353. Shooting at Boats, &c. within One Hundred Leagues]—on the 16 & 17 Vict. high seas, and within one hundred leagues of a certain part of the c. 107, s. 249. coast of the united kingdom, called to wit, at the parish of aforesaid, did feloniously and maliciously shoot at and upon a certain vessel [or boat] belonging to her Majesty's navy [or in the service of the revenue], the said vessel [or boat] being then on the high seas as aforesaid, contrary, &c. [as in No. 350.] 354. Shooting at or Wounding Officers, &c.]—did maliciously and Id. feloniously shoot and discharge at [or maim, or wound] one C. D., the said C. D. being then an officer of the navy [or army, or marines, or of the customs, and in the due execution of his office and duty as such officer then being], with a certain pistol then loaded with gunpowder and one leaden bullet, which he the said A. B. in his right hand then had and held, contrary, &c. [as in No. 350]. 355. In Company with more than Four others with Smuggled Id. s. 250. Goods]-being then in company with divers other persons unknown to the number of [more than] five, then and there was found feloniously with certain goods, to wit, —, then liable to forfeiture under and by virtue of the statute in that behalf, contrary, &c. [as in No. 350]. 356. In Company with one other Person with Goods, and armed or Id. disguised]-being then in company with divers other persons unknown [or with one other person unknown] within five miles of the sea coast [or or a certain navigable river called the Fal], was there found feloniously with certain goods liable to forfeiture by and under the laws relating to the revenue of the customs, and then carrying certain offensive arms [or a certain offensive weapon], to wit, [or being then disguised, to wit, with a faces blackened], contrary, &c. [as in No. 350]. or having their 357. Assaulting or opposing Officers on Duty]-did unlawfully by Id. s. 251. force [or violence] assault, [or resist, or obstruct], one [or the said] C. D., the said C. D. being then an officer of the customs [or army, or navy, or marines], and duly employed for the prevention of smuggling, and in the due execution of his office and duty as such officer then being, contrary, &c. [as in No. 350]. 358. The like, while searching for Goods]-being then armed with 7 & 8 Geo. 4, a certain offensive weapon, to wit, a, did unlawfully assault one c. 53, ss. 40, 43. C. D., then being a revenue officer and then searching for certain goods forfeited under or by virtue of the statute in that behalf, to wit, in a certain dwelling-house of the said A. B. [or as the case may be] there situate, [or then seizing a certain cart then conveying certain goods, to forfeited under or by virtue of the statute in that wit, behalf], and in the due execution of his duty as such officer, contrary, &c. (Vide tit. "Assaults," ante, p. 299, form No. 54.) 9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 15. Id. 7 Will. 4 & 1 SODOMY. 359. With Mankind-did feloniously, wickedly, and against the order of nature, carnally know one C. D., and then and there with the said C. D. feloniously did commit and perpetrate the abominable crime of buggery, against the peace, &c. For an attempt, see form No. 52, title " Assaults,” p. 299.) 360. With an Animal]—did feloniously, wickedly, and against the order of nature, carnally know a certain cow [or ass, or as the case may be] then and there being, and then and there with the said cow feloniously did commit and perpetrate the abominable crime of buggery, against the peace, &c. 361. Accusing or threatening to accuse thereof, with a view to Vict. c. 87, s. 4. extort Money and thereby extorting same]-did feloniously accuse one [or the said] C. D. [or threaten one C. D. to accuse him], of having committed [or attempted, or endeavoured, or solicited the said A. B., or E. F. to commit, or permit, or assaulted one E. F. with intent to commit] the abominable crime of buggery with him the said A. B. [or with one E. F., or a certain cow, or as the case may be], with a view and intent then and thereby to extort and gain from the said C. D. some property, and the said A. B. by intimidating the said C. D. by the said accusation [or threat] did then feloniously extort and gain from the said C. D. certain money, to the amount of contrary, &c. (See tit. "Accusing," ante, p. 292, where no money extorted.) Com. Law. SOLICITING TO THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENCE. 362. Where the Offence solicited not committed]-did falsely, wickedly and unlawfully solicit and incite one E. F. to [here state the felony or misdemeanor solicited], against the peace, &c." 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 18, ss. 1, 3. SPRING GUNS AND MAN TRAPS. 