WELL'S IN of horning and poinding at the inftance of the collector, 1655, (appointed in every county for ingathering of all fines and CROMpenalties whatfoever incurred) upon fimple charges of 15 STRUC days; and no fufpenfion fhall be granted, but upon config- TIONS nation of the fums contained in the fentence, and by find- CONCERNing caution for payment of the charges, at the modification of the faid commiflioners. ING JUSTI. CES. offences. 29, AND at what time, and whenfoever any perfon fhall In the cafe accufe any perfon or perfons to be guilty of treafon, murder, of heinous or other felony, blafphemy, inceft, or any other heinous crime, in fuch cafe the faid Justice or Justices fhall forthwith caufe fuch perfon or perfons to be apprehended, and, after inquiry made into the cafe, the faid Juftice or Juftices, if they find caufe, fhall commit the offender to prifon, or take fufficient bail, if the cafe by law be bailable; and fhall take the information of the party accufing, upon oath, and bind him to profecute; and fhall take the teftimony or depofitions of the witnefies, likewife upon oath, and binde them to give in evidence; and fhall alfo take the examination of the party accufed: all which recognifances, informations, depofitions, and examinations, the faid Juftice or Juftices fhall certify to the next Quarter-Seffions, Affizes, or Criminal Courts, for gaol delivery refpectively, to the end the Juftice may proceed against them according to the law. 30, AND forafmuch there have been divers acts of Par- Mainteliament made for maintaining of the poor in every parifh, it nance of the is declared that the faid Juftices fhall take care to put the poor. faid acts in execution, viz. they fhall appoint two or more perfons of good fame and quality in every parifh to land- Overfeers appointed. ward to be overfeers for the poor in each parifh aforefaid; and to authorife the faid overfeers to take due trial and ex- who are amination of the condition and number of fuch poor, aged, the poor. fick, lame, and impotent, inhabitants of the faid parifh, who (of themselves) have not to maintain them, nor are able to work for their living; as alfo, of all orphans and other poor children within the faid parish, who are left deftitute of all help; and the faid overfeers are to lift and inrol all fuch perfons, and to provide them fuch convenient house for their dwelling, either apart or together, as they fhall judge requifit; and upon confideration had what their neceflary maintenance will extend to weekly, the faid overfeers are to call for the collections of the faid parish, or other fums ap 1655, CROM WELL'S IN. STRUC- CONCERN ING JUSTI pointed for the maintenance of the poor thereof; and the perfons who have the faid fums in their hands are hereby required to deliver the fame to the faid overfeers, and their receipts, under their hands, fhall be their fufficient difcharge; which fums fo received the overfeers are to diftribute proportionably to the feveral poor people aforefaid, according as they fhall find their neceffities to require; and where the collections and other monies aforefaid are found deficient for the maintenance of the faid poor, the faid Juftices are hereby empowered to give order to the faid parish to lay a tax or ftint upon the whole parishioners or inhabitants, according to the estimation of their eftates and conParochial ditions, for fuch a weekly or monthly contribution as fhall be found neceffary towards the maintenance of the faid poor, and putting the faid orphans to schools or callings, as they fhall think them fittest for, and to take care that it be effectually done and the faid overfeers are to demand and receive from all and every perfon of the faid parifh, according to the faid ftint or tax; and in cafe any perfon or perfons thall refuse to make payment of the faid proportions, upon reprefenting thereof to the faid Juftices, they fhall give ordiftraining der for diftraining and poinding of their goods for and poind thereof. And the faid overfeers are to take due trial of the good behaviour and carriage of the poor perfons lifted and inrolled as aforefaid; that if any of them being fo provided for, do go abroad to beg, or otherwise miscarry themselves, or fhall refuse, being able to work any manner of work that they are able to perform, in fuch cafes the faid overfeers are to acquaint the faid Juftices therewith, who fhall appoint fuch punishments for the first fault as in their judgments they fhall find requifite; and if they fhall continue in fuch Begging mifcarriages, they are to be held and reputed as vagabonds, punished. and fo to be proceeded against according to the law in that cafe provided. And to the end that there may be a due and exact performance of the premiffes, the faid Juftices are hereby required to call before them the faid overfeers once in every fix months, or oftner, if they fhall think it expedient, to give an account, upon oath, of the whole fums reAn account ceived by