Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	county_n	say_a	sheriff_n	2,933	5	10.0525	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22671	A resitall of certaine branches of a statute made in the xiiii yeere of hir Maiesties reigne concerning collectors for the poore, duties of constables, and for such as refuse to paye to the poore, to put them in better minde of their seuerall duties ...	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1572 (1572)	STC 9187.6; ESTC S3014	1,549	1

A Resitall of certaine branches of a Statute made in the xiiii yeere of hir Maiesties Reigne concerning Collectors for the poore duties of Constables and for such as refuse to paye to the poore to put them in better minde of their seuerall duties and deligence their Collections and accompts and the Constables of their danger for none dooing of their office And lastly of the punishment of such as refuse to pay to the poore or wilfully discourage others from paying The negligence of the Collectors in most parrishes hath been such the halfe the Reuenewes or collection is cleane lost for gathering which doth force this course to bee taken assuring all persons to whom it shal appertaine that due execution of the same wil be followed with effect vppon the offenders AND it is further enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliamēt that if any manner of person or persons appointed elected to be Collectiours for the poore as is aforesaid shall refuse the said office or shall after hée hath agréed to it neglect the same he shall forfaite and lose for euery offence to the vse of the poore of the same place fourtie shillings of lawfull money of Englande to bee leuied by distresse or recouered by action byll playnt or information in any Court of record or Lords Court by the hygh Constables or Tything men aforesayd In which suite no essoigne protection nor wager of law shal be allowed or admitted to the partie defendaunt And if the sayd hygh Constables shal be remisse or negligent to sue or shall refuse to sue the sayd Collectours and euery of them within two monethes next after such refusall or negligence in or by the sayd Collectour that then the sayde hygh Constables or Tything men shall forfayt and lose fiue pounds of lawfull money of England to those of the poore of the same place to bée sued for by and in the name of two of the next Iustices to the sayd place or places being out of Cities Boroughes and Townes corporate if within then by the Mayor Baylifes or other head officers of the sayd Cities Boroughes or Townes corporate in any Court of record or Lords Court by action of debt bill playnt or information in which no essoigne protection or wager of law shal be allowed And further be it enacted that the sayd Collectours and euery of them so to be chosen as is aforsayd shall make their iust accompt halfe yéerely of their sayd collection and gathering to two Iustices of the place dwelling next to the sayd abyding place or places not béeing within any Citie Borough or Towne corporate or to the Mayor Shiriffes or other chéefe officers of the sayd Cities Boroughes or Townes corporate and when they goe out of their offices they shall deliuer or cause to bee deliuered foorth with vpon their accompts all such surplusages of their collection gathering as shall then remaine vndistributed to be ordered by the sayd Iustices Mayors Baylifes or other head officers vpon the sayde payne of tenne pounds If any such Collectour shall refuse to make his sayd accompt or neglect the same by the space of fourtéene daies after request to him therfore made then the said two Iustices or one of them to commit the sayd Collectours to the next gaole for the sayd Countie there to remayne without bayle or mainprise tyll he haue made his sayd accompt immediat payment and delyuerie of all such surplusages as hée hath receaued And bée it further enacted that if any person or persons being able to further this charitable worke will obstinatly refuse to giue towards the help and reléefe of the sayd poore people or doo wilfully discourage others from so charitable a déede the sayd obstinate person or willfull discourager shall presently be brought before two Iustices of the peace whereof one to be of the Quorum of the same Countie to shew the cause of his obstinate refusall or wilfull discouragement and to abyde such order therein as the sayd Iustices shall apoynt if he refuse so to doo then to be committed to the next gaole for the sayd Shire there to remanyne vntill he be contented with their sayd order and doo performe the same For refusing to be collectors for the poore For the collectours accompt For refusing to giue to the poore or discouraging others