish Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. Upon the second Conviction To the Constables c. as in the precedent Warrant K. ss FOrasmuch as T. Lord C. a Peer of this Realm c. as in the precedent Warrant And forasmuch as the said T. Lord C. hath been once before that time convicted of the like Offence contrary to the said Act These are therefore c. A Mittimus for a Nonconformist c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at c. K. ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before us That A. B. upon the 12. day of c. or c. was within five miles of contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided intituled An Act for restraining Nonconformists from inhabiting in Corporations These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you to take the said A. B. and him convey to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep for six months without Bail or Mainprise Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Certificate to the Militia c. for Aid in Case of a Conventicle To the Lieutenant any Deputy-lieutenant or any Commissioned Officer of the Militia or any other His Majestie 's Forces the Sheriffs Iustices or other Magistrates and Ministers of Iustice joyntly or severally Kent ss THese are to certifie you That I A. B. one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace c. have received Information of an unlawfull under of exercise of Religion in other manner than is allowed by the of the Church of England contrary to an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles at T. in the Parish of C. in the County aforesaid And that I with such assistance as I can get together am not able to suppress or dissolve the same All which I do certifie unto you to the end that you may repair unto the said place aforesaid and doe therein as by the said Act is required and enjoyned Given under my hand and seal the c. A Certificate made by a Iustice where the Offenders live in a Corporation Kent ss S. B. and R. K. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in His County aforesaid To the chief Magistrate of the Corporation of Tenterden in the said County Greeting Whereas W. S. of Tent. aforesaid in the County aforesaid Yeoman was this present day before us convicted according to an Act of Parliament to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles lately made and provided of being present in the dwelling-house of I. B. in the Parish of C. in the County aforesaid upon the sixth day of this instant Iuly at a Conventicle then and there held under colour of exercise of Religion in other manner than according to the Liturgy and practice of the Church of England contrary to the form of the Act aforesaid and we have by virtue of the said Act imposed upon him a Fine of five shillings for that his Offence And whereas also the said I. B. was this present day before us also according to
aforesaid and him there deliver to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill he shall find sufficient surety to be of Good behaviour for so long time untill he be thereof discharged by the Lord Treasurer Chancellour Under-Treasurer or Barons of the Exchequer Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Upon the second like Offence To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That C. D. hath assisted in the c. as in the Warrant last but one And forasmuch as the said C. D. hath once before offended in the like kind These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do convey the said C. D. to his Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and him there deliver to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep for the space of two months without Bail or Mainprise or untill he shall pay the Sheriff of this County the summ of five pounds for the use of His Majesty or untill he shall by the Lord Treasurer Chancellour or Under-Treasurer or Court of Exchequer be thence discharged Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal c. Deer A Warrant for stealing Deer To the Constables c. of T. and to every of them Kent ss WHereas information hath been given to me that A. B. of H. within your said Parish of T. hath lately within the space of six months last past coursed killed or taken forth of a Park situate in this County certain Deer contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straightly to charge and command you and every of you that immediately upon sight hereof you bring before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for this County the Body of the said A. B. to answer the aforesaid premisses and be proceeded against according to Law And hereof fail not at your perils c. A Warrant to levy 20 li. for stealing Deer To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. of C. hath unlawfully Deer in of E. F. against the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy by way of Distress upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. the summ of 20 li. by him forfeited for the Offence aforesaid the one moiety thereof to the use of C. D. who informeth of the said Offence and the other moiety to the use of the said E. F. Owner of the Deer aforesaid And in case of want of sufficient Distress that you certify me thereof forthwith Given under my hand and seal this second day of May Anno Dom. 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi c. 31. A Mittimus to the House of Correction for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas by my Warrant you the said Constable and Borsholders were lately required to levy by way of Distress of the Goods and Chattels of A. B. of C. the summ of twenty pounds by him forfeited for an Offence by him lately committed against the form of the Statute made in the thirteenth year of His now Majestie 's Reign intituled An Act to prevent the unlawfull coursing hunting or killing of Deer And you the said Constable have returned unto me thereupon that the said A. B. hath not sufficient Distress to be taken for the moneys aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and deliver him to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there detain and put him to hard labour for six months Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Another Mittimus to the Gaol for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid K. ss WHereas by my Warrant you the said Constable and Borsholders were lately required to levy by way of Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of A. B. of c. the summ of twenty pounds by him forfeited for an Offence by him lately committed against the form of the Statute made in the thirteenth year of His now Majestie 's Reign intituled An Act to prevent the unlawfull coursing hunting or killing of Deer And you the said Constable have returned unto me thereupon that the said A. B. hath not sufficient Distress to be taken for the moneys aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to the Gaol aforesaid and deliver him to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep for the space of one whole year without Bail or Mainprise and farther untill he hath given sufficient Security for his Good behaviour for one whole year next ensuing after his inlargement Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. A Warrant for a Buck. To the Keeper c. UPon sight hereof you are to kill and deliver to I. B. Esq one fat Buck of this Season for which this shall be your Warrant A. B. Drunkenness A Warrant for Drunkenness the first Conviction To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to the Church-wardens of the Parish of c. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath this present day been duly proved before me That A. B. of the Parish of C. was on the fifth of May last drunk in the Parish contrary to the form
A. B. of C. in the said County c. by him forfeited according to the form of the Statute intituled A Grant of certain Impositions upon Beer Ale and other Liquours for the increase of his Majestie 's Revenue during His life and you the said Constable have this day certified us that the said A. B. hath not sufficient Distress whereby the said c. can be levied These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him convey to the Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there imprison till satisfaction be made of the aforesaid c. Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. To levy the Forfeiture for not making a due Entry To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us whose names are hereunto subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid That A. B. of C. in the said County of D c. hath not made such due and particular Entry of as by the said Statute is required and upon examination of the Complaint aforesaid we do find the same to be true These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy the summ of c. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. being the double value of the Duty so not paid or cleared off and by him forfeited according to the form of the Statute aforesaid and do sell the said Goods and Chattels if they shall not be redeemed within fourteen days and that you pay the moneys so levied to such person or persons as by the said Statute is directed rendring to the aforesaid A. B. the overplus if any be And for want of sufficient Distress that you do forthwith certify us thereof to the end we may farther proceed touching the same as by Law is oppointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant to levy the double value of the Excise on a Brewer for not paying according to Entry made To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us whose names are hereunto subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid That A. B. of C. in the County aforesaid common Brewer hath not paid nor cleared off his Duty of Excise unto such person as by the Statute in that behalf made is appointed according to the Entry of the said A. B. in that behalf made as by the Statute aforesaid is directed and upon examination of the Complaint aforesaid we find the same to be true These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy the summ of c. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. being the double value of the Duty so not paid or cleared off and by him forfeited according to the form of the Statute aforesaid and to sell the said Goods and Chattels if they shall not be redeemed within fourteen days and that you pay the moneys so levied to such person or persons as by the said Statute is directed rendring to the aforesaid A. B. the overplus if any be And for want of sufficient Distress that you do forthwith certify us thereof to the end that we may proceed touching the same as by Law is appointed Hereof fail not c. Loss of Allowance for making false Entries Kent ss FOrasmuch as by the Statute in that behalf made it is enacted That all common Brewers and makers of Beer or Ale not selling the same by retail for and in consideration of waste by fillings and breakage of their Beer and Ale shall have and be allowed out of the returns made by the Gagers upon every three and twenty Barrels of Beer whether strong or small returned by the said Gagers three Barrels and upon every two and twenty Barrels of Ale whether strong or small returned by the Gagers two Barrels And forasmuch as A. B. of C. in the said County common Brewer hath this present day been duly convicted before us that he hath wittingly and willingly made a faulse Entry of as in Margent by him lately brewed contrary to the form of the Statute aforesaid We do therefore adjudge that the said A. B. shall forfeit and lose for his Offence aforesaid over and besides the Penalties in the said Act mentioned the said Allowance so to be made for six months now next ensuing Given under our hands and seals the c. Upon Complaint of false Entry to appear To A. B. of C. in the said County Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us That you A. B. of C. c. as above contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you to appear before us at the house of D. in E. in the County aforesaid upon the 22. day of May to answer the premisses Hereof fail not at your peril Given under our hands the 18. day of May c. Not suffering to gage the Vessels To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us whose names are hereunto subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County That A. B. of C. in the County aforesaid hath refused to permit C. D. a Gager appointed according to the Statute aforesaid to enter into his c. to gage or take account of his Margent And having been by the said Gager thereupon forbidden to sell carry out or deliver to any of his Customers any Ale c. as in the Margent yet notwithstanding the said A. B. after such warning given hath sold and retailed c. as in the Margent not having paid or cleared the Duty of Excise And upon examination of the said Complaint we do find the same to be true These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. five pounds for his Offence aforesaid and sell the said Goods and Chattels if they shall not be redeemed within fourteen days and that you do pay the moneys so levied to such person or persons as by the said Statute is directed rendring to the aforesaid A. B.
