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.

Swearing.

To pay 1 s. for Swearing in the pre∣sence of a Justice of the Peace.

To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of D. in the said County, and to every of them, and to the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of B. in the County afore∣said, and to every of them.

Kent ss. FOrasmuch as A. B. of, &c. in the* 1.1 County aforesaid, Butcher, (be∣ing of above the age of twelve years) did in my hearing this present day (in the Parish aforesaid) prophanely swear one Oath, for which Offence he forefeited and was to pay (to the use of the Poor of the Parish) the summ of 12 d. These are therefore (in His Ma∣jestie's name) to command you to levy to the use of the Poor of the said Parish, the aforesaid 12 d. by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the said A. B. (rendring to him the over-plus.) And in defect of such Distress, that you the said Constable do set the said A. B. in the Stocks, by the space of three whole hours. Hereof fail not, &c.

A Warrant to levy Monies for pro∣phane Swearing.

To the Constables and Borsholders, &c.

K. ss. FOrasmuch as it was this present day proved before me, that A. B. of, &c. did in the said Parish offend by pro∣fane Swearing four Oaths, by reason where∣of he hath forfeited to the use of the Poor of the said Parish the summ of, &c. that is to say, 3 s. 4. d. for every time he did so offend, according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided. These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to command you, that you, some or one of you, do forthwith levy the said forfeiture of, &c. upon the Goods and Chattels of the said A. B. by Distress and Sale of the same, returning the over-plus. And that forthwith after your levying of the said forfeiture of, &c. you pay the same to the Church-wardens and other the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, or to some or one of them to the use of the Poor aforesaid. And in case no sufficient Distress shall be found, and that the said A. B. shall not pay the said for∣feiture, or give security for the same. That then you do set him in the Stocks there to remain the space of three whole hours Hereof fail not, &c.

A Certificate of Conviction for Swearing.

Kent ss. I R. K. Esquire, one of His Ma∣jestie's Justices, &c. do hereby certifie to the Clerk of the Peace of the Coun∣ty of K. that the persons whose names are hereunto subscribed were, since the last Ses∣sions, committed before me for Swearing one prophane Oath a piece. Given under my hand and seal this, &c.

Notes

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  •…•…1 Iac. cap. 20. 1 Iustice, within 20 days after the Offence, by Conses∣sion, or 2 Witnesses.