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A51204 The Magistrates monitor, or, Several considerations & observations upon the Act against seditious conventicles humbly offered to the serious consideration of all judges, justices of the peace and other inferiour officers concern'd in the prosecution of Protestant dissenters and submitted to the judgment of all conforming and nonconforming Protestants. 1682 (1682) Wing M252; ESTC R26791 14,677 18

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for_o want_v of_o knowledge_n the_o officer_n be_v require_v to_o proceed_v upon_o credible_a information_n not_o every_o or_o any_o kind_n of_o information_n but_o credible_a information_n and_o that_o be_v such_o as_o this_o act_n require_v viz._n the_o oath_n of_o two_o witness_n before_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n observe_v 6._o that_o if_o after_o all_o this_o the_o aforesaid_a officer_n shall_v willing_o and_o witting_o omit_v their_o duty_n and_o be_v convict_v as_o in_o manner_n aforesaid_a than_o they_o shall_v forfeit_v for_o every_o such_o offence_n the_o sum_n of_o five_o pound_n to_o be_v levy_v upon_o their_o good_n and_o chattel_n and_o dispose_v of_o in_o manner_n aforesaid_a observe_v 7._o that_o the_o officer_n must_v be_v convict_v of_o their_o offence_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o that_o be_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o two_o witness_n thirteen_o particular_a to_o be_v consider_v be_v the_o fault_n and_o punishment_n mention_v in_o this_o act_n of_o the_o justice_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n if_o they_o shall_v wilful_o and_o witting_o omit_v their_o duty_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o act_n than_o the_o justice_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n shall_v forfeit_v the_o sum_n of_o one_o hundred_o pound_n the_o one_o moiety_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o king_n majesty_n the_o other_o moiety_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o informer_n to_o be_v recover_v by_o action_n suit_n bill_n or_o plaint_n in_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n court_n at_o westminster_n from_o hence_o observe_v observe_v 1._o that_o but_o one_o hundred_o pound_n be_v mention_v as_o the_o forfeit_n of_o a_o justice_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n it_o be_v not_o say_v for_o every_o such_o offence_n or_o if_o at_o any_o time_n such_o justice_n shall_v again_o commit_v the_o like_a offence_n he_o shall_v forfeit_v one_o hundred_o pound_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o metre_n and_o officer_n observe_v 2._o that_o the_o say_v one_o hundred_o 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