A TABLE OF ALL the principall matters and wordes conteined in the Booke of the Office of Iustices of Peace, compiled by Master Lambard, di­gested and contriued vnder apt Titles, obseruing the Al­phabeticall order;

Deuised by Christopher Powell of Graies Inne, Gent.

A

  • Abittration. Fol. 450.
  • ¶ Accessaries.
    • Howe many sortes of them. 257.
    • Who be accessaries. 258, 259, 260.
    • By receiuing of fellons. 397.
  • ¶ Action.
    • Brought before the Iustice of Peace. 408.
  • ¶ Addition.
    • In Informations. 406.
    • In Inditementes. 63, 87, 388.
  • ¶ Affray.
    • The difference betwéene Affray and an Assault. 134.
    • The deriuation thereof. 134.
    • The dutie of the lookers thereon. 140.
    • The dutie of an Officer that séeth or [...]esireth it. 141.
    • Made vpon an Officer. 143.
    • The Officer may commaunde as­sistance, &c. 143.
  • ¶ Agnus Dei, & other Romish superstitions. 197, 319.
  • ¶ Alehouses. 266. 494. Sée forfaiture.
  • ¶ Ambition augmenteth the number of Iustices of Peace. 37.
  • ¶ Amerciaments.
    • In countie courtes. 272.
    • Of such as make default at the Sessions. 303.
    • One Iustice may not amerce his companion. 294.
  • ¶ Apparance.
    • Who ought to appeare at the Ses­sions. 294.
  • ¶ Apparell. 373. 379. 469.
    • Appeales before the Iustices of peace at the Sessions. 406.
  • ¶ Apprentices, seruauntes and labourers. 191, 370, 371, 372. Sée more in Laborers.
  • ¶ Approuements 449.
  • ¶ Archerie. 378.
  • ¶ Arrest.
    • Without request. 99.
    • [Page]Without warrant. 100.
    • The Iustice refuseth to binde him after arrest. 100.
    • What arrest is. 100.
    • What persons may be arrested. 102
    • The ende thereof. 102.
    • Howe it may be discharged. 103.
    • After a Supersedeas. 108.
    • Made by the seruantes of the Iu­stices. 181. Sée Gaole.
  • ¶ Aristotles counsell in ma­king lawes. 63.
  • ¶ Arraignment.
    • Of a prisoner after dismission. 437.
    • The diuersitie betwéene Arraign­ment and Trauerse. 445.
    • Whereof it commeth. 476
  • ¶ Armie and how manie men make an armie. 183.
  • ¶ Armour. 379. 380.
  • ¶ Assault what it is. 135. Sée more in Battery.
  • ¶ Assise of bread and ale. 357.
  • ¶ Assise of fewell. 200.
  • ¶ This worde (Att) taken for after. 486.
  • ¶ Attachement against a Iu­stice. 108.
  • ¶ Auerrment.
    • May not be taken against a record, and why. 71. Sée more in Trauerse.

B

  • ¶ Badgers, Drouers. &c. 496.
  • ¶ Bailement.
    • Difference betwéene bailement and mainprises and Repleuin. 247. and whereof they be deriued. 247.
    • What fellons are bailable. 250.
    • What persons are bailable. 252.
    • Manslaughter bailable, but not murder. 255.
    • Accessaries to fellonies, are baila­ble. 257.
    • Of him that is acquit within the yeare. 261.
    • A rule concerning bailementes. 261.
    • What Iustices may baile priso­ners. 261.
    • The forme of the bailementes. 264.
  • ¶ Bayliefs must attende the Sessions. 303.
  • ¶ Bailifes of liberties. 337.
  • ¶ Bakers. 357.
  • ¶ B [...]rrat [...] defined. 342.
  • ¶ Bastardi [...]. 270.
  • ¶ Batterie.
    • By a Constable. 138.
    • By the Seruaunt of his Master or Dame. 372.
    • In defence of himselfe or an other. 138.
  • ¶ Beggars childe. 496. See more in Roagues.
  • ¶ Bigamie. 451.
  • ¶ Bill of exception. 438.
  • ¶ Borowhead, Borsholder, and Tythingman. 15.
  • ¶ Bowestaues. 470.
  • ¶ Bowyers. 378.
  • ¶ Bracton reduced the Lawe into Latine. 4.
  • ¶ Brasse and Pewter. 499.
  • ¶ Breache of the peace, and yet no breache of the band 139.
    • Wherein it consisteth. 123.
    • Without a multitude. 132.
    • Against the Person, and howe ma­ny degrées thereof. 134.
  • ¶ Bridges. 374.
  • ¶ Brewers. 353. 357.
  • ¶ Buckstalles, Dearchayes and Stalking. 506.
  • [Page] ¶ Buggeries 324.
  • ¶ Burgessor, what it is. 221.
  • ¶ Burglarie. 221. 327.
  • ¶ Burning of houses. 221. 327.
  • ¶ Butchers. 353.
  • ¶ Buttes to shoote at. 378.

