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the said A. O. to appear before me on the

at

day of nert ensuing, at the hour of — in the forenoon of the same day in the said county of -to answer the matter of complaint contained in the said information, and to shew cause, if any you have, why you should not be convicted of the said offence charged in the said information; and 1 do authorize you the said constable to serve this my summons, and do require you to attend me at the time and place last above mentioned, then and there to make a return to me of the execution of this summons. Herein fail you not. Given under my hand and seal at in the said county, the

day of

----.

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and For a Form of Conviction on Stat. 11 & 12 W. 3. c. 15. for selling Ale or Beer in Vessels not sized, nor signed, stamped, or marked to be according to the Standard of the Exchequer, see the General Form in title Conviction.

State 1st, The Information. 2dly, The Summons. 3dly, The Appearance or otherwise of the Defendant. 4thly, His Plea. 5thly, The Proofs in support of the Charge. 6thly, The Defence; and finally, the Judgment.

R. Warrant to levy the Penalty for selling Ale in a Vessel not signed, stamped, or marked on 11 & 12 W. 3. c. 15.

County of }To the constable of

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WHEREAS A. O. of in the parish of and county of

aforesaid, alehouse keeper, hath this day been duly convicted before me J. P. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace, in and for the said county, on the oath of A. W. a credible witness, of retailing, uttering, and selling ale or beer, on the day of

house at

in his

aforesaid, in a vessel made of earth, wood, &c. [as the case may be] which vessel was not of the content of a full ale quart (or ale pint) according to the standard of the exchequer, nor signed, stamped, or marked, to be of the content of the full ale quart (or ale pint) according to the said standard, nor in proportion thereunto, whereby the said A. O. hath forfeited a sum not exceeding 40s." nor less than 10s., one half part thereof to the use of the poor of the parish of - aforesaid, and the other half part to A. I. who prosecutes for the same: Now I do hereby adjudge the said A. O. to have forfeited 20s. for his said offence; and I do hereby impower and require you to distrain the goods and chattels of the said A. O. wheresoever they may be found within my jurisdiction, and on the said goods and chattels so distrained, to levy the said sum of 20s., and if within the space of (not less than four nor more than eight days) next after such distress by you made, the said sum of 20s. together with the reaonable charges of keeping the said distress, (to be allowed by me the said justice) shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained as aforesaid, and out of the money arising by such sale that you do pay one half part of the said forfeiture to the overseers of the poor of the said parish, for the use of the poor there, and the other half part to A. I. who prosecutes for the same as aforesaid, rendering the overplus, if any shall be after deducting thereout the reasonable charges, to the said A. O. Given under my hand and seal the day of · in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and··

S. Conviction on view by a Justice, for suffering Tippling in his House, contrary to 1 Jac. c. 9. Glamorgan. BE it remembered, that on the 14th day of October, in the 16th year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the third, by the grace of God, &c. and in the year of our Lord 1776, T. Johns, keeper of the alehouse called and known by the name of the Cross-Keys, in the town of L. in the parish of L. in the said county of Glamorgan, is, to wit, on this 14th day of October aforesaid, at L. aforesaid, found by me R. Richards, clerk, one of the justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace of our said lord the king in and for the said county, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanors done and committed in the said county, upon my view, permitting and suffering the following persons, to wit, A. B. C. D. &c. to remain and continue drinking or tippling in his said alehouse, between the hours of eleven and twelve in the evening of this 14th day of October, against the form of the statute in that case made and provided, they the said persons not being invited, nor either of them being invited, by any traveller, and accompanying him only during his necessary abode there, and neither of them being a labouring or handicraftsman at his dinmer, and neither of them being a labourer or workman who, for the following his work in the said town of L. sojourns, lodges, or victuals in the said alehouse, and neither of them being at the time for urgent and necessary occasions allowed by two of his majesty's justices of peace to tipple there; and the said T. Johns being now on the aforesaid day before me the said justice, and by me charged with the said offence, the said T. Johns is asked by me why he doth permit or suffer the persons aforesaid to continue drinking or tippling in his said alehouse, but the said T. Johns hath nothing to say, nor can he say any thing in his own defence, touching or concerning the premises, and thereupon the aforesaid T. Johns, on this 14th day of October, in the 16th year of the reign of our said sovereign the king, before me the said justice, on my view, according to the form of the statute aforesaid, is convicted, and for his offence aforesaid hath forfeited the sum of 10s. of lawful money of Great Britain, to the use of the poor of the said parish of L. in the said county of Glamorgan. In witness whereof I the said justice to this present record of conviction aforesaid, have set my hand and seal at L. aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, the day and year first above written.

