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B13201	Orders and directions, together with a commission for the better administration of iustice, and more perfect information of His Maiestie how, and by whom the lawes and statutes tending to the reliefe of the poore, the well ordering and training vp of youth in trades, and the reformation of disorders and disordered persons, are executed throughout the kingdome: which His royall Maiestie hath commanded to be published and inquired of, by the body of his Priuie Councell, whom he hath made principall commissioners for this purpose.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Privy Council.	1631 (1631)	STC 9252.2; ESTC S101026	8,931	62

further wee doe by these Presents giue vnto you or any sixe or more of you full power and authoritie to doe and execute all and euery other lawfull and necessarie Act and Acts thing and things for the better and more due Execution of the Premisses or any of them as you or any sixe or more of you shall in your Wisedomes and Iudgements thinke to bee fit and conuenient And because you that are attendants vpon Our Person or otherwise imployed in Our Seruices cannot at all times bee in Person in the seuerall Shires of this Our Kingdome to execute this Our Commission in such sort as wee haue appoynted it And for that it will be very fit and requisite for you to haue persons of Trust vnder you who may faithfully assist you in the execution of this Our Commission Wee doe therefore giue vnto you for your better Aide and Assistance and the better performance of this Our Seruice full power and authoritie from time to time to Assigne Appoint and Constitute by your writing vnder your Hands and Seales or the Hands and Seales of any sixe or more of you such sufficient meete persons as you or any sixe of you in your discretions shall from time to time thinke fit and appoint to bee your Deputies in euery or any Countie Citie Borough or towne Corporate of this Our Kingdome of England or Dominion of Wales And Wee doe giue vnto such persons so to be by you deputed assigned and appointed as aforesaid or to any two three or more of them full power and authority to doe and execute in our said Counties Cities Boroughs and Townes Corporate as well within Liberties as without All and euery thing and things which by vertue of this Our Commission is to you our principall Commissioners intrusted and committed or which you or any of you Our Commissioners if you were personally present might or ought to doe They your said Deputies pursuing such Directions and Jnstructions from time to time as you or any sixe of you shall giue vnto them in writing And the better to enable them so to doe you shall deliuer to such deputies as you shall make in euery Countie Citie or Towne corporate as aforesaid a duplicate or true transcript of this Our Commission subscribed with your hands or vnder the hands of sixe of you at the least And Wee doe further by the tenour of these presents will and command and doe giue full power and authoritie to Our Lord Chancelour or Lord Keeper of Our great Seale for the time being to cause seuerall Commissions to be made foorth vnder Our great Seale of England to such persons of trust and quality as any sixe or more of you shall from time to time nominate vnto him and shall so signifie vnto him by writing vnder your hands to the same tenour and effect in euery materiall thing as in these Our Letters Patents is expressed with a clause to bee inserted in euery such Commission and Commissions commanding such persons so to be nominated that they certifie all their proceedings therevpon to you Our foresaid Commissioners or to any sixe of you at such times and places as you or any sixe of you shall appoint Jn witnesse whereof Wee haue caused these Our Letters to bee made Patents Witnesse Our selfe at Westminster the fift day of Ianuary in the sixt yeere of Our Reigne Preface FOr the better administration of Iustice and more perfect Information of His Maiesty how and by whom the Lawes and Statutes tending to the reliefe of the poore and the reformation of disorders and disordered persons are executed throughout the Kingdome His Royall Maiestie hath Commanded this Commission aforesaid together with these Orders and Directions following to be published by the Body of His Priuie Councell whom Hee hath made principall Commissioners for this purpose ORDERS I. THAT the Iustices of Peace of euery Shire within the Realme doe diuide themselues and allot amongst themselues what Iustices of the Peace and what Hundreds shall attend monethly at some certaine places of the Shire And at this day and place the High Constables Petty-Constables and Churchwardens and Ouerseers for the Poore of those Hundreds shall attend the said Iustices And there inquirie