C.

  • ¶ Calues and Kyne. 351.
  • ¶ Cambridge for Canterburie. 50.
  • ¶ Cappes must be worne. 373.
  • ¶ Captaines. 380.
  • ¶ Cattell. 350. 351.
  • ¶ Certificate.
    • Of an Inditement of Fellonie. 47 238.
    • By one out of Commission. 238.
    • It is in nature of a declaration. 239
    • For him that shalbee bounde Ap­prentice. 273.
    • Of a Recognissaunce. 297
    • Howe it must be made. 413.
    • By whom it must be sent. 414.
    • To the Iustices of Peace. 476.
    • Triall by certificate. 435.
    • Challenge of the Iurours. 306.
  • ¶ Champertor defined. 342.
  • ¶ Charge at the Sessions.
    • The auncient order thereof. 311.
    • The diuision thereof. 312.
    • The maner thereof. 313.
    • Of Ecclesiasticall causes. 317. 318. 319. &c.
    • Of laie causes. 323.
  • ¶ Chastisement lawefull by them which haue ciuill or naturall power or auctori­tie. 136. Sée Husbande.
  • ¶ Cliuage. 173.
  • ¶ Church and Churchyarde.
    • Those that repayre not to the Church. 322. 323.
    • Church robbers. 323.
    • Fighting in Churches or Church­yards. 323.
    • Faires and Markets in Church­yards. 323.
  • ¶ Cicero his aduise to Iudges. 65.
  • ¶ Clergie.
    • If the Ordinarie be present. 450.
    • Taken from Curpurse. 221.
  • ¶ Clerke of the peace.
    • His Office and Dutie. 301. His fées. 338. 339. His nomination. 302.
  • ¶ Clerke of the Iustice. 339.
  • ¶ Clerke of the Market. 339.
  • ¶ Cloth lynnen and woollen. 245. 271. 368.
  • ¶ Cohertion defined, and why it is vsed. 67.
  • ¶ Commission of the Peace.
    • For diuerse Shires. 24.
    • Forme thereof. 39.
    • When it was first deuised. 46.
    • It hath not any certaine tenor or forme 48. 52.
    • Diuided into thrée partes. 49.
    • How it may be suspended or deter­mined. 74.
    • It shall not be shewed. 296.
    • Exceptions taken to it. 51. 52. 53. 54. 56. 185. 186. 187.
  • ¶ Condition.
    • For the good abearing. 131.
    • Of the Recognissance of the peace. 122.
    • Of the Recognissaunce to indite a fellon committed. 207.
    • Of the bonde for an Alehouse kée­per. 267.
  • ¶ Confession of two sorts. 426
  • ¶ Congruence.
    • Recognissance taken by congruence 186.
    • Processe awarded. 416.
    • [Page]Heare and determine. 440.
  • ¶ Coniuration, Felonie. 320.
  • ¶ Conspiracie.
    • Punishment thereof. 68. 69.
    • Against a Iustice of peace. 385. 508.
    • Vpon Incormation. 405,
    • The Iudgement therein. 69. 202.
  • ¶ Conseruators of the Peace
    • Who they are at the common lawe. 11.
    • Ordinarie, by prescription, election, ortenure. 16.
    • Extraordinarie. 18.
    • They had no iurisdiction, but co­hertion onely. 66.
  • ¶ Constable.
    • His auctoritie by the common Lawe. 15.
    • What Fellons he may baile. 15.
    • His fine for a voluntary escape. 144
    • Hee must obey the Iustices war­rant. 72.
  • ¶ Conuenticles, of what sorts they be. 173.
  • ¶ Corne. 202. 350. Trans­ported. 353. 496.
  • ¶ Coroners. Their offices at the Sessions. 302.
  • ¶ Countie Courtes.
    • When they be holden. 422.
    • Plaintes in them. 201.
  • ¶ Crosbowes & handguns. 203
  • ¶ Curriours. 362.
  • ¶ Castos Rotulorum.
    • Nominated by the Lorde Chaun­celor. 31. 299.
    • His attendance vpon y e Iustices. 57
    • His office and auctoritie. 295.
    • The gift of the office. 299.
  • ¶ Curpurse. 325.
  • ¶ Cutting out of tongues. 324.

D.