the overplus if any be And for want of sufficient Distress that you do forthwith certify us thereof to the end we may farther proceed touching the same as by Law is appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Warrant against one that procureth a false Return to be made in the Office of Excise To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before us That A. B. of c. Brewer did to make a false Return into the Office of Excise of exciseable within his Division in the said County against the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An additional Act for the ordering and collecting the Duty of Excise and preventing the Abuses therein whereby he hath forfeited ten pounds for his said Offence These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you to levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said A. B. the aforesaid ten pounds rendring to him the overplus thereof Fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Mittimus to the Gaol for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at C. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas it was duly proved before us That A. B. of c. Brewer did bribe C. D. Gager to make a false Return into the Office of Excise of Beer c. exciseable within his Division in the County against the form of an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An additional Act for the ordering and collecting the Duty of Excise and preventing the Abuses therein whereby he forfeited ten pounds for his said Offence and we did therefore by Warrant under our hands and seals charge and command you to levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said A B. the aforesaid ten pounds and you the said Constable have returned to us that for want of such Distress you could not levy the same These are therefore in his Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you to attach the said A. B. and him convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep by the space of three months without Bail or Mainprise Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. The like as in the two former Warrants mutatis mutandis against any sworn Gager or other Officer that shall take and receive any bribe money fee gift or other reward of any Brewer or other person for any cause or matter relating to the Excise A Warrant against several persons to distrain for the Duties of Excise c. To Thomas Osborn and John Tiffin Gent. and to either of them and such other person or persons as they or either of them shall take to their or either of their assistance in execution hereof K. ss WHereas Complaints were lately made unto us S. B. and R. K. Esquires two of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County by the Officers of Excise That the several persons hereunder named had committed the several and respective Offences herein after mentioned and severally added to their several names against the form of several Statutes made for payment to His Majesty of the Duties of Excise And forasmuch as upon hearing of the said Complaints this present day it was duly proved before us that the said Complaints were true and we have therefore according to the form of the Statutes aforesaid adjudged that the said several and respective persons shall for his her and their several and respective Offences forfeit and pay the several summs of money hereunder added to their several and respective names that is to say Thomas Daniel of Horsmonden in the said County Vintner a Retailer of Beer for forfeiture for neglect of entring by the space of twelve months last past of Beer by him retailed within the said time twenty and four pounds and for double the Duty of Excise for twenty and five Barrels three Firkins and five Gallons of Beer of above six shillings the Barrel and for three Barrels and three Firkins of Beer of six shillings per Barrel or under he not having paid the single Duty or any of the same eight pounds fourteen shillings and a half penny In all 32 14 00 ob Iames Lewes of Horsmonden aforesaid Cordwinder for forfeiture for neglect to appear before us this day to give evidence for discovery of breaches of the Laws of Excise notwithstanding that he was summoned so to doe according to the Statute in that behalf made forty shillings Edward Budgen late of Brenchley in the said County Labourer for the like 40 s. and for forfeiture for that he refusing to permit the Gager to gage or take account of Beer by him brewed and being thereupon forbidden by the said Gager to sell any of the Beer aforesaid he after such warning given did sell the same not having paid or cleared the Duty of Excise five pounds and for costs and charges of the Officer and others imployed in the service touching the premisses five shillings In all 09 05 00 These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to authorise and command you and every of you to levy the aforesaid several and respective summs of money upon the Goods and Chattels of the said several and respective Offenders and to make sale of the said Goods and Chattels if they shall not be redeemed within 14 days rendring to the parties the overplus if any be And for want of sufficient Distress to certify us or one of us of the same to the end that such farther proceedings may be made therein as by the Laws and Statutes aforesaid are required And you are hereby farther commanded to dispose of all such moneys as you shall by virtue hereof levy or receive in such manner as by the Laws and Statutes aforesaid is appointed Given under our hands and seals the c. ¶ All the before-mentioned Warrants upon the Statute of Excise 12 Car. 2. cap. 24. will also serve mutatis mutandis upon the other Statute touching Excise made the same Parliament intituled An Act for taking away of the Court of Wards and Liveries Felony A Warrant to apprehend a Felon To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as I have received Information and Charge against A. B. of c. for felonious taking of c. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to
command you that you some or one of you do attach the said A. B. of c. and him bring before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to be Examined touching the premisses and to be farther dealt withall according to Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Mittimus of a Felon To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and H. the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid or his Deputy and to every of them Kent ss THese are in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that you some or one of you do safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at Maidstone in the County aforesaid A. B. of c. and him there safely to deliver to the Keeper of the said Gaol or his sufficient Deputy according to the tenour of the Precept in that behalf herewithall declared unto you Delivering also to the said Keeper the Precept aforesaid Given under our hands and seals at c. Another To the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid K. ss I Send you herewithall the Body of A. B. of c. brought before me this present day and charged with the Felonious taking c. commanding you in His Majestie 's name to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep till he shall be from thence delivered by due Order of Law Hereof fail not at your peril Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant to search for a Felon on suspicion To the Constable and Borsholders of F. Kent ss WHereas complaint hath been made unto me by A. B. of C. that of late he hath had feloniously taken from him certain Goods six Cows c. as the Case is and that he hath in suspicion divers evil disposed persons within your Parish of F. These are to require you that immediately upon sight hereof you make diligent search in all and every such suspected houses and places within your Parish as you and the said A. B. shall think convenient And if upon your search you find any of the said Goods in the hands of any person or shall have any other just cause of suspicion of any person that then you bring such suspected person before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the County of Kent to answer such matter as shall be alledged against them Hereof fail not c. A Warrant for apprehending of one that hath dangerously hurt another To the Constable and Borsholders c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as I am credibly informed That A. B. of your Town Ioyner hath now lately dangerously hurt one C. D. of your said Town Bricklayer by a blow which he hath given the said C. D. on the Head and another on the Stomach so as the said C. D. is in danger of Death thereby These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straitly to charge and command you that immediately on sight hereof you or one of you do bring the said A. B. before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to find sufficient Sureties as well for his appearance before the Justices at the next Gaol delivery to be holden for this County then and there to answer unto the premisses and doe and receive therefore what the Court shall enjoyn on him As also that he the said A. B. shall in the mean time keep the Peace towards our Sovereign Lord the King and all His Liege people but especially towards the said C. D. And hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at this c. A Liberate to deliver a Prisoner committed for Felony To the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol in A. c. Greeting K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of C. c. Black-smith hath before us found sufficient Mainprise to appear before the Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden in the said County there to answer to such things as shall be then on the behalf of our said Sovereign Lord objected against him and namely to the feloniously taking of two Sheep for the suspicion whereof he was taken and committed to your said Goal We command you on the behalf of our said Sovereign Lord that if the said A. B. do remain in your said Gaol for the said cause and for none other then you forbear to grieve or detain him any longer but that you deliver him thence and suffer him to go at large and that upon the pain will fall thereon Given under our hands and seals c. A Warrant to Bind persons to give in Evidence against a Felon To the Constables and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and every of them K. ss THese are to require you upon sight hereof to warn to be before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of this County within two days next following A. B. C. D. E. F. c. to the end that they may be bound to make their personal appearance at the next general Gaol-delivery or Quarter-sessions to be holden for this County then and there to testifie their knowledge concerning a Felony supposed to be done by R. H. now a Prisoner in the Castle of K. and that you do then go with them to the Justice with this Warrant Hereof fail not c. Or thus To the Constable c. Kent ss YOU are hereby required forthwith to warn the persons undernamed of your Parish to be before me at my dwelling house in D. c. upon Thursday next by eight of the Clock in the morning to testifie their knowledge concerning certain felonious acts supposed to be done by A. B. C. D. of c. and that you your self be then there with this Warrant to shew how you have executed it Hereof fail not Given under c. A Condition of a Recognizance to prefer a Bill and give Evidence against Principals and Accessary in case of Felony THE Condition of this Recognizance is such That if the within bound A. B. do personally appear before His Majestie 's Justices of Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of K. and do then and there prefer or cause to be preferred a Bill of Indictment against A. R. and I. R. for the felonious taking and stealing one Goose and two Hens from the aforesaid A. B. wherewith the said A. R. and I. R. are charged before the within named Justices and against M. R. Wife of A. R. as Accessary to the Felony aforesaid with which she is also charged before the Justices aforesaid and do also then and there give such Evidence as he knoweth concerning the Felony aforesaid as well to the Jurors that shall enquire thereof on the behalf of
interim se bene gereret in cujus rei testimonium ego praefatus J. B. praedictae Certificationi manum sigillum meum apposui vicesimo die Maii Anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli secundi Dei gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae Regis Fidei Defensoris c. Tricesimo secundo Annoque Dom. 1680. A Warrant to the Sheriff for Restitution Kent ss R. K. Esq one of His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid To the Sheriff of the said County Greeting Whereas by a certain Inquisition taken before me at A. in the County aforesaid the second day of Iune c. upon the Oath of A. B. C. D. E. F. c. according to the form of the Statute in Case of Forceable Entry made and provided it was found that G. H. c. and others as in the Inquisition as by the said Inquisition of Record doth more fully appear These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you with the power of the County if need require to go to the said Messuage c. and other the premisses and do cause the same with their appurtenances to be reseized and the said C. D. to be restored in and-to his full possession thereof as he was before the same Entry according to the form of the aforesaid Statute And hereof fail not c. A Mittimus upon view of Forceable Detainour Kent ss R. K. Esq one of His Majestie 's Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid To the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at Maidstone in the County aforesaid Greeting Whereas upon Complaint unto me by A. B. of L. in the said County I did this present day go to the dwelling house of the said A. in L. aforesaid and there did find C. D. of c. E. F. of c. forceably with strong hand and armed power holding the said house against the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King and against the form of the Statute in that behalf made and provided I do therefore herewithall send unto you the Bodies of the said C. D. E. F. and G. H. convicted of the said forceable holding by my own View Testimony and Record commanding you in His Majestie 's name to receive them into the said Gaol and them there safely to keep untill they have made fine and ransome to His said Majesty for their said trespasses and shall be thence delivered by the order of the Law of this Land Hereof fail not c. Foreign Wares A Warrant to search for and seize Foreign Manufactures prohibited c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss Forasmuch as I am informed That great quantities of foreign Bone-lace Cut-work Imbrodery Fringe Bandstrings Buttons of Thread of Silk and Needle-work made of Thread or Silk have been lately brought into this Kingdom from parts beyond the Seas against the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require and authorize you and every of you that you some or one of you do enter and search for such Manufactures in the Shops being open Ware-houses and Dwelling-houses of such person or persons within the said Hundred as shall be suspected to have any such Imbrodery foreign Bone-lace Cut-work foreign Bandstrings Buttons or Needle-work and to seize the same Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. High-ways A Warrant to levy 5 li. on the Inhabitants of a Parish for not chusing Surveyors of the High-ways To the Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as the Church-wardens Constables Borsholders and Inhabitants of the said Parish did not chuse Surveyors of the High-ways aforesaid for this present year of our Lord but made default of such choice against the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy collect and gather the summ of five pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said Church-wardens Constables Borsholders and Inhabitants rendring to the Parties so distrained the overplus if any be And that you do imploy and bestow the moneys so levied collected or gathered in such manner as by the Statute aforesaid is directed and appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. To distrain for High-way Tax To the Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as upon your Complaint it appeareth unto us That the several Persons hereunder named have not paid unto you the several summs hereunder specified and severally added to their several names assessed on them for the repairing and amending and enlarging of the publick and common High-ways in the said Parish according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy collect and gather by Distress and Sale of the respective Goods of the said respective Persons double so much money as was so as aforesaid respectively assessed on them rendring to the Parties so distrained the overplus if any be And that you do imploy and bestow the moneys so levied collected or gathered in such manner as by the Statute aforesaid is directed and appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A. B. of A. aforesaid 2 s. C D. of A. aforesaid 3 s. c. For not sending in Teams to work in the High-ways To the Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as upon your Complaint it appeareth unto us That the several Persons hereunder named were by you charged to send each of them a Team to work in the High-ways in the Parish aforesaid according to the form of the Statute in that case lately made and provided and yet nevertheless they neglected so to doe by the space of such number of days as are hereunder mentioned and severally added to their several names These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy collect and gather by Distress and Sale of the respective Goods of the said respective Persons the respective summs of money hereunder added to their respective names being moneys by them respectively forfeited for their said neglects according to the Statute aforesaid rendring to the Parties so distrained the overplus if any be And that you do employ and bestow
