516 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

Constable shall take the Oath menconed in an Act made in
the first year of their said Majes^tys Reign, Entituled an Act for
abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy & Allegiance and
appointing other Oaths and also take the Oaths in manner
and form following, you shall swear you will well and truly
serve Our Soveraign Lord and Lady the King and Queen in
the Office of a Constable, you shall see & Cause that their
Majesties Peace be well and duly kept according to your
Power, you shall arrest all such persons as in yo^r presence
shall comitt or make any Ryote Affray or other breach of their
Majesties Peace, you shall do your best Endeavour upon Com-
plaint to you made to apprehend all Felons Barretters Ryotters
or persons riotously assembled And if any such Offenders
shall make any resistance w^th force, you shall Levy hue and
Cry and pursue them untill they be taken, you shall do your
best endeavour that hue and Cry be duly raised and pursued
against Murtherers theivs and other Felons and fugitive
Servants, And the Laws and Orders against Vagabonds and
such other idle persons coming within your Limitts be duly

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putt in Execution at yo^r County Courts coming, you shall
present all Offences done against the Sev^ll Acts made for the
suppressing of Drunkeness and also true presentment make
of all bloodsheads, Affrays, Out cries Rescues and oth^r Offences
comitted against their Majesties Peace within your Limitts
who shall well and truly Execute all Precepts and Warrants to
you directed from the Justices of the Peace of this County or
Higher Officers, And you shall well and truly according to
your knowledge Power and ability do and Execute all things
belonging to the Office of a Constable so long as you shall
continue in this Office so help you God. And if the person
so nominated and app^td shall refuse to serve in the said Office
by himself or his Deputy or to take the Oath when tendred to
him by the Justices of the Peace as afores^d shall forfeit the
sum of five hundred pounds of Tobacco, one Moiety thereof
to Our said Soveraign Lord and Lady the King and Queen
their Heirs and Successors for and towards the support of this
Government, and the other Moiety to the Church Wardens of
the Parish in which he shall dwell or reside, to be recovered
by bill plaint or Information wherein no Protection Essoyn or
wager of Law shall be allowed or suffer two months Imprison-
ment without baile or mainprize And be it further Enacted
by the Authority aforesaid, by and with the advice and con-
sent aforesaid That all persons whatsoever that shall hereafter
be nominated and appointed to be Justices of the Peace,
Sherriffs Coroners within this Province by his Excellency the

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Cap^t Generall and cheif Governor for the time being that shall
refuse to Execute the Office of Justice of Peace Sherriff or