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.

A Mittimus thereupon, upon the first Offence.

To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them, and to the Keeper of His Majestie's Gaol for the said County at B. in the County aforesaid.

K. ss. Forasmuch as C. D. was this present* 1.1 day (according to the form of an Act of Parliament lately made, intituled, An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles▪) convicted by Record (by us made) of being present in the Parish of C. in the said County at a 1.2 under b 1.3 of exercise of Religion in other manner then is allowed by the c 1.4 of the Church of England, (contrary to the Act aforesaid;) And whereas we did upon the said Conviction fine the said C. D. d 1.5 for his said Offence, and he did not pay down the said Fine unto us: These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to charge and command you the said Constable and Borsholders, and every of you, that you, some or one of you, do take the said C. D. and him safely convey to His Majestie's Gaol aforesaid, and there deliver him to the Keeper of the same, (to∣gether with this Precept.) Commanding also you, the said Keeper, to receive him into the said Gaol, and him there safely keep (without Bail or Mainprise) by the space of e 1.6 next after such delivery of him unto

you. Hereof fail not at your perils. Given under our, &c.

The like Mittimus (mutatis mutandis) to the House of Correction, if the Iustices think fit to send the Offender thither: which they must not do, if the Offender (or her Husband, if Feme-Covert) have 5 li. per annum Free∣hold or Copy-hold, or 50 li. in Goods.

Notes

• * 1.1

  22 Car. 2. cap. 1. 2 Iustices.
• a 1.2

  an As∣sembly, Con∣venticle, or Meeting.
• b 1.3

  colour or pretence.
• c 1.4

  Liturgy or practice.
• d 1.5

  not ex∣ceeding 5 •…•…i.
• e 1.6

  no•…•…x exceeding 3 months.