R.R. (L. S.)

This conviction was removed by certiorari, and affirmed by rule of court, East. T. 17 Geo. 3. Paley, 30.

T. Information on Drunkenness; on the 4 J. c. 5. and 21 J. c. 7.

Westmorland.

THAT A. O. of · day of

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in the county aforesaid, labourer, on the in the year aforesaid, at the parish of in the said county, was drunk; contrary to the statutes in

such case made: And thereupon he the said A. I. prayeth that he the said A. O. may forfeit the sum of 5s. to the use of the poor of the said parish, as by the said statutes is required.

Before me

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A. I.

FORASMUCH as information upon oath hath been made before me J. P. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, that A. O. of in the county aforesaid, labourer,

on the

in the year

day ofat the parish of in the county aforesaid, was drunk; contrary to the statutes in such case made: These are therefore to require you to summon the said A. O. to appear before me at

the

day of

in the said county, on to answer unto the said information, and to shew cause why the penalty of 5s. should not be levied on the goods of him the said A. O. for the said offence, and be you then there to certify what you shall have done in the premises. Given under my

hand and seal, the

day of·

in the year

W. For a Form of Conviction, see the general Form, title Conviction. If the Justice convicts on his own view, the Information and Summons are needless, and the Form may be thus:

Westmorland. BE it remembered, that on the

in the year of our Lord

day of at the

parish of- in the county of, I J. P. esquire, one of the justices of our lord the king assigned to keep the peace in and for the said county, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanors in the said county committed, personally saw one A. O. of the parish of aforesaid, labourer, drunk, contrary to the form of the statutes in that case made and provided: Whereupon it is considered and adjudged by me the said justice, that the said A. O. be convicted, and he is by me accordingly hereby convicted of the offence of being drunk, upon my own view as aforesaid, according to the form of the statutes in that case made and provided: And I do hereby adjudge that the said A. O. for the said offence hath forfeited the sum of 5s. to be paid and distributed as the law directs. In witness whereof I the said justice to this present conviction have set my hand and seal, the day and year above written.

X. Warrant to the Churchwardens (if they are not present at the Conviction, or the Offender makes Default by not appearing) to receive the Penalty for Drunkenness; by the 4 J. c. 5. and 21 J. c. 7.

To the churchwardens of the parish of

Westmorland. { in the said county.

FORASMUCH as A. O. of

in the county aforesaid, labourer, is convicted before me J. P. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, for that he the said A. O. on

day of

in the year

at the parish of

the in the said county, was drunk, contrary to the statutes in such case made; whereby he hath forfeited the sum of 5s., to the use of the poor of the said parish: These are therefore to require you to demand and receive of and from him the said A. O. the said sum of 5s., to be by you accounted for to the use aforesaid: And if he shall refuse or neglect to pay the same, by the space of one week after such demand made, that then you certify to me such refusal and neglect, to the end that such proceeding may be had thereupon, as to justice doth appertain. Given under my hand and seal the day of in the

year

Y. Warrant to levy the Penalty of Drunkenness, on Nonpayment; by 4 J. c. 5. and 21 J. c. 7.

Westmorland. { To the constable of

county.

