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Dalton's The Country Justice, 1690
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Chap. 174.
Precedents of Warrants.

thus, to compel A. B. of, &c. to find sufficient Surety for his Majesties
Peace by him to be kept towards, &c.)  And therefore on the behalf
of our said Sovereign Lord I command and charge you, joyntly and
severally, that immediately upon the receipt hereof you cause the said A. B.
to come before me at my house in Chevely, to find sufficient Surety and
Main-prise for the Peace, to be kept towards our said Sovereign Lord, and
all his liege people, and especially towards the said C. D. and if the said
A. B. shall refuse thus to do, that they you him safely convey, or cause to
be safely conveyed, to his Majesties Gaol at the Castle of Cambridge (or to
the next Gaol of his Majesty in the said County) there to remain until
that he shall willingly do the same; so that he may be before the Justices
of the Peace of our said Sovereign Lord within the said County, at the
next general Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County, there
to answer to our said Sovereign Lord for his contempt in this behalf.  And
see that you certifie your doings in the Premisses to the said Justices at
the said Sessions, bringing then thither this Precept with you.  Yeoven at
                aforesaid, under my Hand and Seal, the fourth day of, &c.

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    The Return of this Writ, and Certificate of the Justices doings herein,
see here before in the Title of Surety for the Peace, cap.
 

 

Any one
of these is
sufficient,
or any other

like
cause:

whereof
see hic cap.

A Warrant for the Good Behaviour.

    FOrasmuch as A. B. of your said Town is not of good name or fame, nor
of honest conversation, (but an Evil doer, a Rioter, Barreter and
perturber of the Peace of our said Sovereign Lord) as we are given to
understand by the complaint of sundry credible persons:  Therefore on
the behalf of our said Sovereign Lord we command you, and every of you,
that immediately, &c. you cause the said A. B. to come before us, or some
other of our Fellow Justices, to find sufficient Surety and Mainprise, as
well for his Good appearing towards our said Sovereign Lord and all his
liege people, until the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden
in the said County, as also for his appearance then and there.  And
if he shall refuse so to do, that then, &c. (as in the Warrant for the
Peace.)
 


 

Cambr.

Or thus.

    FOrasmuch as we have been credibly informed that S. W. of your
Town, &c, is a Man of Evil Behaviour, one that daily moveth
discord, strife, and dissension among his Neighbours, and a common perturber
of his Majesties Peace:  These are therefore in the Kings name to
command you, &c.
 


 

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A general Warrant for Misdemeanour.

    THomas Chrobely Esq, one of the Justices, &c. to the Constables of,
&c. and to every of them:  These are to will and require you, and
in His Majesties Name straightly to charge and command you, and either
of you, that immediately upon the sight hereof, (or upon Monday next
by eight of the clock in the forenoon) you bring I. H. of your said Town
Butcher, before me, to answer to such matters of Misdemeanour as on
His Majesties behalf shall be objected against him.  And hereof fail you
not at your perils.  Dated at, &c.


 

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