keeper to receive the said A. B. into your custody in the said gaol [or house of correction] and him there safely to keep until he shall find such sureties as aforesaid. Given under my hand and seal, the day of 1817. S. P. The Form of a Supersedeas. S. P. Esq. one of the justices of our Lord the King, assigned to keep the peace within the county of, to the Sheriff, Bailiff, Constables, and others the faithful Ministers and Subjects of our said Lord the King within the said county, and to every of them, greeting. to wit. Forasmuch as A. B. of in the said county, yeoman, hath personally come before me at in the said county, and hath found sufficient surety, that is to say, C. D. of , yeoman, and E. F. of, yeoman, either of whom hath undertaken for the said A. B. under the pain of 20.; and he the said A. B. hath undertaken for himself under the pain of £40. that he the said A. B. shall personally appear at the next general quarter sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county, then and there to do and receive what shall be enjoined him by the said court, and in the mean time shall well and truly keep the peace [or, be of the good behaviour] towards our said Lord the King and all his liege people, and especially towards G. H. of -, yeoman. Therefore on behalf of our said Lord the King 1 do command you and every of you that you utterly forbear and surcease to arrest, take, imprison or otherwise by any means for the said cause to molest the said A. B; and if you have for the said occasion, and for none other, taken and imprisoned him the said A. B. that then him you deliver or cause to be delivered and set at liberty without further delay. Given at aforesaid in the county aforesaid, under my hand and seal, this day of, in the 57th year of the reign of our Lord George III. of the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith. Release of the Surety for the Peace or Good Behaviour. to wit. Be it remembered that on the day of in the 57th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George III. the aforesaid A. B. hath come before me S. P. Esq. and freely remised and released, as much as in him lieth, the aforesaid security of the peace [or, of the good behaviour], by him before me prayed against the above-named C. D. In witness whereof, I the said S. P. at in the county aforesaid, have hereunto set my seal. Given under my hand, &c. Or the Release may be by itself, thus ; to wit. Be it remembered that A. B. of day of S. P. in the - in said county, yeoman, on the in the 57th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George III. came before me S. P. Esq. one of the justices of our said Lord the King assigned to keep the peace within the said county, at the said county, and there remised and freely released to C. D. of- in the said county, yeoman, the surety of the peace [or, good behaviour], by him the said A. B. before me prayed against the said C. D. e Given under my hand &c. Or if it is before another Justice then say, S. P. The surety of the peace [or, good behaviour] which he has against C. D. of in the said county, yeoman. Given under my hand, &c. [The first release should be written under the recognizance, and the justice should sign it; but neither of the releases will discharge the recognizance, or prevent the necessity of appearing at the sessions, by which only it can be legally discharged.] Liberate to discharge one committed for want of Sureties. S. P. Esq. one of the justices of our Lord the King, assigned to keep the peace in the county of, to the Keeper of His Majesty's Gaol at in the said county, greeting. to wit. Forasmuch as A. B. in the prison of our said Lord the King, in your custody now being, at the suit of C. D. of in the said county, yeoman, for the want of his finding sufficient sureties for his personal appearance at the next general quarter sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county, and for his keeping the peace [or, being of the good behaviour] in the mean time towards our said Lord the King and all his liege people, and especially towards C. D. the said A. B. hath found before me sufficient sureties; to wit, E. F. of —, yeoman, and G. H. of -, yeoman, either of which hath undertaken for the said A. B. under the pain of £20.; and he the said A. B. hath undertaken for himself under the pain of £40. that he the said A. B. shall and will personally appear at the next general quarter sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county, and shall well and truly keep the peace [or, be of the good behaviour] in the mean time towards our said Lord the King and all his liege people, and especially towards the said C. D. Therefore on the behalf of our said Lord the King, I do command you that if the said A. B. do remain in the said gaol for the said cause and none other, then you forhear to grieve or detain him any longer, but that you deliver him thence and suffer him to go at large, and that upon the pain which will fall thereon. Given under my hand and seal, at in the said county, the day of in the 57th year of the reign of our said Lord George III. of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland King, &c. S. P. SWEARING. By 19 Geo. II. s. 21, every labourer, common soldier or common seaman convicted of profane swearing, on confession or oath of one witness, before one justice, shall forfeit 1s. other persons under the degree of gentlemen, 2s. and of or above that degree 5s. for second offence double, and third offence treble. s. 1. to go to the poor where the offence is committed. s. 10.-A person swearing in the presence of a justice, he may convict instan ter. s. 2. A constable hearing a person swear, may (if the party is unknown to him) convey him before the next justice, who may convict him upon the constable's oath; but if known, the constable must lay an information. s. 3.-If the penalties are not paid on conviction, the justice may commit to hard labour in the house of correction for ten days. §. 4.— The charges of conviction to be paid by the of fender. s. 10. but not more than 1s. for the information, summons and conviction; and if not paid, he may be further committed for six days. Ibid.Soldier or seaman not paying penalty and costs, to be put in the stocks one hour for each offence; and for a number of offences committed at the same time for two hours. s. 5.-Conviction not removable; a justice omitting his duty to forfeit £5. half to the poor and half to the party suing; s. 6. A constable omitting his duty, to forfeit 40s. on conviction on oath of one witness before one justice, to be levied by distress; and in default, he may be committed to hard labour for one month to the house of correction; half of the penalty to the informer. s. 7.—The act to be publicly read four times a year, by the minister of every church or chapel, on pain of £5. to be levied by distress, by warrant of one justice. s. 13.-No person to be prosecuted, unless information be laid within eight days after the offence committed. s. 12. Information for Swearing. to wit. The information of A. B. of county aforesaid, yeoman, made on oath this day of in the in the year of our Lord 1817, before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, who saith, that on the - day of the parish of now last past, at in in the said county, yeoman, swear one profane oath [or, curse one profane curse] in these words, to wit, [state the particular words.] Summons thereon. To the Constable of in to wit. Whereas information hath this day been made before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, upon the oath of A. B. of yeoman, that on the day of, he heard C. D. of in the said county, yeoman, at in the parish of the said county, swear one profane oath [or, curse one profane curse]. These are therefore to command you to cause the said C. D. forthwith to appear before me to answer the premises, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal, at in the said county, this day of day of, in the year of our Lord 1817. S. P. |
