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B03315 An abstract of those laws commanded by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, to be put in speedy execution by her Majesty's most gracious and pious letter (lately sent to the justices of the peace of the county of Middlesex) met at their general quarter-sessions by adjournment, Friday, the 10th of July, 1691. Published for the ease and direction of the several and respective officers in the performance of their duty. England and Wales. Laws, etc. 1691 (1691) Wing E871; ESTC R236481 4,223 2

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ABSTRACT of those LAWS Commanded by the QUEEN's most Excellent MAJESTY to be put in speedy Execution by Her MAJESTY's most Gracious and Pious Letter lately set to the Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex met at their General quarter-Quarter-Sessions by Adjournme●t Friday the 10th of July 1691. Published for the Ease and Direction of the several and respective Officers in the Performance of their Duty OFFENCES LAWS and STATVTES PENALTIES Prophanation of the Lord's Day     ALL Laws in force concerning the Observation of the Lord's Day shall be put in execution This day is by every one to be sanctified and kept holy and all Per●●●●●●st be careful herein to exercise them●●●●●● in the Duties of Piety and true Re 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 publickly and every one on this day 〈◊〉 ●●ving a reasonable Excuse must dili●●●●●● resort to some publick place where 〈◊〉 ●●●vice of God is exercised or must be 〈◊〉 at some other place allow'd of by 〈…〉 the Practice of some Religious Du … … er of Prayer Preaching Reading 〈◊〉 … ounding of the Scriptures or Con … upon the same and also privately 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. 1 Will. M. 1 Eliz. Cap. 2. 3 Jac. Cap. 4. NOTE that Their Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England and qualified according to the late Statute of Indulgence are exempted from the Penalties of the Statutes 3 Jac. 1 Eliz. 23. Eliz. 29. Eliz. and some other Statutes 〈…〉 as repare not to Church c. on Sun●●●● 〈◊〉 Holy-days ●●e Witness 1 Eliz. 23 Eliz. 3 Jac. Cap. 1. 19 Eliz. Cap. 1. Twelve Pence for every default to be levied by distress and for want of distress to be committed to some Prison until the same be paid … ting for a Month 〈◊〉 ●welve Month or more 3 Jac. Cap. 4. Twenty Pounds per Month and forfeiture of Two parts in Three of their Estates 〈…〉 come not to the Sacrament of the 〈◊〉 ●upper once a Year   Their Names and Sirnames to be presented Forty Shillings reward to such as present them 〈…〉 shall speak or do any thing in Con … 〈◊〉 the most Holy Sacrament 1 Ed. 6. Cap. 1. By Oath of Two lawful Witnesses by Three Justices Quorum un to be bound over and prosecuted in Sessions … oever shall disturb any Preacher al … 〈◊〉 his open Sermon or Collation or … ng or abetting thereunto or shall 〈…〉 any Offender c. … ion must be by Two Witnesses or 〈…〉 1 M. Cap. 3. To be committed by any Justice of the County to safe Custody and within six days the said committing Justice with one other Justice if the Offender upon examination shall be found Guilty shall commit him to Goal without Bail c. for Three Months and farther to the next Quarter Sessions 〈…〉 meet or assemble out of their 〈…〉 ●●rish upon the Lord's Day for any 〈…〉 ●●orts or Pastimes whatsoever or such as 〈…〉 use any unlawful Exercise or Pastime in 〈…〉 own Parish upon the Lord's Day 1 Car. Cap. 1. 3 Cr. Cap. 4. Three Shillings and four Pence to the Poor where c. to be levied by distress and sale restoring the Overplus c. and for want of distress to be sent to the Stocks for Three Hours but they must be questioned within a Month. If any Carrier Waggoner c. with 〈…〉 Horse Wain or Cart or Drover with Cattle shall travel upon the Lord's Day by themselves or any other for them 3 Car. Cap. 1. Twenty Sh●llings for every offence to be levied by distress and 〈…〉 of the Poor If an● Butcher or any other for him shall kill or sell any Victuals upon the Sunday One Witness View or Confession 3 Car. Cap. 1. He shall forfeit six Shillings and eight Pence if questioned within six Months to be levied c. or may be sued for in Sessions c. If any Shoe-maker shall go with intent to ●ell any Boots Shoes c. on the Sunday 1 Jac. Cap. 22. He shall forfeit such Goods and Three Shillings and four Pence for every Pair If any Person of the Age of 14 shall on the Lord's Day or any part thereof do any worldly Labour c. except Works of Necessity and Charity 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. He shall forfeit Five Shillings for every offence If any Person shall cry shew forth or put to sale any Wares Fruit Goods c. except Milk only before the Hours of Nine in the Morning and after Four in the Afternoon 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. He shall forfeit the said Wares Fruit Goods c. to the Use of the Poor No Drover Horse-courser Waggoner Butcher Higler or any of their Servants ●●all travel or come to their Inns on the ●ord's Day 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. The Forfeit is Twenty Shillings for every offence No Person shall use or travel upon the ●ord's Day with any Horse Boat Wher●● c. except allow'd by one Justice of ●eace so to do By View Confession or one Witness This Act ex●ends not to dressing of Meat in Cooks-Sho●s Inns or Victualling-houses 29 Car. 2. Cap. 7. The Forfeiture is Five Shillings for every offence The Conviction upon this Statute must be before any Justice of the County c. who shall give warrant to the Constables c. to seize the Goods shewed c. and to levy the Forfeitures by distress c. and for want of distress to put the Offender in the Stocks for Two Hours The Justices c. may reward the Informer out of the Forfeitures not exceeding the third part Drunken●ess     If any ●e convicted for being Drunk by One Witness or View 4 Jac. Cap. 5. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. Every Person must be impeached upon this Act within Ten Days after the Offence The Offender for the first to pay Five Shillings to the Church-Wardens where c. within one Week after Conviction or else to be levied by distress and sale and for want of distress to sit in the Stocks six Hours If any Ale-●ouse-keeper be convicted of ●●unkenness ●e is disabled for Three Years 〈◊〉 keep any Al●house This Convic●●●n of Drunkenness must be ●●thin six Mon●●s after the Offence com●●ted For the second Offence must be bound in Ten Pounds with Two Sureties to the good Behaviour and for want of Sureties to be sent to the Goal If the Constable levy not the Forfeitures he forfeits Ten Shillings to the Poor ut Supra Inn-keepers Ale-house-keepers or Victuallers suffer any of the same Parish to continue tipling in their Houses One Witness or View 1 Jac. Cap. 9. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. Ten Shillings to be levied by distress and sale after six days and for want of distress to be committed till payment and disabled for Three Years from keeping any Ale-house c. If the Constable or Church-Warden do not levy the Penalty or shall not certify the want of distress within Twenty Days he forfeits Forty Shillings to be levied by distress and sale ut supra If any Inn-keeper
Ale-house-keeper Victualler or Taverner suffer any Person wheresoever his Habitation be to continue tipling in his House Two Witnesses or View 1 Jac. Cap. 4. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. 1 Car. Cap. 4. Twenty Shillings to be levied by distress and for want of satisfaction in six days to be sold restoring the Overplus and for want of distress to be committed till payment Townsmen or others which shall remain tipling in any Inn Ale-house or Victualling-House One Witness or View 4 Jac. Cap. 5. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. Three Shillings and Four Pence to be levied by distress after one Weeks neglect of payment or to sit in the Stocks four Hours The Constable for his neglect forfeits Ten Shillings ut supra These Statutes do prohibit all quaffing and drinking of Healths such Houses being solely appointed for the Accommodation of Travellers and for the Relief of the Poor 1 Car. Cap. 4. 