them, and to produce the roll of the faid poor, taken from together with the ftint-roll, and an account of what monies they have received any otherways for the ufe of the faid fix months. poor; and after a due confideration of the charge, together inforced by ing. the over feers every payment WELL'S IN TIONS ING JUSTI CES. with the difcharge thereof, to approve, allow, or difallow, 1655, the fame, as fhall be found juft. And the faid Juftices are CROMto take due trial and examination how the faid overfeers have STRUCdischarged their truft; and in case of the refufal of any of the faid overfeers nominated and elected, as aforefaid, to accept the faid office, or having accepted, fhall be found ne- G gligent therein, or fhall refuse or delay to give an account of their intromiffions when required as aforefaid, or to deliver what monies thall be found refting in their hands, undifpofed of at the end of the year, unto fuch new overseers as fhall be appointed; in fuch cafes the offenders fhall incur the penalty of twenty pounds Scots to the ufe of the poor, Penalty on and to fuffer fuch further cenfure as the faid Juftices at their overfeers, quarter-feffions, upon confideration had of their fault, fhall fee meet to impose. A form of Warrants, Recognizances, and Mittimuffes, to be if fued by Fuftices of the Peace in their respective Counties, as their refpective Cafes fhall require. A GENERAL WARRANT FOR FELONIES, OR OTHER MISDE~ MEANOURS. THESE are in the name of his highness the Lord Protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, to charge and command you to give fummons, or to bring before me, or fome other of his Highness Justices of the peace to answer such matters as are already complained of, and fhall be then further objected against him concerning of And that he come provided with fufficient fureties, to be bound as the caufe fhall require: hereof fail not. Given day of ander my hand the To the conftables of and to either of them, or to their deputy or deputies. 1655, CROM WARRANT FOR THE PEACE, AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR. WHEREAS A of WELL'S IN- his corporal oath before me, that B STRUC TIONS CONCERN ING JUST- thian. hath taken hath threatened to burn his houfe, beat himself, his wife, or children, whereupon he is afraid of bodily harm to be done to him, his wife, or children, by the faid B, or by his procurement: these are therefore in the name of his Highneffe the Lord Protector of the commonwealth of EngMid-Lo- land, Scotland, and Ireland, to charge and command you, to bring the faid B before me, or fome other of his Highneffe Juftices of peace of this county, provided with fufficient fureties, to be bound with him for his appearing at the next quarter-feffions to be held for this county or divifion, then and there to anfwer the premiffes; and that in the mean time he shall keep his faid Highneffe peace towards his Highneffe and all the people of this nation, and more cfpecially towards which if he shall refufe to do, that then you carry him the faid B to his Highneffe gaol at the burgh of there to remain till he fhall do the fame, or be delivered by due course of law. of GIVEN under my hand and feal, the The like warrant for good behaviour, as the cause fhall require. day Mid-Lo A B of thian. in the year of RECOGNIZANCE FOR SURETIES. in the county of yeoman, came before me one of his Highnes Juftices of peace in the faid county, the day of and then did acknowledge to owe unto his Highnes the Lord Protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the fum of pounds fterling, to be levied upon his eftate real and perfonall to his Highnes ufe. And likewise C D of did each of them acknowledge 1665, CROM- and E F of to owe unto his faid Highnes the several fums of pounds fterling a-piece, to be levied upon their refpective STRU eftates, both real and perfonal, to his Highnes ufe; upon TIONS condition, nevertheless, that if A B fhall perfonally appear ING JUSTIbefore his Highness Juftices of peace at the next quarter- cas. feffions, and then anfwer fuch matters as fhall be objected against them by concerning And in the mean time keep his Highnes peace towards his Highnes, and all his efpecially towards and more and not depart the court without licence; then the above faid recognizance to be void. CONCERN A B of in the county of day of yeoman, came before me, one of his Highness Juftices of peace in the faid county, the in the year of and then did acknowledge to owe unto his Highness the Lord Protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the fum of pounds fterling, to be levied upon his estate real and perfonal to his Highness use. UPON condition, that if the faid A B fhall appear before his Highnes Juftices of peace, to be held for this county or divifion at the next quarter-feffions, and then profecute his Highness evidence against concerning do perfon that then this recognizance to be void. whereof fore Taken and acknowledged bethe day of in the year of |