Choice presidents upon all Acts of Parliament relating to the office and duty of a justice of peace. With necessary notes and instructions thereupon taken out of the said Acts of Parliament, and other particular cases in law adjudg'd therein. As also a more useful method of making up Court-Rolls than hath been hitherto known or published in print. By Rich. Kilburne, Esq; late one of His Majestie's Justices of the Peace for the county of Kent, and principal of Staple-Inn.

Coals.

Upon Complaint touching Coals.

To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of C. and to every of them.

Kent ss. THese are (in His Majestie's* 1.1 name) to require you to cause A. B. of, &c. to come before us at the house of, &c. to answer such Complaint against him for Offences against an Act of Parliament lately made (intituled, An Act for the regulating the measures and prices of Coals) as hath lately been made unto us, and farther to doe and re∣ceive as to Justice doth appertain. Hereof fail not at your perils. Given under our hands and seals the, &c.

For delivering a Moiety of such Coals as are sold contrary to the Statute to the Informer.

To the Constable and Borsholders of, &c.

Kent ss. FOr as much as A. B. of, &c. is* 1.2 duly convicted before us, (ac∣cording to the form of the Statute in that be∣half made, intituled, An Act for regulating the measures and prices of Coals) That hea 1.3 did lately expose to sale forty Chauldron of Coals of the value of, &c. (contrary to the form of the Statute aforesaid:) These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to will and require you

to seize the Coals aforesaid, and the double value thereof; and that you do deliver the one half of the Coals and value aforesaid unto C. D. (being the person prosecuting in this behalf) to his use, and likewise that you do imploy and dispose the other half of the same to and for the use of the Poor, or Repairing of the High-ways of the Parish of M. where the said Offence was committed. Hereof fail not at your perils. Given under our hands and seals the, &c.

Touching Prices of Coals.

To the Constable, &c.

Kent ss. FOr as much as (according to an* 1.4 Act of Parliament lately made, intituled, An Act for regulating the measures and prices of Coals) we did appoint and judge reasonable, that Coals coming into the River of Thames within this County, and sold by re∣tail, should be sold at the rate and price of, &c. by the Chauldron; And forasmuch as A. B. ana 1.5 of such Coals doth refuse to sell as a•…•…ore∣said: We do therefore (according to the said Act) appoint and impower C. D. and E. F. joyntly or severally, to enter into the saidb 1.6 where the said Coals are stored up, (and in case of refusal to take a Constable to force entrance; which Constable is hereby required

to act accordingly.) And you the said C. D. and E. F. joyntly and severally, are hereby farther appointed and impowered the said Coals to sell, or cause to be sold, at the rate aforesaid, (rendring to the said A. B. the mo∣ney for which the said Coals shall be sold, ne∣cessary charges being deducted.) For all which this shall be your sufficient Warrant. Given under our hands and seals the, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  16 & 17 Car. 2. c. 2. 2 Iustices.
• * 1.2

  16 & 17 Car. 2. c. 2. 2 Iustices. Sea-coals brought into the Thames must be sold by the Chauldro•…•… containing 36 bushels heaped up, according to the Bushel sealed at Guild-hall, London: And Scotch∣coals and other Coals (sold by weight) after the proportion of 112 li. to the hun∣dred (of Avoirdupois weight) without fallacy or deceit.
• a 1.3

  sold or exposed to Sale. Half to the person prosecuting or complaining. Parish where the Offence committed, or any other adjoyning Parish or Parishes.
• * 1.4

  16 & 17 Car. 2. c. 2. 3 Iustices of the Quo∣rum.
• a 1.5

  Ingros∣ser or Re∣tailer.
• b 1.6

  Wharf or place where the Coals are stored up.