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.

Watch and Ward.

A Warrant to the High Constable for putting in Execution the Sta∣tute of 13 Car. 2. (Renting the Statute,) and for keeping good Watches (upon His Majestie's go∣ing to Oxford.)

To A. B. one of the High Constables of the Hun∣dred of C. in the County of M.

M. ss. WHereas His Majesty having* 1.1 commanded us whose names are hereunder written, and others, His Ma∣jestie's Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex, to attend him in Council the 25. day of February last past, did by Himself, and the Right Honourable the Lord President, ac∣quaint us, That His Majesty was in a short time to remove His Court to Oxford, and did require and command us to use our utmost en∣deavours, with care and industry, to preserve the Peace of this important County, during His Majestie's absence, and in particular to

put in Execution the Statute made in the 13. year of His now Majestie's Reign, For the pre∣servation of His Majestie's Sacred Person, (whom God preserve with long life) in and by which said Statu•…•…e it is enacted, That if any person or persons whatsoever during the natural Life of our most gracious Sovereign Lord the King that now is, shall within this Realm, or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, impri∣sonment or restraint of the Person of the same our Sovereign Lord the King, or to deprive or de∣pose him from the Stile, Honour, or Kingly Name of the Imperial Crown of this Realm, or of any other His Majestie's Dominions or Countries, or to levy War against His Majesty within this Realm, or without, or to move or stir any Fo∣reigner or Stranger with force to invade this Realm, or any other His Majestie's Dominions or Countries, being under His Majestie's Obeysance, and such compassings, imaginings, inventions, de∣vices or intentions, or any of them shall express, utter, or declare, by any Printing, Writing, Preaching, or malicious and advised Speaking, Every such Person and Persons so as aforesaid offen∣ding, shall be deemed, declared, and adjudged to be Traytors, and shall suffer pains of Death, and also lose and forfeit as in cases of High Treason. And that if any Person or Persons at any time, during His Majestie's Life, shall maliciously and advisedly publish or affirm the King to be an Heretick, or a Papist, or that he endeavours to introduce Popery, or shall maliciously and advised∣ly, by Writing, Printing, Preaching, or other Speaking, express, publish, utter, or declare any words, sentences, or other thing or things, to in∣cite or stir up the people to hatred or dislike of

the Person of His Majesty, or the established Go∣vernment, Then every such person and persons, be∣ing thereof Legally convicted, shall be disabled to have, enjoy, or exercise any Place, Office, or Pro∣motion Ecclesiastical, or Civil, or Military, or any other Imployment in Church or State, and shall be likewise liable to such further and other punishments as by the Laws or Statutes of this Realm may be inflicted in such Cases. And we having taken into consideration His Majestie's most gracious Speech then made unto us, and his commands laid upon us, Do therefore hereby will and require, and strickly charge and com∣mand, That you do forthwith issue forth your Warrants to the several petty Constables with∣in your Division, thereby commanding them, that they do with their utmost diligence and endeavours, apprehend and secure all persons so as aforesaid offending against the said Sta∣tute, and bring such person or persons before us the said Justices, at our petty Sessions to be held weekly on Tuesday in every week, at or in A. &c. in the said County of Mid. by nine of the clock in the forenoon of the said days, to the intent they may be proceeded against according to Law and Justice. And we do hereby will and require you, that you do sur∣vey the Watches that are kept by the petty Constables in your Division, and order them the said petty Constables, that they do within their respective limits for the future keep their Watches from nine a clock at night untill six in the morning, to the intent that the King's Peace may be the better secured. And we hereby further will and require you, that you do in your said Warrants command the said petty Constables, that they do for the future take an Account in writing of all the names of

those persons they Summon to be upon the Watch, and that they take particular notice of all and every person that shall after such Summons given make default, and not appear himself, or send some able and fit person to watch in his stead. And that they bring the said Account fairly written to us, who shall be assembled at the said petty Sessions, to the intent they may be proceeded against accord∣ing to Law. And hereof you and the said petty Constables are not to fail at your perils. Given under our hands and seals the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1680. and in the 33. year of the Reign of our Sove∣reign Lord Charles the Second, by the Grace of God, of England, &c.

