shall be assigned keepers of the Peace by the Kings Commission who together with other wise and learned in the Law shall have power to heare and determine Felonies and Trespasses done in the same Counties and to inflict punishment according to Law and reason VIII Stat. 34. E. 3.1 There shall be assigned in every County for the keeping of the Peace one Lord and three or four of the most worthy of the County with some learned in the Law who shall have power to arrest and Chastise rioters Barretors and other offenders according to the law and their owne discretions to bind people of evill fame to the good behaviour and to heare and determine felonies and trespasses done in the same County IX All generall inquiries heretofore granted within any seigniories for the mischiefes done there shall from henceforth cease and be repealed X. The fines imposed by I. of P. for trespasses shall be reasonable and just XI Stat. 42. E. 3.4 All commissions of inquirie except of Escheatorship shall be directed to the Justices of the one Bench or other to the Just of Ass or to the most worthy in the Country and to none other XII Stat. 12. R. 2.10 In every Commission there shall be but six Justices assigned who shall keep their Sess every quarter at least in pain to be punished at the discretion of the Kings Councell XIII Every Justice of P. shall have for his wages 4. s. a day and the Clerke of the P. 2. s. for so longtime as the Sessions shall last to be paid by the Sheriffe out of the Amerciaments arising at the same Sessions XIV No steward of any Lord shall be assigned in any Commission neither shall any association be made to the Justices of Peace after the first Commission XV. Judges and Serjeants at Law shall not be bound to attend the Sessions but when they may conveniently intend it XVI Stat. 13. R. 2.7 Notwithstanding the Stat. of 12. R. 2.10 which prohibits the stewards of Lords to be Justices the most sufficient Knights Esquires and Gentlemen of the Law shall be put in Commission and sworne to put in execution without favour all statutes which concern their office XVII Stat. 14. R. 2.11 There shall be 8. Justices of Peace assigned in every County XVIII Double estreats of Amerciaments at the Sessions shall be made containing the names of all the Justices there present and the number of dayes they sit and one of them delivered to the Sheriffe out of which he is to answer the Justices their wages by indenture according to which the Sheriffe shall be again allowed the wages in the Exchequer upon his accompt But no Duke Earle Baron or Baronet although he be Justice of Peace and hold Sess with the other eight shall have any wages allowed him XIX Stat. 17. R. 2.10 In every Commission of Peace two men of Law of the same County shall be assigned to goe and proceed to the deliverance of Theeves and Felons XX. Stat. 2. H. 5.4 Justices of the Peace in every Shire named of the Quorum shall be resiant within the same Shire except Lords Judges Serjeants at law the Kings Atturney and shall keep their Sessions sour times in the year viz. in the first week after Michaelmas Epiphany Easter and the translation of Saint Thomas being the third of July and more often if need require XXI Stat. 11 H. 6.6 No suit before Justices of P. shall be discontinued by a new Commission of Peace XXII Stat. 14. H. 6.4 Just of Peace in Middlesex are not compellable to keep their Sess above twice in the yeare notwithstanding the stat of 12. R. 2.10 Yet may they keep them oftner if need be at their discretions XXIII Stat. 18. H. 6.11 None except men learned in the Law or inhabiting Corporations shall be Justices of Peace unlesse their lands be worth xx l. per Annum XXIV If any be put into the Commission not having lands of that value and doe not within one moneth after his notice thereof acquaint the Lord Chancellor therewith or doe make warrant by force of such Commission he shall forfeit to the King xx l. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor XXV Stat. 3. H. 7.1 Justices of P. have power to impannell an Enquest to inquire of the concealements of a former Enquest and to Assesse in open Sessions the Amerciaments of the first Enquest at their discretions XXVI Just of P. shall at the next generall Sess certifie recognisances taken for keeping of the Peace where if the party being called do not appear those Recognisances shall be certified into the Chancery Kings Bench or Exchequer XXVII Stat. 33. H. 8.10 37. H. 7. All Just of P. shall at their generall Sess endeavour amongst themselves to understand the meaning and intents of all statutes which concern vagabonds Retayners giving Liveries Signes Tokens or Badges maintenance embracery Bowstaves and Archery unlawfull games Forestallers and Regrators victuall victuallers and inholders and of all other statutes made in this present Parliament and shall then also advise amongst themselves how the same may be best put in due Execution XXVIII All processe and proceedings shall be continued from Sess to Sess And the said Justices shall in Sess have power to enquire hear and determine the breach of the said statutes as well by verdict as by any other information or Confession of the party and to make processe by Venire facias Capias Exigent under the Seal of the same Justices or two of them and also to reform panels of Jurous according to which the Sheriffe shall make his Return upon the paine limited by the Stat. of 3. H. 8.12 XXIX Stat. 1. E. 6.7 Preferment of a Justice or Commissioner to a higher dignity as to be a Duke Archbishop Marques Earle Vicount Baron Bishop Knight Judge Serjeat at Law or Sheriff shall not diminish his power 31. XXX No Suit before any Justices or Commissioners shall be discontinued by a new Commission or by the alteration of any of their names XXXI Stat. 1. M. 8. None shall be Justice of Peace during his Shrevalty notwithstanding the statute of 1. E. 6.7 XXXII Stat. 2.3 P. M. 18. A new Commission of the Peace or G. D. for the whole County shall not be a Supersedeas to a former like Commission granted to a City or towne Corporate there being no Countie XXXIII Stat. 1. E. 1. 7. Jac. 6. Every Justice of Peace ought to take the oaths of Supremacy and obedience which see in Recusants 8.88 Kidder S. Badger Kings Bench S. Poore People 15. Labourers Artificers Servants Apprentices I. STat. 21. H. 8.7 Servants that go away with or otherwise imbezill their Masters or Mistresses goods to the value of xl s. worth with an intent to steale them being put in trust therewith shall be punished as Felons II. This Act shall not extend to Apprentices nor servants under the age of eighteene years III. Stat. 2.3 E. 6.15 Artificers workmen
such book to be divided into three parts and imployed as aforesaid CXXIV Two Justices of Peace and all Maiors Bailiffes and head Officers have power to search the houses and lodgings of Popish Recusants convict and of every person whose wife is a Popish Recusant convict for Popish books and reliques and to burn or deface such as they shall finde in their custodie but such as are of value shall be defaced in open Sess and afterwards restored to the owner CXXV All the Armour Gunpowder and Munition of a Popish Recusant convict shall be taken from him by warrant from foure Justices of Peace at the generall Sess other then such weapons as shall be allowed unto him by the same Justices which said Armour and Munition shall be kept at the costs of such Recusant in such places where the said Justices shall appoint and shewed at every Muster as his armes together with his horse which hee shall buy provide and maintain for that purpose according to his ability as other subjects do And here the Recusant that refuseth to declare what armour or munition he hath or to deliver it to such persons as shall have power to sease it shall forfeit the same to the King and besides shall upon warrant from any Just of Peace of that County be imprisoned by the space of three moneths without baile CXXVI This Act shall not abridge Ecclesiasticall censures CXXVII Stat. 7. Ja. 6. Who shall take the oath of Obedience by whom it shall be ministred and within what time CXXVIII It shall be lawfull for any of the privie Councell or any Bishop within his Diocesse to require a Baron or Baronesse of eighteen yeers of age or above to take the said Oath And likewise for any two Justices of Peace one Quorum to require any person of the age aforesaid or above and under the degrees aforesaid to take the same Oath CXXIX If any Baron or Baronesse stand presented indicted or convicted for Recusancy three of the privie Councell whereof the Chancellor Treasurer Lord privie Seal or principall Secretary shall be one shall minister unto them the said Oath But if it be any other convicted person under those degrees or if the Minister petty Constables and Church-wardens of any parish or any two of them shall complain to any Justice of Peace of any person suspected for Recusancy then any such Justice may in either of these cases minister the said Oath and upon refusall shall commit the party to prison there to remain till the next Ass or Sess where if he again refuse to take it hee shall incurre a Praemunire except women covert who shall only be imprisoned and there remain without baile till they shall take the said Oath CXXX None refusing the said Oath shall be capable of any office of Judicature or other office being no office of inheritance or ministeriall function or to practise the common Law the civill Law Physick Surgery the art of Apothecary or any liberall science for gain CXXXI If a married woman being a convicted Recusant doe not conform within three moneths after conviction she shall be committed to prison by a privie Councellor or the Bishop of the Diocesse if she be a Baronesse but if any other of a lower degree then shall she be committed by two Justices of P. one Quorum and there shall remain till she conforme as aforesaid unlesse the husband for his wives offence will pay unto the King x. l. for every moneth or yeeld the third part of all his lands at the choice of the said husband CXXXII None shall goe himselfe or send any person whatsoever beyond sea to be trained up in Popery or any maintenance or reliefe to the party so sent or to any School or Religious house there in paine after conviction thereof to be adjudged unable to prosecute any suite in any Court of equity to be committee of any Ward executor or administrator to be uncapable of any legacy or deed of gift or of bearing Office within this Realme and besides to forfeit all his goods and chattels and his lands also during life But if hee conforme within six weeks after his