the moneys so levied collected or gathered in such manner as by the Statute aforesaid is directed and appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A. B. of one day 10 s. C. D. of two days 20 s. c. Against those that refuse or neglect to work in the High-ways To the Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as upon your Complaint it appeareth unto us That the several Persons hereunder named were by you charged to come to labour in the High-ways in the Parish aforesaid according to the form of the Statute in that case lately made and provided and yet nevertheless they neglected so to doe by the space of such number of days as are hereunder mentioned and severally added to their several names These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy collect and gather by Distress and Sale of the respective Goods of the said respective Persons the respective summs of money hereunder added to their respective names being moneys by them respectively forfeited for their said neglect according to the Statute aforesaid rendring to the Parties so distrained the overplus if any be And that you do employ and bestow the moneys so levied collected or gathered in such manner as by the Statute aforesaid is directed and appointed Hereof fail not c. A. B. of A. aforesaid one day 1 s. 6 d. C. D. of A. aforesaid two days c. 3 s. c. To impower the Surveyors to dig Gravel c. upon Wasts or Commons out of the Parish Kent ss FOrasmuch as by the information of the Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid it appeareth unto us that there is not sufficient Gravel Chalk Sand Cinders and Stones within the said Parish to repair their common and publick High-ways We do therefore according to the form of the Statut̄e in that case lately made and provided hereby allow and approve that the said Surveyors or either of them and such Person and Persons as they or either of them shall appoint shall and may dig take and carry away Gravel Chalk Sand Cinders or Stones out of any Waste or Common of any Parish Town Village or Hamlet neighbouring to the Parish aforesaid or upon the Sea-coast without paying any thing for the same for the repairing and amending of the High-ways aforesaid so as they fill up the place within one month next after their digging aforesaid if required by the owner of the Soil Given under our hands and seals the c. To appoint what shall be paid by the Surveyors for digging Gravel c. in any man's Ground Kent ss WHereas by the information of the Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid it appeareth unto us that there being not sufficient Gravel Chalk Stones Cinders and Sand or other materials for to amend and repair the aforesaid High-ways within the common or waste grounds of the said Parish they did according to the form of the Statute in that case lately made and provided enter into the ground of B. C. in the Parish aforesaid near adjoyning to the High-ways to be repaired and did dig take and carry away materials which they judged necessary for the said Reparations and for that difference did arise between the said Surveyors and the said B. C. about the Damages by the said B. C. suffered by the digging and carriage thereof We do therefore according to the Statute aforesaid assess the Damages aforesaid at c. of lawfull money of England which the said Surveyors are to render unto him for the same Given under our hands and seals the c. Against Surveyors for not accounting To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's common Gaol for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us That B. C. and D. E. Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the said County for the year c. have not made such account touching their said Office as by the Statute in that behalf lately made is appointed and upon examination of the business upon Oath we do find the said Complaint to be true These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said B. C. and D. E. and forthwith convey them to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver them to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive them into the Gaol aforesaid and them there safely to keep untill they have made such true and perfect account touching their said Office as by the said Statute is appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. Against the Surveyors who have not paid the moneys in their hands to the next Surveyors To the Constable c. as in the precedent Warrant Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto us That B. C. and D. E. Surveyors of the High-ways in the Parish of A. in the said County for the year c. had in their hands upon their account made touching their said Office according to the form of the Statute in that case made the summ of c. overplus which they have not returned or paid to the next Surveyors or either of them as by the said Statute is appointed and upon examination of the business upon Oath we do find the said Complaint to be true These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said B. C. and D. E. and forthwith convey them to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid and there deliver them to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive them into the Gaol aforesaid and them there safely keep untill they have made payment of the said c. to the aforesaid next Surveyors as by the said Statute is appointed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. House of Correction A Warrant and Directions for general privy Search To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as it is observed That for want of due Execution of the good Laws and Statutes of this Realm made and provided for the apprehending and punishing of Rogues Vagabonds sturdy Beggars and other wandring and idle Persons the number of them does daily increase within this Division
to the great prejudice of the Inhabitants therein For the better prevention whereof for the future and of Robberies Burglaries and other Felonies and Misdemeanours often occasioned thereby These are in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you diligently to observe and perform our Directions in the premisses herewith sent unto you as you and every one of you will answer to the contrary at your perils Giving you farther hereby to understand that we shall from time to time require a strict account of your due observance and execution of the same and in case of negligence of you or any of you therein we shall forthwith upon knowledge thereof proceed with effect according to Law to punish such of you as shall so neglect the same Given under our hands and seals the c. 1. That you do henceforth take special care to apprehend all Rogues Vagabonds sturdy Beggars and other wandring and idle Persons and punish and pass them away according to Law 2. That you do in one night within every week between the date of the Precept aforesaid and our next meeting make a general search within the said Hundred in all suspicious places for the finding out and apprehending of all Rogues Vagabonds sturdy Beggars and other wandring and idle Persons And such as in the said search you shall find and apprehend that you do punish and pass them away according to Law 3. That you do cause Watches to be duly kept in fitting places of the said Hundred by honest and able men of the same every night from Sun-setting untill Sun-rising untill the nine and twentieth day of September next ensuing according to the Statute made at Westm. in the thirteenth year of the Reign of the late King Edward the First 4. That you do forthwith bring before us or some or one of us or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County all such Rogues Vagabonds sturdy Beggars and other wandring and idle Persons as you shall apprehend by day or night and conceive to be more than ordinarily dangerous or to be suspected for any Murther Robbery Burglary Felony or other Misdemeanour to the end they may be farther dealt withall as to Justice doth appertain 5. That you do from time to time and more especially at every of our Assemblies or Meetings herein after mentioned present unto us the names of all such Persons within the said Hundred as be masterless or live out of service or be common Alehouse-haunters or expenders of their money in riot not duly labouring for their living and not having whereby so to maintain them And the names of all unlicensed Alehouse-keepers within the said Hundred or notoriously suspected so to be Together with the names of such licensed Alehouse-keepers within the same as are of evil behaviour or do suffer evil Rule Gaming or other Disorder to be kept in their said houses And the names of such Witnesses as can or will testify the keeping of any such Alehouse unlicensed or the evil behaviour of or suffering evil Rule Gaming or other Disorder by any of the said licensed Alehouse-keepers And that you do give notice unto all and every the said Witnesses that they and every of them are by us required to appear before us accordingly to testify their several knowledges touching the same And that you do likewise give notice unto all and every the said Persons so by you to be returned all Persons out of service riotous Spenders unlicensed Alehouse-keepers or disorderly licensed Alehouse-keepers that they and every of them are by us required to appear before us or some of us as aforesaid to answer the premisses and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain 6. That you do from time to time at every of our said Assemblies or Meetings deliver unto us or some of us in writing an account of what you have done in pursuance of the directions before mentioned 7. That taking assistance of sufficient men of the said Hundred you do in the night before every of our days of Assembly or Meeting hereafter mentioned that is to say here name the days of meeting of the Iustices make a general privy search within every of the Parishes Villages and Hamlets within the same for finding out and apprehending of all Rogues Vagabonds and wandring and idle Persons in and about the said Parishes Villages and Hamlets And that such Rogues Vagabonds and wandring and idle Persons as you shall then find and apprehend in the said search you do cause to be brought before us or some of us on the day and at the place of our Assembly or Meeting aforesaid at ten of the clock in the forenoon of the same day there to be examined of their idle and wandring life and to be farther dealt withall according to Law And that you be then and there also ready to give account and reckoning upon Oath in writing and under the hand of the Minister of each respective Parish what Rogues Vagabonds and disorderly Persons you have apprehended within the said Search and also between every such Assembly and Meeting and how many have been by you punished or otherwise sent unto the House of Correction according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made in the seventh year of the Reign of the late King Iames and upon such Fines Pains and Penalties as are in the said Statute contained in case you or any of you do neglect to perform what is in this behalf before commanded Lastly That upon some day about three or four days before every of our said Assemblies or Meetings you the said Constable and Borsholders do meet and consult together touching the making of your Return to us of what you have done between every such our Assembly or Meeting and do also then agree how to divide your selves in your then next Search and where to meet in the morning then next following for your more ready giving to us your account of what you have done in the said Search A Mittimus of a Rogue thither taken in the general Search To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as it appeareth unto me That A. B. of c. is of lewd life c. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him or her safely convey or cause to be conveyed to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver him or her to the said Keeper of the same there to be punished and set on work during the space of c. delivering also to the said Keeper this Precept Commanding likewise you the said Keeper to receive A. B. into the said House and him or her
there to punish and set on work according to the tenour of this Precept Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. Of an idle Person out of Service c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County c. K. ss FOrasmuch as C. D. of c. according to the Crime as below These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do safely convey the said C. D. to the aforesaid House of Correction and him there deliver to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there set him to work and labour from time to time by the space of c. next after such his delivery unto you in the mean time to punish him according to Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Mittimus to the House of Correction of an idle Person that would run away and will not work to maintain his Family To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been proved before us upon Oath according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided That A. B. of the Parish of C. aforesaid being able to work and thereby relieve his Family hath threatned to run away and leave his said Family upon the Parish of C. aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you unless he do put in sufficient Securities for the discharge of the Parish that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him safely convey to the said House of Correction and there deliver him to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there deal with and detain him as a sturdy and wandring Rogue and to be delivered at the next Assembly or Meeting within this lower Division of the Lath of Scray for the better execution of an Act of Parliament made in the seventh year of the Reign of our late Sovereign Lord King Iames over England intituled An Act for the due Execution of divers Laws and Statutes heretofore made against Rogues Vagabonds and sturdy Beggars and other lewd and idle Persons or at the Quarter-Sessions and not otherwise Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. A Liberate from thence To the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at A. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas C. D. was by Warrant from us sent to the said House of Correction and is at present in your Custody there Now if the said C. D. is in your Custody for the cause aforesaid and no others We do hereby authorize and command you forthwith upon receipt hereof to set C. D. at large from your said Custody For which this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given under our hands and seals at A. in the said County the c. Huy and Cry The Examination of a Person robbed on the High-way praying an Huy and Cry The Examination of A. B. of C. in the County of D. Gent. taken by E. F. Esq one of the Iustices of the Peace of the County of F. on the second day of October Anno Dom. 1679. upon his Oath Kent ss THIS Examinant deposeth and saith That as he was riding on Saturday the first day of April last past from the Town of A. in the County of B. to C. in the same County he was assaulted in the common High-way leading from one of the said Towns to the other at or near a place there called K at about eleven of the clock in the forenoon of the same day by two Footmen who there seised upon him this Examinant and carrying him into a certain Wood robbed him and bound him And this Examinant farther saith That he is since informed that the said place and Wood are both in the Parish of A. aforesaid and so within the Hundred of A. and D. in the said County And this Examinant farther saith and deposeth That the said Thieves did then seloniously take from him and rob him of 10 l. 17 s. in money and one cloath Saddle with Stirups and Girts worth in all 10 s and two leather Purses two Knives c. in all worth 5 s. And this Examinant farther saith and deposeth That he then did not nor yet doth know the Parties that committed the said Robbery or either of them R. W. Another Kent ss A. B. of C. in the County of D. did upon the present 10. day of October in the 31. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second c. personally come before me E. M. Esq one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the said County of D. inhabiting in the Parish of Saint M. C. in the County aforesaid in the Hundred of R. in the said County and upon his corporal Oath then taken before me did say That upon Friday the 8. day of May last past at about the hour of seven of the clock in the afternoon of the same day in the King's High-way at a certain place called E. F. in the Parish of C. in the aforesaid Hundred of R. in the said County of D. he was assaulted by five men all unknown to him the said A. B and they the said five men did then and there feloniously take and carry away from him the said A. B. 100 li. in moneys numbred of the moneys of him the said A. B. and also his Goods and Chattels that is to say one Ring with a deep Table-stone set in the same one Watch in two gold Cases c. to the value of 30 li. and robbed him the said A. B. of all and every the Moneys Goods and Chattels aforesaid And the said A. B. was on the day and year first above mentioned upon his Oath aforesaid by me examined whether he did know the Parties that committed the said Robbery or any of them And he then upon his Oath did say that he neither at the time of the said Robbery committed nor at any time since did know or doth yet know the said Parties that committed the said Robbery nor any of them In testimony whereof I the aforesaid Justice have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written A. B. The Examination of a Person robbed on the High-way by three Persons one of which he knew The Examination of A. B. of C c. sworn
