Justice restored or, a guid for His Majestie's justices of peace, both in sessions, and out of sessions; according to the antient laws of the kingdom.

The Precept for the Peace.

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CHarles the second, by the Grace of God, &c.

To Our Sheriff of Middlesex, the Constables of the Town of D. and to all, and singular Our Bailiffs, and other Our Ministers in the said County, as well within Liberties, as without, Greeting.

Forasmuch as A. B. of B. in the County aforesaid, Yeo∣man, hath personally come before G. B. Esquire, one of the Justices of Our Peace within the said County, and hath taken a corporal Oath, that he is afraid, that one C. D. of S. in the said County, Yeo∣man, will beat, wound, maim, or kill him, or burn his Houses; and hath therewith∣all prayed Surety of the Peace, of the said C. D. Therefore we command, and charge you joyntly, and severally, that, immedi∣ately upon the receipt hereof, you cause the said C. D. to come before the said G. B. or some other of Our said Justices, to finde sufficient Surety and Main-prise, as well for his appearance at the next Quar∣ter-Sessions of Our Peace, to be holden at M. in the said County, as also, for Our Peace to be kept towards Us, and all Our Lieg People, and chiefly towards

the said A. B. and that he the said C. D. shal not do, or by any means procure, or cause to be done, any of the said Evils, to any of Our said People, and especially to the said A. B. And, if the said C. D. shall refuse thus to do, that then immediately, without expecting any further Warrant, you him safely convey, or cause to be con∣veyed to Our next Prison in the said County, there to remain, untill he shall willingly do the same. So that he may be before Our said Justices, at the said next General Sessions of the Peace, to be holden at M. afore-said; then, and there to answer unto us, for his contempt in this behalf. And see, that you certifie your do∣ing in the Premisses to Our said Justices, at the said Sessions; bringing then thither this Precept with you.

Witness the said G. B. at B. afore-said, the 9th. of A∣pril, &c.