return according to the Statutes in that case provided he shall not incurre the penalties aforesaid CXXXIII These offences shall be heard and determined by the Justices of the Kings Bench Assise Gaol delivery and Oyer and Termin of such Counties where the offenders did last dwell or whence they departed or where they shall be taken See Actions popular 18. Regrators See Forestallers Victuall 2. Riots Routs and unlawfull Assemblies I. Stat. 17. R. 2.8 The Sherisses and all other the Kings Officers shall supprese Riotors and imprison them and all other offending against the peace II. Stat. 13. H. 4.7 The Justices of Peace or two of them at least together with the Sheriffe or under-Sheriffe shall by the power of the County suppresse Riots Routs and unlawfull assemblies arrest the offenders and record what shall be done By which record of the said Justices and Sheriffe or under-Sheriffe the offenders shall stand convict as by the Stat. of 15. R. 2.2 in case of forcible Entries And if the offenders be departed the said Justices and Sheriffe or under-Sheriffe shall within a moneth after make enquiry thereof and heare and determine the same according to law See Force 2. III. If upon such inquiry the truth cannot be discovered in manner aforesaid then shall the said Officers within one moneth after such inquiry certifie the fact together with the circumstances thereof unto the King and his Councell which certificate of theirs shall be in the nature of a presentment by twelve whereupon the offenders shall be brought to answer and those that be found guilty shall be punished at the discretion of the King and his Councell IV. If the offenders traverse the said certificate then that together with the traverse shall be sent into the Kings Bench there to be tried V. If the Offencers upon the first precept do not appear before the Councell or in the Kings Bench a second precept shall issue forth upon which if they cannot be found or if within three weeks after Proclamation made agaist them in the next County Court after the delivery of the second precept they doe not make their appearance before the Councell in the Kings Bench or in the Chancery in vacation time upon returne of the said Proclamation they shall stand convict and attainted of the offence committed VI. Justices of Peace dwelling neerest the place where such offences shall be committed and Justices of Assise for the time they shall be in their Session in case any be then committed shall doe execution of this act in pain of 100. l. VII Stat. 2. H. 5.8 If default be found in the Justices of Peace or Assise or in the Sheriffe or under-Sheriffe touching the due execution of 23. H. 4.7 at the instance of the party grieved the Kings Commission shall go out to inquire as well of the truth
arraignement of the offender and to give advice concerning the offence committed VI. This offence shall be prosecuted within three months and the offender shall be admitted to produce witnesses for his default VII Stat. 2 3. E. 6.1 Every Minister shal use the Church service in such forme as is mentioned in the Book of Common Prayer established by this Act and shall not use any other or deprave the same in paine if he be beneficed and convict thereof by the verdict of 12. men his owne confession or notorious evidence of the fact to forfeit to the King for the first offence that of his benefices which the King will choose and to suffer six months imprisonment for the second to suffer one whole yeares imprisonment and to be deprived ipso facto of all his Spirituall promotions whereupon every Patron may present and for the third to suffer imprisonment during life And if he be not beneficed for the first offence he shall suffer six months imprisonment and for the second imprisonment during life VIII If any shall be convicted to have by enterludes playes songs thymes or otherwise depraved the said books or to have compelled or procured the Minister to sing or say any other Church Service or in any other forme then as aforesaid or by any such means to have interrupted or let the Minister to sing or say the said Service they shall for the first offence forfeit x. li. to the King or that not paid within six weeks after conviction shall suffer in stead thereof three moneths imprisonment without baile for the second time offending shall forfeit xx l. or that not paid within six weeks as aforesaid shall suffer six moneths imprisonment without bail and for the third time shall forfeit all their goods and suffer imprisonment during life IX Justices of Oyer and Termin and Justices of Assise have power to hear and determine these offences unto whom the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocesse may associate himself if he please X. This shall not restrain any private man or publick Colledges to use the said Service in such tongues as they understand the holy Communion only excepted or any other to use Psalms or prayers taken out of the Bible at convenient times not letting thereby the said Service XI The offences aforesaid shall be prosecuted at the next Assise or Sessions of Oyer and Terminer after they are committed And here tryall of Peers shall be by Peers XII Chief Officers of Cities and Corporations shall also heare and determine these offences within their severall prccincts and so likewise shall Ecclesiasticall Magistrates Howbeit none shall be punished above once for one offence XIII Stat. 5 6. E. 6.1 Every person shall resort to his Parish Church or Chappel or upon just let so to doe to some other every Sunday and Holiday in pain to be punished by the censures of the Church XIV The Common prayer book now made perfect and annexed to this Act. together with the addition of consecrating Archbishops Bishops Priests and Deacons shall be used and esteemed as by the Statute of 2 3. E. 6.1 is ordained under the pains in the same Statute expressed XV. If any shall be convict by verdict of twelve men before Justice of Assise Oyer and Terminer or Peace in Sess to have wittingly heard or to have been present at any other form of Common prayer administration of Sacraments making of Ministers or other rites then what are expressed in the said book or which are contrary to the said Statute of 2 3. E. 6.1 shall for the first offence suffer six months imprisonment without bail for the second twelve months imprisonment and for the third imprisonment during life XVI Stat. 1. M. Sess 2. cap. 3. If any shall disturbe a Preacher lawfully licenced he shall be by the Constables or Church-wardens of the parish brought before a Just of Peace who upon due accusation shall presently commit him to safe custody and within six dayes after together with another Justice shall diligently examine the fact who if they find cause shall commit him to the common Gaole there to remain for three moneths and from thence to the next quarter Sessions at which upon the parties reconciliation and entring into bond for the good behaviour for one whole yeer at the discretion of the Justices in Session he shall be released but if hee persist still in his obstinacie he shall remain in prison without bail untill he shall reconcile and be penitent for his offence XVII Hee that rescues an offender in this kind shall suffer like imprisonment as aforesaid and besides shall forfeit v. li. to the Queen XVIII The inhabitants of a towne that suffer such an offender to escape shall forfeit v. li. being presented before the Justices of Peace in Sess within the County or Corporation where the escape was made XIX Justices of Peace Assise and Oyer and Terminer and Maiors and head Officers of Corporations have power to heare and determine these offences and to impose the fines aforesaid XX. This Act shall not restrain the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiasticall lawes Howbeit none shall be punished twice for one offence XXI Stat. 1. El. 2. Every Minister shall use the Church Service in such forme as is mentioned in the book of Common prayer established by 5 6. E. 6.1 together with the addition of certain lessons to be used on every Sunday in the yeer and the form of the Letany altered and corrected and two sentences only added in the delivery of the Sacraments to communicants XXII If any Minister shall be convicted by the verdict of twelve men his owne confession or notorious evidence of the fact to have refused to use the said Church service or to have used any other rite ceremony order forme or manner then is set forth in the said book or to have depraved the same book or any thing therein contained he shall forfeit being a benefited man for the first offence one whole yeers profit of all his spirituall promotions and suffer six moneths imprisonment for the second shall be deprived ipsofacto whereupon every Patron may present and shall suffer one whole yeeres imprisonment and for the third shall be also deprived as aforesaid and shall suffer imprisonment during life And if he be not beneficed for the first offence he shall suffer one whole yeeres imprisonment and for the second imprisonment during life XXIII If any shall be convicted to have by enterludes playes songs rhymes or otherwise depraved the said book or to have compelled or procured the Minister to sing or say any other Church service or in any other form then as aforesaid or by any such means to have interrupted or let the Minister to sing or say the said service they shall for the first offence forfeit 100. Marks to the Queen or that not paid within six weeks after conviction shall suffer in stead thereof six moneths imprisonment for the second offence shall forfeit 400. Marks or that not
paid within six weeks as aforesaid shall suffer one whole yeers imprisonment and for the third offence shall forfeit all their goods and chattels and suffer imprisonment during life XXIV Every person shall resort to their parish Church or upon let thereof to some other every Sunday and Holiday upon paine to be punished by censures of the Church and also to forfeit xii d. to be levied by the Church-wardens there for the use of the poor upon the offenders goods by way of distresse See Recusants 98. XXV Justices of Oyer and Terminer and of Ass and Maiors and head Officers of Corporations have power to hear and determine these offences unto whom the Arch-Bish or Bishop of the Diocesse may associate himself if he please Howbeit note that by the Stat. of 23. El. 1. Justices of Peace have also power to meddle therein which see in Title Recusants 27. XXVI None shall be impeached by this Act unlesse the offence be presented at the next Sessions of Oyer and Terminer or Ass after it is committed and here tryall of a Peer shall be by Peers XXVI This Act shall not restrain Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction Howbeit none shall be punished twice for one offence Sacriledge See Clergie Schoole-masters See Recusants 26 67. Scotland See Corn 1. Horses 9 10. Seminary Priests S. Recusants Servants S. Labourers Service divine S. Sacraments Sewers I. Stat. 23. H. 8.5 Commissioners of Sewers before they can have power to execute their Commission shall take the Oath ordained by this Statute before the L. Chancellour or those whom he shall depute by Dedimus for that purpose or else before the Justices of P. in Sess II. The form of the Oath is this Yee shall sweare That you to your cunning wit and power shall truly and indifferently execute the authority to you given by this Commission of Sewers without any favour affection corruption dread or malice to be borne to any manner person or persons And as the case shall require you shall consent and endeavour your selfe for your part to the best of your knowledge and power to the making of such wholsome just equall and indifferent Laws and Ordinances as shall be made and devised by the most discreet and indifferent number of your fellowes being in Commission with you for the due redresse reformation and amendment of all and every such things as are contained and specified in the said Commission And the same Laws and Ordinances to your cunning wit and power cause to be put in due execution without savour meede dread malice or affection As God you help c. III. Stat. 13. El. 9. A Commission of Sewers shall continue in force ten yeares and the orders made by their Commissioners one yeare longer during which time of one yeare the Justices of Peace of that County or six of them 2. Qu. have power to execute such Commission and Orders as fully as the Commissioners themselves unlesse in the interim a new Commission be sent forth Sheep S. Cattell Sheriffes I. Magna Charta 9. H. 3.17 No Sheriffe Constable Escheator Coroner or any other our Bailiffes shall hold Pleas of our Crowne II. Stat. 1. H. 4.11 If a Sheriffe commit extortion and be thereof attainted he shall be punished for the same at the Kings will III. Stat. 23. H. 6.10 No Sheriffe shall let to farme his County or Bailiwicks neither shall he his under-Sheriffe or any other Bailiffe returne upon Enquests any Bailiffe Coroner Steward or any servant of theirs neither shall they take any thing for arresting or for omitting to arrest save onely the fees that follow viz. for the Sheriffe 20. d. for the Bailiffe that makes the arrest 4. d. and for the Gaoler when the party is committed 4. d. Neither shall any Sheriffe under-Sheriffe Sheriffes Clerk Steward or Bailiffe of Franchise Servant Bailiffe or Coroner take above 4. d. for the Copy of a Pannell IV. Sheriffes and other Officers shall let to Baile persons by them arrested upon reasonable Sureties having sufficient within the County persons in ward by Condemnation exemption Capias utlagatum or Excommunicatum surety of Peace or committed by command of the Justices and Vagabonds refusing to serve only excepted V. The said Officers shall take no bond of any arrested person but for appearance and to themselves onely and shall not take for it more then 4. d. and bonds otherwise taken colore officii shall be void VI. Sheriffes shall make Deputies in the Kings Courts at Westminster to receive Writs to be delivered unto them VII Sheriffes under-Sheriffes Clerks Bailiffes Gaolers Coroners Stewards Bailiffes of Franchises and all other Officers which do contrary to this Act shall forfeit for every such offence treble damages to the party grieved and besides 40. l. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor VIII Justices of Assise of both the Benches and of Peace have power to heare and determine these offences IX If the Sheriffe returne a Cepi Corpus or Reddidit se he shall be chargeable to have the body of the party ready at the day of returne mentioned in the Writ X. The Warden of the Fleet or of the Gaole of the Kings Palace at Westminster shall not be prejudiced by this Ordinance XI Stat. 11. H. 7.15 No Sheriffe under-Sheriffe or Shire-Clerk shall enter in the County Court any Plaint in the absence of the Plaintife or his Attourney nor above one Plaint for one cause in paine of 40. s. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor XII A Justice of Peace upon complain made hath power to examine the abovesaid Officers and Plaintife concerning the premisses and finding any of the same Officers guilty shall within three months after certifie that examination into the Exchequer in paine of 40. s. upon which examination the said Officers shall be convicted to pay the abovesaid forfeiture of 40. s. without farther inquiry XIII The Defendant in the County Court shall have lawfull summons and if the Bailiffe be therein found faulty he shall forfeit 40. s. And here also examination and certificate shal be made by a Justice of Peace as aforesaid XIV Before the Sheriffe issue forth any Estreats out of the County Court two Just of P. 1. Qu. shall view them and there being two parts of them indented and sealed by the said Justices and Sheriffe one of them shall remaine with the Justices and the other with the Sheriffe and here the Officer that collects them shall make oath before the said Justices to levy no more then what is contained in them in paine of 40. s. who may be convict of that offence by the examination of one Just of P. as aforesaid XV. The Justices of P. which are to have the controllement of the Sheriffe and his Estreats shall be named at Michaelmasse Sess by the Custos Rotulorum or in his absence by the eldest of the Quorum And the said Justices of P. upon information of the party grieved may make out like Processe against the
fingula praemissa secundum leges statuta Regni nostri Angliae prout in hujusmodi casu fieri consuevit aut debuit audiendum terminandum ad eosdem delinquentes quemlibet eorum pro delictis suis per fines redemptiones amerciamenta forisfacturas ac alio modo prout secundum legem consuetudinem Regni nostri Angliae aut formam ordinationum vel statutorum praedictorum fieri consuevit aut debuit castigandum puniendum Proviso semper quod si casus difficultatis super determinatione aliquorum praemissorum coram vobis vel aliquibus duobus vel pluribus vestrum evenire contigerit tunc ad judicium inde reddendum nisi in praesentia unius Justiciariorum nostrorum de uno vel de altero Banco aut unius Justiciariorum nostrorum ad Assisas in Comitatu praedicto capiendas assignatorum coram vobis vel aliquibus duobus vel pluribus vestrum minime procedatur Et ideo vobis cuilibet vestrum mandamus quod circa custodiam pacis ordinationum statutorum omnium singulorum caeterorum praemissorum disigenter intendatis ad certos dies loca quae vos vel aliqui hujusmodi duo vel plures vestrum ut praedictum est ad hoc provideritis super praemissis faciatis inquisitiones praemissa omnia singula audiatis terminetis ac ea faciatis expleatis in forma praedicta facturi inde quod ad justiciam pertinet secundum legem consuetudinem Regni nostri Angliae Salvis nobis ametciamentis aliis ad nos inde spectantibus Mandamus etiam tenore praesentium Vicecomiti nostro B. quod ad certos dies loca quae vos vel aliqui hujusmodi duo vel plures vestrum ut praedictum est ei ut praedictum est scire feceritis venire faciat coram vobis vel hujusmodi duobus vel pluribus vestrum ut dictum est tot tales probos legales homines de Balliva sua tam infra libertates quam extra per quos rei veritas in praemissis melius sciri poterit inquiri Assignavimus denique te praefatum I. C. custodem Rotulorum pacis nostrae in dicto Comitatu nostro Ac propterea tu ad dies loca praedicta brevia praecepta processus indictamenta praedicta coram te dictis sociis tuis venire facias ut ea inspiciantur debito fine terminentur sicut praedictum est In cujus rei testimonium c. Datum c. As concerning the Oath of Office Justices of Peace were at first enjoyned to take it by the Statute of 13. R. 2.7 which Statute you may hereafter see in Title Justices of Peace Clause 16. And afterwards by the Statutes of 1. Eliz 1. and 7. Jac. 6. they were also ordained to take the Oathes of Supremacie and Obedience which Oathes you shall also hereafter finde in Title Recusants 8 and 88. The Oath of Office is this that followes Yee shall sweare That as Justice of the Peace in the County of B. in all articles in the Kings Commission to you directed yee shall doe equall right to the poore and to the rich after your cunning wit and power and after the lawes and customes of the Realme and statutes thereof made And yee shall not be of counsell of any quarrell hanging before you And that yee hold your Sessions after the forme of Statutes thereof made And the issues fines and amerciaments that shall happen to be made and all forfeitures which shall fall before you yee shall cause to be entred without any concealment or imbezzelling and truely send them to the Kings Exchequer Yee shall not let for gift or other cause but well and truely you shall doe your Office of Justice of the Peace in that behalfe And that you take nothing for your Office of Justice of the Peace to be done but of the King and fees accustomed and costs limited by the Statute And yee shall not direct or cause to be directed any Warrant by you to be made to the parties but ye shall direct them to the Bailiffes of the said County or other the Kings Officers or ministers or other indifferent persons to doe execution thereof So help you God Lastly for conclusion of this Preface I conceive it not impertinent to annex thereunto the substance of two Statutes necessary to be knowne by every Iustice of Peace before he enters upon his Office the first is 2. H. 5. Stat. 2. Cap. 1. which provides That Justices of Peace shall be made of the most sufficient persons dwelling within the Counties by the advice of the Chancellour and of the Kings Counsell and that no forraine dweller shall exercise such Office except Lords Justices of Assise and chiefe Stewards of the lands and Seigniories belonging to the Duchie of Lancaster And concerning their residence in the Country see more hereafter in Title Justices of Peace 20. The other Statute is 4. H. 7. cap. 12. whereby the King commandeth all Justices of Peace diligently to exercise their Office to the end that his people by that meanes living in peace and enjoying their owne husbandry may flourish Hee also chargeth all both poore and rich that shall suffer any grievance from others wherein a Justice of Peace may intermeddle that they forthwith make complaint thereof to the next Justice of Peace and having no remedie there to the Justices of Assise if it be not long before their coming into that Country but if it be then to the Chancellour for the time being and then the King will send for the Justice so neglecting his duty and in case he shall find him guilty thereof will cause him to be put out of the Commission and otherwise punished according to his demerits c. An Alphabeticall Table by the perusall whereof the Reader may the better acquaint himselfe with the Titles contained in this Book A ABjuration 1 Actions popular 1 Ale-houses 4 Aliens 10 Almes-houses 10 Archery 10 Apprentices 12 Armour 12 Arrests 12 Arrow heads 13 Artificers 13 Assise of Ale and Beer 13 Attainders 13 B Badger 13 Bailiffes 14 Bailinent 15 Bakers 17 Barges 17 Bastardie 17 Beer 18 Bell-metall 18 Benhurst hundred 18 Bigamie 18 Boat-men 18 Books 21 Bowes 23 Brasse 23 Bridges 25 Brewers 26 Buggery 27 Burglary 27 Burning of houses c. 28 Butchers 29 Butter 29 Buts 30 Buying of Tiles 30 C Calves 30 Captains 30 Carre-men 41 Carrier 41 Cattle 41 Certificate 44 Cerciorari 44 Challenge 45 Champertie 45 Cheese 45 Citation 45 Clergie 45 Clerk of the Peace 48 Clerk of the Crowne 48 Clerk of Assise 48 Clerk of the Market 48 Cloth 48 Coine 48 Commons 48 Commissions 48 Conies 49 Conjuration 49 Conspiracie 49 Conspirators 49 Convictions 49 Cooks 49 Copper 49 Corn 49 Coroners 51 Costermongers 52 Cottages 52 Covin 53 Counterfeit letters c. 53 Counterfeiters of the Ks. seal or coin 53 Coupers 53 Crosse-bowes 54 Currier 54 Cursing 54 Custome