and examined before R. K. one of His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace of the County of K. on the 2. day of March Anno Dom. 1679. deposeth and saith Kent ss THat about three weeks since he was riding from C. aforesaid towards Feversham in the said County of K. and in the High-way within the Parish of F. in the said County of K. he was set upon by three Persons and was by them robbed and they took from him c. And he saith and deposeth that he doth know one of those Persons and saith that his name is E. F. an Essex man born in c. and of the age as he adjudgeth him of 30 years or thereabouts and the others he saith he knoweth not An Huy and Cry upon the escape of a Prisoner from the Constable To the Constable Borsholders and other Officers as well within the said County as elsewhere within the Kingdom of England to whom the Execution hereof doth or may concern Kent ss WHereas A. B. Constable of the Hundred of M. within the said County having yesterday together with two Precepts delivered unto him the Body of C. D. of c. before charged with the suspicion of his felonious taking of one Gelding to be by him the said Constable and other Officers conveyed to the Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid hath this day as the said Constable hath upon his complaint informed me made a felonious escape from him These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you and every of you to make diligent search within your several Precincts for the said C. D. being a Person about 30 years of age of a middle stature slender body long black curled hayr having on his body a short coloured close Coat light grey Breeches and Stockings a narrow-brim'd Hat And also that you the said respective Officers do make Huy and Cry after him from Town to Town and from County to County and that as well by Horsemen as Footmen And if you shall find him the said C. D. that then you do convey him before some Justice of the Peace within the County where he shall be taken by him to be dealt withall according to Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given c. A Warrant for a Huy and Cry after a Felon R. W. Esq one of His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace for the said County To all Constables Borsholders and other His Majestie 's Officers within the said County or elsewhere within the Realm of England whom the Execution hereof may concern Greeting K. ss WHereas I have received Information and Charge against A. B. who is a Person of evil fame describe the Person Age and Apparel who is charged before me to have assaulted and taken from the person of C. D. on the second day of Iune last at c. ten pounds in moneys numbred c. according to the Information And he the said A. B. is very much suspected to have committed several other Felonies and notwithstanding several endeavours for apprehension of him he hath not as yet been apprehended but hath withdrawn himself and is fled These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you to make diligent search within your several Precincts for the said A. B. and to make Huy and Cry after him from Town to Town and from Country to Country and that as well by Horsemen as Footmen according to Law And if you shall find the said A. B. that then you do carry him before some one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace within the County or place where he shall be taken to be dealt withall according to Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant to search for a Person who hath committed a Robbery and for Goods stoln R. W. Esq one of His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace of the said County To all Constables Borsholders and other His Majestie 's Officers within the County aforesaid or elsewhere within the Realm of England whom the Execution hereof may concern Greeting Kent ss WHereas I have received Information That a bay Gelding about 15 hands high with a bald Face his Head bigger than ordinary two wall Eyes a short Tail aged about 7 years his paces all Trot being the Gelding of R. G. of B. in the said County Gent. was in the night of the 18. day of this instant Iuly stoln out of his Land in B. aforesaid and that he suspecteth a Person whose name he knoweth not of a middle stature aged about 22 years and in saddishcoloured Cloaths to have stoln this Gelding aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you to make diligent search within your several Precincts for the Gelding and person aforesaid and to make Huy and Cry after the said Person from Town to Town and from Country to Country according to Law And if upon your search or otherwise you shall find the said Person or the Gelding aforesaid or other just cause of suspicion that then you carry the said Person or other Persons suspected before some one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County or place where he or they shall be taken to be dealt with according to Law Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal this c. Inns of Court A Warrant from one of the Judges a Member of an Inns of Court against one of that Society for refusing to observe the Order of the House To all Mayors Sheriffs Bailiffs and all other His Majestie 's Officers and Ministers whom these presents may concern Mid. ss WHereas I Sir R. R. Knight one of the Justices of the Court of King's Bench am informed and fully satisfied by some of the Masters of the Bench of the Society of c. That F. M. Gent. lately a Member of the said Society hath for his contempt of several Orders of Council made for the compelling him to pay his Commons and other Duties amounting to a considerable Summ been by order of Council expelled the Society and his Chamber and Study seized to the use of the House notwithstanding which the said F. M. without performance of any of the said Orders hath contemptuously broken off Padlocks put upon his Chamber door entred thereinto and made use thereof and both in Words and Deeds reproachfully and contemptuously slighted and affronted the Governours and Government of the said Society and that he continues at this present actually and obstinately in his contemptuous Carriage to the disturbance of the said Society in contempt and violation of the Government thereof and as a dangerous example to others if not prevented by a speedy and severe proceeding against him These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straitly to charge and command you and every of you that you bring before us or some other of the Justices
of the Court of King's Bench the Body of the said F. M. to answer to such Misdemeanors Contempts and Misbehaviour as shall be objected against him by the Masters of the Bench or others on the behalf of the said Society to the end that his Insolences may be repressed by such proceeding against him as shall be agreeable to Justice Given under my hand and seal the 24th day of Iune in the 27th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second over England Annoque Dom. 1675. R. R. Irish Cattel A Warrant to seize certain Cattel imported from Foreign parts into England To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them Kent ss WHereas I am given to understand that there are lately Imported into England out of Ireland or some other Foreign parts and are now remaining in your Precinct certain Cattel and Beasts prohibited by the late Acts of Parliament to be Imported These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to give you notice thereof and to will and require you and every of you forthwith after sight hereof to use your utmost diligence and endeavour to enquire find out and discover the same Cattel and Beasts and the same to seize and take into your Custody to the intent the same may be proceeded with as by the said Acts is appointed Given under my hand and seal this c. A Warrant to deliver to the Owners certain Cattel seized as forfeited for being Imported from Foreign parts upon proof that they were not so Imported To the Constables c. ut supra Kent ss WHereas complaint hath been made to me that you or some or one of you have or hath seized and taken into your Custody certain Cattel belonging to or late in the possession of A. B. viz. 2 Oxen 3 Kine 4 Heifers 5 Yearlings 100 Sheep and 6 Swine as forfeited for being Imported out of Ireland into England contrary to the late Acts of Parliament in that behalf Now forasmuch as the said A. B. within 48 hours after such seizure hath made it appear to me by the Oath of two credible Witnesses viz. That the same Cattel were not Imported from Ireland aforesaid nor any other place beyond the Seas contrary to the said Acts. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you forthwith upon sight hereof to deliver unto the said A. B. the said Cattel aud every of them without delay according to the said Acts as you will answer the contrary Given under my hand and seal c. A Warrant to kill the said Cattel To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them If not them To the Sâ—…izor or Seizors of the Cattel as the Case is Kent ss WHereas I am given to understand That you or some of you having seized within your Precinct certain great Cattel Sheep and Swine viz. here name the Sorts and number of each Sort of the Cattel as the Case is late belonging to or in the possession of A. B. as forfeited for being Imported out of Ireland or some other Foreign parts beyond the Seas contrary to the late Acts of Parliament in that behalf And that the Importer or Importers thereof have been convicted of such Importation and Forfeiture of the said Cattel yet nevertheless you the said Seizor or Seizors by the space of six days next after such Conviction and Forfeiture have delayed and do still delay or neglect to cause the same Cattel to be killed whereby the distribution thereof according to the said Act is retarded and hindred These are therefore to require you immediately upon sight hereof to cause the said Cattel to be killed to the end the same may be forthwith distributed as by the said Acts is required And hereof you are not to fail Given under my hand and seal c. A Warrant to levy 40 s. upon the Seizor or Church-wardens that shall fail in killing or making distribution as aforesaid To the Constable and Borsholders of c. Kent ss WHereas I am given to understand That A. B. having seized within your Precinct certain great Cattel Sheep and Swine viz. here name the Cattel ut supra lately belonging to or in the possession of C. D. as forfeited for being Imported from Foreign parts beyond the Seas contrary to the late Acts of Parliament in that behalf And that the same are convicted and forfeited according to the same Acts yet the said A. B. by the space of six days next after such Conviction and Forfeiture have delayed and do still delay to cause the same Cattel and Beasts to be killed and distribution to be made thereof according to the said Acts. Now forasmuch as Oath hath been made before me of the premisses These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you forthwith after sight hereof to levy or cause to be levied the summe of 40 s. for every one of the said great Cattel and 10 s. for every of the said Sheep and 10 s. for every of the said Swine which should have been killed and distributed as aforesaid in pursuance of the said Acts by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. rendering the said A. B. the over-plus necessary Charges of destreyning being first deducted and in default of such Distress to commit the said A. B. to the common Gaol of the said County there to remain for the space of three months without Bail or Mainprise according to the Statute in that behalf Hereof you are not to fail Given under my hand and seal c. According to these Presidents may like Warrant or Warrants be made for Fish or other Goods prohibited by the said Acts Mutatis mutandis Lent A Warrant for the observing of Lent To the Constables and Borsholders c. Kent ss THese are therefore in His Majestie 's name and in pursuance of His said Majestie 's late Proclamation to will and command you and every of you that you some or one of you do cause to come and appear before us upon Thursday the second day of March name the place all Inn-holders Tavernors Alehouse-keepers Butchers and all other Victuallers whatsoever within the said Hundred of c. And that you give notice to the said persons that they bring with them two sufficient Sureties to enter into several Recognizances for His said Majestie 's use for the due observation of Lent according to the effects and contents of the said Proclamation and according to the Law in that case made and provided And that you your selves or one of you be then and there present and make a return in writing of all such as you shall have warned by virtue of this Warrant Hereof c. Given c. Licences A Licence for a Badger of Corn. Kent ss AT the general Sessions of the Peace holden at M. in the County aforesaid this present day A.
Inquest YOU shall truly enquire and due presentment make of all such things as you are charged withall on the King's behalf the King's Council your own and your fellows you shall well and truly keep and in all other things the Truth present So help you God c. The Oath of those that give Evidence upon Bills of Indictment THE Evidence that you shall give to the Inquest upon this Bill shall be the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth and you shall not lett so to doe for malice hatred or evil will nor for meed dread savour or affection So help you God c. Officers The Nomination of Officers by Iustices of the Peace Kane ss WE His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County whose hands and seals are hereunto set do nominate and appoint A. B. of the Township of C. in the said County Bailiff of the Township aforesaid and D. E. of the said Township under-Bailiff of the same commanding each of them to take upon him his respective Office aforesaid untill he shall be from thence lawfully discharged and forthwith to repair to one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid before him to take his Oath for the Faithful execution of the said respective Office Given under our hands and seals at F. in the said County the tenth day of Sept. 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 31. Orchards A Warrant against Robbers of Orchards c. To the Constable and Borsholders of A. in the said County c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. of your Town of A. Weaver hath within three months last past robbed the Orchard or Garden of C. D. of your Parish and carried away great quantities of Apples c. or digged up or pulled up his Fruit-trees to the value of 50 s. And that F. G. of your said Town Baker hath procured and abetted him so to doe and received and bought of him divers of the same things to the great damage of the said C. D. contrary to the laâ—…e Act of Parliament in that case made and provided I do therefore hereby order and require That the said A. B. shall within six days after notice to him given of this my Order pay the said C. D. 20 s. and that the said F. G. do within six days after notice to him given of this Order pay unto the said C. D. 30 s. in recompence to him for his wrongs aforesaid and that these payments he made in the presence of the said Constable hereby commanded upon request to see it done and hereof you are forthwith to give them notice and if either of them shall not pay the same that then you do give me notice thereof to the end they may be farther proceeded against according to the said Statute And hereof fail not c. Given under our c. Upon non-payment to be whipt To c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before me That A. B. of your Town of A. Weaver hath within three months last past robbed c. as before so made and provided Wherefore the premisses considered and that I judge the said Offenders A. B. and F. G. unable to make satisfaction for the said wrong I do hereby order that they be forthwith committed to the said Constable of A. to be whipped the which you are hereby required forthwith to doe at your peril Given under our hands c. Peace A Warrant to find Sureties for the Peace To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of C. hath this present day taken his corporal Oath before me that C. D. of c. And hath therewithall prayed Surety of the Peace against the said C. D. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do cause the said C. D. to come before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to find sufficient Security as well for his personal appearance at the next general Session of the Peace to be holden for the said County at T. aforesaid then and there to doe and receive as by the said Court shall be injoyned as also that he will in the mean time keep His Majestie 's Peace towards His said Majesty and all His liege People and especially towards the said A. B. and if the said C. D. shall refuse so to doe that then without expecting any further or other warrant you some or one of you do safely convey him to the Gaol aforesaid and him there deliver to the said Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely to keep untill he shall find such sufficient Security as aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant to find Sureties for the Peace where an Assault is made upon an Officer in discharge of his Office To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid K. ss FOrasmuch as Complaint was this day made unto us by W. W. Borsholder of the Borough of the Town of C. in the said County That R. L. of C. in the said County Gent. and I. W. the younger of C. aforesaid Shoemaker did in the month of February last past at C. aforesaid within the Borough aforesaid assault and beat several Persons and the said W. W. then Borsholder of the Borough aforesaid being then and there present did then and there in His Majestie 's name command the said R. L. and I. W. to keep His Majestie 's Peace yet notwithstanding they did continue in breaking the same in his presence and then and there assaulted him and threatned to kill him all which he hath maintained upon his Oath before us and that he is afraid that the said R. L. and I. W. will kill wound beat or do him some bodily harm and hath prayed Security of the Peace to be by us granted unto him against the said R. L. and I. W. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you the said Constable and Borsholders that you some or one of you do bring the said R. L. and I. W. before us some or one of us or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to find several and respective sufficient Security for their several and respective personal appearance at the next general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace to be holden for
