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Dalton's The Country Justice, 1690
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Chap. 167.
Bailment.

    3.  Servants departing at the end of their Term, without any Quarters
warning given before two lawful Witnesses.

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    4.  Persons (compellable to serve) that upon request made shall refuse
to serve for the Wages rated and appointed by Proclamation, &c.
    5.  Persons (compellable to serve) that have promised or covenanted
to serve, and do not serve accordingly.
5 Eliz. 4.
P. Lab. 6.
    Every of these four last recited Offenders (upon proof of the Offence
before any two Justices of Peace, &c.) shall be committed to Ward,
there to remain without Bail, until he shall be bound (to the party
offended) to serve and continue with him according to the Statute.
P. Lab. 24.     6.  Persons refusing to be bound Apprentices (according to the Statute)
upon complaint thereof made to any Justice of the Peace, he may commit
such Offenders to Ward, who shall there remain until they will be
bound to serve according to the Statute 5 Eliz. 4.
P. Lab. 14.     7.  Women (of the age of 12 years, and under 40, and unmarried)
that shall refuse to serve, shall be committed to Ward, there to remain
until they shall be bound to serve according to the Statute 5 Eliz. 4.
    8.  Masters giving Wages, and Servants, Workmen or Labourers, taking
Wages (or other Commodity) contrary to the Rates assessed by
Proclamation, &c. every such Master shall have ten days Imprisonment
without Bail; and every such Servant, Workman or Labourer, shall
have 21 days Imprisonment without Bail, 5 Eliz. 4. P. Lab. 4.
    9.  ' Masters retaining or hiring a Servant for less time than for one
' whole year, shall have ten days Imprisonment without Bail:  but quære
' whether this extend to Servants in Husbandry, or only to Servants to
' Artificers and Tradesmen, P. Lab. 1.
    10.  ' Masters retaining a Servant that is departed out of Service without
' shewing a Testimonial according to the Statute, it seemeth such Master
' shall have ten days Imprisonment without Bail, 5 El. 4.
    11.  ' Masters taking Apprentices contrary to the Statute, it seemeth
' by the general words of the Statute, that such Masters shall have ten
' days Imprisonment without Bail.
8 H. 6. 4.
P. Liver. 2.
    Liveries.  Such persons as at their proper costs shall buy or wear any
Livery, Cloaths or Hats, to have maintenance, and be thereof convicted,
shall have one whole years Imprisonment without Bail.  But this Statute
is now repealed by the Statute 3 Car. 4.
    In an Appeal of Mayhem, where upon Evidence the act shall appear to be
hainous, the Offender or Defendant shall not be bailed, 6 H. 7. f. 1. si. 70.
30 Eliz. 16.     Maulting.  If any person shall disobey the Restraint of Maulting, or any
other Order made in Sessions touching the same, and be thereof convicted
(before any two Justices of Peace,) he shall be committed to the Gaol
for 3 days, (without Bail) and after there to remain until he shall become
bound in 40 l. to perform and obey such Order or Restraint.  See
antea tit. Mault.
    If any person shall buy any Barley or Mault after such a Restraint, he
shall be imprisoned as aforesaid, Ibid.
    Mony.  Persons taken for falsifying the Kings Mony shall not be bailed,
West. 1. cap. 15.
    Musters.  Persons absenting themselves from Musters, being commanded
to muster before any having authority for the same, and having no lawful
impediment:
Musters
    2.  And persons (being commanded to muster as aforesaid) that shall
not bring with them their best Furniture and Armour, which they have
for their own person:

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