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.

Search.

A Warrant to Search for stoln Goods.

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

Kent ss. FOrasmuch as I have received In∣formation* 1.1 by A. B. that two Sheep were lately feloniously taken and stoln from him: These are therefore (in His Maje∣stie's name) to command you, that immedi∣ately upon receipt hereof you do make dili∣gent Search for the said Sheep in all and every such suspected Houses and Places within the said Hundred as you and the said A. B. shall think convenient; And if upon your said Search you find any of the said Sheep, or o∣ther just cause of suspicion, that then you bring all such suspected Persons before me, or some other of His Majestie's Justices of the Peace of the said County, to be examined touching the premisses. And farther to doe and receive as to Justice doth appertain. Hereof fail not at your perils. Given under my hand and seal at, &c.

A Warrant to make general Search for Rogues, Vaga∣bonds, &c.

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

Kent ss. THese are (in His Majestie's* 1.2 name) to command you, and every of you, that (taking assistance of sufficient men of the said Hundred) you do (in the night before the twentieth day of October next ensuing) make a gene∣ral privy Search within every of the Pari∣shes, Villages and Hamlets within the same, for the finding out and apprehending of all Rogues, Vagabonds, and wandring and idle persons, in and about the said Parishes, Villages, and Hamlets; And that such Rogues, Vagabonds, and wandring and idle persons, as you shall then find and apprehend, (in the said Search) you do bring before us, or some of us, on the aforesaid twentieth day of October, at the house of Iohn Price in C. at nine of the clock in the forenoon of the same day, there to be examined of their idle and wandring life, and to be farther dealt withall according to Law; And that you do then and there also give unto us an account and reckoning (upon Oath, in wri∣ting, and under the hand of the Minister of each respective Parish) what Rogues, Vaga∣bonds,

and wandring and disorderly persons you have apprehended, both in the same Search, and also since the last like general Search made, and how many have been pu∣nished, or otherwise sent to the House of Correction. (All which you are not to ne∣glect upon forfeitures of such fines, pains and penalties as (by the Statute in such case made and provided) may be by us in∣flicted upon you for such your neglect.) We do likewise hereby (in His Majestie's name) farther command you, and every of you, to bring before us, or some of us, (at the time and place aforesaid) all such persons (within the said Hundred) as be masterless (or live out of Service,) or be common Alehouse-haunters, or expenders of their mo∣neys in riotous living, (not duly labouring for their living whereby so to maintain them) to the end that we may proceed against them as to Justice doth appertain; And that you your selves be then and there also personally present, to give account of the execution of this our Warrant. Hereof fail not at your pe∣rils. Given under our hands and seals at, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  •…•… Iustice.
• * 1.2

  7 Iac. c. 4.