21 Jac. Cap. 7. Every such Taverner and which shall suffer any Person whatsoever to tipple in his House contrary to the said Statutes shall be adjudged within the Statute 1 Jac. cap. 9. Swearing and Cursing     If any Person shall prophane swear or curse in the Hearing of a Justice of Peace Mayor c. or be convicted of such swearing by Two Witnesses or confession of the Party 21 Jac. Cap. 20. 3 Car. Cap. 4. 17 Car. Cap. 4. He shall forfeit for every such offence to the Use of the Poor one Shilling every Justice Head-Officer c. may command the Constables c. to levy the same by distress and for want of distress the Offender being above the Age of Twelve Years shall be set in the Stocks Three Hours if under Twelve Years old and shall not pay the said Twelve Pence he shall be whipp'd by the Constable by warrant of the Justice or by the Parent or M●ster in the Presence of the Constable Every Offence against this Act must be proved within 20 days after the Offence committed Lewd and disorderly Practices     Keeping of Baudy-houses c. is against the Law of God on which our common Law in this Case is grounded Therefore the Keeper of Houses of Baudery and Incontinence Cok. 3. Instit 11 Hen. 6. Cap. 1. 1 Hen. 7. Cap. 6. Are to be punished being a common Nusance by Indictment at Common Law by Fine and Imprisonment Resorters and frequenters of Baudy-houses 13 Hen. 7. Cap. 6. To be bound with Sureties to the Good Behaviour Adultery c. and all Acts of Baudery are B●●●●●es of the Peace 27 Hen. 8. Cap. … For which an Indictment will lie 〈◊〉 a Constable c. has notice that a Wo●●● is in Adultery c. with a Man or that a Man and Woman of evil fame are gone to a ●●spected House Cok. 3. Instit Dalt Cap. 35. He may take help with him and if he find them so he may carry them to Prison or to a Justice to be bound over and prosecuted Strangers or others that are suspicious th●t walk by night especially if they haunt lewd Houses or keep lewd Company or commit Outrages 13 Hen. 7. Cap. 10. To find sufficient Sureties for the Good Behaviour Idlers that refuse to work and disorderly Persons 7 Jac. Cap. 4. 39 Eliz. Cap. 4. To be committed to the House of Correction Wandring Rogues c. 43 Eliz. Cap. 2. To be whipp'd and sent to the Place of Birth If the Constable punish them not 4 Hen. 7. Cap. 12. He forfeits Ten Shillings to be levied by a Warrant from Two Justices Such as shall not apprehend Rogues c. being at their doors Two Witnesses or Confession 39 Eliz. Cap. 4. 1 Jac. Cap. 7. Ten Shillings to be levied ut supra Every Constable who does not punish such as are brought to him   Twenty Shillings to be levied ut supra Such as disturb the Punishment of Rogues c. 39 Eliz. Cap. 4. Five Pounds to be levied by Distress and bound to the Good Behaviour by Two Justices Quorum un Officers remiss in punishing of Rogues c.   Ten Pounds to be levied by distress and sale ut suprae Such as run away and leave their Charge upon the Parish 7 Jac. Cap. 4. To be punished as Rogues c. Such as threaten to run away Two Witnesses   To be sent to Bridewell or give security to discharge the Parish If any Woman shall have a Bastard Child which may be chargeable to the Parish 7 Jac. Cap. 4. Bridewell for one Year to be sent by Two Justices and bound not to offend so again Keepers of Play-houses and unlawful Games Upon View 33 Hen. 8. Cap. 9. Forty Shillings and Imprisonment until he be come bound by Recognizance to keep no more Such as play in such Houses Upon View   Imprisonment until he be bound to play no more and to pay six Shillings and eight Pence to be recovered in Quarter-Sessions Such as out of Christmas shall play at unlawful Games any where 31 Eliz. Cap. 5. Imprisonment and bound to the King to play no more Twenty Shillings by Indictment in Quarter-Sessions All Licenses to keep Houses or Places of unlawful Games shall be void 2.3 Ph. M. Cap. 9.   LONDON Printed by Tho. Braddyll MDCXCI