Another Warrant upon the same Statute.

To all Constables and other His Majestie's Officers whom these may concern within the Parish of, &c.

M. ss. THese are (in His Majestie's name)* 1.2 to will and require you to take notice of, and to apprehend and bring before us at our weekly Meetings, all manner of per∣sons that shall maliciously and advisedly publish or affirm the King to be an Heretick, or a Pa∣pist, or that he endeavours to introduce Po∣pery, or that shall maliciously and advisedly by Writing, Printing, Preaching, or other Speaking, express, utter, or declare any words,

sentence, or other thing or things, to make or stirr up the People to hatred of the person of His Majesty, or the established Government, to be dealt with according to Law. And fur∣ther from time to time to appoint and settle sufficient Watches, (to meet at nine at night, and not to depart till six in the morning, a∣mongst whom a competent number of good House-keepers are alwaies to be present.) And you, and every of you, are to bring us the Names and Conditions of your respective Wat∣ches at our said weekly Meetings, that the per∣formance of your Duties herein may be the bet∣ter known and taken notice of, His Majesty (in Council) having given us strict command herein. You are likewise to give us an Ac∣count of all such as Arm themselves beyond their Qualities, and to use your utmost endea∣vours, by all the ways imaginable, to preserve His Majestie's Peace during his absence from this City. Dated this eighth day of March, 1680.

A Warrant for Watch and Ward, and to apprehend idle persons.

To the High Constable of the Hundred of A. and the petty Constables, &c. within the said Hun∣dred.

Kent ss. FOrasmuch as information hath* 1.3 been given unto us, that very many suspicious idle persons do wander about the Country without Controlment or Question,

for the better prevention thereof for the fu∣ture, and of Robberies, and other Misdemea∣nours often occasioned thereby. These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to charge and command you, and every of you, to look to your Offices herein, and to see that you keep and cause Watches to be duly kept in all the Parishes and places within your said Hun∣dred of A. by able and well-armed men every night, and Ward by day from Sun to Sun, and command them that they do apprehend all such Rogues, Vagabonds, sturdy Beggars, and other wandring and idle suspicious persons, as you shall apprehend by day or night, and con∣ceive to be more than ordinary dangerous, and bring them before us or some other of His Majestie's Justices of the said County to be examined and dealt with according to Law. And all persons whatsoever are hereby com∣manded to be aiding, assisting, and obedient to you herein. Hereof fail not. Given under our hands, &c.

A Warrant by order of Quarter-Sessions to set Watch and Ward.

To the High Constable of the Hundred of A. and the petty Constables and Borsholders within the same Hundred.

K. ss. WHereas there hath been of late several Robberies, Felonies, and Burglaries committed within this County, it was ordered at the last general Quarter-Sessions

of the Peace holden for the said County at M. That for the prevention thereof for the future, you do from henceforth cause Watching and Warding to be continued, duly set, and kept in all and every usual place and places within your Hundred, by honest and able men within your several Precincts and Di∣visions, and that you do therein apprehend all and every suspicious person and persons, and bring them before us, or some or one of us, or some other of His Majestie's Justices of the Peace of, &c. within the said County, to the end he, she, or they may be examined, as also proceeded against according to the Law. And you are further required to give in to us, or some other Justice of the Peace of the said County, weekly an Account of your Service. And hereof you nor any of you are to fail, as you will answer the contrary at your perils. Given, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  13 Car. 2. cap. 1.
• * 1.2

  13 Car. 2. cap. 1.
• * 1.3

  2 Iustices. 13 Ed. 1. cap. 4. Watch and Ward to be kept in eve∣ry Town, from Mi∣chaelmas∣day to As∣cension∣day.