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.

Weights and Measures.

A Warrant to warn in all Trades∣men, and others, to have their Weights and Measures examined by the Standard.

To the Borsholder of the Burrough of F.

Kent ss. THese are to will and require you,* 1.1 and (in His Majestie's name) to charge and command you, that you warn all persons inhabiting within your said Bur∣rough, which have or use any Weights or Mea∣sures to be by me tried and examined by His Majestie's Standard, at the late Market place near H. in the County of K. on Thursday the 28. day of this instant Month of August, by eight of the clock in the forenoon of the same day. And that you also warn to be at the time and place aforesaid fifteen sufficient men of your said Burrough, that they, and every of them, personally appear before me to doe and perform such things as for His Majestie's ser∣vice shall be then and there enjoyned them: And that you your self be there also personally present with this Precept, and have there the names of all Clothi•…•…rs, Corn-Masters, Far∣mers, Vintners, Inn-keepers, Alehouse-keepers, Millers, Bakers, Butchers, Chandlers, Mercers, Grocers, Weavers, Drapers, Tailors, Tanners, Land-measurers, Smiths, Glovers, Malsters,

and of all other Artificers, Tradesmen, and other persons whatsoever within your said Bur∣rough, having or using any Weights or Mea∣sures whatsoever. Hereof fail not at your peril. Given under my hand and the seal of the said Mannor the, &c.

The Clerk of the Market's Warrant.

To all and every of the Constables of the Parish of A. &c.

Kent ss. THese are in the King's Majestie's* 1.2 name, &c. to will and require you, and every of you, upon sight hereof, to summon and cause the several Inhabitants with∣in your respective Wards that buy and sell by Weight or Measure to have their respective Weights and Measures (as well Yards and Ells, as others used by them) to be tried and examined before me on Monday the first day of September next, by the hour of eight in the forenoon at the George Inn in A. and that at the said time and place you deliver unto me in writing the Christian-name and Sir-name of every such Inhabitant with their respective Callings. Whereof you and every of you are not to fail, &c. Dated under my hand and seal the 23. day of August, Anno Dom. 1680. and in the 32 year of His now Majestie's Reign.

Notes

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  2 Iustices, 1 of the Quorum may (by Examina∣tion or En∣quiry) hear and deter∣mine the faults of head Offi∣cers in Ci∣ties, Bur∣roughs and Market-Towns, that do not twice yearly view and ex∣amine Weights and Mea∣sures, and Break and Burn the Defec∣tive. As also the de∣faults of Buyers and Sellers by false Weights and Measures, and may Break and Burn the Defective Weights and Measures, and Fine the Of∣fenders at their discretion, and make process against them as if they were indicted of trespass against the Peace. 11 H. 7. c. 4. & 12 H. 7. c. 5.
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  A. B. Clerk of the Mar∣ket.