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The articles of the charge of the vvardmote enquest
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1635
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STC 16736.5; ESTC S124271
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The Articles of the charge of the VVardmote Enquest Peace YEe shall sweare that ye shall truly enquire if the peace of the King our Soueraigne Lord bee not kept as it ought to be and in whose default and by whom it is broken or disturbed Franke pledge 2 Also if any man be receiued within this ward but if he be vnder free pledge that is to say be sworne afore the Alderman at his Court or else afore the said Alderman betweene this and the Munday next after the Feast of the Epiphany next comming Out-lawes Traytors Felons c. 3 Also if there dwell any man within the ward that is outlawed or indited of treason or felony or be any receiuer of Traytors or Felons Thames 4 Also yee shall enquire and truly present all the offences and defaults done by any person or persons within the Riuer of Thames according to the intent and purport of an Act made by our late Soueraigne Lord King Edward the sixth in his high Court of Parliament and also of diuers other things ordained by Act of common Councell of this Citie for the redresse and amendment of the said Riuer which as now is in great decay and ruine and will be in short time past all remedy if high and substantiall prouision and help be not had with all speed and diligence possible as more plainly appeareth in the said Act of Parliament and the said Act of common Councell of this Citie Congregations 5 Also if any manner person make congregation or be receiuer or gatherer of euill companies Ryotor Barator 6 Also if any man be a common riotor or a barator walking by nightertaile without light against the rule and custome of this Citie Peace hue and crie 7 Also if there be any man within this ward that will not helpe aide ne succour the Constables Bedle and other ministers of this Citie in keeping of the peace and arrest the euill doers with rearing of hue and crie Hucksters receiuers of Apprentices Artificers c. 8 Also if there be any Huckster of Ale or Beere that commonly vseth to receiue and Apprentices seruants artificers or labourers that commonly vse to play at the dice cardes or tables contrary to the forme of the Statute in that case ordained and prouided Inholder Tauerner Victualler 9 Also if there be any Inholder Tauerner Brewer Huckster or other Victualler that hold open their houses after the houre limited by the Mayor Curfue 10 Also if any parish Clerke ring the bell called the Curfue bell after Curfue rungen at the Churches of Bowe Barking Church S. Brides and S. Giles without Cripplegate Bawdes maintainers of quarrels c. 11 Also ye shall inquire if any putour that is to say man-bawd or woman-bawd common hazerdours contectour maintainer of quarrels champertours or embracers of Enquests or other common misdoers be dwelling within this ward and present their names Strumpet Adulterer witch Scold 12 Also if any bawd common strumpet common adulterer witch or common scold be dwelling within this ward Hot-house 13 Also if there be any house wherein is kept and holden any hot-house or sweating-house for ease and health of men to the which be resorting or conuersant any strumpets or women of euill name or fame or if there be any hot-house or sweating ordained for women to the which is any common recourse of young men or of other persons of euill fame and suspect conditions 14 Also if there be any such persons that keepe or hold any such hot-houses either for men or women and haue found no surety to the Chamberlaine for their good and honest behauiour according to the Lawes of this Citie and lodge any manner person by night contrary to the ordinance thereof made by the which he or they shall forfeit twenty pounds to the Chamber if they doe the contrary Thames ditches streets c. 15 Also if any manner of person cast or lay dung ordure rubbish seacole dust rushes or any other thing noyant in the Riuer of Thames Walbrooke Fleete or other ditches of this Citie or in the open streets wayes or lanes within this Citie Channell 16 Also if any person after a great raine falleth or at any other time sweepe any dung ordure rubbish rushes seacole dust or any other thing noyant downe into the channell of any street or lane whereby the common course there is let and the same things noyant driuen thereby downe into the said water of Thames Hogs Oxen Kine Duckes c. 17 Also if any manner person nourish Hogs Oxen Kine Duckes or any Beasts within this ward to the grieuance and disease of their neighbours Vsurer 18 Also if any Vsurers or false Cheuesancers be dwelling within this ward Persons indited in one Ward flying into another 19 Also where afore this time it is ordained and enacted as hereafter followeth Item for to eschew the euills of misgouerned persons that daily when they be indited in one ward flie into another It is ordained by the Mayor Aldermen that as soone as a man or woman suspect first doe come to dwell within any house in any ward within the Citie the Constables Bedles or other officers of the same shal be charged by their oathes at the generall Court to enquire and espie from whence they come And if they finde by their owne confession or by the record of any of the Bookes of any Alderman of the Citie that they be indited or cast of euill and noyous life and will not finde suretie for their good abearing and honest gouernance to the Alderman for the time being that then they shall not dwell there from thenceforth but shall be warned to auoid within three or foure dayes or more or lesse after as it shall be seeene to the Aldermen of the ward for the said time being and that the Landlord that letteth the house or his Attourney shall be also warned to make them to auoyd out of his house aforesaid within the time limited by the Alderman And if they be found there after the time that then not onely the said dishonest persons shall haue imprisonment of their bodies after the discretion of the Mayor and Aldermen but also the said Landlords letters of the said houses shall forfeit to the Guildhall as much as they should haue had for ietting of the said house or should be paid by the yeare if the said persons or other had dwelled in the said house Colouring forreigne goods 20 Also if any Freeman against his oath made conceale couer or colour the goods of Forreiners by the which the King may in any wise lose or the Franchises of this Citie be imblemished Forreigne buying and selling 21 Also if any Forreine buy or sell with any other Forreine within this Citie or Suburbs thereof any goods or merchandizes the same goods or merchandizes be forthwith forfeit to the vse of the