in the county of

in the

shop

keeper, hath this day made complaint on oath before me, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, for that late of the parish of in the said county of

labourer, on the

year of our Lord

day of

instant [or, last] in the unlawfully and against the peace did wilfully [or, maliciously, as the case is] break divers glass windows of the dwelling-house of him the said

at the parish of

situated

aforesaid, in the said county. These are therefore to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before me the body of the said

to answer the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal, &c.

TURNIPS, &c.

No. 1. Information against an Offender for stealing Cabbages, under 42 Geo. 3. c. 67.

The information and complaint of

County of

in the said county

to wit.

me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices

of the peace in and for the said county, the

and

day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred

the

at

Who says, that on day of instant, a certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbage plants were wilfully torn from the stalks where they were growing in the grounds of the said in the parish of in the said county, and from thence stolen and taken away by of in the said county, [labourer] and of in the said county, [cordwainer]. And whereas of in the said county, [labourer] a credible witness makes oath before me the said justice of the peace, that on

instant, he the said

grounds of the said at

the said county, and then and there wilfully tear from the stalks

a

where they were growing in the grounds of the said certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbages, and the same take and carry away, he the said therefore prays that justice may be done in the premises.

Before me,

No. 2. Warrant or Summons on the above Information.

County of

1}

Whereas information and complaint upon oath have been made before me, W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by in the county

to wit.

that on the

of

day of

cer

aforesaid, tain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbage plants, [or other vegetables, as the case may be,] were wilfully torn from the stalks where they were growing, in the grounds of the said in the parish of in the said county,

at

and from thence stolen and taken away by

of

in the said county
you to apprehend the said
him] to bring before me at the said county, on

: These are therefore to require
and
and them [or

day of

at the hour of

the

in the forenoon, to ancomplaint, and to be furHerein fail not.

in the said county,

one thousand eight hundred and

No. 3. Conviction, under 13 Geo. 3. c. 32. s. 5.

twenty

me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the county of [specifying the offence, and time and place when and where the same was committed, as the case may be.] Given under my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.

No. 4. Commitment thereupon.

in the said county,

and to the keeper of the house of correction in the said county.

in the said county, yeoman, on

the

day of

that on

instant, did exhibit on oath be

the

fore me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, a complaint in writing signed by him the said day of instant, a certain quantity of cabbages and heads of cabbageplants were wilfully torn from the stalks where they were growing on the grounds of the said at in the parish

of

taken away by

and

of

in the said county, and from thence stolen and in the said county, labourer, in the county aforesaid, cordwainer:

of

And whereas on the said

day of

instant,

of
did make oath before me the said justice, that on

in the said county, labourer, a credible witness,

said

day of

and

instant, he the said
in the grounds of the said

aforesaid, in the parish of

then and there wilfully tear from the growing in the grounds of the said

the

saw the

at

in the said county,

stalks where they were a certain quantity of

cabbages and heads of cabbages, and the same take and carry and being now brought

away: And whereas the said

and

before me, have not been able to clear themselves from the said charge, but on the contrary the said [or as it may be,] have made due proof thereof upon oath, and thereupon the said have been by me convicted of

and

so stealing and taking away the said cabbages as aforesaid, and ordered to pay the sum of each, to be distributed between the said

the owner of the cabbages, and the

overseer of the poor of the parish of

where the said

offence was committed: And whereas the said and have made default of payment of the said sum so ordered to be paid as aforesaid, I do therefore hereby require you the said aforesaid, to convey the said

constable of

and

to the house of correction aforesaid, and to deliver them to the keeper thereof, together with this warrant; And I do hereby command you the said keeper to receive them into your custody into the said house of correction, there to be kept to hard labour [if the conviction be on the 13 Geo. 3. č. 32. say] each for one calendar month [but if the conviction be on the 42 Geo. 3. c. 67. the commitment is to be for any time not exceeding two months, and the word calendar is to be omitted,] unless the said penalty shall be by them sooner paid. Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal at in the

No. 1. Information by an Overseer of the Poor against an Idle and Disorderly Person, under 5 Geo. 4. c. 83. s. 3.

County of

to wit. day of

that

The complaint and information of

one of

the overseers of the poor of the parish of in the county of taken upon oath this before me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county; Who saith of the same parish [labourer] being a person able to work, and thereby [or, by other means, as the case may be,] to maintain himself and family hath wilfully refused [or neglected] so to do, by which wilful default [or neglect] they are become chargeable to the said parish and are now actually chargeable thereto, and have been for the space of [one month, as the fact is,] and upwards, whereupon he the said prays that he the said

may be punished as an idle and disorderly person [or, as the case may be.] Sworn, &c. before me,

County of

and

No. 2. Warrant to apprehend thereupon.
To the constable of the parish of
to all constables and others his majesty's offi-
cers of the peace for the said county of

to wit. Forasmuch as parish of

one of the overseers of the poor of the in the said county, hath this day made complaint and information upon oath before me, W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, that of the same parish, labourer, being a person able to work, and thereby [or, by other means, as it may be, as in the information, form No. 1. above,] to maintain himself and family, hath wilfully refused [or neglected] so to to do, by which wilful default [or, neglect,] they are become chargeable to the said parish of and are now actually chargeable thereto, and have been for the space of and upwards, [as it may be]: These are therefore to command you in his majesty's name forthwith to apprehend

,

and bring before me the body of the said

to answer unto

the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail not. Given under my hand seal this day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and twenty

No. 3. The Examination of a Vagrant, under 5 Geo. 4. C. 83. s. 4.

County of to wit.

said county of

The examination of

a rogue and vagabond, taken before me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the day of

this

in the reign of our sovereign lord George the fourth of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

Who on his oath saith, that he was born at

[here state the history of his life so far as to ascertain the place of his last legal settlement.]

Taken and signed the day and

year above written before me
the said justice.

No. 4. Conviction of an Idle and Disorderly Person for deserting his Family, under 5 Geo. 4. c. 83. s. 3.

County of

to wit.

of

day

Be it remembered, that on the
in the year of our Lord one thou-

sand eight hundred and twenty
in the county of

at

is

in the parish of convicted before me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of , being an idle and disorderly person within the intent and meaning of the statute, made in the fifth year of the reign of his majesty king George the fourth, intituled "An act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons, and rogues and vagabonds in that part of Great Britain, called England," that is to say, for that the said on the day of instant, in the parish of in the said county, being able wholly to maintain himself and his wife and their infant child, aged [eight months,] by work, hath wilfully refused and neglected so to do, by which refusal and neglect his said wife and child have become chargeable to the parish last afore