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Or else such
party must
be delivered
at the
meeting of
the Justices
upon privy
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Precedents of Mittimus.
Quarter-Sessions to be holden for this County; and in the mean time
to hold her to such works, and to give her such due correction, by
moderate Whipping or otherwise, as shall be fitting in your discretion,
and according to the Law in that behalf provided; yielding her for
her maintenance, &c. ut supra. And hereof see that
you fail not at your
peril. Dated, &c. See the Statute 7 Jac. cap. 4.
& vide antea tit. Rogues,
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Chap. 178.
7 Jac. c. 4. |
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Rogues,
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Note, if any mean person shall but threaten to run
away, and leave
their Family, (as aforesaid) any two Justices of peace of that division
may
send them to the House of Correction, as aforesaid, but such their
threatning must be proved by two sufficient Witnesses upon Oath before
the said Justice of Peace. Vide antea tit. Rogues.
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A Mittimus to the House of Correction of the Mother of
a
Bastard Child.
WE have sent you herewithal the Body of I. C.
of W. in the said
County, single Woman, being lately delivered of a Bastard-child,
like to be chargeable to the Parish of W. aforesaid: and for
that the
said I. C. is able to labour, and that thereby she may the better
relieve her
self and her said Child, these are therefore to will and require you to
receive
the said I. into your said House, there to be punished, and set
on
work during the term of one whole year, according to the Statute in
that behalf provided. And hereof fail you not, &c. |
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' Rogues and Vagabonds, sturdy Beggars, and other
idle and disorderly
' persons sent to the House of Correction, are there to be punished
' by putting Fetters or Gyves upon them, and by moderate Whipping,
' 7 Jac. c. 4. |
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' So persons running, or threatning to run away,
and leave their Family
' to the Parish, Ibid. |
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' The Mother of a Bastard-child, &c. shall be
set on work, and punished,
Ibid. |
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' But where by the plain Letter of the Law there
is not authority given
' to whip or punish Offenders, (sent to the House of Correction,) there
' let the Justices of peace forbear to appoint or order any Whipping, except
' it be in open Sessions, or by the Order of the Quarter-Sessions. |
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Note, that the greater part of the Justices of peace
assembled at the
Quarter-Sessions may set down Orders for the correction and punishment
of Offenders committed to the House of Correction. |
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And the Houses of Correction are to be used and
imployed for the
keeping, correcting and setting to work of such persons as shall be sent
thither. See Stat. 7. Jac. cap. 4. sc. generally for
Rogues, Vagabonds, sturdy
Beggars, and other disorderly persons. |
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' What other manner of persons are to be sent to
the House of Correction:
(See hic. cap. 11. the Mother of a Bastard-child like to charge
the
' Parish; c. 20. Conterfeiters: cap. aliis, idle
and disorderly Servants;
' poor Children refusing to be put our Apprentices, and their Parents enticing
' them from their Masters, and Servants running away, and leave
' their Wives or Children tot he Parish. So a person infected
with the
' Plague, or dwelling in an House infected, if being commanded by a
' Justice of peace to keep his House, he will not. Common Trespassers
in
' spoiling of Corn or Woods, breaking of Hedges, or robbing Orchards,
' &c. being mean persons. |
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