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Precedents of Licences.
A Licence for a Recusant to travel, &c.
WHereas R. C. of L. in the County of
C. being a Recusant (convicted)
hath confined himself to L. aforesaid, being the usual
place of his abode, according to the Statute made in the 35 year of the
Reign of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Eliz. know ye, that we, &c.
four of the Kings Majesties Justices of the Peace within the said County,
do, by the consent of the right revered Father in God, Nicholas by
Gods
Providence Lord Bishop of Ely, at the request of the said R.
C. for the
dispatch of his urgent and necessary business, grant and give Licence to
the said R. C. to travel out of the Precincts or compass of five
miles limited
by the same Statute, at all times until the first day of November next
coming; and at the first day of November to return again to L.
aforesaid.
In witness, &c. See hic antea, tit. Recusants.
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A testimonial or Pass port to Travel.
SIR Roger Millisent Knight, and Sir James
Reynolds Knight, two of
the Kings Majesties Justices of Peace within the said County, to all
Justices of Peace, Maiors, Bailiffs, Constables, and all other his Majesties
Officers and Ministers whatsoever, send Greeting in our Lord God everlasting.
Forasmuch as the Bearer hereof E. P. (here shew the cause of his
travel) hath desired our Testimonial (or Licence) for his safe travel
unto
the City of B. where (here shew whether he is to gp:) In
consideration
thereof, know ye, we the said Sir Roger Millisent and Sir James
Reynolds
so far as in us lieth, have licenced the said E. P. to pass
and travel the direct
way from H. within the said County of C. whereas he lately
dwelled,
unto the said City of B. so as his journey be not of longer or farther
continuance
than twenty days next after the date hereof; praying you and
every of you not to molest or trouble the said poor man in his travel,
but
to permit and suffer him peaceably to pass, so as he shew himself in no
respect
offensive to his majesties Laws. In witness, &c. |
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But upon such Licence, the persons thus licensed
to travel may neither
beg, nor wander idely, nor out of their direct way. Besides, the
Justices
must be sparing to grant such Licences, except in cases of necessity.
For
except the persons so licenced be one that hath suffered Shipwreck, or
a
Souldier, or a Mariner coming from the Seas, &c. hic cap. or
be a Labourer,
and only for Hay and Harvest time, or else be a Servant departing from
his Master, hic cap. the Justices of Peace are to make no such
Licence
or Testimonial, (as it seemeth.) And as for the manner of such Testimonial
or Licence for the persons suffering Shipwreck, and Souldiers
coming from Sea, and in what manner such persons may travel, see hic
antea, tit. Rogues. |
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But in other cases where any person shall become
poor, lame, blind,
or otherwise diseased, or decayed, and shall have just cause to travel,
they must be provided of mony or maintenance for their travel: otherwise
the Justices ought to forbear to grant any such Licence, and must
rather cause them to be sent to, and setled in the Town where they last
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Also it is fit that such person do get the allowance
of such his Pass-port
under the hand of a Justice of Peace in every County where he is
to pass. |
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