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 for Distress on Alehouse∣keepers, for not paying Excise.

To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. in the said County, and to every of them.

K. ss. FOrasmuch as Complaint hath been* 1.1 made unto us whose names are hereunto subscribed (His Majestie's Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid) That A. B. of C. in the said County of K. Alehousekeeper hath not paid or cleared off his Duty of Excise unto such person as by the Statute in that be∣half made is appointed, according to the En∣try of the said A. B. in that behalf made, as by the Statute aforesaid is directed; and upon ex∣amination of the Complaint aforesaid we do find the same to be true: These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to will and require you, and every of you, that you, some or one of you, do levy the summ of, &c. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. being the double value of the Duty so not paid or cleared off, and by him forfeited, according to the form of the said Statute, and to sell the said Goods and Chattels, (if they shall not be redeemed within fourteen days;) and that you pay the moneys so levied to such person or persons as by the said Statute is directed, rendring to the said A. B. the overplus, (if any be;) And for want of sufficient Distress, that you do forth∣with certify us thereof, to the end we may far∣ther proceed touching the same as by Law is appointed. Hereof fail not at your perils. Gi∣ven under our hands and seals the, &c.

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  12 Car. 2. cap. 23. Confirmed cap. 24. 2 Iustices. Innkeeper, Alehouse∣keeper, Vic∣tualler, and Retailer of Beer, Ale, Cyder, Per∣ry, Methe∣glin, Strong∣water, brewing, making, or retailing the same. Every month make par∣ticular En∣tries there∣of at the Office of Excise within their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.