shall be made and Information taken by the Iustices how euery of these Officers in their seuerall places haue done their duties in Execution of the Lawes mentioned in the Commission annexed and what persons haue offended against any of the said Lawes II. WHere neglect or defect is found in any of the said Officers in making their Presentments condigne punishment to be inflicted vpon them by the Iustices according to Law III. WHen offences are presented at one meeting then the penalties of the Lawes offended to bee leauied and brought to the Iustices at their next meeting IIII. WHen the penalties are leauied the Iustices are to take care that the same be imployed accordingly as by the Statutes are appointed V. FOr incouragement to men that doe informe and prosecute others for offending against these Lawes or any of them libertie to bee left to the Iustices of Peace that doe meete to reward the Informer or Prosecutor out of part of the money leauied vpon his or their Presentments or Information Though the Statute doe not prescribe this yet this is not against the Law that giues the penaltie to the Poore which penaltie nor no part thereof would else come vnto the poore but by this meanes VI. THat the seuerall Iustices of Peace of euery Shire doe once euery three moneths certifie an account in Writing to the high Sheriffe of the Countie of their proceedings in this way whom they haue punished what they haue leuyed and how they haue imployed it VII THat the High Sheriffe within foureteene dayes after this Account deliuered do send the same ouer to the Iustices of Assize for that County or to one of them and the Iustice or Iustices that receiue the same to certifie it in the beginning of euery Terme next after to the Lords Commissioners And if any of the Iustices of Peace shall faile to make such account to the Sheriffe then the Sheriffe shall certifie such default to the Lords Commissioners VIII THe Iustices of Assize in euery Circuite are to enquire and specially to marke what Iustices of the Peace are carefull and diligent in execution of these Lawes and the Directions giuen and who are negligent and remisse And what other things of note happen in their Circuits to make report thereof to the King vpon their returne from their Circuits euery halfe yeere DIRECTIONS I. THat the Lords of Manors and Towns take care that their Tenants and the parishoners of euery Towne may bee releeued by worke or otherwise at home and not suffered to straggle and beg vp and downe in their parishes II. THat Stewards to Lords and Gentlemen in keeping their Leetes twice a yeere doe specially enquire vpon those Articles that tend to the reformation or punishment of common offences and

there is no better wayes or meanes to haue the said Lawes and Statutes put in full execution then by committing the trust and ouersight thereof to the speciall care and industrie of certaine persons of principall Place Dignitie and Order neere vnto Our Person who vpon their diligent inquirie how the said Lawes and Statutes are put in execution may be able vpon all occasions from time to time to giue Vs particular information thereof and by their approoued Wisedomes experience and Iudgements giue Directions and Instructions from time to time for the better execution of the said Statutes Know ye therefore that Wee out of that long experience and full assurance Wee haue had of the great integritie wisedome fidelitie and industrie of you and euery of you Haue constituted authorized and appointed you to bee Our Commissioners and by these presents doe constitute authorise and appoint and strictly require you or any foure or more of you Our Commissioners either by examination vpon Oath or without Oath or by all and euery such good and lawfull meanes as to you or any foure or more of you in your Wisedomes and Iudgements shal seeme conuenient and requisite from time to time from henceforth to make Inquirie and thereby to informe your selues how all and euery the Lawes and Statutes now in force which any way concerne the reliefe of impotent or poore people the binding out of Apprentices the setting to worke of poore children and such other poore people as being able or willing to worke haue no stocke or meanes to imploy themselues The compelling and forcing such lazie idle persons to worke as being of bodies able and strong doe neuerthelesse refuse to labour the maintenance gouernement and well ordering of houses of Correction and other places for reliefe of poore indigent and impotent people the Rating Collecting and imployment of all such Summes as by the Statute of the three and fourtieth of ELIZABETH are appointed for the reliefe of Souldiers and Mariners the punishment or setting on worke of Rogues and Vagabonds And all Lawes and Statutes now in force for the