are to passe and the time of their passage or having a testimoniall exceed the time therein limited above fourteen dayes or Counterfeit a testimoniall or produce one which they know to be counterfeited shall in all these cases suffer as Felons without benefit of Clergie 51. XXXIV Iust of Ass G. D. and of P. in their Sess have power to proceed against these offenders as in case of felonie without Clergie unlesse some sufficient man allowed by the Iustices will enter into a Recognisance of x. l. to the Q. to retaine the offender for one whole yeare and to bring him to the next Sess of P. G. D. after the year ended And if he within the yeare depart that service without licence he shall afterwards suffer as a felon without Clergy XXXV Souldiers or Marriners which fall sick in their passage home shall be excused though they exceed the time limited in their testimoniall So that they performe this Act in convenient time after their Recovery XXXVI If when they come home they cannot get worke the two next Just upon their complaint shall take order that they may be provided of work or otherwise shall tax the whole hundred for their Relief untill work may be had XXXVII The Souldier or Marrinet licenced by a Iust of P. to whom he shall make his poverty knowne having not wherewithall to beare his charges home may ask and take Relief So it be in his direct way home and within the time limited by his Licence XXXVIII These offences shall cause no Corruption of Blood XXXIX Stat. 43. El. 3. The more part of the Just of P. yearely in their Easter Sess have power to charge every parish towards a weekly reliefe of maymed Souldiers and Mariners so that no parish pay weekly above 10. d. nor under 2. d. nor any County which consists of above 50. parishes pay above 6. d. one parish with another which summes so taxed shall be assessed in every parish by the parishioners or in their default by the Churchwardens and Constables or in their default by the next Justice or Justices of Peace XL. The Const or Churchw of every parish have power to levie the tax of exery person refusing to pay it by distresse and Sale and in their default the said Justice or Justices next adjoyning XLI The tax being thus levied the Const or Churchw shall deliver it quarterly ten dayes before every quarter Sess to the high Const of their Division who shall deliver it over to the Treasurers of the County at the same quarter Sess XLII The Treasurers shall be Subsidie men viz. of x. l. in lands or xv l. in goods and shall not continue in their office above one year rendring up their Accompts yearly at Easter Sess or within ten dayes after to their Successors XLIII The officer or his executor c. that failes in payment of the Summes levied shall forfeit viz. the Churchw or Const xx s. high Constable xl s. which the Treasurers have power to levy by distresse and Sale in augmentation of their Stock XLIV The Treasurer or his executor c. that hath beene negligent to execute his office or to render the Accompt within the time above limited shall be fined by the I. of P. in the Sess 5 l. at least XLV The maymed Souldier or marriner which was prest shall repaire if he be able to travell to the Treasurers of the County where he was prest if he were not prest then to the Treasurers of the County where he was born or where he last dwelt by the space of three yeares at his election But if he be not able to travell then to Treasurers of the County where he lands XLVI He shall bring to any of the Treasurers aforesaid a Certificate under the hand and Seale of the chief Commander and of the Captaine under whom he served containing the particulars of his hurts and services which Certificate shall be also allowed by the Muster-Master Generall or the Receiver generall of the Muster-Rolls under one of their hands XLVII Vpon such a Certificare the Treafurers aforesaid may allow him Reliefe to maintayne him untill the next Q. Sess at which the more part of the Justices may allow him a pension which the Treasurers shall pay him quarterly untill it shall bee revoked or altered by the said Iustices And this Allowance to him that hath not borne office shall not exceed x. l. To an officer under a Lievtenant xv l. and to a Lievtenant xx l. XLVIII When Souldiers or Marriners arrive far from the place where they are to receive relief the Treasurers there shall give them relief and a Testimoniall whereby they may passe from Treasurer to Treasurer untill they shall come at the place required and this shall be done upon the bare Certificate of the Commander and Captaine although they have not as yet obtained any allowance thereof from the said Muster-Master or Receiver generall of the Muster Rolls XLIX The Treasurers shal register their Receits and disbursments and enter the names of the parties relieved and also the Certificates by warrant whereof the disbursments are made The Muster-Master also or Receiver aforesaid shall register the names of the parties and the Certificates by him allowed And the Treasurer returning or not allowing the Muster-Masters Certificate shall hereupon subscribe or endorse the cause of his disallowance L. Iustices of P. in Sess have power to fine a Treasurer that wilfully refuseth to give relief which any two of them appointed by the rest may levy by distresse and Salc of his goods LI. A Souldier or Marriner that begs or counterfeits a Certificate shall suffer punishment as a common Rogue and shall lose his pension if he have any 3.3 LII The Surplusage of this Contribution shall be imployed by the more part of the Justices in Sess upon charitable uses according to Statutes made for reliefe of the poore and punishment of Rogues LIII In Corporations the Justices there shall put this Act in execution and not the Iustices of the County and shall be lyable to fines as well as other Iustices if they misuse their power therein and shall appoint a Collector of this tax which shall have the power and be subject to the penalties limited by this Act to high Constables of Counties LIV. The forfeitures accruing by this Act shall be imployed as the Surplusage abovesaid or otherwise kept in angmentation of the Stock as the more part of the Justices in Sess shall direct LV. When out of the County where the party was prest a fit pension cannot be satisfied it shall be supplyed by the Counties where he was born or where he last dwelt by the space of three yeares LVI This Act shall not prohibit the City of London to make a tax if need require differning from that above limited 35. so that no parish pay above 3. s. weekly nor above or under 12. d. weekly one parish with another S. Boatmen 7. Felonie 16. Recusants 112.
he shall incurre a Praemunire and for the third shall be adjudged guilty of high Treason But this offence must be prosecuted within one yeare after it is committed See 26. V. If he be a Clergy-man Beneficed upon the first conviction all his Spirituall promotions shall be void VI. If he be imprisoned for this offence committed by words onely and be not indicted for the same within six months after it is committed he shall be set at liberty VII If a Peere of the Realme happen to be guilty of this offence he shall be tried by his Peeres VIII And here for the better observance of this Law was the oath of Supremacy established in these words following I. A. B. do utterly testifie and declare in my conscience that the Queenes Highnesse is the onely supreme Governour of this Realme and of all other her Highnesse Dominions and Countries as well in all Spirituall or Ecclesiasticall things or cases as Temporall and that no forraigne Prince Person Prelate State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction Power Superiority Preheminence or Authority Ecclesiasticall or Spirituall within this Realme and therefore I do utterly renounce and forsake all fonaigne Jurisdictions Powers Superiorities and Authorities and do promise that from henceforth I shall beare faith and true Allegiance to the Queenes Highnesse her Heires and lawfull Successors and to my power shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions Priviledges Preheminencies and Authorities granted or belonging to the Queens Highnesse her Heires and Successors or united and annexed to the Imperiall Crowne of this Realme So help me God and by the Contents of this Book IX Stat. 5. El. 1. None shall maintaine the Jurisdiction of the Bishop or See of Rome within any of the Queenes dominions in paine to incurre a Praemunire X. Just of Ass and Justices of Pain Sess or any two of them 1. Qu. have power to heare and determine this offence and are to certifie such presentments into the Kings Bench within 40. dayes after they receive them if it shall be then Terme time if not then the first day of the Terme then next insuing in paine of 100. l. The Justices of the Kings Bench also as well upon such Certificate as also before themselves have power to heare and determine the same offence XI None compellable to take the oath of Supremacy by this Act or by that of 1. El. 1. which see in the Statutes at large shall refuse to take it