363. Setting or permitting same upon Premises]- did unlawfully set and place [or cause to be set and placed], [or unlawfully, knowingly and wilfully permit to remain set], in a certain garden there situate, a certain spring gun [or man trap, or engine, to wit, a- -], with intent that the same spring gun [or as the case may be] should destroy or inflict grievous bodily harm upon a trespasser or other person who should come in contact therewith, contrary, &c. 1 Geo. 4, c. 4. STAGE COACHES. 364. Furiously driving and injuring Person]-then being a coachman and having charge of a certain public carriage, called an omnibus [or as the case may be], carrying passengers for hire, the same not being a hackney coach, did then and there by wantonly [or furiously] driving the same [or by racing with another such carriage, or by certain misconduct, to wit, -1,* overturn the said public carriage, by reason whereof one C. D., who was then a passenger in the same, was thereby maimed [or greatly injured], [or from the asterisk* say, run at and against one C. D. then being on the Queen's highway, or on the side of the Queen's highway, there situate, and thereby maiming [or greatly injuring] the said C. D.], contrary, &c. STOCKING FRAMES. 365. Selling or disposing of hired Stocking Frame, &c.]-then being 28 Geo. 3, c. 55, a framework knitter, renting a certain stocking frame [if so, and the ss. 2, 3. machine employed therewith, called a -,] of one [or the said] C. D., did unlawfully sell [or dispose of] the said stocking frame [and machine] to one E. F. without the consent of the said C. D., then being the owner thereof, contrary, &c. 366. Receiving or purchasing same]-did unlawfully and wilfully Id. receive [or purchase] of one E. F. a certain stocking frame [or machine employed and let with a certain stocking frame], heretofore let by one [or the said] C. D., the owner thereof, to and rented by the said E. F., he the said A. B. then well knowing that the said stocking frame [or machine] to have been so lent to and rented by the said E. F. aforesaid, contrary, &c. SUBSEQUENT FELONY. Vide form No. 240, tit. "Larceny," ante, p. 329. SUICIDE. 367. Attempting to commit, by Poison]-did unlawfally take a cer- Com. Law. tain quantity of a certain deadly poison [or destructive thing] called with intent then and thereby feloniously to kill and murder himself, against the peace, &c. 368. The like, by stabbing, &c.]-did unlawfully stab, cut and wound Id. himself with a certain knife [or shoot with a certain pistol loaded with powder and divers leaden shot at and against himself], with intent, &c. [as in No. 367]. 369. The like, by drowning]-did unlawfully cast and throw himself Id. into a certain river [or pond] of water, called with intent, &c. [as in No. 367]. TREASON. 370. Did maliciously and traitorously compass, imagine, devise and 36 Geo. 3, c. 7, intend to depose our lady Queen Victoria from the regal state, title, s. 1; 57 Geo. 3, power and government of this realm, and from the style, honour and c. 6; and 11 kingly name of the imperial crown thereof, and to bring and put our Vict. c. 12, s. 3. said lady the Queen to death [or as the case may be], contrary, &c. 371. Did maliciously and traitorously compass, imagine, invent, Id. devise and intend the death and destruction of our sovereign lady the Queen, contrary, &c. PART III. OTHER PROCEEDINGS OUT OF SESSIONS. CHAPTER I. FORMS FOR USE IN SPECIAL SESSIONS MATTERS. OUTLINES OF GENERAL FORMS FOR CONVENING SPECIAL SESSIONS. 1. Justices' Precept to High Constable. To Mr. W. Y. high constable of the hundred of C., in the division of N., in the said county. County of C. We, whose names are hereunto subscribed and seals to wit. affixed, being two [or the majority] of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of C., acting within and for the division of N. aforesaid, do hereby require you forthwith [or as the statute may require], on receipt hereof, to issue your warrant [or precept] to the petty constables [or surveyors of the highways, or as the case may be] of each of the several parishes within your said hundred, in the form sent herewith. Given under our hands and seals this day of- A.D. 185-, at a petty [or special] sessions held in and for the aforesaid division. J. S. (L.S.) J. L. (L.S.) 2. High Constable's Warrant to Petty Constables (referred to in the (Form No. 1). To the petty constables and other peace officers [or surveyors of the highways, or as the case may be], of the parish of in the hundred of C., in the division of N., in the said county, and to each of them. } County of C. By virtue of a precept under the hands of two [or to wit. the majority of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of C., acting within and for the division of N. aforesaid, present at a petty [or special] sessions for the said division, held in and for the said division, on the day of instant, to me directed, I do hereby order* [Here insert the special matters required to be done, as in the Forms hereafter given under the various titles.] Dated the day of A.D. 185-. W. Y. High Constable for the hundred of C. O. F. in the division of N. A A |