to the churchwardens and overseers of the said parish of on the account aforesaid; And therefore the said A. B. prays me the said justice, that the said C. D. may be brought before me or some other of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of to answer the premises and to make his defence thereon. Taken before me, T. C. Summons thereon. To the Constable of to wit. Whereas information and complaint upor oath hath been made before me J. C. Esq. [state the substance of the information]: Now I do hereby command you that you duly summon the said C. D. to appear before me on the day of next, at in the county aforesaid, at the hour of in the forenoon, to answer the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal &c. Commitment thereon. to wit. To the Constable of the parish of, and also to the Keeper of theat, in the county aforesaid. [First recite the information and summons thereon]. And whereas the said C. D. [these words are left out if the party appear], being first duly summoned [or, and whereas the said C. D. having been thereupon duly summoned, doth not appear before me &c.] now appears before me the said justice to answer unto the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law; and it appeareth unto me the said justice, as well on the oath of the said A. B. as otherwise, that the said sum of ― is now due and owing from the said C.D. to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of -, on the account aforesaid. But the said C. D. being called upon by me the said justice, to shew cause why the said sum is so unpaid, doth not shew to me any reasonable or suffi¬ cient cause for the same; I the said justice do therefore order and adjudge that he the said C.D. is guilty of the offence afore→ said, and that for his offence aforesaid he be committed, and he is accordingly by me hereby committed to the public house of correction [or the common gaol] of the said county of. to be kept there to hard labour for the space of three months, unless he the said C. D. shall, before the expiration of the said three months, pay, or cause to be paid to one of the overseers of the poor of the parish of the said sum of money so due and unpaid as aforesaid; And I do hereby charge and command you the said constable forthwith to take and convey the said C. D. to the public house of correction [or as the case may be] at in the said county of- -, and there deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this precept. And I do hereby also command you the said keeper of the said public house of correction to receive the said C. D. into your custody in the said house, and him there safely to keep to hard labour for the space of three months, unless he the said C. D. shall before the expiration of the said three months pay, or cause to be paid to one of the overseers of the parish of on whose behalf the aforesaid complaint has been made, the said sum so due and unpaid as aforesaid. Given under &c. Condition of a Recognizance to be taken to appear at the next Sessions, after the Order of Filiation not performed. Whereas by an order under the hands and seals of us, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, one whereof is of the quorum, and both of us residing within (or near unto) the limits of the parish church of in the said county, A. B. of, is adjudged to be the reputed father of a [female] bastard, lately born of the body of C. D. of, single woman, at in the parish of And whereas it was in and by such order ordered, [state the particulars of the order]. And whereas the said A. B. hath not observed or performed the said order. The CONDITION therefore of this recognizance is such, That if the abovebounden A. B. shall observe and perform the said order, or shall personally appear at the next general sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county, and shall then and there abide such order as shall be then made by the court concerning such bastard child, if any such order shall be then made; and if no such order shall be then made by the said court, if the said A. B. do and shall perform the order already by us made as aforesaid, then this recognizance to be void. Warrant to seize the Goods, &c. of the Father of a Bastard, under 13 and 14 Car. II. c. 12. To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of in the said county of to wit. Whereas B. C. and E. W. churchwardens, and L. L. and F. M. overseers of the poor of the said parish, have made complaint unto us, W. S. and J. C. Esquires, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, one whereof is of the quorum, that C. D. late of the said parish of ——, hath run away from the said parish of ——, and that the place of his abode cannot be discovered, and that the said C. D. hath left his male bastard child, agedyears, and born within the said parish of chargeable to the said parish, although the said C. D. hath an estate, consisting of [as the fact is], situate at, sufficient to discharge such parish from the maintenance of the said bastard child. And whereas we the said justices have duly examined into the cause and circumstances of the said complaint, as well upon oath as otherwise, and it doth appear to us, and we do adjudge that the said complaint is true; and we also adjudge him the said C. D. to be the reputed father of the said bastard child; These are therefore to authorize you the said churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of, to take and seize so much of the goods and chattels, and to receive so much of the annual rents and profits of the said lands of the said C. D. situate at aforesaid, as shall amount to, or be sufficient to raise and pay the sum of £, which we do hereby appoint and order you to receive towards the discharge of the said parish, and for the bringing up and providing for the said bastard child; and you are hereby required to attend at the next general quarter sessions of the peace to be holden at the Sessions House at in and for the said county of, in order that the present order may be then and there confirmed, according to the statute in that behalf made and provided. Given &c. BAWDY-HOUSE. Keeping a bawdy-house is an indictable offence, and the constable, on notice or oath of two inhabitants before a justice of the peace, of persons keeping a bawdy-house, shall prosecute; the charges of which shall be borne by the parish, and £10. on · conviction shall be paid to the informers by the overseers, on pain of forfeiting double; and the persons keeping such houses (the manager to be so deemed) shall be bound over to the sessions. Constable neglecting his duty to be fined £20. Inhabitants may be witnesses, and no indictment to be moved by certiorari. 23 Geo. II. c. 36, made perpetual by 28 Geo. II. c. 19. Warrant to apprehend the Keeper of a Bawdy-House. To the Constable of to wit. Whereas C. D. and E. F. two inhabitant householders of the parish of in the said county, have this day severally made complaint upon oath, before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for the said county, that G. H. of the said parish, keeps a house of ill-fame, and that lewd women frequently resort thither with men of dissolute lives, to the great scandal of the neighbourhood, the encouragement of vice and debauchery, and against the King's peace; These are, therefore, in His Majesty's name, to command you to bring the said G. H. before me at on -- the next, at day of noon, to answer to the and E. F. and to be further Given under my hand and seal, BENCH WARRANT Is granted by the justices at the quarter sessions to apprehend a party against whom a true bill is found, to compel him to give bail to appear and plead to the indictment. Upon the party being taken, he may give recognizance to any magistrate who will grant a supersedeas; but it is proper that the magistrate should be satisfied of the sufficiency of the bail; if not, he may require notice (at least twenty-four hours) to be given to the prosecutor, of their names and additions, and when, where, and before whom the bail is intended to be put in, to give the prosecutor an opportunity of opposing them if necessary.-See title Bail. Form of a Bench Warrant. To all Constables and other Peace Officers within the county and to every of them. of to wit. These are to will and require, and in His Majesty's name to command you, upon sight hereof, to bring before us His Majesty's justices of the peace for the county aforesaid, at the general quarter sessions of the peace now holden at in and for the said county, the body of A. B. who stands indicted before us, at this same sessions, for an assault, if the court shall be then and there sitting; or if not, before us or some other of His Majesty's justices of the peace of the same county, to find sufficient sureties for his personal appearance at this present sessions, to answer the said indictment; and if he cannot be taken during the present sessions, that then as soon after as he shall be taken, you bring or cause him to be brought before us, or some or one of us, or before some other of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said |