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

the petty Constables Examination taken of them, or any of them, there
shall be found any cause of suspition in them, or any of them, that then
they bring the same Persons so suspected before us, or some one of us, or
some other of the Justices of peace of this County, to be farther examined
in the said Causes, ' and to be farther dealt withal according to
' Law and Justice.  And for the better doing hereof we require you to
command in His Majesties Name, that every petty Constable within their
Precinct do require (and charge) two chief discreet Headboroughs in
every Parish to assist them the petty Constables in this Service.  And hereof
fail you not.
 

Chap. 174.
A Huy and Cry after Robbery, &c.

To all Constables and other His Majesties Officers, as well within the County
of
Cambridge, as within the Realm of England.

    Whereas complaint hath been made unto me M. D. Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Cambridge, one of his Majesties Justices
of peace within the said County of Cambridge, by L. S.  of, &c.  Husband-man,
that upon Tuesday at night last (being the 15 day of this instant
November) he was robbed of certain Linen taken out of his House,
with some other things, and that he hath manifest cause of suspition of
one A. B. a lewd Rogue, (here describe his Personage and Apparel:)
These are to require you, and every of you, to make search within your
several Precincts for the said A. B. and also to make Huy and Cry after
him from Town to Town, and from County to County, and that as well
by Horse-men as Foot-men:  And if you shall find him the said A. B.
that then you carry him before some one of the Justices of peace within
the County where he shall be taken, by him to be dealt withal according
to Law, &c.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Cambr.

A Warrant for one who hath dangerously hurt another.

    FOrsomuch as I am credibly informed that I. B. of your Town, Blacksmith,
hath now lately and dangerously hurt one T. G. of your said
Town, Husband-man, by a blow which he hath given the said T. on the
Face, and another on the Back, so as the said T. is in danger of Death
thereby:  These are therefore in His Majesties Name streightly to charge
and command you, that immediately upon the sight hereof you, or any
of you, do bring the said I. B.  before me, or some other of His Majesties
Justices of the peace of this County, to find sufficient Sureties, as
well for his appearance before His Majesties Justices at the next general
Gaol-delivery to be holden for this County, then and there to answer
unto the Premisses, and to do and receive therefore that which by the
Court shall be injoyned him:  as also that the said I. B. shall in the mean
time keep the Kings Majesties Peace towards his said Majesty and all his
Liege People, and especially towards the said T. G.  And hereof fail you
not at your perils.  Dated, &c.
 


 

Cambr.

For the reputed Father of a Bastard-Child.

    WHereas complaint hath been made unto me H. B. Serjeant at
Law, one of His Majesties Justices, &c. by K. I. of your said
Town, single Woman, that she is gotten with Child by one T. S. also of



 
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