Eirenarcha: or of the office of the iustices of peace in two bookes: gathered. 1579. and now reuised, and firste published, in the. 24. yeare of the peaceable reigne of our gratious Queene Elizabeth: by William Lambard of Lincolnes Inne Gent.
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- Eirenarcha: or of the office of the iustices of peace in two bookes: gathered. 1579. and now reuised, and firste published, in the. 24. yeare of the peaceable reigne of our gratious Queene Elizabeth: by William Lambard of Lincolnes Inne Gent.
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- Lambarde, William, 1536-1601.
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- At London :: Imprinted by Ra: Newbery, and H. Bynneman, by the ass. of Ri. Tot[tell] & Chr. Bar[ker],
- Anno. Dom. 1581.
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- Justices of the peace -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- frontispiece
- dedication
- A Table of the Contents.
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EIRENARCHA: Or, of the Office of the Iustices of Peace.- THE PROHEME.
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What
Iustices of thePeace bee: and why calledIustices. -
Of the signification of the worde
Peace. - Of such as had the Con∣seruation of the Peace, at the common Lawe.
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Of the first ordaining of the Wardeins
and Iusticesof the Peace, by Statute Lawe. -
By whose auctoritie, and by what means,
Iustices of the peace be appointed: and of what sortes they bee. -
VVhat manner of men the
Commissoners of the Peace ought to bee. -
How manie
Commisioners of the Peace there ought to be in eachCountie. - The forme of the Commis∣sion of the Peace.
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Certaine obseruations, concerning the matter & forme of the
Commission of the Peace. -
Of the two
Othes mini∣stred to theIustices of the Peace. -
Of the power absolute, and limited, that the
Iustices of the Peace haue. -
Of the
Iurisdiction, andCo∣ertion, belonging to theIusti∣ces of Peace. -
That
Iustices of the Peace, beeIudges ofRecorde. -
Howe long time the aucto∣ritie of the
Commissioners of the Peace is to indure: and by what meanes it may be suspended, or determined. -
That al the autctoritie of the
Iustices of the Peace is exercised, eiy ther out of theSessons, or at, (or by reason of) theSessions, of the Peace. &c. -
Of
Suertie of the Peace, and theGood Abearing: and ofsundrie things incident vnto the lame. And what oneIustice of Peace out of theSes sions may do therin. -
Of the breach of the Peace without a
multitude against the person, and how it may be stayed, or pu∣nished by one Iustice of Peace out of the Ses∣sions. - Of the breach of the Peace without a multitude, or with a multitude, by forcible entrie into landes or tenements &c. And what one Iustice of the Peace out of the Sessions may doe therein.
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Of other breaches of the Peace, with a multitude, as by
Riot, Route, or other vnlawfulAs∣semblie &c. -
VVhat other things one
Iustice of the Peace alone, may do out of theSessions, by ver∣tue of Statutes menti∣oned in theCommission. -
VVhat other things one
Iustice of the Peace may do, out of theSessions, by the power of other Statutes, not mentioned in theCommission. -
VVhat things any twoo
Iustices of the Peace may doe out of theSessions. -
VVhat things, some twoo
Iustices of the Peace may doe out of theSessions. -
VVhat things, three, or moe,
Iustices of the Peace may do out of theSessions. -
Of the reward, & punish∣ment, of
Iustices of the Peace, for things done, not done, or misledone, out of the Sessions of the Peace. - THE EPILOGVE.
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THE SECONDE BOOKE, INTREAting of the Sessions of the Peace, and of things incident therevnto.
- THE PROHEME.
- The description of the Sessions of the Peace.
- VVho shall appoint the Sessions of the Peace: and how: and where.
- VVhat persons ought to appeare at these Sessions, & therin of the Custos Rotulorum the Recordes of the Sessions, and the Clerke of the Peace, and how the Iurors ought to bee qualifi∣ed and ordred.
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Of the
Articles that are to bee given in charge at the Scssionsof the Peace. -
Of the Enditementes, and Presentments giuen by the
Iurours: and of the Matter and forine, and receiuing, and reiecting of them. -
Of the
Presentementes andInformations of Officers, and other men. -
Of the Impedimentes of proceading vpon
Enditements, before the Iustices of Peace. -
Of the
Processe vpon En∣ditements, and Informations. - Of Hearing, vpon Confession.
- Of hearing, by Discretion.
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Of Hearing (or
Triall ) vponExamination. -
Of Triall (or Hearing) by
Certificat. -
Of Hearing (or
Trill ) by Trauerfe. -
Of
Triall vpponArraigne. went,and there withall of Felonies. - Of Iudgement.
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Of the
Processe for the Fine of theQueene, and of the assessing thereof: and ofEstreating for theQueene. - Of Executorie Processe, & execution for the parties that sue, or for other persons.
- Of Certifying Recordes of the Sessions of the Peace, to other Courtes, or Officers,
- Of the genrrall, (or Quar∣ter) Sessions, of the Peace.
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Of the speciall
Sessions of the Peace. -
Of the Rewardes and Pu∣nishments, due to
Iustices of the Peace, in res∣pect of theirSessions. - The Epilogve.
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A Table, conteining (verie neare) all the imprinted Statutes,
bothe generall and particular, wherewith Iustices of the Peace haue inany sorte to deale.