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.

To make a general Warrant to search for stoln Wood, &c.

To the Constable and Borsholders of the Hundred of A. and to every of them.

K. ss. FOrasmuch as it is observed in these* 1.1 parts of the said County, That Woods, Underwoods, Poles, Young-trees, Bark or Bast of Trees, Gates, Stiles, Posts, Pales, Rails, Hedge-wood, Broom, and Furze, are unlawfully cut, stoln, spoiled and taken away from the lawfull Owners of the same, (contrary to an Act of Parliament lately made, intituled, An Act for the punishment of unlawfull cutting, or stealing, or spoiling of Wood and Un∣der-wood, and destroyers of young Timber-trees:) These are therefore (in His Majestie's name) to charge and command you, and every of you, that you do (with all convenient speed) enter into and search the Houses, Out-houses, Yards, Gardens, or other places belonging to the houses, (within the said Hundred,) of all and every person or persons which you shall suspect to have any kind of such Wood, Un∣der-wood, Poles, or Young-trees, or Bark or Bast of any Trees; or any such Gates, Stiles, Posts, Pales, Rails, or Hedge-wood, Broom, or Furze: And wheresoever you shall find any such, to apprehend or cause to be apprehended all and every person and persons suspected for the cutting or taking of the same, and them and every of them, in whose houses or other

places belonging to them, any such Wood, Under-wood, Poles, or young Trees, or Bark or Bast of any Trees; or any Gates, Stiles, Posts, Pales, Rails, or Hedge-wood, Broom, or Furze shall be found, to bring before me or some other of His Majestie's Justices of the Peace for the said County, to be proceeded against as by the said Act is directed. Hereof fail not, &c.

Notes

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  15 Car. 2. cap. 2. 1 Iustice.