under our hands and seals at Maidstone in the County aforesaid the tenth day of September c. A. B. C. D. c. A Warrant to make Overseers of the Poor impowering them and the Church-wardens to collect the Poors Tax and upon non-payment to destrain Kent ss WHereas by virtue of an Act of Parliament intituled An Act for Relief of the Poor in the 43. year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth We whose names are subscribed His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace in the said County of K. and one of us of the Quorum dwelling in or near the Parish of Saint A. B. in the said County of K. have nominated and appointed A. B. and C. D. together with K. L. Church-warden for the time being according to the said Act of Parliament to be Overseers for the Poor of the said Parish and receiving of the several summs of money taxed and assessed by them on the several persons on the nineteenth day of Iune instant These are therefore according to the said Act of Parliament to authorize you the said Church-warden and Overseers of the Poor or any of you to collect and receive all such summs of money as aforesaid and the same respectively to levy of all such persons as shall refuse to pay the aforesaid Assessment by way of distress and sale of their Goods for so much rendring the over-plus if any be to the party or parties destrained and for default of distress We require all Constables and other Officers to bring before us or some other His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of this County the Bodies of all such persons where no distress can be had that further course may be taken with them according to Law Dated the 23. day of Iune in the 32. year of His now Majestie 's Reign Annoque Dom ' 1680. A. B. A Confirmation of the Rates for the Poor Kent ss SEen ratified and allowed by us whose names are hereunder written two of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace within the County aforesaid And we do hereby authorize the present Church-wardens and Overseers for the Poor within the Parish of A. and every of them to levy by way of distress and sale of the Goods of all such persons as shall refuse or neglect to pay the several Taxations aforesaid upon them imposed rendring to the Owners the overplus which shall remain upon the said Sale according to the Statute in that case made and provided Given under our hands and seals c. A Warrant to levy the Arrears due to the Parish from the former Overseers Account by Distress To the Church-wardens and other the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as upon your complaint it appeareth unto us That A. B. and C. D. Church-wardens of the Parish aforesaid and E. F. and G. H. Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty six upon their Account by them made and yielded of and for the moneys by them received and disbursed for and in execution of their said Office according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided were in arrear and behind to the said Parish five pounds and have not yet paid the same over unto youâ—… These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do levy the said five pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said A. B. C. D. and E. F. rendring to them the overplus And in default of such Distress that then you do forthwith certifie the same unto us to the end that we may farther doe therein as to Justice doth appertain Hereof fail not Given under our hands and seals at c. A Warrant against an Overseer of the Poor for not keeping of Monthly Meetings To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of H. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as it hath been duly proved before us That A. B. one of the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid for the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy six did for the space of c. within the said year absent himself from such monthly Meetings as by the duty of his aforesaid Office he was by the Statute in that he half made injoyned contrary to the Statute aforesaid whereby he hath forfeited five pounds for his absence aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do levy the aforesaid five pounds by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. and the same to imploy and dispose of to the use of the Poor of the said Parish and such other uses as by the said Statute is appointed And in case of default of such Distress do you certifie the same to us to the end that there may be such farther proceedings touching the premisses as by Law is required Given under our hands and seals at c. A Warrant to distrain for the Poors Tax To the Church-wardens and other the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of B. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as complaint hath been made by you unto us That the several persons here under-named have refused to pay unto you the several summs of money adjoyning to their several names being assessed upon them severally for and towards the necessary Relief of the Poor of the said Parish according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do forthwith levy the said several and respective summs of money by Distress and Sale of the several and respective Goods of the said several and respective Offenders rendring to the parties the over-plus And in defect of such Distress that then you some or one of you do certifie the same unto us to the end that there may be such farther proceeding touching the premisses as to Justice doth appertain Given under our hands and seals at A. the c. A. B. 1 s. 6. d. C. D. 1 s. 8. d. A Mittimus where there is not sufficient to Distrain To the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss FOrasmuch as it appeareth unto us That A. B. of c. was assessed and rated at the summe of c. for and towards the necessary Relief of the Poor of the said Parish according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided and that for his refusal of payment of the same a Warrant was according to the form of the said Statute directed to the Church-wardens and other the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid
to Law And that you do then and there also give unto us an account and reckoning upon Oath in writing and under the hand of the Minister of each respective Parish what Rogues Vagabonds and wandring and disorderly persons you have apprehended both in the same Search and also since the last like general Search made and how many have been punished or otherwise sent to the House of Correction All which you are not to neglect upon forfeitures of such fines pains and penalties as by the Statute in such case made and provided may be by us inflicted upon you for such your neglect We do likewise hereby in His Majestie 's name farther command you and every of you to bring before us or some of us at the time and place aforesaid all such persons within the said Hundred as be masterless or live out of Service or be common Alehouse-haunters or expenders of their moneys in riotous living not duly labouring for their living whereby so to maintain them to the end that we may proceed against them as to Justice doth appertain And that you your selves be then and there also personally present to give account of the execution of this our Warrant Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals at c. Servants For sending a Servant to his Service to serve the time agreed to prevent Charge on the Parish To the Overseers of the Poor for the Parish of A. in the County aforesaid and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as you have complained unto us That B. C. being retained into Service by D. E. of T. c. for onâ—… year not yet expired is come out of her Service in the said Parish of T. and likely to be chargeable to the same These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you and every of you that you some or one of you do forthwith convey the said B. C. to her said Master or Mistress and deliver her unto him or her to remain with him or her untill she shall be from him or her lawfully discharged and in case of refusal of the said D. E. to receive the said B. C. accordingly That you some or one of you do forthwith certifie us or one of us of the same to the end that such farther proceedings may be thereupon had as by Law is required Hereof fail not Given under our hands and seals at A. the c. A Mittimus against one that returneth into a Parish after he was removed To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the said County at M. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas upon complaint according to the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made That A. B. an Inhabitant in D. came into the Parish of H. in the County aforesaid to work and was not returned and thereupon the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish did according to the Statute aforesaid convey the said A. B. to D. aforesaid there to remain an Inhabitant as formerly he was after which said conveying the said A. B. did return of his own accord to the aforesaid Parish of H. from whence he was removed These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you that you some or one of you do take the said A. B. and him convey to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver him to the aforesaid Keeper of the same together with this Precept Requiring also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there punish him as a Vagabond Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. A Warrant to levy 40 s. on the Master for putting away his Servant before the end of his term To the Constables and Borsholders of A. c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as it appeareth unto us this day upon Oath That A. B. of your Town of A. Yeoman hath put C. D. his Servant lawfully retained with him out of his service before the end of the term agreed contrary to the Law of this Realm These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you forthwith upon the receipt hereof that you levy the summ of 40 s. by him the said A. B. forfeited by the Statute for his offence by way of Distress and Sale of the Offender's Goods upon his not payment thereof rendring to the said A. B. the over-plus if any be And that you bring with you the said 40 s. at the next general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace to be holden for these parts of K. except the said A. B. shall shew good cause to the contrary to His Majestie 's Justice of the Peace at A. aforesaid upon Thursday next being the twelfth day of this instant December Hereof fail not at your perils Given at the general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace at B. the second day c. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. For not paying Wages To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss THese are in in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause A. B. to come before me or some other of His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace of the County aforesaid to answer unto such matters as shall be objected against him by C. D. touching his detention of 20 s. due unto C. D. as he saith for wages and farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain unless the said A. B. shall forthwith pay unto the said C. D. the wages aforesaid or do otherwise give satisfaction unto him for the same And you are hereby also farther required to give unto the said C. D. convenient notice of the time places when and whither and before whom you shall cause the said A. B. to come in execution hereof to the end that he may be also then and there present to make appear his due to the wages aforesaid Hereof fail not c. A Warrant for Relief of a Man-servant that is out of Service To the Constables c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as complaint is made unto me by A. B. That he being lawfully retained in the Service of C. D. of your Town of E. Yeoman at Lady day was twelve-month and being discharged his Service at Lady day last hath been at the Statute Sessions and cannot find himself a Service and being destitute of means whereby to relieve himself These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straitly to charge and command you and every of you that presently upon the receipt hereof you do receive the said A. B. into your Town and see him set on work and provided for according to the Statute in that case made and
provided Hereof fail not c. A Warrant against one that departeth out of Service before his time expired To the Constable and Borsholders c. Kent ss THese are in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do attach C. D. of E. and bring him before me or some other Justice of the Peace of and within the said County to answer for that he is departed out of Service from A. B. of C. his time of Covenant with him made being not expired contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided And farther to â—…e dealt withâ—… according to Law Hereof c. To fetch back a Servant To all Constables Borsholders c. K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. a Servant to C. of D. Joyner hath gone from his said Master without his lawfull Licence or Testimonial in the County of E. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require and command you some or one of you that forthwith upon sight hereof you go with the Bearer hereof and as speedily as may be apprehend the said A. B. and him to bring before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the said County to the end that such farther proceedings may be thereupon had as by Law is required Hereof fail not c. Given under c. A Discharge of a Servant from his Service within the time agreed upon his absenting himself Kent ss FOrasmuch as it appeareth unto me That A. B. was retained by C. D. to serve him for a term not yet expired And the said A. B. without consent of him the said C. D. hath for the space of c. now last past absented himself from the said Service and is gone into some place unto the said C. D. unknown I therefore upon the consideration of the premisses and of the equity thereof on the part of the said C. D. allow the cause and matter aforesaid to be reasonable and sufficient to discharge the said C. D. from any farther keeping the said A. B. in his said Service and do accordingly discharge the said A. B. from his Service aforesaid Given under my hand and seal at T. the twenty second day of May c. A Testimonial for the discharge of a Servant MEmorandum That A. B. Servant to C. D. of E. Husbandman or Taylor c. in the said County is licensed to depart from his said Master and is at his liberty to serve elsewhere according to the Statute in that case made and provided In witness whereof c. In a Town to be under the Seal of the Town and two Housholders there if in the Counâ—…y under the Seals of the Constable or Constables and two Housholders there where he last served A Master that retains a Servant without such a Testimonial forfeits 5 li. It must be Registred by the Parson Vicar or Curate of the Parish who is to have 2 d. for doing thereof Silk-Throsters An Order for the payment of monies to a Silk-Throster by his Workman who imbezils his Silk Kent ss WHereas upon the complaint of A. B. of C. Silk-Throster made that he having delivered to C. D. of E. of Silk to be by him for the said A. B. and the aforesaid C. D. hath parcel thereof which complaint upon my examination of the same according to the form of the Statute in that case made hath been made apparent unto me to be true I have thereupon determined the offence aforesaid and do hereby order and appoint that the said C. D. shall give and pay to the said A. B. the summ of 40 s. for his damages losses and charges thereabouts within fourteen days now next ensuing Given under my hand and seal c. Against an Offender for not performing the Order before mentioned To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss WHereas upon the complaint of A. B. of C. Silk-Throster to me made That he having delivered to C. D. a to be by him b for the said A. B. And that the aforesaid C. D. had c parcel thereof which complaint upon my examination of the same according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made was made appear unto me to be true And I did thereupon determine the offence aforesaid and did by Warrant under my hand and seal order and appoint that the said C. D. should give and pay to the said A. B. for his damage loss and charges thereabouts 40 s. within fourteen days then next ensuing And forasmuch as the said C. D. did not within the said fourteen days nor at any time since make such Recompence or Satisfaction to the said A. B. as was by me as aforesaid ordered and appointed although he had convenient notice so to doe These are c. to will and require you that you some or one of you do apprehend and whip the said C. D. or set him in the Stocks in the place where the same offence was committed or in some Market in this County near unto the place aforesaid Given under my hand c. The like Warrant against the Receiver Buyer or Taker to pawn Souldiers A Warrant to warn in a Muster at a certain day c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of S. and to every of them K. ss BY Command from the Right honourable H. Earl of W. Lord Lieutenant of the said County I require you to warn all the persons mentioned in a List hereunto annexed to appear compleatly Armed and Furnished with Coats according to former Orders at S. near C. upon Monday the twelfth day of this instant September at eleven of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day at the furthest And every of them is to bring with him four days pay and the Muster-master's Salary The Musqueteers to bring with him one pound of Powder and Match and Bullets proportionable then and there to receive further Orders And you the said Constable to be then and there present to make appear what you have done in execution hereof of what is here commanded No person concerned herein is to fail at his peril Given under my hand and seal the seventh day of May 1681. 