410 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1661.

U. H.
Journal
1659-69

This Acte to endure for three yeares or to the End of the
next Generall Assembly

The lower howse haue Assented The Vpper howse haue
assented
Will Bretton Clk: John Gittings Clre:

An Acte for the appoyntm^t of Certaine
Officers

Be it Enacted by the Lord Proprietary of this Province by
and with the Consent of the Vpper and lower howse of this
p^rsent Generall Assembly, that the Justices of peace in every
County at the first County Courte held after michas shall nomi-
nate and appoynte some Inhabitants in every hundred or Con-
stablery not being of the Councell or by his office or Employ-
ment otherwise priviledged to be Constable of that Hundred
or Constablery whoe shall Execute all p^r[cepts] and Warrants
to him directed And shall in all thinges h[aue] the like power
within the said Hundred or Constabler[y th^t] any Constable
hath or ought to have in a Constablery [in] England by the
lawe or Custome of England The said Con[sta]ble shall take
oathe in mannor and forme following (viz)
Yo^u shall sweare that yo^u shall well and truely Serve his
Lop. in the office of Constable yo^u shall see and cause that his
Lop^s peace be well and duely kept according to yo^r power yo^r
shall arrest all such persons as in yo^r p^rsence shall Comitt or
make any Ryott affray or other Breach of his Lop? peace yo"
shall doe yo^r best Endeavor vpon Complaynte to yo^r made to
apprehend all fellons Barretters Ryotters or persons riotously
Assembled And if any such offender shall make any such Re-

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sistance with force yo^r shall leavy hue and Crye and shall pur-
sue them vntill they be taken yo^u shall doe yo^u best endeavor
hue and Crye be duely raysed & pursued against Murtherers
Theeues and other fellons and fugitive Servants And that the
Lawes and orders against vagabonds and such other idle per-
sons comeing within yo^r Lymitts be duely putt in Execucon
At yo^r County Courte yo^r shall p^rsent all offences done ag^t the
seuerall Acts made for the repressing of drunkennes And
alsoe true p^rsentm^r make of all Bloodshed affrayes Outcryes
Rescues and other offences committed ag^t his Lop^s peace with-
in yo^r lymitts yo^r shall well and truely execute all p^rcepts and
Warrants to yo^r directed from the Justices of peace of this
County or higher officers And yo^r shall well and duely accord-
ing to yo^r knowledge power and abillity doe and execute all
things belonging to the office of a Constable soe long as yo^r
shall continue in this office Soe helpe yo^ru God: