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.

Additional Presidents to the former.

The form of the Record that is re∣turned of the Alehouses that are licensed.

K. ss. MEmorandum, Quod vicesimo ter∣tio die Februarii Anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli secundi Dei gratia Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae Regis, Fidei De∣fens. vicesimo septimo apud W. in Com. K. praed. R. K. & G. P. Armig. duobus Iusticiariis dicti Domini Reg. ad pacem in Com. praed. conservand. assignat. & quilibet▪person. infra nominat. Victuall. in person. praesent. tunc & ibidem per nos dict. Iu∣sticiar. Licenc. ad vendend. panem & Cervisiam in Conditione infra scrip. recognoverunt se debere dicto Dom. Regi seperal. summas decem librar▪ bonae & legalis monetae Angliae, & quilibet perso∣narum infra nominat. & manucapt. pro praedict. person. licenc. & in person. praesent. tunc & ibidem recogn. se debere dicto Dom Regi summ. quinque librar. & pro praed. person. Licenc. & non in pers. praesent. in decem libr. consimilis monetae Angl. de Bonis & Catallis, Terris & Tenementis suis & cujuslibet eorum ad opus & usum dicti Dom. Re∣gis haered. & successor. suorum fieri & leva•…•…i si defecerint in conditione sequorum.

THE Condition of these Recognizances are such, That whereas the above and within named Justices have licensed and al∣lowed all and every the Alehouse-keepers and Victuallers whose names are under and within written, to sell Ale and Beer in the Town and Houses where they now inhabit and dwell for the space of one whole year next ensuing the date hereof and no longer. If therefore they and every of them shall during their time of keeping Alehouses sell good wholsome Ale and Beer a full Ale-quart of their best for one Pen∣ny, and of their smallest second sort two full Ale-quarts for a Penny, nor shall suffer any disorder or unlawfull Games to be used in or about their Houses or Grounds, nor lodge any Strangers above one day and one night without giving notice thereof to the Consta∣ble or his Deputy, nor dress nor cause to be dressed in or about their Houses any manner of Flesh to be eaten or sould at any time pro∣hibited by Law. Nor receive into their Hou∣ses any manner of Persons suspected or defa∣med of or for Theft, Murther, Drunkenness or Incontinency, nor shall buy nor take to pawn any stoln Goods, nor shall suffer any to be taken to pawn, nor shall suffer any Persons to be drinking in their Houses on the Lord's day nor Holy days during Divine Service, nor af∣ter nine of the Clock at night, nor at any other time than the Statute doth permit. And if they the said Alehouse-keepers, and every of them, shall likewise keep good Rule and Order in their several Houses, and doe and perform all other things according to the Laws and Statutes of this Realm in that case made and provided. Then these Recogni∣zances

to be void and of none effect, or else to remain and be in full force and virtue.

Hundred de, &c. Hundred de H. W. B. Victualler, debere in decem librar. T. K. de R. 6. li. & I. de eadem manit. 6 li. Write at the bottom of all, Capt. & Recogn. coram nobis. R. K. W. P. E. H. At the same time when the Licences are granted the Overseers Books are passed, and you write in their Books at the foot of the Accompt. If money due to the old Overseers, you say, Due to be paid from the new to the old Overseers 10 00 &c. 11 April 1670. seen and allowed by us R. K. W. P. If money due to the new Overseers, you say, Remaining in the old Overseers hands to be paid to the new ones 10 00 00 11 April seen and allowed by us R. K. W. P. At the bottom of every Overseers Warrant put what is due from the one to the other.

Overseer's Warrant.

WE whose names are hereunto subscri∣bed Justices of the Peace for this County of K. do approve and appoint I. S. and T. D. of, &c. to be new Overseers for the Poor of the said Parish for the space of one whole year next ensuing the date here∣of, commanding them, together with the Church-wardens, to provide for the said Poor (according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided.) Given under our hands and seals, &c. Anno Regni Regis, &c. Anno Domini 1670.

Remaining in the old Overseers hands to be paid to the new ones 10 00 00

The Return made by one Justice of Peace when he swears another.

A. M. miles infra script. praestitit seperalia infra mentionat. juramento quinto die Decembr. Anno Domini 1681. virtute brevis infra script. mihi direct. dat. Anno & die su∣pradict.* 1.1

R. K.

The Examination of a Felon himself.

The Examination of J. C. taken before R. K. Esquire, one of His Majestie's Iustices of the Peace for the said County of K. the 25. day of July Anno Domini 1678. & Regni Regis Caroli Secundi nunc Angl. &c. XXX.

K. ss. THE said I. C. being charged by E. M. of the Parish of D. Vic∣tualler, That he the said I. C. lately came into the Dwelling-house of him the said E. M. situate in the said Parish of D. and did then and there feloniously take and steale out of the said House one silver Cup of the Goods and Chattels of the said E. M. to the value of forty shillings. He the said I. C. upon his Examination before me the said 25. day of Iuly doth confess that he stole the said silver Cup from out the House of the said E. M. and sold it to one M. B. in the City of London, Goldsmith, for 24 s. and 6 pence.

And further saith not.

R. K.

The Information of the Witness when no Confession.

The Information of A. B. of the Parish of C. a∣gainst D. E. taken upon Oath before me R. K. Esquire, one of His Majestie's Iustices of the Peace for the said County, the 25. day of May Anno Dom. 1677. & Regni Regis Caroli Se∣cundi nunc Angl. &c. xxix.

Kent ss. THE said A. B. being this day examined upon Oath before me, saith, That, &c.

And further deposeth not.

A Mittimus for Whores.

To the Keeper, &c.

K. ss. WHereas the Persons hereunder named are of Evil same, and are accused for resorting to Houses, reputed Houses of common Bawdery: These are there∣fore (in His Majestie's name) to charge and command you, That presently upon sight here∣of you receive and take them into your Custo∣dy, and them safe to keep untill they shall be thence discharged by due course of Law. Here∣of fail you not. Given under my hand and seal this, &c.

Notes

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  A Seal to the side.