The lavves and statutes of Geneua as well concerning ecclesiastical discipline, as ciuill regiment, with certeine proclamations duly executed, whereby Gods religion is most purelie mainteined, and their common wealth quietli gouerned: translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Robert Fills.

¶For the proctour generall.

HE shalbe assistant in y^e courte of y^e lieutenant in y^e time of pleading, to knowe & vnderstande yf there be anye cause or interest for y^e towne, and there after to forme his conclusi∣ons, & this to be done, audience shalbe geuen him, and the lieutenant shal de∣maūde if there be any thing to be said which semeth to be medled w^t y^e com∣mon interest, before he end his causes.

Item, in al causes which perteyne to y^e welth or profite of y^e towne, & to the conseruaciō of y^e cōmen weale, he shal instātly pursue it as a good proctor of y^e cōmon welth, & namely in criminal causes he shalbe ioined w^t y^e lieutenāt.

Item, in y^e faulte of parents & frends he shal solicite & pursue to make gar∣dens, or ouerseers for pupilles & orfe∣lings, or to depose those whiche be if nede shall requyre.

Item he shalbe a party to demaunde & call vpō all fines in the name of the towne, of al those w^t offended: neuer∣theles he shal receiue none, nor it shal

not be lawefull for him to make anye pacte, or apointe anye man hys paye∣ment, and those whiche be condemp∣ned in any payement he shall signifie to the thresorer euery weke, that he maye recouer it.

Item he shal spare no maner of per∣son in suche cases vpon paine to paye the summe him selfe, neuertheles he shall not molest anye man to brynge hym before the Iustyce excepte he be well furnished with proues.

Item he shall take payne & doe hys diligence to knowe those which holde ought of the towne, as lands, posses∣siōs, medowes, houses, or whiche w^e∣holdeth anye thinge from the towne, to aduertyse the audytors of the ac∣comptes therin.

Item when there shalbe anye buyl∣ding in the towne he shal haue respect that they enterprise not nor incroche vpon the strete, but he shall endeuer him selfe to let it, vntil it be determi∣ned by Iustice.

Item yf anye house be ruynate or faulen downe, so that the towne be therby deformed, he shall pursue him

whyche oweth the place vntyll they haue buylded or forsaken the same.

Likewise if there be daūger of any house to decaye or faulen in ruyne w^t the common altie hath interest in, he shall make pacte wyth the owner to shore it or repaire it..

Item, he shall suffer no house to be shorde vpon the strete to let the com∣mon passage, excepte it be for a tyme mete to repaire the same, but howso∣euer it be it shall not passe eighte mo∣nethes, but yf he be negligent and by fauour of anye, dissemble the time he shalbe put to fyne.

Item, he shall haue the ouersighte of the breade, which the bakers put to sale, whether it be of iust waight or not, and this shal he doe euery weke. And where he findeth defaulte, he shal procede informe as foloweth, that is to saye if he finde breade whiche hath not his iust marke and waight accor∣ding to the pryce of y^e corne, that was the saterdaye before, he shall leuye v. shil. for fine: of the which y^e halfe shal be geuen to the towne, and the thre∣sorer to receyue it, the other to y^e sayd

proctor: & moreouer y^e bread shalbe cōfiscate to the profyte of the hospital, & this for the fyrst time.

For the seconde time .xx. shil. for a fine, and confiscacion of the breade to be applied as is aforesaid.

For the thirde tyme .lx. shill. for a fyne, and confiscacion of the bread as is aforesayde.

For the fourth tyme tenne florence to be distributed as is sayde, and the offe••der to be depriued of his occupaci∣on, and his ouen raced.

Item, he shall make an Inuentorie of all the mouables, confiscacions, & goodes, where the Iustice hath layed hande vpon, to the profyte of y^e town and make reporte to the counsell.

Item, he shal take hede of y^e houses apperteining to the towne y^e none v∣surpe vpō them by any perticuler. Al∣so he shal let them to the profite of the commonaltie, neuertheles he shal let none: but by his aduertismēt, y^e threa¦sorer shal see if it be vnder .x florens, & for y^e space of one yere, or whether it be longer terme, or higher price, y^• he doe according to y^e custome of the towne.