especially towards him the said PG.] Within the said JP, at- in the said county, the of our reign. the year day of II. The form of a like warrant in the name of the justice himself. Monmouthshire, reign lord the king, assigned to keep the JP esquire, one of the justices of our sove. to wit. peace within the said county to the sheriff of the said county, to the high constable of the hundred of U in the said county, to the petty constables of the town of U in the said county, and to all other the ministers and officers of our said lord the king within the said county, and to every of them greeting. Foras much as PG, of in the said c county, yeoman, hath per sonally come before me, and taken corporal oath, that he the said P G, is afraid that O O, &c. as before, and hath therefore prayed surety of the peace [or for the good behaviour if so] against him the said O O. These are therefore, on the behalf and in the name of our said lord the king, to command you jointly and severally, that immediately upon the receipt hereof you bring the said O O before me to find surely as well for his personal appearance at the next general quarte sessions of the peace, to be holden at U, in and for the sad county; as also for his keeping the peace [or for his being of the good behaviour, if it is so] in the mean time towards the king and all his liege subjects, and more especially towards the said P G.-Given under my hand and seal at in the the day of year of the reign of our said lord George the third, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, and so forth. III. Or the warrant may be directed to the above-mentioned officers, or to any indifferent person or persons, in the form following: Monmouthshire, to wit. To the constables of, in the said county, and to either of them. Whereas PG, the wife of II G, of your said town, labourer, hath before me JP, esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, required sureties of the peace, [or of the good behaviour] against O Ọ, of your said town, butcher; and withal hath taken her corporal oath before me that she requireth the same,not for any private malice, hatred, or ill will, but merely because she is afraid that the said 00 will beat, [wound, maim, or kill, or burn her house]; or if it be for the good behaviour, because the said 0 0 hath threatened to do some bodily mischief to her the said PG. These are therefore to require you, and in his majesty's name, to charge and command you, that immediately upon sight hereof, you, or some one of you, do bring the said O O before me to find sufficient sureties, as well for his personal appearance at the next general quarter sessions of the peace, to be holden at U, or elsewhere, in and for the said county; as also that he the said O O shall in the mean time keep the peace [or be of good behaviour] as well towards our said lord the king, as towards all his liege people, and more espesially towards the said PG. DATED [or GIVEN under my hand and seal] at in the said county, the day of in the year of the reign of our said lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ire land, king, defender of the faith, and so forth. Whereas P G, of -, in the said county, yeoman, came this day before me J P esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, and hath taken his corporal oath, that O 0 of — -, in the county aforesaid, butcher, hath assaulted, beaten, and wounded him the said P G, and further hath threatened him in such manner that he the said PG is afraid that the said O O will beat, wound, maim or kill him the said P G, or do him some other bodily harm; and thereupon he the said P G hath prayed security of the peace to be had or granted to him against the said OO. These are therefore to will and require you, and in his majesty's name to charge and command you upon sight hereof, to bring the said ✪ ✪ before me, to find sufficient sureties for his personal appearance at the next general quarter sessions, of the pence to be holden at U, in and for the said county, then and there to answer the premises; and in the mean time that he the said 00 keep the peace [or be of the good behaviour towards our said lord the king, and all his licge people, and more especially towards the said P G. Given under my hand and seal at U, in the said county, the → day of in the year of the reign of our lord George the third, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and so forth. The preceding warrants, which are taken from Dalton, are grounded upon the justice's authority, by virtue of the commission of the peace; but the following Warrant for the good behaviour only, also agreeable to Dalton's precedents, is formed on the stat. 31 Ed. 3. c. 1*. Monmouthshire, JP esquire, and SJ esquire, justices of our sovereign the king assigned to keep the peace within the said county.-Ta the sheriff, &c. [as in the other warrants] greeting. Whereas to wit, * See page 722 supra. we are given to understand by the information, complaint, and testimony of sundry credible persons, that O O, late of —, in the county aforesaid, yeoman, is not of good name or fame, nor of honest conversation, but an evil doer, a rioter, barretor, and common disturber of the peace of our said lord the king: Therefore, on the behalf of our said lord the king, we command you, and every of you, that you omit not, by reason of any liberty within the county aforesaid, but that you take the aforesaid O O, if he can be found in the county aforesaid, and safely keep him, so that you may bring him before us, or others our fellows, justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace, as soon as he can be taken [or before the justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace within the county aforesaid, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanours