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.

Silk-Throsters.

An Order for the payment of monies to a Silk-Throster by his Workman who imbezils his Silk.

Kent ss. WHereas upon the complaint* 1.1 of A. B. of C. Silk-Throster, made that he having delivered to C. D. of E. a 1.2 of Silk to be by him b 1.3 for the said A. B. and the aforesaid C. D. hath c 1.4 par∣cel thereof, which complaint upon my exa∣mination of the same (according to the form of the Statute in that case made) hath been made, apparent unto me to be true, I have thereupon determined the offence aforesaid, and do hereby order and appoint, that the said C. D. shall give and pay to the said A. B. the summ of 40 s. for his damages, losses, and charges thereabouts, within fourteen days now next ensuing. Given under my hand and seal, &c.

Against an Offender for not perfor∣ming the Order before mentioned.

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

Kent ss. WHereas upon the complaint of A. B. of C. Silk-Throster, to me made, That he having delivered to C. D. (a) to be by him (b) for the said A. B.* 1.5 And that the aforesaid C. D. had (c) parcel thereof, which complaint upon my examina∣tion of the same (according to the form of the Statute in that behalf made) was made appear unto me to be true. And I did there∣upon determine the offence aforesaid, and did by Warrant under my hand and seal order and appoint, that the said C. D. should give and pay to the said A. B. for his damage, loss, and charges thereabouts, 40 s. within fourteen days then next ensuing. And forasmuch as the said C. D. did not within the said fourteen days, nor at any time since, make such Recom∣pence or Satisfaction to the said A. B. as was by me as aforesaid ordered and appointed, al∣though he had convenient notice so to doe. These are, &c. to will and require you, that you, some or one of you, do apprehend and whip the said C. D. or set him in the Stocks, in the place where the same offence was commit∣ted, or in some Market in this County near unto the place aforesaid. Given under my hand, &c.

The like Warrant against the Receiver, Buyer, or Taker to pawn.

Notes

• * 1.1

  14 Car. 2. cap. 15. 1 Iustice.
• a 1.2

  Silk∣winder, or Doubler, or Iourny∣man.
• b 1.3

  Silk∣winded or Silk-dou∣bled.
• c 1.4

  Unjust∣ly or deceit∣fully and falsely pur∣loin-imbe∣zil, pawn, sell, or detain. Buyer or Receiver.
• * 1.5

  As afore.