33. Regni Regis c. A Certificate for a Trained Souldier THese are to certifie you That A. B. the Bearer hereof is a Trained Souldier of the Burrough of S. for his Majestie 's service appointed under my command and therefore not otherwise to be charged or molested as you will answer the contrary at your perils Given under my hand at c. To order an Allowance to a poor Souldier out of the Stock for Maimed Souldiers To the Treasurer of the said County for maimed Souldiers Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. hath according to the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made made appear unto us that he hath continued
and the Tenant 1 d. on the pound in respect of his Stock upon the said Lands and for all other Goods Stock c. for every 20 li. proportionably to 2 s. per annum on Lands as followeth viz. Tenants Rents per Annum Tax on Lands Tax on Stock Lands and Trade C. D. 20 li. 0. 08. 04. 0. 1. 8. G. H. 50. 1. 00. 10. 0. 4. 2. L. M. 80. 1. 13. 04. 0. 6. 8. Abatement to be allowed to the Landlord in respect of the Water In-lets and other Charges imposed on the said Lands A Warrant to the Collectors of the Tax upon the Royal Aid Kent ss BY virtue of an Act of this present Parliament intituled An Act for granting a Royal Aid unto the King's Majesty of 2477500 li. to be raised levied and paid in the space of three years These are to will and require you and every of you whose names are hereunder written to collect all and every the summs of money mentioned in the Assessment hereunto annexed so that you duly pay the summ which you are hereby required so to doe unto A. B. of c. whom we have nominated and appointed head Collector of the moneys aforesaid at his house in A. aforesaid in manner following that is to say one Moiety thereof being the second quarterly payment of the said three years Assessment on or before the twentieth day of c. next ensuing and the other Moiety thereof being the third quarterly payment of the said three years Assessment on or before the twentieth day of October then next following And in â—…ase any person or persons shall neglect or reâ—…se to pay any summ of money whereat he is in the said Assessment rated or assessed then you and every of you are hereby authorized and required to levy the summ assessed by Distress and Sale of the Goods of such person or persons so refusing or neglecting to pay deducting the summ assessed and reasonable charges of Distraining and you shall restore the ever plus to the Owner thereof Yoâ—… and every of you are hereby likewise authorized to break open in the day time any House Trunk Chest Box or other thing where any such Goods are and to call to your assistance the Constable Tithing-man and Headburrough within the place where any such refusal neglect or resistance shall be made which said Officers are by the said Act required to be aiding and assisting in the premisses as they will answer the contrary at their perils And in case any person or persons shall refuse or neglect to pay his or their Assessment and convey his or their Goods or other personal Estate whereby the summ of money so assessed cannot be levied according to the said Act that then you certifie to us or any two of us the name or names of such person or persons so refusing or neglecting or conveying as aforesaid To the end such proceedings may be had thereupon against him her or them as by the said Act is directed And in case any Lands or Houses within your Hundred shall lie unoccupied and no Distress can be found on the same by reason whereof your said Hundred is forced to pay and make good the Tax assessed upon such Lands lying unoccupied Then you and every of you are hereby authorized and required at any time after with the assistance of the Constable or Tithing-man within your Hundred for the time being to enter and distrain upon the said Lands and Houses when there shall be any Distress thereupon to be found and the Distress and Distresses being the proper Goods of the Owner or any claiming any Estate Interest or Profit under him if not redeemed within fourteen days by paymenâ—… of the Tax and Charges of Distraining to sell rendring the over-plus to the Owner or Owners of such Distress And you are hereby enjoyned to distribute the money raised by the Sale proportionably to the parties who contributed to the Tax of the said unoccupied Lands you and every of you are hereby further enjoyned that where any Wood-land shall be Assessed and no Distress can be had that in such case with the assistance of the Constable Headburrough or Tithing-man you cut and sell to any person or persons so much of the Woods growing on the said Wood-lands as will pay the Assessment or Assessments so behind and unpaid and the charge incident thereunto And the person or persons and his Assigns to whom such Woods shall be sold are by the said Act authorized to fell cut down dispose and carry away the same to his own use rendring the over-plus if any be to the Owner thereof You and every of you are hereby likewise authorized that where any Tax or Assessment within your said Hundred shall be laid upon Tiths Tolls Profits of Markets Fairs or Fisheries or other annual Profits not distreinable in case the same shall not be paid within fifteen days after such Assessment so charged or laid and demanded That then you or any of you seize take and sell so much of the said Tithes Tolls and other Profits so Charged as shall be suffidient for the levying of the said Tax and Assessment and all Charges occasioned by such non payment thereof rendering the over-plus to the Owner if any be of all which you nor any of you are to fail upon such pains and penalties as by the said Act may in such case be inflicted on you And lastly we do hereby declare unto you that upon your Collection of the whole summe appointed to be Collected by you and payment thereof as is hereby appointed you are to have and receive for your pains in collecting and paying the moneys one penny in the pound which the said head Collector is by us authorized to pay unto you accordingly Given under our hands and seals at A. the c. To A. B. C. D. E. F. Collectors for the Hundred of A. in the said County A Warrant to levy 5 li. upon the Collectors for neglecting to collect their Assessment To the Constable and Borsholders c. Kent ss WHereas complaint hath been made unto us this present day by A. B. of c. high Collector of the second and third quarterly payments of the Royal Aid granted to His Majesty That the severall Persons whose names are hereunder written being petty Collectors of the said two quarterly payments within your said Hundred have wilfully neglected and refused to pay unto the said A. B. the several summs of money charged upon them to collect and pay unto the said high Collector on the several days and times to them limited and appointed for the payment of the same notwithstanding several Warrants have been issued out unto them to make payment thereof as they would avoid the Penalties to be inflicted upon them by the Law for their non-payment thereof These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do immediately upon receipt hereof levy upon the
several Persons whose names are hereunder written upon each of them the summ of 5 li. for such his neglect and refusal as aforesaid by way of distress and sale of his Goods according to the Act of Parliament in that case made and provided Hereof fail not at your perils And for so doing this shall 〈◊〉 your sufficient Warrant Given under our hands and seals at c. Testimonials A Testimonial for conveying a Rogue who hath been punished A. B. a sturdy Vagrant Beggar of middle personage Black haired having a Scar in the right Cheek aged about 30 years was this 10. day of Novemb. in the 32 year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second over England c. openly whipped at T. in the said County according to Law for a wandring Rogue and is assigned to pass forthwith from Parish to Parish by the Officers thereof the next streight way to R. in the County of H. where as he confesseth he was born or dwelled last by one whole year c. if the case be such and he is limited to be at R. aforesaid within twelve days now next ensuing at his peril Given at T. under the hand and seal of R. K. Esquire one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County of Kent and R. H. the Constable of T. aforesaid A Testimonial for one that hath suffered shipwreck R. K. of M. in the County of Kent Esq one of His Majestie 's Iustices c. To all Constables Borsholders c. Kent ss FOrasmuch as the Bearer hereof A. B. aged about c. having lately been at Sea in a Ship called c. hath suffered Shipwreck and got to land at G. in the said County of K. upon the 10. day of March last past as I am credibly informed as well by the report of the said A. B. as also by the testimony of divers of the Inhabitants of G. aforesaid and for that the said A. B. hath not wherewithall to relieve himself in his travel homewards to T. in the County of S. where he saith he was born or hath a dwelling c. These are therefore to pray you and every of you to whom these Presents shall come not to molest or trouble the said A. B. in his travel to T. aforesaid where he is limited to be within 20 days next after the date hereof but to desire you rather to relieve him in his necessity as to you shall seem meet and withall you the Constables and Borsholders of every Town where he shall come to help him with Lodging in convenient time so that he travel the direct way to T. aforesaid not doing any thing contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm Given under my hand c. The like may serve with alterations for a poor Souldier c. Tiling A Deputation for Tile-searchers Kent ss WE whose names are hereunto written His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County do according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made in the seventeenth year of the Reign of the late King Edward the Fourth ordain assign and depute A. B. of C. and D. E. and either of them during our wills and pleasures to search and examine the digging casting turning and ordering of Earth for all Plain-tile Roof-tile Corner-tile and Gutter-tile to be made within the Division of the seven Hundreds in the County aforesaid and to search and examine all the Tiles aforesaid that the same be good reasonable and very sufficient and thoroughly whited and anealed and do contain such length breadth thickness and deepness as by the said Act is required and generally to doe and perform all such other things as to the Office of Searchers do by virtue of the said Act appertain and to receive and have such Fees and Salaries for their and either of their labour in the premisses as by the said Act is appointed Given under our hands and seals at c. Trespass A Warrant upon Hedg-breaking c. where the Party 's not able Kent ss FOrasmuch as it was this present day duly proved before me That A. B. hath lately unlawfully a of C. D. at H. contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided And forasmuch as upon hearing and determining of the said matter I have ordered and appointed That the said A. B. should forthwith give and pay unto the said C. D. c. of lawfull money of England in and for recompence and satisfaction for his damages which he hath sustained by occasion of the Trespass aforesaid And forasmuch as the said A. B. is thought in my discretion not able nor sufficient to make such recompence or satisfaction as aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do whip the said A. B. for the Offence aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant or Order to pay where he is able Kent ss FOrasmuch as it was this present day duly proved before me That A. B. hath lately unlawfully a of C. D. at H. contrary to the form of the Statute made and provided Now upon hearing and determining of the said matter I do order and appoint That the said A. B. shall within ten days now next ensuing give and pay unto the said C. D. c. of lawfull money of England in and for recompence and satisfaction for his damages which he hath sustained by occasion of the Trespass aforesaid Given under my hand and seal at c. To whip where not paid according to Order To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of K. and to every of them Kent ss WHereas upon the 10. day of Iune it was duly proved before me That A. B. had then lately unlawfully of C. D. at H. contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided And whereas upon hearing and determining of the said matter I did then order and appoint That the said A. B. should within c. then next ensuing give and pay unto the said C. D. c. of lawfull money of England in and for recompence and satisfaction for his damage which he hath sustained by occasion of the Trespass aforesaid And forasmuch as it doth now sufficiently appear unto me that the said A. B. hath not hitherto given or paid unto the said D. the aforesaid c. according to my said order and appointment These are therefore in His Majestie 's name â—…o command you that you some or one of you do whip the said A. B. for the Offence aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal at c. A Warrant from the Justices at a Quarter-sessions for apprehending one indicted for a Trespass To all Constables Headboroughs and all other His Majestie 's Officers and Ministers within the County of K. and to every
