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 Warrant (against several per∣sons) to distrain for the Duties of Excise, &c.

To Thomas Osborn and John Tiffin, Gent. and to either of them, and such other person or per∣sons as they or either of them shall take to their or either of their assistance in execution hereof.

K. ss. WHereas Complaints were lately made unto us S. B. and R. K. Esquires, (two of His Majestie's Justices of the Peace of the said County) by the Officers of Excise, That the several persons hereunder na∣med had committed the several and respective Offences herein after mentioned, and severally added to their several names, against the form of several Statutes made for payment to His Ma∣jesty of the Duties of Excise; And forasmuch as upon hearing of the said Complaints (this present day) it was duly proved before us,

that the said Complaints were true, and we have therefore (according to the form of the Statutes aforesaid) adjudged, that the said se∣veral and respective persons shall, for his, her, and their several and respective Offences, for∣feit and pay the several summs of money here∣under added to their several and respective names, that is to say, Thomas Daniel of Hors∣monden in the said County, Vintner, (a Retailer of Beer,) for forfeiture for neglect of entring (by the space of twelve months last past) of Beer by him retailed (within the said time,) twenty and four pounds, and for double the Duty of Excise for twenty and five Barrels, three Firkins and five Gallons of Beer of above six shillings the Barrel, and for three Barrels and three Firkins of Beer of six shillings per* 1.1 Barrel or under, (he not having paid the sin∣gle Duty, or any of the same) eight pounds, fourteen shillings, and a half penny;

In all—32 14 00 ob.

Iames Lewes of Horsmonden aforesaid Cord∣winder, for forfeiture for neglect to appear before us this day, to give evidence for disco∣very* 1.2 of breaches of the Laws of Excise, not∣withstanding that he was summoned so to doe, (according to the Statute in that behalf made) forty shillings; Edward Budgen, late of Brench∣ley, in the said County, Labourer, for the like, 40 s. and for forfeiture, for that he refusing to permit the Gager to gage or take account of Beer by him brewed, and being thereupon for∣bidden by the said Gager to sell any of the Beer aforesaid, he (after such warning given) did sell the same, (not having paid or cleared the Duty of Excise) five pounds; and for costs and charges of the Officer and others imployed

in the service (touching the premisses) five shillings,

In all——09 05 00

These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to authorise and command you, and every of you, to levy the aforesaid several and respective summs of money upon the Goods and Chattels of the said several and respective Offenders, and to make sale of the said Goods and Chattels, if they shall not be redeemed within 14 days, (rendring to the parties the overplus, if any be;) And for want of sufficient Distress, to certify us, or one of us, of the same, to the end that such farther proceedings may be made therein as (by the Laws and Statutes afore∣said) are required. And you are hereby far∣ther commanded, to dispose of all such moneys as you shall (by virtue hereof) levy or receive in such manner as (by the Laws and Statutes aforesaid) is appointed. Given under our hands and seals the, &c.

¶ All the before-mentioned Warrants upon the Statute of Excise 12 Car. 2. cap. 24. will also serve (mutatis mutandis) upon the other Statute touching Excise, made the same Parliament, intituled, An Act for taking away of the Court of Wards and Liveries.

Notes

• * 1.1

  may set down for charges of levying.
• * 1.2

  And so all other Offen∣ces (muta∣tis mutan∣dis.) The date hereof, and locus in quo, must be up∣on the day and at the place of con∣demnation.