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A87798 Jurisdictions or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, court of marshallseys, court of pypowder, and ancient demesne : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents, of essoynes, imparlance, view; of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance; of diverse other things, very profitable for all students of innes of court and chancery : and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the sayd courts. / Heretofore writ in French by the methodically learned, John Kitchin of Grays-Inne, Esq; and now most exactly rendred to more ample advantage in the English tongue; with a demonstrative table, pointing out all matter of consequence, throughout the whole work. Whereunto is added the authentick formes of all manner of writs, with their severall returnes in English, very usefull for all men in this Common-wealth, as they be now used.; Court leete et court baron. English Kitchin, John. 1651 (1651) Wing K656; Thomason E1225_1; ESTC R211060 481,896 637

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Constable to carry him to the Goale and to cause others of the Town to assist him in so doing Constables were ordained for two intents that is to keepe the Peace and also to apprehend Felons and to take suerty by obligation of such persons that they finde making Affraies Constables may arrest men which go or ride armed between Faires and Markets Rastal Armor 4. and take their Armor as forfeit to the King 2 Ed. 3. C. 3. Constables ought to arrest such which go by night of whom there is Suspition and deliver them to the Sheriff Rastal Robberies 4. there to remain in hold and also all suspected persons either by day or by night are to be delivered to the Sherift as above by 5 Ed. 3. chap. 64. Constables have power to examine Vagabonds Rastal Vag 5. and to compell them to finde suerty for their good behaviour and if they cannot finde suerties to commit them to the next Goale by 1 R. 2. chap. 5. Constables may arrest Servant laborer vagrant unlesse he have a letter containing the cause of his going and the time of his return under the Kings Seale and may set him in the Stocks till he have found suerties to serve by 12 R. 2. chap. 3. Rastall Vag 5. Rastall Arch. 2. Constables have power to commit every one using unlawfull Games and to keep them till the Offendors be bound in an obligation to the use of the King that he shall not use unlawfull Games by 6 H. 8. chap. 2. Constables upon complaint may arrest Boate-men and Water-men which take more then is appointed for them to take and commit them to Ward for their misdemeanor Rastall Pass 8. and to fine for the same by 6 H. 8. chap. 7. Constables have power to commit Beggers to the stocks Rastall Vag 2. Rastall Vag 9. which Offend by 22 H. 9. chap 12. Constables ought to convey Rogues taken within their office to the next Constable that they might be conveyed to Prison upon paine of six shillings eight pence for every offence by 14 Eliz. chap. 5. Also if a Constable do not make search every Moneth for unlawfull keeping of Games and for unlawfull playing if occasion be and present the same he shall forfeit forty shillings The Constable is the keeper of the Peace that is to say The high Constable for the Hundred and the petty Constable in the Town 12 H. 7. f. 38. Constable may arrest one to finde suerty of the Peace and if he will nor obey he may take power to inforce him and one may Justifie that commeth in aide of the Constable to arrest one that makes an assault 3 H. 4. fol. 10. Constable may arrest one which makes an Assault though it be of himself 5 H. 7. fol. 6 Constable was ordained to keep the Peace and may take suerty for the Peace by bond of one if he be found making a Fray 10 Ed. 4. fol. 18. Constable may arrest one which makes a Fray and carry him to the next Goale till he finde suerty for the Peace but not imprison him in his House or put him in the stocks unlesse it be in the night that he cannot carry him to the Goale for any other reasonable cause 22 Ed. 4. f. 35. by Brian Constable may search for suspitious persons and may arrest Night-walkers 2 Ed. 4. f. 9. Constable may search suspitious bawdy houses where Women of ill fame are and may arrest suspected persons which walk in the night and sleep in the day or keep suspitious company and if he be not of power to arrest them he may have aid of his Neighbours by the Law 3 H. 7. fol. 10. that he may have aid 13 H. 7. fol. 10. Title recognisance 14 Brook Constable cannot take a Recognisance to keep the Peace but an obligation 38 H. 8. tit False Imprisonment 6. It is said that one cannot arrest for a Fray after it is done without a Warrant but before it be done or whilest it is a doing he may 5 H. 7. fol. 6. Trespasse of Imprisonment the Defendant saith that he was Constable and for that the Plaintiff made an Assault upon him and broke the Peace he took him and carried him to the Goale to preserve the Peace 21. H. 4. fol. 21. 10 Ed. 4. fol. 20. Stocks are ordained properly to punish Vagrants and Servants for wages see 7 H. 4. chap 17. Britton fol. 17. None shall be put in Irons but those which are taken for Felony or for Trespasse in Parkes or Chases West 2. chap. 39. For resistance where a processe is to be executed that Statute gives aid and opwer of the County against them which make resistance 3 H. 7. fol. 1. It is held there that the Constable may take the power of the County where there is a Fray and specially to take Felons For that it is the Office of a Constable to see that Watch be kept let us see how a Watch may be THe Watch ought to begin at the feast of Ascention and ought to be held till Michaelmasse all the night from the setting of the Sun to the rising and in every City six shall be at every Gate and in every Town they ought to watch twelve men and in every Village six men or four according to the number of the Inhabitants of the Village and if any stranger be arrested in the Watch he shall be kept untill the morning and if they finde suspition in him he shall be delivered to the Sheriffe and if no suspition be in him he shall go free and if any will not obey the Arrest they ought to raise Hue and Cry and for arresting such a stranger none shall be punished 13 Ed. 1. chap. 3. Every one may arrest Night-walkers which go by the way for it is for the common profit Rastall Rob. 2. 4 H. 7. fol. 18. 5 H. 7. fol. 5. the same Entry of Court Leet The view of Frank Pledg Prebend of Islington there held on Thursday the 20. day of October in the year of the the Reign of Queen Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. the 21. RObert Martin by John a Style Essoyne of Course Essoyne and so the others Essoyned Jurors Sworne for the King John Dee Richardus Ree John Penn William Fenn John Hye Thomas Pye John Myles Thomas Gyles Jurors William Neile John Snell William Riggs Thomas Rich Richard Cooke John Turke Richard Leake John Peak Presentment for the Queen First the Jury aforesaid say upon their Oath That R.S. c. at Islington within the Jurisdiction of this Court as a Felon of the Queen did make a hundred gold Angels and three hundred Groats Pettie Treason falsly and feloniously having not first gotten the Queens Letters Patents against the Peace of our said Lady the Queen and her Crown and Dignity and against the forme of the Statute in this case provided and Published