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Plague.
established by law in Church or State unless the Matters thereof
be first
consented to, by three or more Justices of the County; or by the major
part
of the Grand Jury of that County or Division, at the Assizes or Sessions
where
the matter arises; or if in London, by the Major, Aldermen, and
Commons
in Common Council. Nor shall any repair to His Majesty with any company
exceeding, ten, upon pretence of presenting any Petition, &c. upon
pain to
incur a penalty not exceeding 100 l. and three Months imprisonment
without
Bail, to be presented at Assize or Sessions, within six Months after the
offence,
and proved by two or more credible witnesses. |
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But any, not exceeding ten, may present any grievance
to a Member of
Parliament after his election, during the Parliament, or to the King; and
both
or either Houses of Parliament may address themselves to the King. |
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Pewterers their trade and the advantageous using
it. See 25 H. 8. 19.
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1 Jac. c. 31.
P. 4. 21.
Jac. 28. |
CHAP. LXXII. V. 39.
Plague.
IF any person infected, or being, or dwelling in
an house infected with the
Plague, shall be by any Justice of Peace (or other Head Officer of the
City, &c.) commanded to keep his house, and notwithstanding shall wilfully
go abroad, and converse in company, having any infectious sore upon
him, it is Felony; and if such person shall not have such sore about him,
yet for his said offence he shall be punished as a Vagabond (by the appointment
of any Justice of Peace, as it seemeth) and further shall be bound
to his Good Behaviour for one whole year. |
§. 1.
Wandering. |
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It shall be lawful for the Justices (and other Head-officers
in Corporate
Towns) within their several limits, to appoint Searchers, Watchmen, Examiners,
Keepers and Buriers for the persons and places infected; and to minister
unto them Oaths, for the performance of their said several offices, and
to give them other direction as to them shall seem good. See Cromp.
122. b. |
§. 2.
Officers. |
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If any person infected, or dwelling, or being in
a house infected, shall
contrary to the commandment or appointment of the Justice of Peace (or
other Officer) wilfully attempt to go abroad, or to resist such their Keepers
or Watchmen, then may such Watchmen with violence inforce them to
keep their houses, ' and not be impeached for hurting them. Ibid. |
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Any two Justices of Peace (or any two Head-officers)
of any City,
Borough, Town Corporate, and place priviledged, may tax all and every
Inhabitant, and all Houses of Habitation, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments
within the said City or Borough, &c. or the Liberties thereof (at
such reasonable Taxes as they shall think fit) for the reasonable relief
of
such persons as are infected, or inhabiting in houses that are infected
in the
same City, &c. And may levy the said Taxes (by Distress and Sale
of the
Goods of every person refusing, or neglecting to pay the said Taxes) by
Warrant under the hands and seals of two such Justices or Head-officers,
to be directed to any person or persons, for the execution thereof:
And in
default of such Distress, and that the refusal by made of payment, upon
return
thereof, the said Justices (or Officers by like Warrant) may commit
such persons to the Gaol, there to remain without Bail, until he shall
satisfie
the same Taxation, and the Arrearages. |
§. 3.
Taxes. |
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If the Inhabitants of any such City, &c. are
unable to relieve their infected
persons, &c. upon Certificate thereof by the Head-officer, and other
Justices of Peace of such City, &c. or by any two of them, to any two
Justices of Peace in the County, of or near the said City, &c. so infected, |
§. 4.
Relief. |
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