accordingly in paine to incurre a Praemunire XII If any refuse to take the same Oath upon the second tender or being formerly convicted of maintaining the jurisdiction of the Bishop or See of Rome as aforesaid do commit the like offence the second time in both these cases they shall suffer as in case of high Treason But here there shall be no corruption of Bloud disheriting of any heire forfeiture of Dower or prejudice to the right of any save onely of the offender during his life XIII This Act shall be published every Qu. Sess by the Cl. of the P. and at every Leete by the Steward there and once every Terme in the open Hall of every Inne of Court and Chancery at such times and by such persons as shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor or Keeper for the time being XIV None of or above the degree of a Baron shall be compellable to take this oath And here also a Peere offending shall be tried be his Peeres Provided that none shall be compellable to take this oath upon a second tender or be in danger by the refusall thereof to incurre the penalty of high Treason save only Clergy-men Officers of Ecclesiasticall Courts or such as shall not observe the Rites of Divine Service do deprave by words or writing the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England or do use to say or heare private Masse XV. It shall not be lawfull to slay one attainted in Praemunire S. after 26. XVI Stat. 13. El. 2. It shall be high Treason to obtaine oor put in ure any Bull of Absolution or reconciliation from the Bishop of Rome or to absolve or be absolved thereby XVII The comforters and maintatiners of such offenders shall incurre a Praemunire and their concealers misprision of Treason unlesse within six weeks they discover them to some of the Privy Councell or to one of the Presidents or Vice-Presidents of the Councels established in the North or Marches of Wales XVIII If any shall bring into any of the Queens Dominions any Agnus Dei Crosses Prictures Beads or any such vaine or superstitious thing or deliver or offer the same to any person to be used both the person so doing and the person so receiving the same shall incurre a Praemunire howbeit if the party unto whom tender thereof shall be made apprehend the pary tendring the same and carry him before the next Just of P. or not being able so to do within three dayes after discloseth his name and the place of his abode or resort unto the Ordinary or some Justice of P. within the same County or having received the same doth within one day after deliver it to some such Justice of peace then shall he not incurre any prejudice by reason of this Act. XIX A Just of P. shall disclose the offences aforesaid to the Privy Councell within 14. dayes after he shall have notice of them in paine to incurre a Praemunire XX. Here the triall of a Nobleman shall be by Peeres See after 26. XXI Stat. 23. El. 1. It shall be high Treason to have or pretend to have power or to put in practise to absolve perswade or withdraw any within the Queenes dominions from their naturall obedience to her majesty or to withdraw them for that intent from the Religion now established to the Romish Religion And them also which shall be willingly so withdrawne or reconciled as aforesaid and ther procurers and counsellors thereunto shall be adjudged guilty of the same offence XXII If any having notice of the said offences do not discover them within 20. dayes to some Just of P. or other such Officer he shall be adjudge guilty of misprision of Treason XXIII None shall say or sing Masse in paine to forfeit 200. marks to suffer one yeares imprisonment and not to be enlarged thence till that fine be paid And none shall heare Masse in paine of onw whole yeares imprisonment and 100. marks XXIV Every person not repairing to Church according to the Stat. of 1. El. 2. which see in Sacraments 24. shall forfeit 20. l. for every month they so make default and if they so forbeare by the space of twelve months after certificate thereof made by the Ordinary into the Kings Bench a Justice of Assise G. D. or Peace of the County where they dwell shall binde them with two sufficient sureties in 200 abl at least to the good behaviour from which they shall not be released untill they shall repaire to Church according to the said
yeare nor above 12. d. for making of a bond in paine to for fet 20. l. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor and also to suffer six months imprisonment See Actions popular 15. Wages S. Justices of P. 13 18. Labourers 15 c. Parliament Wagoner S. Holy-dayes 2. Waine-man S. Holy-dayes 2. Wales 1. Stat. 26. H. 6. Just of P. in the Counties next adjoyning to Wales may heare and determine the felonies committed in Wales and in the Marches thereof and how they may proceed therein II. Stat. 27. H. 8.7 The said Justices may heare and determine certaine offences there mentioned of Foresters in Wales about unreasonable customes and how they are to proceed therein III. Stat. 34. H. 8.26 In this Statute is set downe by whom the Justices of P. in Wales are to be appointed how many there ought to be in every County what manner of men they ought to be and how they ought to deale in their office concerning their Sess Certificates Fees Amerciaments and Fines together with divers other matters there mentioned S. Boat-men 1. Warrens S. Hunters Watches 1. Stat. of Winchester 13. E. 1.4 In great Towns walled the gates shall be shut from Sun-set till Sun-rising and none shall lodge without the Town unlesse his Host will answer for him for which purpose the Bailiffes of Towns shall make search once every fortnight at least and if they find any suspicious persons to have been lodged against the peace they shall do right therein II. Betwixt Ascension day and Michaelmas Watch shall be kept all night from Sun-setting till Sun-rising viz. in a City with six men at every gate in a Borough with twelve men and in every Town with six or four men according to the number of the inhabitants there and if any stranger passe by them he shall be arrested till morning and if he will not obey the arrest they shall levie Huy and Crie upon him III. Stat. 5. H. 4.3 Watches shall be made upon the sea-coasts as they were wont to be and in that case the Statute of Winchester shall be observed IV. In every Commission of Peace hereafter to be made this article shall be inserted That the Justices of Peace shall have power in their Sessions to enquire of Watches and to punish them which shall be found in default according to the tenour of the said Statute Watermen S. Boatmen Wax I. Stat. 11. H. 6.12 No Wax-Chandler shall sell or put to sale any Candles or other wares made of wax at a dearer rate then that he may have only iiii d. in every pound of wares over the price of plain wax in pain to forfeit all such waxes put to sale and the value of them sold and besides to make fine to the King II. Justices of Peace Maiors Bailiffes and Stewards of Franchises have power to examine and search concerning the breach of this law and also to heare and determine the offences committed against the same Stat. 23. El. 8. Wears S. Fishing 6 26. Weights and Measures I. Magna Charta 9. H. 3.25 One measure and one weight shall be used throughout England II. Assisa Penis Cervisia 11. H. 3. A Table of the assise of Bread according to Troy weight having twelve ounces in a pound and twenty penny weight in each of those twelve ounces Price of Wheat Penny White Penny Wheaten Penny Houshold s. d. l. oun d. l. oun d. l. oun d. 19 6 1 5 7 2 2 0 2 10 19 20 0 1 4 18 2 1 6 2 9 16 20 6 1 4 10 2 0 14 2 9 0 21 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 2 8 4 21 6 1 3 14 1 11 12 2 7 8 22 0 1 3 6 1 11 0 2 6 12 22 6 1 3 0 1 10 10 2 6 0 23 0 1 2 14 1 10 0 2 5 8 23 6 1 2 8 1 9 12 2 4 16 24 0 1 2 2 1 9 2 2 4 4 24 6 1 1 16 1 8 13 2 3 12 25 0 1 1 10 1 8 6 2 3 0 25 6 1 1 5 1 7 18 2 2 10 26 0 1 1 0 1 7 10 2 2 0 26 6 1 0 15 1 7 3 2 1 10 27 0 1 0 10 1 6 16 2 1 1 27 6 1 0 6 1 6 8 2 0 12 28 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 2 28 6 0 11 17 1 5 15 1 11 14 29 0 0 11 13 1 5 10 1 11 6 29 6 0 11 9 1 5 4 1 10 17 30 0 0 11 5 1 4 18 1 10 10 30 6 0 11 1 1 4 12 1 10 2 31 0 0 10 18 1 4 6 1 9 16 31 6 0 10 14 1 4 1 1 9 8 32 0 0 10 11 1 3 16 1 9 2 32 6 0 10 8 1 3 12 1 8 16 33 0 0 10 5 1 3 6 1 8 10 33 6 0 10 3 1 3 0 1 8 4 34 0 0 9 19 1 2 15 1 7 18 34 6 0 9 16 1 2 12 1 7 12 35 0 0 9 13 1 2 8 1 7 6 35 6 0 9 10 1 2 4 1 7 0 36 0 0 9 8 1 2 1 1 6 16 36 6 0 9 5 1 1 18 1 6 10 37 0 0 9 2 1 1 14 1 6 4 37 6 0 9 0 1 1 10 1 6 0 38 0 0 8 18 1 1 7 1 5 16 38 6 0 8 15 1 1 4 1 5 11 39 0 0 8 13 1 1 0 1 5 6 39 6 0 8 11 1 0 16 1 5 2 40 0 0 8 9 1 0 12 1 4 18 40 6 0 8 7 1 0 9 1 4 14 41 0 0 8 5 1 0 6 1 4 10 41 6 0 8 3 1 0 3 1 4 6 42 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 42 6 0 7 19 0 11 18 1 3 18 43 0 0 7 17 0 11 16 1 3 14 43 6 0 7 15 0 11 13 1 3 10 44 0 0 7 13 0 11 10 1 3 6 44 6 0 7 12 0 11 6 1 3 3 45 0 0 7 10 0 11 4 1 3 0 45 6 0 7 8 0 11 2 1 2 17 46 0 0 7 6 0 11 0 1 2 14 46 6 0 7 5 0 10 18 1 2 10 47 0 0 7 4 0 10 1â— 1 2 7 47 6 0 7 2 0 10 13 1 2 4 48 0 0 7 1 0 10 10 1 2 1 48 6 0 6 19 0 10 8 1 1 18 49 0 0 6 17 0 10 6 1 1 16 49 6 0 6 16 0 10 4 1 1 13 50 0 0 6 15 0 10 2 1 1 10 50 6 0 6 14 0 10 0 1 1 7 51 0 0 6 12 0 9 18 1 1 4 51 6 0 6 11 0 9 16 1 1 2 52 0 0 6 10 0 9 14 1 1 0 52 6 0 6 8 0 9 12 1 0 17 53 0 0 6 7 0 9 10 1 0 14 53 6 0 6 6 0 9 8 1 0 12 54 0 0 6 5 0 9 6 1 0 10 54 6 0 6 4 0 9 5 1 0 8 55 0 0 6 3 0 9 4 1 0 6 55 6 0 6 1 0 9
