in the county of in the shop keeper, hath this day made complaint on oath before me, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, for that late of the parish of in the said county of labourer, on the year of our Lord day of instant [or, last] in the unlawfully and against the peace did wilfully [or, maliciously, as the case is] break divers glass windows of the dwelling-house of him the said at the parish of situated aforesaid, in the said county. These are therefore to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before me the body of the said to answer the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal, &c. TURNIPS, &c. No. 1. Information against an Offender for stealing Cabbages, under 42 Geo. 3. c. 67. The information and complaint of County of in the said county to wit. me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, the and day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred the at Who says, that on day of instant, a certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbage plants were wilfully torn from the stalks where they were growing in the grounds of the said in the parish of in the said county, and from thence stolen and taken away by of in the said county, [labourer] and of in the said county, [cordwainer]. And whereas of in the said county, [labourer] a credible witness makes oath before me the said justice of the peace, that on instant, he the said grounds of the said at the said county, and then and there wilfully tear from the stalks a where they were growing in the grounds of the said certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbages, and the same take and carry away, he the said therefore prays that justice may be done in the premises. Before me, No. 2. Warrant or Summons on the above Information. County of 1} Whereas information and complaint upon oath have been made before me, W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by in the county to wit. that on the of day of cer aforesaid, tain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbage plants, [or other vegetables, as the case may be,] were wilfully torn from the stalks where they were growing, in the grounds of the said in the parish of in the said county, at and from thence stolen and taken away by of in the said county : These are therefore to require day of at the hour of the in the forenoon, to ancomplaint, and to be furHerein fail not. in the said county, one thousand eight hundred and No. 3. Conviction, under 13 Geo. 3. c. 32. s. 5. twenty me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the county of [specifying the offence, and time and place when and where the same was committed, as the case may be.] Given under my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. No. 4. Commitment thereupon. in the said county, and to the keeper of the house of correction in the said county. in the said county, yeoman, on the day of that on instant, did exhibit on oath be the fore me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, a complaint in writing signed by him the said day of instant, a certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbageplants were wilfully torn from the stalks where they were growing on the grounds of the said at in the parish of taken away by and of in the said county, and from thence stolen and in the said county, labourer, in the county aforesaid, cordwainer: of And whereas on the said day of instant, of in the said county, labourer, a credible witness, said day of and instant, he the said aforesaid, in the parish of then and there wilfully tear from the growing in the grounds of the said the saw the at in the said county, stalks where they were a certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbages, and the same take and carry and being now brought away: And whereas the said and before me, have not been able to clear themselves from the said charge, but on the contrary the said [or as it may be,] have made due proof thereof upon oath, and thereupon the said have been by me convicted of and so stealing and taking away the said cabbages as aforesaid, and ordered to pay the sum of each, to be distributed between the said the owner of the cabbages, and the overseer of the poor of the parish of where the said offence was committed: And whereas the said and have made default of payment of the said sum so ordered to be paid as aforesaid, I do therefore hereby require you the said aforesaid, to convey the said constable of and to the house of correction aforesaid, and to deliver them to the keeper thereof, together with this warrant; And I do hereby command you the said keeper to receive them into your custody into the said house of correction, there to be kept to hard labour [if the conviction be on the 13 Geo. 3. č. 32. say] each for one calendar month [but if the conviction be on the 42 Geo. 3. c. 67. the commitment is to be for any time not exceeding two months, and the word calendar is to be omitted,] unless the said penalty shall be by them sooner paid. Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal at in the No. 1. Information by an Overseer of the Poor against an Idle and Disorderly Person, under 5 Geo. 4. c. 83. s. 3. County of to wit. day of that The complaint and information of one of the overseers of the poor of the parish of in the county of taken upon oath this before me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county; Who saith of the same parish [labourer] being a person able to work, and thereby [or, by other means, as the case may be,] to maintain himself and family hath wilfully refused [or neglected] so to do, by which wilful default [or neglect] they are become chargeable to the said parish and are now actually chargeable thereto, and have been for the space of [one month, as the fact is,] and upwards, whereupon he the said prays that he the said may be punished as an idle and disorderly person [or, as the case may be.] Sworn, &c. before me, County of and No. 2. Warrant to apprehend thereupon. to wit. Forasmuch as parish of one of the overseers of the poor of the in the said county, hath this day made complaint and information upon oath before me, W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, that of the same parish, labourer, being a person able to work, and thereby [or, by other means, as it may be, as in the information, form No. 1. above,] to maintain himself and family, hath wilfully refused [or neglected] so to to do, by which wilful default [or, neglect,] they are become chargeable to the said parish of and are now actually chargeable thereto, and have been for the space of and upwards, [as it may be]: These are therefore to command you in his majesty's name forthwith to apprehend , and bring before me the body of the said to answer unto the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail not. Given under my hand seal this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty No. 3. The Examination of a Vagrant, under 5 Geo. 4. C. 83. s. 4. County of to wit. said county of The examination of a rogue and vagabond, taken before me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the day of this in the reign of our sovereign lord George the fourth of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Who on his oath saith, that he was born at [here state the history of his life so far as to ascertain the place of his last legal settlement.] Taken and signed the day and year above written before me No. 4. Conviction of an Idle and Disorderly Person for deserting his Family, under 5 Geo. 4. c. 83. s. 3. County of to wit. of day Be it remembered, that on the sand eight hundred and twenty at is in the parish of convicted before me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of , being an idle and disorderly person within the intent and meaning of the statute, made in the fifth year of the reign of his majesty king George the fourth, intituled "An act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons, and rogues and vagabonds in that part of Great Britain, called England," that is to say, for that the said on the day of instant, in the parish of in the said county, being able wholly to maintain himself and his wife and their infant child, aged [eight months,] by work, hath wilfully refused and neglected so to do, by which refusal and neglect his said wife and child have become chargeable to the parish last afore |