of them whom it may concern Kent ss THese are to will and require you and in His Majestie 's name straightly to charge and command you forthwith upon receipt hereof to bring before us and other His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of this County to the Sessions of Peace holden for the County of K. at A. in the said County the Body of T. R. c. standing indicted for a Trespass if the Court there be then sitting or if not before some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the said County then and there to answer the same and all such matters as on His Majestie 's behalf shall be objected against him and if he cannot be taken during this present Sessions that then so soon after as he shall be taken you bring or cause to be brought before us or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of this County to find sufficient Sureties for his personal appearance at the next Sessions of Peace to be holden for the said County to answer as aforesaid and farther to be dealt withall according to Justice Hereof you are not to fail at your perils Dated in open Sessions at A. aforesaid the one and twentieth day of April c. Annoque Dom. 1680. Uagrants A Warrant for apprehending Beggars and other Idle persons To the Constable and Headboroughs and others His Majestie 's Officers of any the Parishes in the said County and to all others whom this doth or may concern Mâ—…dd ss WHereas the Suburbs of London and Places adjacent are now infected with many Rogues Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars and other Idle persons that can give no good accompt of their life and conversation to the danger of the Inhabitants and contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straightly to charge and command you and every of you That at all convenient times hereafter taking with you a convenient aid and assistance you make diligent search in the several Places aforesaid and in all other suspected Places within any the Parishes in the said County for all such Rogues Vagabonds and sturdy Beggars and other suspected and Idle persons And them to apprehend and bring before us or one of us to be examined and dealt with according to Law Hereof fail not c. Given under our hands c. A Testimonial or Pass for him to the place of his Birth Kent ss A. B. a Vagrant middle stature aged about 30 years was this present day taken at B. in the County aforesaid and then and there by my appointment punished according to the form of the Statute in that case provided And he is to be conveyed from Parish to Parish by the Officers of every of the same the next straightway to the Parish of T. where as he confesseth he was born there to put himself to labour as he ought to doe and he is limited to pass thither within c. days now next ensuing at his peril Given under my hand and seal at c. This must be signed by the Iustice and Minister Constable c. or two of them The like where the Place of his Birth is not known Kent ss A. B. a Vagrant of low stature aged about 20 years was this present day taken at T. in the County aforesaid and then and there by my appointment punished according to the form of the Statute in that case provided And for that the Parish where he was born is not known though it be demanded of him And for that also he did last dwell before the same punishment by the space of one whole year in the Parish of T. c. as he confesseth He is therefore to be conveyed from Parish to Parish by the Officers of every of the same the next straight way to the said Parish of T. there to put himself to labour as he ought to doe And he is limited to pass thither within c. days now next ensuing at his peril Given under my hand and seal at c. The like where neither the Place of his Birth nor last abode is known Kent ss A. B. a Vagrant of middle stature aged about 40 years was this present day taken at T. in the said County and then and there by my appointment punished according to the form of the Statute in that case provided And for that neither the Parish where he was born nor the Parish where he did last dwell before the said punishment by the space of one whole year is known though both were by me demanded of him He is therefore to be conveyed from Parish to Parish by the Officers of every of the same the next straight way to the Parish of B. in the c. through which he last passed without punishment as he saith and he is to be from thence conveyed by the Officers of the said Parish according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided and is limited to pass thither within c. days now next ensuing at his peril Given under my hand and seal at c. The like where the Vagrant is apprehended in a general privy Search Kent ss A. B. a Vagabond of small stature aged about 20 years was sound and apprehended at T. in the said County in a general privy Search by our command made according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided and brought before us this present day at our Assembly at V. and by our appointment punished according to Law And he is to be conveyed from Parish to Parish c. as before in one of the three precedent Warrants according to the Case To pay two shillings for apprehending a Vagrant To the c. of A. in the Parish of B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas A. B. did lately apprehend and bring unto me C. D. which did pass through your aforesaid c. in the Parish aforesaid unapprehended These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you forthwith to pay to the aforesaid A. B. 2 s. for his said apprehension of the C. D. aforesaid according to the form of the Statute in that case lately made Hereof fail not at your peril Given under our hand and seal at c. Upon not payment of the same To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the aforesaid County and to every of them Kent ss WHereas A. D. did lately apprehend and bring unto T. H. one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County C. D. which did pass through the c. in the Parish of T. in the County aforesaid un-apprehended of which said place of apprehension A. B. was then And thereupon the aforesaid Justice did according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made require the said A. B. to pay to the aforesaid A. D. two shillings
for his said apprehension of the aforesaid C. D. Nevertheless the said A. B. hath neglected to pay the same These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. ten shillings by him forfeited and lost for not 〈◊〉 the aforesaid C. D. to be punished and convicted according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made And that out of the moneys by you so levied you do pay to the said A. D. the aforesaid 2 s. and c. more which we think fit to allow unto him for loss of his time and that you do imploy and dispose of the residue of the said 10 s. to the relief of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid Hereof fail not at your perils Given under our hands and seals the c. A Certificate of apprehending a Vagrant in the confines of another County To A. B. one of His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace of the said County of C. Kent ss THese are to certify you That C. D. having passed through the Parish of T. in the said County of C. un-apprehended was upon the second day of Iune apprehended at T. in the said County of C. in the confines of the County aforesaid by R. W. Given under my hand the c. To pay the two shillings thereupon To c. of A. in the Parish of B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas I have received a Certificate under the hands of A. B. one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the County of K. That C. D. having passed through the Parish of T. in the said County of C. un-apprehended was upon the second day of Iune apprehended at T. in the said County of C. in the confines of the County aforesaid by R. W. which said Parish of T. was then in your These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and require you forthwith to pay to the aforesaid R. W. 2 s. for his said apprehension of the aforesaid C. D. according to the form of the Statute in that case lately made Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Upon non-payment of the same To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss WHereas I lately received a Certificate under the hand of A. D. one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the County of K. That C. D. having passed through the Parish of c. in the said County of K. un-apprehended was apprehended at T. in the said County of K. in the confines of the County aforesaid by R. W. of which said Parish A. B. of C. was then And whereas I did according to the form of the Statute in that behalf lately made by warrant under my hand and seal require the said A. B. to pay the aforesaid R. W. two shillings for his said apprehension of the aforesaid C. D. according to the Statute aforesaid nevertheless the said A. B. hath neglected to pay the same These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to require you and every of you that you some or one of you do levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. ten shillings by him forfeited and lost by not causing the aforesaid C. D. to be punished and conveyed according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made And that out of the moneys you have so levied you do pay to the said R. W. the aforesaid 2 s. and c. more which we think fit to allow him for his expences and loss of time and that you do imploy and dispose of the residue of the said 10 s. to the relief of the Poor of the said Parish of T. Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Waggons and Carts An Affidavit to be made before a Warrant granted for destreining for 40 s. forfeited for drawing with six Horses in length in a Team Cart or Waggon K. ss G. R. of the Parish of c. in the County of c. Upholster making Oath That I. D. did upon the fourth day of this instant Febr. travel his Waggon through the common High-way in the said Parish of c. drawn with six Horses at length contrary to an Act of Parliament made in the 22. year of His now Majestie 's Reign intituled An additional Act for the better repairing of the High-ways and Bridges And that the Waggon was not imployed in and about Husbandry and managing of Lands nor in the carrying of Hay Straw Corn unthrasht Coal Chalk Timber for Shipping Materials for building Stones or such Ammunition or Artillery as shall be for His Majestie 's service G. R. Iurat ' 15 Feb. 1680. A Warrant to destrain upon such as travel with a Waggon or Cart drawn with six Horses at length To the Constables Surveyors of the High-ways and other the Officers of the Parish of K. whom these may concern Kent ss WHereas G. R. of the Parish of c. in the County of c. Yeoman hath this present tenth day of Feb. made Oath before me one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid that M. D. of the said Parish of K. did upon the fourth day of this instant Feb. travel with his Waggon through the Parish of c. in the said County drawn with six Horses at length contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided for which offence he hath forfeited the summ of 40 s. These are therefore to authorize and in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you forthwith to levy the said summ of 40 s. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said M. D. rendring to him the overplus if any be reasonable Charges of Destraining first deducted And the same monies so by you levied you are to pay as followeth viz. one Third part to the Surveyors of the High-ways within your said Parish to be imployed in the repairs of the said High-ways one other Third part you are to pay to the Overseers of the Poor within your said Parish to be to the use of the Poor there and the other Third part you are to pay to the said G. R. for discovering the same Hereof fail not Given under my hand and seal this c. Watch and Ward A Warrant to the High Constable for putting in Execution the Statute of 13 Car. 2. Renting the Statute and for keeping good Watches upon His Majestie 's going to Oxford To A. B. one of the High Constables of the Hundred of C. in the County of M. M. ss WHereas His Majesty having commanded us whose names are hereunder written and others His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the
by able and well-armed men every night and Ward by day from Sun to Sun and command them that they do apprehend all such Rogues Vagabonds sturdy Beggars and other wandring and idle suspicious persons as you shall apprehend by day or night and conceive to be more than ordinary dangerous and bring them before us or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the said County to be examined and dealt with according to Law And all persons whatsoever are hereby commanded to be aiding assisting and obedient to you herein Hereof fail not Given under our hands c. A Warrant by order of Quarter-Sessions to set Watch and Ward To the High Constable of the Hundred of A. and the petty Constables and Borsholders within the same Hundred K. ss WHereas there hath been of late several Robberies Felonies and Burglaries committed within this County it was ordered at the last general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace holden for the said County at M. That for the prevention thereof for the future you do from henceforth cause Watching and Warding to be continued duly set and kept in all and every usual place and places within your Hundred by honest and able men within your several Precincts and Divisions and that you do therein apprehend all and every suspicious person and persons and bring them before us or some or one of us or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of c. within the said County to the end he she or they may be examined as also proceeded against according to the Law And you are further required to give in to us or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County weekly an Account of your Service And hereof you nor any of you are to fail as you will answer the contrary at your perils Given c. Weights and Measures A Warrant to warn in all Tradesmen and others to have their Weights and Measures examined by the Standard To the Borsholder of the Burrough of F. Kent ss THese are to will and require you and in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you that you warn all persons inhabiting within your said Burrough which have or use any Weights or Measures to be by me tried and examined by His Majestie 's Standard at the late Market place near H. in the County of K. on Thursday the 28. day of this instant Month of August by eight of the clock in the forenoon of the same day And that you also warn to be at the time and place aforesaid fifteen sufficient men of your said Burrough that they and every of them personally appear before me to doe and perform such things as for His Majestie 's service shall be then and there enjoyned them And that you your self be there also personally present with this Precept and have there the names of all Clothiâ—…rs Corn-Masters Farmers Vintners Inn-keepers Alehouse-keepers Millers Bakers Butchers Chandlers Mercers Grocers Weavers Drapers Tailors Tanners Land-measurers Smiths Glovers Malsters and of all other Artificers Tradesmen and other persons whatsoever within your said Burrough having or using any Weights or Measures whatsoever Hereof fail not at your peril Given under my hand and the seal of the said Mannor the c. The Clerk of the Market's Warrant To all and every of the Constables of the Parish of A. c. Kent ss THese are in the King's Majestie 's name c. to will and require you and every of you upon sight hereof to summon and cause the several Inhabitants within your respective Wards that buy and sell by Weight or Measure to have their respective Weights and Measures as well Yards and Ells as others used by them to be tried and examined before me on Monday the first day of September next by the hour of eight in the forenoon at the George Inn in A. and that at the said time and place you deliver unto me in writing the Christian-name and Sir-name of every such Inhabitant with their respective Callings Whereof you and every of you are not to fail c. Dated under my hand and seal the 23. day of August Anno Dom. 1680. and in the 32 year of His now Majestie 's Reign Witnesses A Warrant for Witnesses touching Felony To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of H. in the said County and to every of them K. ss WHereas I have received information That A. B. was lately robbed at D. in the County aforesaid And whereas I am informed that E. F. of c. can give information on His Majestie 's behalf touching proving the Robbery aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do cause the said E. F. forthwith to come before me to give such information and evidence as he knoweth touching the said Robbery to the end that I may farther proceed touching the same as to Justice doth appertain Given under my hand and seal at H. in the County aforesaid the first day of March 1679. Annoque Regni Regis Caroli Secundi 3â—… For a Witness to appear and give Evidence at the Sessions To the Constable c. K. ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of c. Barber is thought to be a fit and necessary Witness to be examined on His Majesties behalf These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to command you that you some or one of you do forthwith warn him the said A. B. personally to appear before the Justices of the Peace at the next Sessions of the Peace to be holden for this County at H. then and there to testifie his knowledge on the behalf of His said Majesty to and upon such matters as he shall be then and there examined of Hereof fail not c. Wood. A Warrant against one that stole Wood c. To the Constable and Borsholders of T. c. K. ss FOrasmuch as it appeareth unto me by the confession of A. B. of your said Town of T. That he the said A. B. hath lately unlawfully cut down certain Sticks of Wood within your said Parish belonging to E. F. of your said Town Gent. contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided And whereas it further appeareth unto me upon Oath that the said Sticks of Wood were worth to be sold five shillings These are therefore in His Majestie 's name straitly to charge and command you and every of you that in case the said A. B. do not forthwith pay unto the said E. F. the said summ of five shillings that then you do immediately cause the said A. B. to be publickly whipped about the said Town of T. Hereof fail not at your perils Given under c. To make a general Warrant to search for stoln Wood c. To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them K. ss FOrasmuch as it is observed in these parts of the said County That Woods Underwoods