Customers 54 Cutpurse 54 Cutting out of tongues c. 54 Cutting of a pond head 54 D Deeds 55 Deer 55 Divine Service 55 Dying Dyers 55 Drapery 55 Drover 59 Drunkennesse 59 E Ecclesiasticall Court 60 Egyptians 61 Embracery 62 Endictments 62 Enquests 62 Escapes 62 Escheators 62 Estreats 63 Excommunicate persons 64 Extortion 64 F Faires 64 Fasting-dayes 64 Feasants 64 Felonie 65 Felons goods 67 Fighting and quarrelling 67 Fish fishers fishing 68 Fish dayes 73 Fishmongers 75 Force forcible entry 75 Forrests 77 Forestallers 77 Franchises 80 Fruiterers 80 Fuell 80 G Games 81 Gaole Gaolers 81 Gold Gold-smiths 81 Grain 82 Green wax 82 Guns 82 Gunners 85 H Habeas corpus 85 Hares 85 Hats 85 Hawkes 85 Herring 92 High-wayes 92 Holidayes 97 Horse bread 98 Horses 98 Hospitals 103 Hostlers 102 Houses of Correction 103 Huy and Crie 103 Hunters Hunting 105 I Jesuits 108 Images 108 Imbezelling of a Record 108 Imbracery 108 Indictments 108 Informations 109 Ingrossers 110 Inholders 110 Inmates 111 Inquests 111 Inrolements 111 Inventories 111 Jurors 112 Justices of Peace 113 K Kidder 119 Kings Bench 119 L Labourers 119 Lader 132 Larcenie 132 Latten 132 Leather 133 Letters of Administration 144 Liberties 144 M Mainprise 145 Maintenance 145 Malt 150 Marches 148 Mariners 149 Markets 149 Marshals of the Kings Bench 149 Marshalsie 149 Marshes 149 Masons 149 Matrimony 149 Measures 152 Millers 152 Money 152 Mortuaries 153 Murder 154 N Newes 156 O Oatmeale 156 Oathes 156 Old field dike in the Isle of Ely 156 Ordinary 156 Outlawed persons 157 Outlawries 157 P Pannell 157 Pardon 157 Parks 158 Parliament 159 Partridges 160 Paving 160 Penall Statutes 160 Perjurie 160 Petty Treason 162 Pewter 162 Physicians 162 Pillory 163 Plague 163 Playes 165 Ponds 167 Poor people 167 Poulters 172 Powdike in Norfolke 172 Poysoning 172 Presentments 172 Priests 172 Prisons Prisoners 173 Probat of Wils 175 Processe 175 Prophecies 175 Purveyors 176 Putting out of eies 188 Q Quarrelling 188 Quarter Sessions 188 R Rape Ravishment 188 Record 190 Recusants 190 Regrators 224 Riots 224 Robbery 229 Rogues 229 Rome 230 S Sacraments 230 Sacriledge 237 School-masters 237 Scotland 237 Seminary Priests 237 Servants 237 Service divine 237 Sewer 237 Sheep 238 Sheriffes 238 Shipwrights 243 Shoomaker 243 Silver 243 Skinners 243 Souldiers 243 Stabbing 244 Stewards of Lects 244 Strangers 244 Supersedeas 244 Sundayes 245 Swans 245 Swearing 245 T Tanner 246 Testimoniall 246 Tiles 246 Tinne 247 Tithes 248 Toll 248 Transportation 248 Treason 249 Trespasse 249 V Vagabonds 250 Victuall Victuallers 259 Vintners 261 Under-Sheriffe 262 Usury 262 W Wages 264 Wagoner 264 Wainman 264 Wales 264 Warrens 265 Watches 265 Watermen 266 Wax 266 Weares 266 Weights 266 Wild fowle 283 Wines 283 Witchcraft 285 Witnesse 286 Wood 286 Wooll 286 Writs 286 FINIS ERRATA Page 40. line 7. read 33. and l. 33. r. 39. p. 52. l. 5 6. r. land being free-hold and inheritance p. 56. l. 4. r. 39. El. p. 69. l. 10. r. conservators of the Statutes p. 70. l. 32. r. former pag. 88. l. 26. r. Stewards in Leets p. 103. l. 6. r. felons p. 105. l. ult r. before himselfe p. 116. l. 12. r. Banneret p. 120. l. 5. r. within like time shall p. 150. l. 11. r. of this Statute l. 12. r. after it p. 152. l. 22. r. from the King p. 163. l. 19. r. of them p. 167. l. 21. r. by two p. 225. l. 33. r. 13. H. 4. p. 236. l. 32. r. 26. p. 238. l. 20. r. by the. p. 252. l. 28. r. as shall be assigned by six or more of the privie Councell whereof the Lord Keeper c. STATUTA PACIS Or A perfect Table of all the Statutes now in force which any way concern the Office of a Justice of Peace Abjuration see Title Bailment 1. Hunters 1. Recusants 51 52 58 61 62 69. and Weights 18. Actions popular and Informations I. STat 4. H. 7. cap. 20. Recovery in an action popular by Covin shall be no bar of an action sued for the same thing bona fide II. Here the defendant attainted of collusion shall suffer two yeers imprisonment to be prosecuted within one yeer III. No release of a common person shall in this case discharge an action popular IV. Yet no collusion is in this case averrable where the point of the same action or the collusion it self hath been tried by verdict V. Stat. 18. El. 5. An Informer shall exhibite his suit in proper person and pursue it by himself or by his Atturney in Court and that by way of information or originall action and shall have no deputie and all this in pain of 10. l. and the pillory VI. A note of the time of exhibiting the Information shall be truly taken and from thenceforth it shall be accounted to be of record before which time no processe shall issue out upon it VII The Clerk that makes out the processe shall endorse the Informers name and also the statute upon which the information is grounded in pain of xl s. VIII No Jury shall appear at Westminster for a tryall upon any penall law when the offence was committed above 30. miles from Westminster except the Atturney generall for some reasonable cause require the same Clause 17 18. IX No Informer shall compound with any defendant before answer nor then but by consent of Court in pain of 10. l. and the pillory X. Where the Informer delaies or discontinues his suit or otherwise is non-suit or overthrown the Court shall assigne costs to the defendant to be immediatly levied by execution issuing out of the same Court XI Justices of Oyer and Terminer Just of Ass and Just of Peace in their Sessions have power to hear and determine these offences XII This Act shall not restraine Actions brought for maintenance Champerty buying of Titles or Imbracerie nor any certaine person or body politique to whom any forfeiture or penaltie is especially limited nor certaine officers which have lawfully used to exhibite Informations 15. and 18. XIII Stat. 31. El. 5. Informers heretofore restrained by order of any Court shall not pursue Actions popular XIV In popular Actions the offence shall be layed to be done in the Countie where indeed it was done or otherwise if the defendant traverse and disprove that point the plaintiffe shall be barred 18. XV. This Act doth not restraine officers which have lawfully used to exhibite informations nor Actions brought for Champertie buying of Titles extortion offences against the stat of 1. El. 11. concerning the light landing of Marchandize and custome of sweet wines concealing of Customes c. corrupt Usury Forestalling Regrating or Ingrossing when the penaltie shall amount to 20. l. or above For in all these cases the offence may be laid in any County 18. XVI Popular Actions where the King only hath the forfeiture shall bee commenced within two yeares where he hath onely a part and the Informer the rest within one yeare and in this last case upon
Tithingmen Ale-cunners and Sidemen shall be charged in their oathes to present the offences committed against 1. Jac. 9. and 4. Jac. 5. according to the alterations of this Act. XXVIII Stat. 1. Car. 4. The Inne-keeper Alehouse-keeper or Victualler which suffers any person whatsoever to sit tippling in his house shall incurre the penaltie of 1. Jac. 9. to be proved levied and imployed as in that statute is appointed XXIX Vintners which doe also keepe Innes or Victualling houses shall bee taken to be within this Act as also within the stat of 1. Jac. 9. and 4. Jac. 5. XXX Stat. 3. Car. 3. None shall keepe Alehouse without licence in paine to forfeit 20. s. to the poore which the Const and Churchw upon warrant from the Justice before whom the offence is proved shall levie by distresse which within three daies may be sold to satisfie the penaltie And in case the delinquent hath not wherewithall the said Justice shall commit him to the Const to be openly whipped And here the view of one Just the confession of the partie or proofe by two witnesses is sufficient Conviction XXXI Here the officer that neglects to execute the warrant or to punish the offender shall suffer imprisonment without baile or pay 40. s. to be imployed as aforesaid XXXII In this case if the Alehouse-keeper offend the second time he shall be committed to the house of correction for one Month and for the third offence shall not be thence enlarged but by order of Sessions XXXIII The Offender once punished by this Act shall not bee againe punished by 5. 6. E. 6.25 contrà XXXIV This Act shall not restraine the selling of Ale and Beere in Faires Aliens S. Archerie 9. Brasse 9. Victuall 3. Almes-houses S. Poor people 15. Archerie I. Stat. 33. H. 8.9 Parents and Masters shall provide for each of their sons and male-servants betwixt the ages of 7. and 17. a Bow and two shafts and cause them to exercise shooting in paine of 6. s. 8. d. II. Sonnes and maleservants betwixt the ages of 17. and 60. shall be furnished with a Bow and two Arrowes and practise shooting therewith in paine of 6. s. 8. d. III. None under the age of 24. yeares shall shoot at any standing marke except at Rovers changing his marke every shoot in paine of 4. d. a shoot and none above that age shall shoot at any marke of 11. score distance or under in paine of 6. s. 8. d. a shoot IV. None under the age of 17 yeares shall shoot with a Bow of Ewe except his parents be worth 10. l. per Annum in lands or 40. markes in goods in paine of 6. s. 8. d. V. The Inhabitants of every towne shall continue their Buts in good repaire in paine of 20. s. for every three months default VI. For every Bow made of Ewe the Bowyer not inhabiting in London or the Suburbs thereof shall make foure and the Inhabitant there two Bowes of other wood in paine to forfeit for every such Bow unmade 3. s. 4. d. 12. VII Fletchers of London may sell seasonable timber to forraigne Fletchers without prejudice VIII Artificers of Archerie not Freemen nor paying scot and lot shall remove their abode from London and the Suburbs thereof to what other place they shall be assigned by his Majesties Councell the Lord Chancelor Treasurer Privy Seale or one of them in paine of xl s. for every day they make their abode contrarie to this Act. IX Aliens shall not convey Bowes and Arrowes out of the Realme without his Majesties Licence in paine of Imprisonment without baile untill they shall make fine to the King to be set by at least two Justices in Sessions or give security for the same neither shall they use shooting in paine to forfeit their Bowes and Arrowes to bee taken from them by any of the Kings Subjects X. Justices of Ass G.D. and of P. in Sess and Stewards in Leets shall heare and determine the Breach of this Act. XI The one Moity of all these forfeitures is given to the prosecutor and the other where there is no Leet is given to the King and where there is a Leet to the Lord of that Leet XII Stat. 8. El. 10. The clause of 33. H. 8.9 which enjoynes to make Bowes of other wood then Ewe shall not binde any Bowyer dwelling in London West minster or Southwarke S. Arrowheads 1. Actions popular 17. Apprentices S. Labourers Armour Armed men I. Stat. 2. E. 3.3 None shall come with force and Armes before the Kings Justices or other his Ministers nor goe or ride armed in affraie of peace in paine to forfeit their Armour and to suffer imprisonment at the Kings pleasure II. Justices of P. and other officers have power to put this Act in execution and the Justices of Ass shall inquire of their default in that behalfe III. Stat. 7. R. 2.13 None shall ride in Harnesse contrary to 2. E. 3.3 in paine to forfeit the same IV. Stat. 20. R. 2.1 The statutes of 2. E. 3.3 and the 7. R. 2.13 shall be duly observed upon the paines contained in the said Stat. of 2. E. 3.3 and besides to make fine to the King S. Recusants 125. Arrests S. Sheriffes Arrow-heads I. Stat. 7. H. 4.7 Justices of Peace have power to punish such as make defective Arrow-heads Artificers S. Labourers 20. Assise of Ale and Beere S. Victuall 5.7 Weights Attainders S. Certificate 1. Badger Lader Kidder Carrier Drover Transporter of Graine c. I. STat. 5. El. 12. None but a married man and housholder of the age of xxx yeares at least shall take upon him to bee a Badger c. neither hee without Licence in open Sess of the Countie where hee hath dwelt by the space of three yeares before under the hands and seales of at least three Justices 1. Qu. in paine of 5. l. which Licence shall remaine in force for one yeare only from the date thereof And all Licences otherwise granted shall be void II. The Justices of Peace in Sess shall at their discretions take Recognisances of Badgers c. that they shall not forestall or ingrosse or put in practice any Act contrary to 5. 6. E. 6.14 III. The Clerke of the Peace shall write and enter the Licence and Recognisance and his Fees shall be viz. for writing the Licence 12. d. for writing the Recognisance 8. d. and for entring them both into a Register Booke 4. d. which Booke hee shall bring to every Sessions IV. This shall not give liberty to any Badger c. to buy graine out of the Market to sell againe unlesse there be speciall words in his licence to warrant the same in paine to forfeit for every time so offending 5. l. V. The one Moity of these forfeitures is given to the Queene and the other to the Informer VI. The Queenes Moity shall be estreated according to the usuall manner and the Informers levied by fieri facias or Capias But
mute or make no direct answer thereunto see 2.3 E. 6.33 XII A Pecre of the Realme for his first offence of Felonie though he cannot read shall be admitted to his purgation as a Clerk convict XIII Stat. 4.5 P. M. 4. Accessaries before the face which are found guilty of Petty Treason Murder Burglary Robbery or house-burning or which upon their Arraignement for these offences stand mute challenge above xx or answer not directly shall not enjoy the benefit of Clergie XIV Stat. 8. El. 4. He that is delivered to the Ordinarie and admitted to his Clergie shall notwithstanding his Purgation answer for offences formerly committed XV. Stat. 18. El. 7. An offender admitted to his Clergie after burning in the hand shall not be delivered to the Ordinary as hath beene used but shall thereupon be enlarged by the Justices before whom such Clergie shall be granted or by them deteyned longer in Prison at their discretion so it be not for longer time then one whole year XVI He that shall be admitted to his Clergie shall notwithstanding that answer for other felonies XVII Stat. 1. Ia. 8. He that stabs or thrusts any person not having a weapon drawne or not striking first so that he dies thereof within six moneths after although it be not of malice forethought shall not enjoy the benefit of Clergie XVIII This Act shall not extend to charge any with stabbing or thrusting when it is done only Se defendendo by misfortune or in chastising his Childe or servant with no purpose to commit Manslaughter S. Burglary Clerk of the Peace I. Stat. 37. H. 8.1 The Custos Rotulorum shall appoint the Clerke of the Peace who may execute the same Office by a deputy if he please II. This Act shall not restraine the Arch-Bishop of York the Bishops of Duresme or Ely nor any other who by the Kings Letters Patents or otherwise have before the making of this Act power to choose a Clerk of the Peace within any precinct or liberty S. Badger 3. Certificate 1. Clerk of the Crown S. Certificate Clerk of Assise S. Certificate Clerk of the Market S. Weights Cloth S. Drapery Coine S. Money Commons S. Horses Commissions S. Just of P. Conies S. Hunting Conjuration S. Witchcraft Conspiracy S. Labourers 3. Masons Conspirators I. Who be Conspirators See Stat. 33. E. 1. II. Their punishment and what Justices shall inquire of them viz. Just of both the Benches of Assise See Stat. 28. E. 1.10 Mainteynance 8. S. Felony Convictions S. Certificate 1. Cookes S. Victuall Copper S. Brasse Corne. I. Stat. 2. P. M. 5. None shall transport any Corne Bcere Butter Cheese Hering or wood beyond the Seas or into Scotland in paine that the owner shall forfeit the Vessell wherein it shall be carried the owner of the goods double that value and the Master of the ship all his goods and suffer one yeares imprisonment without Bayle The one Moyty of these forfeitures to be to the K. and Q. and the other to the prosecutor II. If one licenced to transport Corne victuall or wood transport more then his licence will warrant he shall forfeit the treble value and suffer one years imprisonment without Baile III. Hee that hath licence to transport Corn victuall or wood shall imbark all at one place in paine to forfeit the same and besides all his goods The one Moity to the King and Queen and the other to the prosecutor IV. Justices of Peace within three years after the abovesaid offences shall be committed have power to hear and determine the same and also to examine the Masters and Marriners of ships concerning the premisses V. This Act shall not restraine lthe transportation of Graine when Wheat is sold for 6. s. 8. d. Rye for 4. s. Barly for 3 s. the quarter save only to the K. and Q. enemies nor the victualling of ships nor be prejudiciall to the Admiralls jurisdiction VI. Stat. 13. El. 13. The Lord presidents and the Councells in the North and Wales the Justices of Assise in their Circuits and the Justices of Peace in their Sessions have power to licence or prohibite the transportation of Corne at their discretions Provided their order be first approved by the Queene or her Councell which also may be countermanded by the Q. proclamation if there be cause for it VII Stat. 3. Car. 4. Corne may be transported to the Kings Allies when wheate is sold for 32. s. Ry for xx s. Pease and Beans for 16. s. and Barly or Mault for 16. s. the quarter or under S. Badger Forestallers 6.10 Corners I. Stat. 3. E. 1. Officium Coronatoris See the Statute at large II. Stat. 3. H. 7.1 A Coroner shall execute his office according to law in paine of 5. l. and shall have for his Fee 13. s. 4. d. of the goods of the Murtherer if he have any if not then out of such Amerciaments as shal be set upon the Towneship that suffered the Murtherer to escape III. Stat. 1. H. 8.7 Where one is slaine by misadventure the Coroner shall then also execute his office without Fee in paine of 40. s. IV. Justices of Peace have power to enquire of and punish the defaults and extortions of Coroners V. Stat. 1.2 P. M. 13. The Coroner shall bind by Recognisance all such as can declare any thing materiall against the Murtherer to appeare at the next G. D. and shall there make Certificate of the said Recognisance as also of the Evidence and inquisition taken before him and all this in paine to be fined by the Just of the said G. D. Costermongers S. Victuall 10. Cottages I. Stat. 31. El. 7. None shall erect or convert a Building to be a Cottage for habitation unlesse he lay foure acres of land of an Inheritance so neere unto it that they may be conveniently occupied with it in paine to forfeit to the Q. Majesty x. l. for every such erection or Conversion and 40. s. a moneth for the Continuance II. No owner or occuptier of any Cottage shall place or willingly suffer any more families then one to co-habite therein in pain to forfeit to the Lord of the Leet x. s. for every moneth he so continues them together III. Justices of Assise Justices of Peace in their Sessions and Lords of Leets have power to hear and determine these offences IV. This Statute shall not restraine the erecting making or continuing of Cottages in Market townes or for Labourers in mynes or quarries within one Miles distance from the said Mynes or Quarries or Sea-faring men within one Miles distance from the Sea or a Navigable River or for a Keeper Warrener shepherd Heards man or impotent person Covin Collusion S. Actions popular 1 2 3 4. Counterfeit Letters or tokens I. Stat. 33. H. 8.1 A person convict of getting into his hand money or goods by a false token or Counterfeit letter shall suffer such corporall punishment as shal be prescribed by them before whom hee shall be so convicted death
Stat. 6. H. 6.1 Upon an Indictment of any person in the Kings Bench a Capias shall be awarded against him returnable at least six weekes after before any Exigent shall be Awarded IV. Stat. 8. H. 6.10 10. H. 6.6 Vpon Indictments or appeales before Just of P. or others of persons dwelling in forraine Counties the Exigent shall be staid till the returne of a Capias directed to the Sheriffe of such forraine County for the arresting of the party indicted V. Stat. 1. E. 4.2 Sheriffes shall deliver all Indictments and presentments taken in their Turnes unto the Justices of the P. at their next Sess in pain of 40. l. who shall arraign deliver make process and proceed thereupon as if they were taken before them and shall deliver indented estreats of the Fines to the sheriffe to be levied to his own use And here if the sheriffe levy any fine or cōmit any to prisō by colour of any such indictment or presentment otherwise then by warrant from the Justices as aforesaid he shall forfeit C. l. Howbeit Sheriffes of London shall not be restrained by this Act nor those who have had fines formerly granted unto them VI. Stat. 37. H. 8.8 The words cum baculis cultellis arcubus sagittis shall not of necessity be put in an-indictment but it shall bee adjudged good without those words or the like See Certificate Certiorari 1. Murder 4 5. Informations and Informers S. Actions popular Ingrossers S. Forestallers Inholders I. Stat. 21 Jac. 21. The Statute of 32. H. 8.41 together with other statutes concerning horsebread is repealed II. Inholders and Hostlers shall make no horsebread shall sell their hay provender and victualls at reasonable prices and shall take nothing for litter III. This Act shall not restraine those that dwell in a thorough fare which is no market town and wherein there is no Baker to make horsebread according to the just Assise IV. Just of Oy and Term. I. of P. sheriffes in turnes stewards in Leets have power to hear and determine these offences V. If any Inholder or Hostler which hath power by this Act to make horsebread observe not the Assise or if he or any other offend this Law in any other kind whatsoever for the first offence they shall be fined for the second suffer a moneths imprisonment without bail for the third be set upon the Pillory and for the fourth shall be forejudged from ever keeping an Inne again See Alehouses 5 15 26 28. Butter 1. Forestallers 5. Inmates S. Cottages Inquests S. Jurors Inrolments Stat. 27. H. 16.8 Bargaines and sales to raise an use of Inheritance or Freehold must be by Deed indented and inrolled within six moneths