repressing of Drunkennesse and Idlenesse the reforming of abuses committed in Innes and Alehouses the abridging of the number of Alehouses and the well ordering of such as be licensed the keeping of Watches and Wards duely and how other publique seruices for God the King and the Common-wealth are put in practice and executed To which end and purpose to you Our Commissioners or any sixe or more of you We giue full power and authoritie from time to time hereafter to giue such Directions and Instructions and by all other good and lawfull meanes to set downe and giue such Orders and Directions as that all and euery the said Lawes and other necessarie Statutes may bee duely and effectually executed and the Paines and Penalties thereof leuied and imployed according to the purport and true meaning of the same Lawes And whereas no Nation of the world hath prouided more liberally or ordeined better Lawes for due imployment of Lands Goods and Stockes of money giuen to charitable vses then this Our Kingdome of England hath done Yet neuerthelesse the said Bounties and charitable Gifts haue not beene imployed according to the minde and intent of the Giuers by reason of some Deuices Fraudes Breach of Trust Aime at priuate Gaine and partly by the negligence of those that haue beene trusted to performe the same Therefore Our Will and expresse Pleasure is That those Statutes of the thirty ninth and fourtie third of Elizabeth and all other Lawes and Statutes concerning Hospitals Almes-houses Meisons de Dieu and other pious Donations Collections or publike Gifts for the benefit of the Poore or publike Workes be strictly inquired and put in execution And all Deeds of Foundations Charters Wills Deuices Dispositions of Lands Goods Annuities or Rents giuen appointed or intended to any the Houses aforesaid or to any charitable vse or publike Worke be diligently sought out and discouered to the end there may bee an imployment of all the Profits according to the Will and Minde of the Donors or Founders And Wee doe further by these Presents giue full power and authority vnto you or any sixe or more of you to call vnto you for your assistance in the Premisses when you shall see it needfull all or any of Our Iustices of Assize as often as you shall see cause and to giue such Directions and Instructions by your Letters or otherwise as well to Our said Iustices of Assize Oyer and Termyner and Gaole deliuery for their seuerall Circuits As also to Our Iustices Maiors Bayliffes and other head Officers within Cities and Boroughs Clerkes of the Assise and Sessions and other Officers and Ministers within Our seuerall Counties and Shires of this our Realme of England and Dominion of Wales and the seuerall Diuisions of the same as to you or any sixe or more of you in your wisedomes shall seeme meete and requisite and shall bee agreeable to the Lawes and Statutes of this Our Realme for the better execution of the Lawes and Statutes in the time to come All which Directions Instructions and Orders at any time or times heereafter so to be made or taken by you or any sixe or more of you by force of these presents Wee Will and straitly Charge and Commaund by these presents to bee sincerely and duely from time to time obeyed obserued and kept by all and euery Officer and Officers Iustice and Iustices Person and Persons to whom it shall appertaine And We do hereby further will require you that you or any foure or more of you doe from time to time giue vnto Vs particular and true information of the care and industry of Our Justices of Peace in their seuerall Diuisions Maiors Bayliffes and head Officers in their seuerall Cities and Townes Corporate as vpon the sayd inquirie you shall finde to bee diligent in putting the said Lawes Statutes Orders and Directions in execution That so by their seruice and your report they appearing to deserue well of their King and Countrey may receiue not onely good acceptance at Our hands but all due incouragement and comfort to continue in their well doings And if contrariwise you shall finde any of Our said Iustices of Peace or other the persons before named to be negligent and remisse in their seuerall places and duties touching the performance and execution of the said Lawes and Statutes committed to their Charge or the Orders and Directions giuen by you or any sixe of you for the better execution of the said Statutes Then Our pleasure is that you doe likewise certifie the names of such as you shall finde so remisse and negligent that accordingly order may be taken for their remouing and displacing out of the Commission of the Peace as men vnworthy of their said Trust and Places As also deseruing to receiue such further Punishment in Our Court of Starchamber or otherwise as may be by Law inflicted vpon them And

