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.

Bail.

Recognizances for Bail.

Kanc. ss. MEmorandum, Quod primo die* 1.1 Maii, Anno Regni, &c. A. B. de, &c. personalit' venit coram me C. D. uno Iusticiar' dicti Domini Regis ad pacem suam in Com' suo praedicto conservand' assign', & recognovit se debere eidem Domino Regi decem libras legalis monetae Angliae, de bo∣nis & catallis, terris & tenementis suis fieri & levari, ad opus & usum dicti Do∣mini* 1.2 Regis, haered' & successorum suorum, si defalt' fieret in performatione Conditionis indorsat'.

Kanc. ss. MEmorandum, Quod quinto die* 1.3 Octobris, Anno Regni, &c. A. B. de, &c. G. H. de, &c. & J. K. de, &c. personalit' venerunt coram nobis

C. D. & E. F. Iusticiar' dicti Domini Regis ad pacem suam in Com' suo praedicta conservand' assignat', & recognoverunt se de bere eidem Domino Regi modo & forma sequen', viz. praedict' A. B. viginti libras legalis monetae Angliae, & uterque praedic∣torum G. & J. decem libras consimilis monetae, de separalibus bonis & catallis, terris & tenementis suis, separalit' fieri &* 1.4 levari, ad opus & usum dicti Domini Regis, haered' & successorum suorum, si defalt' fieret in performatione Conditionis indorsat'.

A Condition to prefer a Bill and give Evidence.

The Condition of this Recognizance is such, That if the within bound A. B. do perso∣nally appear before His Majestie's Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of Kent, and do then and there prefer or cause to be preferred a Bill of indictment against W. T. for the matters wherewith the said W. T. is charged before, a 1.5 and do also then and there give such evidence as he knoweth concerning the same, as well to the Jurors that shall enquire thereof on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King, as also to the Jurors that shall pass upon the Trial of the said W. T. for the same; That then this Recognizance shall be void, or else it shall stand in full force.

If at the Sessions, then say:

Do personally appear before His Majestie's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the within named County of Kent, at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said

County at M. in the County aforesaid, and do then and there prefer, &c. as in the foregoing Condition.

A Condition to give Evidence.

The Condition of this Recognizance is such, That if thé within bound A, B. do per∣sonally appear before His Majestie's Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of Kent, and do then and there give such Evidence as he knoweth against I. K. concerning the matters wherewith he is charged, as well to the Jurors that shall enquire thereof on the behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King, as also to the Jurors that shall pass upon the Trial of the said I. K. for the same; That then this Recogni∣zance shall be void, or else it shall stand in full force.

If it be to appear at the Sessions, then say:

Do personally appear before His Majestie's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the with∣in named County of K. at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County at T. in the County aforesaid, and do then and there give such Evidence, &c. as before.

A Condition for Felony or suspicion of Felony.

The Condition of this Recognizance is* 1.6 such, That if the within bound A. B. do per∣sonally appear before His Majestie's Justices of Gaol-delivery at the next general Gaol-delivery to be holden for the within named County of

Kent, then and there to answer our Sovereign Lord the King for and concerning the a 1.7 Fe∣lonious taking and stealing of b 1.8 where∣withall he standeth charged before, &c. and to doe and receive, &c. and do not depart the said Court without licence for the same; That then this Recognizance to be void, or else it shall stand in full force.

If it be to appear at the Sessions, then say:

Do personally appear before His Majastie's Justices assigned to keep His Peace in the with∣in named County of K. at the next general Sessions of the Peace to be holded for the said County at T. in the County aforesaid, then and there to answer, &c. as before.

If the Fellon be in Prison.

These are to charge and require you that immediately you bring before me the body of A. B. now in your Custody to be Bailed, as Law requireth. Whereof fail you not, &c. Given, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  If it be ta∣ken before 1 Justice, say, uno Iu∣sticiarior' Domini Re∣gis, &c.
• * 1.2

  Anno Do∣mini not necessary.
• * 1.3

  If it be ta∣ken before 1 Justice, say, uno Iu∣sticiarior' Domini Regis, &c.
• * 1.4

  Anno Do∣mini not necessary.
• a 1.5

  The Iustices within na∣med (or the within named Iu∣stices.)
• * 1.6

  2 Iustices, 1 of the Quorum. If charged but with suspicion, then say,
• a 1.7

  the sus∣picion of his, &c.
• b 1.8

  (as the Case is) whereof he stands charged.