Poles Young-trees Bark or Bast of Trees Gates Stiles Posts Pales Rails Hedge-wood Broom and Furze are unlawfully cut stoln spoiled and taken away from the lawfull Owners of the same contrary to an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act for the punishment of unlawfull cutting or stealing or spoiling of Wood and Under-wood and destroyers of young Timber-trees These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you and every of you that you do with all convenient speed enter into and search the Houses Out-houses Yards Gardens or other places belonging to the houses within the said Hundred of all and every person or persons which you shall suspect to have any kind of such Wood Under-wood Poles or Young-trees or Bark or Bast of any Trees or any such Gates Stiles Posts Pales Rails or Hedge-wood Broom or Furze And wheresoever you shall find any such to apprehend or cause to be apprehended all and every person and persons suspected for the cutting or taking of the same and them and every of them in whose houses or other places belonging to them any such Wood Under-wood Poles or young Trees or Bark or Bast of any Trees or any Gates Stiles Posts Pales Rails or Hedge-wood Broom or Furze shall be found to bring before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the said County to be proceeded against as by the said Act is directed Hereof fail not c. A Warrant to search for stoln Wood c. upon a particular Complaint To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them Kent ss FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been made unto me by A. B. That were within five days now last past taken out of his Lands in L. in the said County and hath prayed such relief from me therein as by an Act of Parliament in such cases lately made I am authorized to give These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to will and command you and every of you that you some or one of you do enter into and search the Houses Out-houses Yards Gardens or other places belonging to the houses within the said Hundred of all and every person or persons which you shall suspect to have any of the said And wheresoever you shall find any such to apprehend or cause to be apprehended all and every person or persons suspected for the cutting and taking of the same And them and every of them as also those in whose houses or other places belonging to them any such shall be found to bring before me or some other of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace of the said County to be proceeded against as by the said Act is directed Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. An Order against a person apprehended with Bundles c. of Wood c. to make satisfaction c. for the same to the Owner The first Offence Kent ss FOrasmuch as A. B. of C. was within five days last past apprehended by having a Bundle of and this day brought before me to give account how he came by the said by the consent of the Owner according to an Act of Parllam tâ—… lately made intituled An Act for the punishment of unlawfull cutting or stealing or spoiling of Wood and Under-wood and destroying of young Timber-trees And for that he did not give such account thereof as did satisfie me nor produce the party of whom he bought the same or any other credible Witness to depose upon Oath such Sale thereof whereby he is according to the said Act by me deemed and adjudged as convict of the Offence of cutting and spoiling of the said within the meaning of another Act of Parliament which was made in the third and fourth year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth intituled An Act to avoid and prevent Misdemeanours in idle and lewd persons And forasmuch as it appeareth unto me That C. D. of c. was lawfull Owner of the said I do therefore according to the said first before mentioned Act order and appoint That the said A. B. shall within six days now next ensuing give the said C. D. of lawfull money of England for recompence and satisfaction for his damages and that the said A. B. shall over and above pay down presently unto the Overseers for the use of the Poor of the Parish of T. in the said County wheâ—…e the said Offence was committed of lawfull money Given under my hand and seal the c. For not obeying that Order To the Constable and Borsholders oâ—… the Hundred of A. in the said County and to eâ—…ery of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County at B. in the Couâ—… aforesaid K. ss WHereas A. B. of C. within eight days last past was apprehended by having a Bundle of and lately brought before me to give account how he came by the said by the consent of the Owner according to an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act for the punishment of unlawfull cutting or stealing or spoiling of Wood and Under-wood and destroyers of young Timber-trees And for that he did not give such account thereof as did satisfie me nor did produce the party of whom he bought the same or any other credible Witness to depose upon Oath such Sale thereof whereby he was then according to the said Act by me deemed and adjudged as convict of the Offence of cutting and spoiling of the said within the meaning of one other Act of Parliament which was made in the third and fourth year of the Reign of the late Queen Eliz. intituled An Act to avoid and prevent divers Misdemeanours in idle and lewd persons And whereas it then appeared unto me That C. D. of c. was Owner of the said and I did therefore according to the said first before mentioned Act order and appoint that the said A. B. should within six days then next ensuing give the said C. D. c. oâ—… lawfull money of England for recompence and satisfaction for his damages And that the said A. B. should over and above pay down then presently to the Overseers for the use of the Poor of the Parish of T. in the said County where the said Offence was committed â—… of like money And forasmuch as the said A. B. did not according to the said order and appointment give or pay the moneys aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you forthwith to convey the said A. B. to the aforesaid House of Correction and him there deliver to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper â—…o receive him into the said House and him there detain by the space of
days next after such your receipt of him Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand aâ—…d seal the c. Note The Iustice may if he think fit not send the Offender to the House of Correction but may make a Warrant to the Constable c. to whip him which may be made with the same recitals as in the last precedent Warrant till you come to these words These are therefore c. And then say thus These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you to whip the said A. B. for the said Offence Hereof fail not c. Note This is onely for the first Offence Now for the second Offence thus A Mittimus to the House of Correction for the second like Offence To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of the House of Correction for the said County aforesaid at B. in the County aforesaid Kent ss WHereas c. As in the former Warrant till you come to these words And whereas it then appeared c. Instead of which you go on thus And forasmuch as the said A. B. was once before convict of the said Offence and was thereof so convicted as before These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders to convey the said A. B. to the aforesaid House of Correction and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said House and there keep him one month to hard labour Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. An Order against the Buyer of stoln Wood c. to pay treble the value thereof Kent ss FOrasmuch as upon examination by me this day according to an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act for the punishment of unlawfull cutting or stealing or spoiling of Wood and Under-wood and destroyers of young Timber-trees it appeared unto me That A. B. of c. did within six days last past buy of E. F. being a person justly suspected to have unlawfully come by the same and that the same was unlawfully come by and unlawfully taken from C. D. of c. and was of the value of c. of lawfull money of England I do therefore according to the said Act award that the said A. B. shall pay to the said C. D. c. of lawfull money of England being the treble value of the Given under my hand and seal the c. A Warrant to distrain for non-payment of the Money according to the foregoing Order To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them K. ss WHereas lately by examination by me taken according to an Act of Parliament lately made intituled An Act for the punishment of unlawfull cutting or stealing or spoiling of Wood and Under-wood and destroyers of young Timber-trees it appeareth unto me That A. B. of c. did within c. days last past buy of E. F. being a person justly suspected to have unlawfully come by the same and that the same was unlawfully come by and unlawfully taken from C. D. of c. and was of the value of c. of lawfull money of England I did therefore according to the said Act award that the said A. B. should pay to the said C. D. c. of lawfull money of England being the treble value of the And forasmuch as the said A. B. hath not paid to the said C. D. the aforesaid c. according to my said award These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you to levy the â—…aid c. by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said A. B. rendring to him the over-plus and after you have so levied the said c. forthwith to pay the same to the said C. D. Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my haâ—…d and seal the c. A Mittimus against the Buyer of stoln Wood c. for want of Distress To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County and to every of them and to the Keeper of His Majestie 's Gaol for the County aforesaid at T. in the said County Kent ss WHereas lately c. as in the last before mentioned Warrant till you come to the words Hereof fail not c. then go on thus And forasmuch as you the said Constable have returned unto me That in default of such Distress you cannot levy the aforesaid summ of c. These are therefore in His Majestie 's name to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders and every of you to attach the said A. B. and him safely convey to His Majestie 's Gaol aforesaid at his own charge and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same together with this Precept Commanding also you the said Keeper to receive him into the said Gaol and him there safely keep one month without Bail Hereof fail not at your perils Given under my hand and seal the c. Woollen A Certificate for burying in Woollen K. ss A. B. of the Parish of C. in the County of D. Gent. maketh Oath that E. F. of the Parish of G. in the County of H. Gent. lately deceased was not put in wrapt or wound up or buried in any Shirt Shift Sheet or Shroud made or mingled with Flax Hemp Silk Hair Gold or Silver or other then what is made of Sheeps Wool onely nor in any Coffin lined or faced with any Cloath Stuff or any other thing whatsoever made or mingled with Flax Hemp Silk Hair Gold or Silver or any other material but Sheeps Wool onely Dated the 2. day of Iuly in the one and thirtieth year of the Reign oâ—… our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second c. Annoque Dom. 1679. Sealed and subscribed by us who were present and Witnesses to the swearing of the aforesaid Affidavit A. B. C. D. I H. B. Esq one of the King's Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for the County of D. do hereby certify That the day and year abovesaid the said A. B. came before me and made such Affidavit as is above specified according to the late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for burying in Woollen Witness my hand the day and year first above written H. B. Or this I P. S. Esq one of His Majestie 's Justices of the Peace for this County do hereby certify That A. B. came before me this present second day of Iune 1679. and made Oath that C. D. deceased was not put in wrapt or wound up or buried in any Shift Shirt Sheet or Shroud made or mingled with Flax Hemp Silk Hair Gold or Silver or other then what is made of Sheeps Wool onely or in any
Coffin lined or faced with any Cloath Stuff or any other thing whatsoever made or mingled with Flax Hemp Silk Hair Gold or Silver or any other material but Sheeps Wool onely P. S. Sealed and signed by us Witnesses that were present and did hear this Oath made A. B. C. D. The Minister's Certificate for being buried in Woollen I A. B. Rectour of the Parish Church of C. in the County aforesaid do hereby certify That the day and year abovesaid the said C. D. came before me and made such Affidavit as is above specified according to a late Act of Parliament intituled An additional Act for burying in Woollen Witness my hand the day and year first above written A. B. A Minister's Certificate of not bringing an Affidavit of a Corp's being buried in Woollen To the right Worshipfull R. K. Esq one of His Majestie 's Iustices of the Peace for the County of Kent the humble Certificate of me A. B. Rectour of the Parish Church of C. in the County aforesaid I Humbly certify That C. D. was lately buried in the Parish aforesaid viz. on the As by the Register Book kept for the same Parish doth appear And further That according to the Act of Parliamâ—… in this behalf I did forthwith after the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 C D. cause notice â—…o be given 〈◊〉 my hand to the Church-warden of the said Parish to bring unto me the said A. B. an Affidavit concerning the burial in Woollen of the said C. D. according to the direction and appointment of the said Act And I further certify That by the space of eight days next after the said Interment of the said C. D. no Affidavit hath been brought to me the said Rectour concerning the burial of the said C. D. in Woollen as by the said Act is required Witness my hand this 10. day of May in the year of our Lord. 1â—…81 A Warrant for levying the 5 li. for not burying in Woollen according to the Act. K. ss FOrasmuch as it appeareth unto me by the Certificate of A. B. Minister officiating in your said Parish to you the Church-wardens and Overfeers of the Poor of the same Parish That the Corps of the Person of C. D. deceased but not of the Plague was buried in Linnen contrary to the Act hereafter mentioned on Monday the second day of Iune and that such an Affidavit and Certificate concerning the Parties being interred according to the direction of a late Act of Parliament intituled An Act for burying in Woollen was not brought to him within the time limited by the said Act And forasmuch as by reason thereof the forfeiture and penalty of five pounds of lawfull money of England is incurred and the Goods and Chattels of the deceased by the said Act made liable to the aforesaid forfeiture to be levied by way of Distress and Sale thereof by Warrant of the chief Magistrate in any Town-corporate or any Justice of the Peace or in default thereof by like Distress and Sale oâ—… the Goods of the Person in whose house the said Party died or of any that had a hand in putting such Person in any Shirt Shift Sheet Shroud or Coffin contrary to the said Act or did order or dispose the doing thereof and in case such Person were a Servant and that he or she died in the family of his or her Master or Mistress that the same be levied upon the Goods and Chattels of his or her said Master or Mistress and if such Person died in the family of his or her Father or Mother that then the same be levied upon the Goods and Chattels of his or her Father or Mother in manner and by Warrant as aforesaid These are therefore in His Majestie 's name and by the Authority of the said Act of Parliament to will and require you or some of you to levy the said forfeiture by distress and sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said deceased or in default thereof of the Goods and Chattels of such other Parties as aforesaid rendring the overplus thereof to the Parties whose Goods you shall so distrain all reasonable charges being deducted And for your so doing this by the Authority of the said Act shall be your Warrant Given under my hand and seal the 10. day of Iune in the 31. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith c. Annoque Dom. 1679. To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of c. Additional Presidents to the former The form of the Record that is returned of the Alehouses that are licensed K. ss MEmorandum Quod vicesimo tertio die Februarii Anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli secundi Dei gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae Regis Fidei Defens vicesimo septimo apud W. in Com. K. praed R. K. G. P. Armig. duobus Iusticiariis dicti Domini Reg. ad pacem in Com. praed conservand assignat quilibet person infra nominat Victuall in person praesent tunc ibidem per nos dict Iusticiar Licenc ad vendend panem Cervisiam in Conditione infra scrip recognoverunt se debere dicto Dom. Regi seperal summas decem librar bonae legalis monetae Angliae quilibet personarum infra nominat manucapt pro praedict person licenc in person praesent tunc ibidem recogn se debere dicto Dom Regi summ quinque librar pro praed person Licenc non in pers praesent in decem libr. consimilis monetae Angl. de Bonis Catallis Terris Tenementis suis cujuslibet eorum ad opus usum dicti Dom. Regis haered successor suorum fieri levaâ—…i si defecerint in conditione sequorum THE Condition of these Recognizances are such That whereas the above and within named Justices have licensed and allowed all and every the Alehouse-keepers and Victuallers whose names are under and within written to sell Ale and Beer in the Town and Houses where they now inhabit and dwell for the space of one whole year next ensuing the date hereof and no longer If therefore they and every of them shall during their time of keeping Alehouses sell good wholsome Ale and Beer a full Ale-quart of their best for one Penny and of their smallest second sort two full Ale-quarts for a Penny nor shall suffer any disorder or unlawfull Games to be used in or about their Houses or Grounds nor lodge any Strangers above one day and one night without giving notice thereof to the Constable or his Deputy nor dress nor cause to be dressed in or about their Houses any manner of Flesh to be eaten or sould at any time prohibited by Law Nor receive into their Houses any manner of Persons suspected or defamed of or for Theft Murther Drunkenness or Incontinency nor shall buy nor take to pawn any stoln Goods