WHEREAS A. O. of

in the parish of county aforesaid, labourer, was on the

convicted before me

in the said

in the

day of

one of his majesty's justices of the

peace for the said county, for that he the said A. O. was on the

day of

-

drunk, at

aforesaid, in the parish and county aforesaid, by which he hath forfeited the sum of 5s. And whereas I the said. did issue my warrant on the to the churchwardens of the parish of

aforesaid,

day of aforesaid, to demand and receive the said sum of 5s. of and from the said A. O. And whereas it duly appears to me, as well on the oath of C. W. churchwarden of the parish of as otherwise, that they the said churchwardens did on the day of demand the said sum of 5s. of and from the said A. O. but that he the said A. O. hath neglected to pay the same as aforesaid, and that the same is not yet paid: These are therefore to command you forthwith to levy the said sum by distraining the goods of him the said A. O. And if within the space of [six] days next after such distress by you taken, the said sum, together with reasonable charges for taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods so by you distrained as aforesaid, and out of the money arising by such sale, that you do pay the said sum of 5s. to the churchwardens of the said parish, for the use of the poor of the said parish, rendering to him the said A. O. the overplus upon demand, the necessary charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress, being first deducted. And if the said A. O. be not able to pay the said sum of 5s. and sufficient distress cannot be found whereon to levy the said sum, that you certify the same to me, together with the return of this warrant. Given under my hand and seal this

day of

Z. Certificate by the Constable of Want of Distress.

Westmorland.

the year

A. C. constable of

maketh oath this

before me the justice within

in the said county, day of mentioned, that he hath

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made diligent search for, but doth not know of, nor can find any

goods of the within-mentioned A. O. whereon to levy the within sum of 5s.

Before me the said justice,

A a.

J. P.

A. C.

Commitment to the Stocks for Drunkenness on Inability to pay the Penalty; on 4 J. c. 5. and 21 J. c. 7. To the constable of

Westmorland. { county.

WHEREAS A. O. of

on the

day of

in the said

in the said county, labourer, was
convicted before me

one

of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, for that he the said A. O. was on the

aforesaid, in the parish of hath forfeited the sum of 5s.

day of

drunk at

in the said county; whereby he And whereas it duly appears to me that the said A. O. is not able to pay the said sum of 5s. These are therefore to require you in his majesty's name, to set him the said A. Ö. in the stocks, there to remain for the space of six hours. Given under my hand and seal the

day of

Aliens.

BY stat. 56 Geo. 3. c. 86. after reciting, that "whereas it is expe- 56 G. 3. c. 86. dient that provision should be made for establishing regu

lations respecting aliens arriving in this kingdom, or resident

clamation, &c.

therein, in certain cases," it is enacted, "That when and so Aliens not deoften as his majesty shall, by his proclamation, or order in council, parting this or order under his sign manual, or the lord lieutenant and privy realm when orcouncil of Ireland, shall by proclamation or by order of council, dered by prodirect, that any alien or aliens who may be within this realm, may be commitor who may hereafter arrive therein, shall depart this realm ted to gaol. within a time limited in any such proclamation or order respectively, and any such alien shall knowingly and wilfully refuse or neglect to pay due obedience to such proclamation or order respectively, or shall be found in this realm, or any part thereof, contrary to such proclamation or order, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for any of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, or the lord lieutenant, &c. of Ireland, or his or their chief secretary, or for any justice of the peace, or for any mayor or chief magistrate of any city or place, to cause every such alien to be arrested, and to be committed to the common gaol of the county or place where he or she shall be so arrested, there to remain without bail or mainprize until he or she shall be taken in charge for the purpose of being sent out of the realm under the authority hereinafter given for that purpose."

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2. Every such alien so knowingly and wilfully refusing or neglecting to pay due obedience to any such proclamation or order as aforesaid, or being found in this realm, or any part thereof, contrary to such proclamation or order, and who shall be

Penalty on

aliens disobeying proclama

tions, &c.

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