in some Court of Record at Westminster or in the County where the Land lieth before the Custos Rotulorum two Just of P. and the Clerk of the Peace or two of them whereof the Clerk to be one and here the Fee to be paid for such Inrolment when the land is not worth xl s. per Annum is 2. s. and when it is worth more x. s. to be equally divided betwixt the Justice or Justices then present and the Clerk of the P. who ought to inroll them in Parchment and deliver them up to the Custos Rotulorum within one yeare after See Stat. 5. El. 26. Concerning the inrolment of Deeds in the Counties of Lancaster Chester and the Bishoprick of Duresme and in Corporate townes there Inventories S. Ecclesiasticall Court I. Stat. 5. E. 3.10 Justices have power to imprison a Juror sworn before them that shall be attainted to be Ambidexter and besides he shall be ransomed at the Kings will II. Stat. 25. E. 3.3 An indictor shall not be put on Enquests upon delivering of Endictees III. Stat. 34. E. 3.8 A corrupt Juror shall be fined and suffer one yeares Imprisonment And here the prosecutor shall have halfe the Fine and the party grieved his dammages IV. Stat. 38. E. 3.12 If a Juror be attainted to have taken any thing by way of corruption he shall suffer one whole yeares imprisonment and forfeit ten times so much as he hath so taken to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor and all Embracors in that kind shall incurre the like punishment Howbeit theso offences shall not be prosecuted by Justices ex officio but at the suit of the party grieved or some other V. Stat. 11. H. 4.9 Jurors in indictments shall be teturned by the Sheriffes or Bay liffes and not nominated by any other VI. Stat. 2 H. 5.3 Jurors ought to have lands worth xl s. per annum ultra reprise And in the County Palatine of Lancaster there lands ought to be worth 5. l. per annum S. stat 7. H. 5.1.18 H. 6.12.33 H. 6.2 VII Stat. 3. H. 8.12 Panells of Jurors returned by the Sheriffe to inquire for the King shall be reformed by the Just in Sess 1 Qu. at their discretions and the Sheriffe shall returne that Panell reformed in pain of xx l. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor who shall not lose his part by the Kings pardon VIII Stat. 27. El. 7. No Sheriffe or Bayliffe shal return Jurors without addition of their dwelling place nor collect any issues made out against them without such addition IX No Clerke shall estreat any issues against any Juror without such addition in pain to forfeit 5. markes to the King and as much to the party grieved See Actions Popular 8. Justices of P. 25.28 Justices of Peace I. Stat. 27. E. 1.3 Justices assigned to take Assises in every County after the Assises taken shall deliver the Gaoles but if one of them be a Clerk the other that is lay associating unto him one of the most discreet Knights of the County shall deliver the Gaoles II. Stat. 1. E. 3.16 The King will that in every County good men and lawfull which be no maintainers of evill or Barretors in the Country shall be assigned to keep the Peace III. Stat. 2. E. 3.2 Clergy men shall not be Justices of Oy and Term. or Justices of G. D. IV. Stat. 4. E. 3.2 Good and discreet persons shall be assigned in all Shires of England to take Assises Juries and Certifications and to deliver the Gaoles three times in the yeare at least V. There shall also be assigned good and lawfull men in every County to keep the peace and such as shall be indicted or taken by them and are not bailable by Law shal not be let to mainprise by the Sheriffe or any other Minister nor otherwise delivered then at the common law VI. the Just of G. D. shall have power to deliver the Gaoles of those that stand indicted before the Keepers of the Peace which Keepers shall send those indictments before the said Just of G. D. and shall have power to punish Sheriffes Gaolers and others which do any thing contrary to this Act. VII Stat. 18. E. 3.2 Two or three of the best of Reputation in the Counties
debate in the Kings Court without the Kings speciall Licence in paine to lose the Church and his service and that no Clerk of any Justicer or Sheriffe take part in any Suites or use fraud whereby Common right may be delayed in paine to be punished as aforesaid and more grievously if the Trespasse require it III. Stat. West 2.13 E. 1.48 The Chancellor Treasurer Justices any of the Kings Councell Clerk of the Chancery Exchequer or of any Justice or other officer or any of the Kings house Clerk or Lay shall not receive any Church or Advowson of a Church Land or Tenement in Fee by gift by purchase to farme by Champerty or otherwise so long as the same thing is in Plea nor shall take any reward thereof in pain to be punished at the Kings pleasure both the buyer and seller IV. Stat. 28. E. 1.11 None shall take upon him a businesse in Suit with an intent to have part of the things sued for neither shall any upon any such Covenant give up his right to another in pain that the taker shall forfeit to the King so much of his lands and goods as doth amount to the value of the part so purchased for such maintenance to be recovered by any that will sue for the King before the Justices before whom the Plea hangeth V. This statute shall not prohibite any to take Counsell at Law for his Fee or of his parents or next friends VI. Stat. 33. E. 1. He that shall be attainted of Champerty or Maintenance shall suffer three years imprisonment and be fined at the Kings pleasure VII Stat. 1. E. 3.14 None shall take upon him to maintain quarrels and parties in the Country to the Let and disturbance of the Common law VIII Stat. 4. E. 3.11 Justices of the Benches Justices of Assise and of nisi prius shall heare and determine maintenance Conspiracy and Champerty IX Stat. 20. E. 3.4 None shall maintain any quarrels save only their own X. Stat. 1. R. 2.4 No great officer of the King shall maintaine quarrels in the Country in pain of a Fine to be set by the King and his Councell and no other person in pain of Imprisonment and to be fined at the Kings will and if he be the Kings officer or houshold servant he shall also lose his place Stat. 1. R. 2.7 None shall give liveries for maintenance of Quarrels in paine of Fine and imprisonment XII Stat. 1. R. 2.9 All gifts or Feoffments of lands Tenements or goods for maintenance shall be void XIII Stat. 7. R. 2.15 The Statutes of 1 E. 3.14.4 E. 3.11 1. R. 2.4 9. shall be duly executed in all points XIV Stat. 4. H. 4.8 If any make forcible entry into lands by way of Maintenance the Chancellor of England shall grant a speciall Assise without suing to the King and if the Disseisor shall be attainted thereof he shall suffer one whole yeares imprisonment and restore double damages to the party grieved XV. Stat. 32. H. 8.9 All statutes which concerne Maintenance Champerty and Embracery shall be duly put in execution XVI None shall buy any pretended right or Title in any land unlesse the seller hath taken the profits thereof one whole yeare before in pain that both the buyer and seller shall each of them forfeit the value of the same land to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor XVII None shall unlawfully maintain any Suit or action retain any person for Maintenance Embrace Jurors or suborn witnesses to the hinderance of Justice or the procurement of perjury in pain to forfeit for every such offence x. l. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor XVIII Howbeit purchasing of a pretenced Title by him that is already lawfully possessed of the thing whereunto Title is made is lawfull XIX Proclamations shall be made at the Assises of the Statutes made against Maintenance Champerty Embracery and unlawfull Retainers XX. The Offenders against this Act shall be prosecuted within one yeare See Actions Popular 12.15.18 Force 4. Marches Stat. 31. H. 6.3 They may punish such as shall unlawfully against the provision of this Statute attach men dwelling farre off to appeare in the Warden Courts of the Marches neere Scotland Mariners S. Captaines 32.35 c. Markets S. Horses 11 c. Marshalls of the Kings Bench S. Bailement 3. Marshalsey S. Poor people 15. Marshes Stat. 7. Jac. 20. Their power in recovering Marshgrounds in Norfolk and Suffolk Masons Stat. 3. H. 6.1 It shall be Felony to plot confederacies amongst Masons those which assemble upon such confederacies shall suffer Imprisonment and pay fine and ransome at the Kings pleasure Matrimony I. Stat. 7. Jac. 11. It shall be Felony for any person to marry which hath had notice that his or her former husband or wife was living within seaven yeares before II. The Triall in this case shall be in the County where the party delinquent shall be apprehended III. But this Statute shall not extend to question any for Felony where the former marriage was before the latter severed by divorce or declared void in the Ecclesiasticall Court or was made before the age of consent neither shall the breach of statute draw after Corruption of blood losse of Dower or disinherison of heire or heires Mault I. Stat. 17. R. 2.4 Mault made in the Counties of Huntington Cambridge Northampton and Bedford and brought to London for the provision of the Court and City shall be well clensed from Dust and other filth And Maiors Bailiffes and Wardens of townes and places where it is sold have power to make search and to see such defaults redressed II. Stat. 2. E. 6.10 None shall imploy lesse time in the making and drying of Mault except in the moneths of June July and August then three weekes and in these moneths lesse then seaventeen dayes nor put to sale any Mault mingled of good and bad in pain to forfeit for every quarter otherwise ordered or sold 2. s. to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor III. None shall put any Mault to sale before by tredding rubbing and Fanning it he shall have conveniently taken out of every quarter halfe a peck of Dust or more in paine to forfeit xx d. for every quarter otherwise sold to be divided betwixt the King and the prosecutor IV. Justices of Peace in Sessions and Stewards of Leets have power to heare and determine these offences as well by presentment of 12. men as by information of two Witnesses V. Baylisses and Constables of townes and places where faulty Mault is made or mingled as aforesaid have power to make search for it and being found with the Advise of a Justice of P. to make sale thereof at their discretions VI. None shall be punished by this Act which only maketh mault for his owne provision nor unlesse the Action be prosecuted within one yeare VII Stat. 39. El. 16. Justices of Peace in Sess have power at their discretions to restraine the