in the said county committed, at the next general quarter sessions of the peace, to be holden in and for the said county, to find them before us [or before the said justices] sufficient surety and mainprise of their good behaviour towards our said lord the king and all his people, according to the form of the sta tute in that behalf made and provided; and this you shall in nowise omit, under the pain that will thereon ensue. Given under our hands and seals at in the county aforesaid, the day of in the year of the reign of our said lord George the third by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith and so forth. IV. The form of a recognizance for the peace or good be haviour. Monmouthshire, Be it remembered, that on the Jof — in the day year of to wit. the reign of our sovereign lord George the third, by the grott of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and so forth, O O of in the said coun. ty, cordwainer, F S of the same place, taylor, and S S of the same place, mason, came before me J P esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, and acknowledged themselves to owe to our said lord the king, to wit, the said O O the sum of twenty pounds, the said F S the said sum of ten pounds, and the said S S the sum of ten pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said lord the king, his heirs and suc◄ cessors, if he the said ○ ○ shall fail in performing the condi tion hercon indorsed [or underwritten, if it is so] The condition of this recognizance is such, that if the within [or above] bounden 0 0 do and shall personally appear at the next general quarter sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the county aforesaid, to do and receive what shall then and there be injoined him by the court, and in the mean time shall keep the peace [or be of the good behaviour] towards the king and all his liege people, and especially towards PG of in the said county, yeoman, then the said recognizance shall be void, or else remain in its full force. V. The form of a warrant of commitment for want of sure Monmouthshire, to wit. ties. To the constable of keeper of the county gaol at and to the Whereas OO, of in the said county, cordwainer, is now brought before me JP esquire, one of his majesty's jus tices of the peace in and for the said county, and required to find sufficient sureties to be bound with him in a recognizance for his personal appearance at the next general quarter sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county, and in the mean time to keep the peace [or be of the good behaviour] towards our said lord the king, and all his liege people, and more especially towards P G, ofin the said county, yeoman: And whereas he the said O O hath refused, and doth now refuse, or hath neglected, and doth now neglect, before me to find such sureties: These are therefore to authorize and require, and in his majesty's name to charge and command you the said constable forthwith to convey the said ✪ ✪ to the common gaol of our said lord the king [or to the house of correction] at M in the said county, and to deliver him to the keeper thereof there, together with this precept: And I do hereby charge und command you the said keeper to receive the said 0 0 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 at in the said county, the day of in the year of the reign of our said lord George the third, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, &c. VI. The form of a supersedeas. Monmouthshire 1 JP esquire, one of his majesty's justices of to wit. J the peace in and for the said county, to the sheriff, bailiff, constables, and other the faithful ministers and subjects of our said lord the king, within the said county, and to every of them greeting: Whereas 00 of County, yeoman, hath personally come before me at the said county, and hath found sufficient surety, that is to say, in the said in FS of and SS of -; each of which hath under. taken for the said O 0, under the pain of twenty pounds, and he the said O O hath undertaken for himself, under the pain of forty pounds, that he the said O O shall personally be and 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 injoined 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 P G of These are therefore in his majesty's name, to command and strictly enjoin you, and every of you, that you utterly forbear and surceas to arrest, take, imprison, or otherwise by any means for the said cause to molest the said 00; and if you have for the sand cause, and for none other, taken or imprisoned him the said ( O, that then him you deliver, or cause to be delivered and set at liberty without further delay. Given at in the county aforesaid, under my hand and seal, this day of -- in the George the third, &c. aforesaid, year of the reign of our said tord VII. The form of a release of the surety for the peace or good behaviour, may be to the following effect*: Monmouthshire, Be it } to wit. day Be it remembered, that on the of- - the above [or within men. tioned P G hath come before me the above [or within] named justice, and freely and as much as in him lieth, remised and rt. leased the above [or within] security of the peace granted before me against the above [or within] named OO. Acknowledged before me PG. this day of J P. to wit. Or if the release is by itself, thus ; } Monmouthshire, Be it remembered, that P G of the said county, yeoman, on the year of the reign of day of in the came before me J Pesquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, at in the said county, and then and there, so far as in his power lieth, remised and released * This release does neither discharge the recognizance nor the obligation of appearing; but the party must appear according to the condition. |