abuses As of Bakers and Brewers for breaking of Assizes Of Forestallers and Regraters Against Tradesmen of all sorts for selling with vnder weights or at excessiue prises or things vnwholesome or things made in deceipt Of people breakers of houses common theeues and their Receiuers haunters of Tauerns or Alehouses those that goe in good clothes and fare well and none knowes whereof they liue those that bee night-walkers builders of Cottages and takers in of Inmates offences of Victuallers Artificers Workemen and Labourers III. THat the poore children in euery Parish be put forth Apprentices to husbandry and other handy-crafts and money to be raised in the Parishes for placing them according to the Law and if any party shall refuse to take the said Apprentice being put out according to the Law such party as shall refuse to take the said Apprentice to be bound ouer to the next quarter Sessions or Assises and there to be bound to his good behauiour or otherwise ordered as shall bee found fit IIII. THat the Statute of Labourers for retaining of Seruants and ordering of Wages betwixt the Seruant and the Master be not deluded by priuate Contracts before they come to the Statutes and the common fashion of Essoyning many absent not to bee allowed of course as is vsed V. THat the weekely taxations for reliefe of the Poore and other purposes mentioned in the Statute of 43. Eliz. bee in these times of scarcitie raised to higher Rates in euery Parish then in times to fore were vsed And Contributions had from other Parishes to helpe the weaker Parishes especially from those places where depopulations haue beene some good Contribution to come for helpe of other Parishes And where any money or Stocke hath beene or shall bee giuen to the reliefe of the Poore in any parish such Gift to be no occasion of lessening the Rates of the Parish VI. THat the petty Constables in all Parishes be chosen of the abler sort of Parishioners and the office not to bee put vpon the poorer sort if it may be VII WAtches in the night and Warding by day and to bee appointed in euery Towne and village for apprehension of rogues and vagabonds and for safety and good order VIII AND because it is found by dayly experience that the remissenesse and negligence of petty-Constables is a greate cause of the swarming of Rogues and Beggers therefore the high Constables in their seuerall Diuisions are specially to be charged to looke vnto the petty-Constables that they vse diligence in their Offices and the High Constables to present to the Iustices of Peace the defaults of the petty Constables for not punishing the Rogues or not presenting those that are Relieuers of the Rogues and Beggers the Law inflicting a Penalty vpon the Constable for not punishing them and vpon such party as shall releeue them IX IF in any Parish there bee found any persons that liue out of Seruice or that liue idly and will not worke for reasonable wages or liue to spend all they haue at the Ale-house ●hose persons to bee brought by the High Constables and petty Constables to the Iustices at their meetings there to be ordered and punished as shall be found fit X. THat the Correction houses in all Counties may bee made adioyning to the common Prisons and the Gaoler to be made Gouernour of them that so he may imploy to worke Prisoners committed for small causes and so they may learne honestly by labour and not liue idly and miserably long in prison whereby they are made worse when they come out then they were when they went in and where many houses of Correction are in one County one of them at least to bee neere the Gaole XI THat no man harbour Rogues in their Barnes or Outhouseings And the wandring persons with women and children to giue account to the Constable or Justice of Peace where they were marryed and where their children were Christened for these people liue like Saluages neither marry nor bury nor Christen which licentious libertie makes so many delight to be Rogues and Wanderers XII ANd because the High wayes in all Counties of England are in great decay partly so growen for that men think there is no course by the Common Law or Order from the State to amend the same And the worke-dayes appointed by the Statute are so omitted or idly performed that there comes little good by them Therefore the Iustices of Peace at these monethly meetings are to take speciall care of and not onely to cause the Surueyors of the High wayes to present the same but by their owne view to informe themselues that at the next Quarter Sessions after euery meeting they may present all such neglects and offences as vpon their owne view and the Offenders there to bee punished according to Law ¶ Imprinted at London by ROBERT BARKER Printer to the KINGS most Excellent MAIESTIE and by the Assignes of IOHN BILL M.DC.XXX