vouring to avoid "a great evil." No penal enactment, howver, has been the sufferer by this proceeding; and, upon the whole, I am inclined to hope, that nothing material will be found to have been omitted or abridged. Where clauses are abridged, they are included in brackets; the other enactments remain word for word as they stand in Mr. Ruffhead's Edition of the Statutes at Large; except that occasionally, for reasons which will be obvious to the reader, the word "and" is omitted at the beginning of a section. The arrangement of the work, though utterly unscientifick, will, I trust, be found conducive to the main object which I have had in view,—namely, practical utility and convenience. With regard to the notes, I have nothing further to observe, than that the general plan of each note is, first, to point out such alterations in the criminal law as may have been effected by the statute to which it is annexed; secondly, to state the general rules, as to the indictment for the offence comprised in that statute; and, thirdly, to give a general view of the circumstances necessary to complete the offence. I have not, however, adhered rigidly to these rules, where manifest convenience invited me to adopt a different course. Such is the general outline of a work to which I have devoted considerable time and trouble. Whether it will be useful in its generation, is a point for others to decide, and for time and experience to demonstrate. I cannot conclude these observations without returning my best thanks to those friends who have lent me their valuable assistance in drawing up the Index, and passing the book through the press. Old Square, Lincoln's Inn, July 14, 1828. TABLE OF STATUTES. 9 Hen. 3, c. 15. Making of Bridges and Banks 3 Ed. 1, c. 3. No Penalty for an Escape before it be adjudged PAGE 454 - 121 - 386 3 Ed. 1, c. 9. All Men shall be ready to pursue Felons 13 Ed. 1, st. 1, c. 30. The Authority of Justices of Nisi 13 Ed. 1, c. 49. The Penalty for buying the Title of Land depending in Suit; a Remedy for Suits where the Law faileth 49 264 27 Ed. 1, st. 1, c. 3. Justices of Assize shall be of GaolDelivery, who shall punish Officers bailing such as are not bailable 28 Ed. 1, st. 3, c. 20. Vessels of Gold shall be essayed, touched, and marked; the King's Prerogative shall be saved 33 Ed. 1, st. 3. The Punishment of such as commit Champerty 265 55 51 1 Ed. 3, st. 2, c. 16. Who shall be assigned Justices and Keepers of the Peace 1 Ed. 2, st. 2. In what case it is Felony to break Prison, in what not 2 Ed. 3, c. 2. In what Cases only Pardon of Felony shall be granted; who shall be Justices of Assize, &c. 2 Ed. 3, c. 3. No man shall come before the Justices or go or ride armed 4 Ed. 3, c. 2. The Authority of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, and of the Peace 5 Ed. 3, c. 8. The Marshals of the King's Bench shall not bail Felons 18 Ed. 3, st. 2, c. 2. Justices of Peace shall be appointed, and their Authority A 267 121 273 20 Ed. 3, c. 3. Justices of Gaol Delivery, &c. and their As- PAGE - 268 20 Ed. 3, c. 6. Justices of Assize shall inquire of and punish the Misdemeanor of Officers and other Offenders 25 Ed. 3, st. 5, c. 2. A Declaration which Offences shall be 25 Ed. 3, st. 5, c. 4. None shall be condemned upon Sug- gestion, without lawful Presentment 25 Ed. 3, st. 5, c. 14. What Process shall be awarded against - 31 Ed. 3, c. 14. How Escapes of Felons, Chattels of Felons and Fugitives, shall be levied 5 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 8. The Penalty where any doth enter into 6 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 5. Justices of Assize, &c., shall hold their 7 Ric. 2, c. 13. No Man shall ride in Harness within the 8 Ric. 2, c. 2. No Man of Law shall be Justice of Assize, or 11 Ric. 2, c. 11. The keeping of Assizes in good Towns, 13 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 7. What Sort of Persons shall be Justices None shall obtain Offices by Suit, or for 4 Hen. 4, c. 5. Every Sheriff shall in Person continue his Bailiwick, and shall not let it 2 Hen. 5, st. 1, c. 4. What Justices of the Peace must be re- any Person indicted in the King's Bench shall be return- Process awarded against those which, dwell- Countries, be indicted or appealed What Process shall be awarded upon an Justices of Nisi Prius may give Judgment of 514 137 514 516 a Man attainted or acquitted of Felony 9 Hen. 7, c. 1. The Authority of the Court of Star Chamber; where One Inquest shall inquire of the concealment of another; a Coroner's Duty after a Murder committed; a Justice of Peace shall certify his Recognizances, &c. - 386 The Bill concerning Councils in Wales - 573 The Bill of Bracery and Buying of Titles 51-365 An Act for the Trial of Treasons committed 1 Ed. 6, c. 1. An Act against such as shall unreverently 399 - 238 1 Ed. 6, c. 7. The Continuation of Actions after the Death of 1 Ed. 6, c. 12. An Act for the Repeal of certain Statutes con- 5 & 6 Ed. 6, c. 11. An Act for the Punishment of divers 343 272 239 1 Mary, sess. 1, c. 1. An Act repealing and taking away cer. tain Treasons, Felonies, and Cases of Premunire 1 Mary, sess. 2, c. 3. An Act against Offenders of Preachers and other Ministers in the Church 1 Mary, sess. 2, c. 6. An Act, that the counterfeiting of strange Coins, being current within this Realm, the Queen's 1 & 2 P. & M. c. 10. An Act whereby certain Offences be 1 P. & M. c. 11. An Act for the Punishment of the bringing 1 Elis. c. 2. An Act for the Uniformity of Common Prayer 5 Eliz. c. 1. An Act for the Assurance of the Queen's 5 Elis. c. 11. An Act against the Chipping, Washing, Round- 14 Eliz. c. 3. An Act against the Forging and Counterfeiting of Foreign Coin, being not current within this Realm 18 Eliz. c. 1. An Act against the diminishing and impairing of the Queen's Majesty's Coin, and other Coins current 468 61 31 Eliz. c. 5. An Act concerning Informers 31 Eliz. c. 11. An Act of Explanation or Declaration of the 3 Jac. 1, c. 4. An Act for the better discovering and repress- 3 Jac. 1, c. 10. An Act for the rating and levying of the Charges for conveying Malefactors and Offenders to the 21 Jac. 1, c. 8. An Act to prevent and punish the Abuses in procuring Process and Supersedeas of the Peace and good Behaviour, and of his Majesty's Courts at Westminster, and to prevent the Abuses in procuring Writs of Certiorari out of the said Courts, for the removing of Indictments 43 21 Jac. 1, c. 15. An Act to enable Judges and Justices of the Peace to give Restitution of Possession in certain Cases 140 21 Juc. 1, c. 26. An Act against such as shall levy any Fine, 1 Car. 1, c. 1. An Act for punishing divers Abuses committed 3 Car. 1, c. 1. An Act for the further Reformation of sundry |