  • ¶ Death.
    • Of him which procured an Arrest. 103.
    • Of the Prince. 120.
    • Of the Recogniser. 121.
    • Of him at whose suite the Recog­nissaunce was taken. 121.
    • Of the Sureties. 121.
    • Of the Iustice before restitutiō. 154.
  • ¶ Demurrer. 437.
  • ¶ Deputie.
    • A Iudge of Recorde may not make a deputie. 71.
  • ¶ Difficulties arising before the Iustices of peace. 55. 454.
  • ¶ Discontinuance of processe.
    • By newe Commission. 77.
  • ¶ Discretion.
    • Defined, and howe it must be vsed. 63. 428. 438.

E.

  • ¶ Ecclesiasticall causes.
    • Which are treasons, misprisions of treason, & fellonies in ecclesia­stical causes. 317. 318. 319. 320. Sée more in Fellonie and treason.
  • ¶ Egges of wildfowle. 351.
  • ¶ Egyptians. 198. 332.
  • ¶ Enditements.
    • Before one warden of the Peace onelie. 22.
    • What an Enditement is, and whereof it commeth. 383.
    • Difference betwéene it, and a pre­sentment. 383.
    • They must be perused by the Iusti­ces. 384.
    • They may be amended. 384.
    • [Page]When they must be cōmenced. 385.
    • Ioynt and seuerall. 386. 414.
    • Fine things requisite in them. 386.
    • Name and Surname in Endite­ments. 386.
    • Additions in them. 63. 87. 388.
    • Place wherof the partie is, or was. 388.
    • Alias dictus. 389.
    • Day and yeare when the offence was committed. 389.
    • Place and Countie wherein the of­fence was done. 391.
    • Computation of the yeare of our Lorde God. 390.
    • Name of the person to whom the offence was done. 392.
    • Of the goods of the Church. 393.
    • Goods of the Person. 393.
    • Goods of a corporation. 393.
    • Goods of Executors. 393.
    • Enditement quod A. furatus est ru­nicam cuiusdam Ignoti. 393.
    • Coate Armour in a Churche. 393.
    • Grauestone. 394.
    • Goods bayled. 394.
    • Name and value of the thing ta­ken. 394.
    • Of things liuing or dead, Diuer­sitie. 394.
    • Precij & non ad valentiam, &c con­tra, &c. 395.
    • Coyne and money. 395.
    • The maner of the fact, &c. 396.
    • Accessarie. 397.
    • The nature of the Offence, &c. 397.
    • For taking of Trées. 398.
    • Of Mayhme. 399.
    • Contra formam Statuti. 399.
    • In the Sheriffes turne. 400. 417.
    • In Léetes. 401.
    • For killing of a Hart, 401.
    • Discontinuance of processe of the Inditements. 416.
  • ¶ Enquirie.
    • Vpon forcible Entries. 163.
    • Enquire and not determine. 410.
  • ¶ Epiloge. 510.
  • ¶ Errour. 55.
  • ¶ Escape.
    • Of him which made an assray. 144.
  • ¶ Escheator. 344. Sée Tres­passe.
  • ¶ Estoppell by confession. 427.
  • ¶ Estreates.
    • Controlled by the Iustices. 202.
    • Howe they must bee leuied. 464. 467.
    • For the wages of the Iustices. 466.
  • ¶ Example.
    • Euill examples oftentimes doe followe of good Lawes. 37. 429.
  • ¶ Examination.
    • Of Fellons. 205. 208.
    • Of Attorneys and women couert. 210.
    • Of Somners and viewers. 210
    • The triall thereby. 431.
  • ¶ Execution.
    • For the Queene. 458.
    • For the Informer. 469.
  • ¶ Extortion of Fees. 337. 338. 339. 340. Sée Trespasse.

F.

  • ¶ False Imprisonment. Sée Arrest.
  • ¶ Fewell. 200.
  • ¶ Fellons.
    • Reserued till the Gaole deliuerie. 295.
  • ¶ Fellonie.
    • In the Sonne which caried his sicke Father into the colde. 398,
    • [Page]So called a fellaeo animo. 213.
    • In doing execution after Certiorari. 412.
    • Not triable before the Iustices of Peace. 446.
    • To conceale hunting in the night. 193. 328.
    • To kill one attainted in a Premu­nire. 213.
    • In Phisician or Surgean vnskil­full, &c. 217
    • In the mother that killeth her new borne childe. 217
    • Poysoning. 218. 324.
    • Robbing 220. 325.
    • Breaking of houses. 220.
    • Burning of houses. 221. 222. 327.
    • For stealing his owne goods. 223.
    • Taking of Pigeons or young Goshawkes. 224.
    • Taking domestical pullin. 224.
    • Taking fruite, trées, or corne not growing. 225.
    • Clipping of sheepe, and taking the skinnes. 214.
    • In a Carier. 225
    • To take Plate out of a Tauerne. 226.
    • In the guest that stealeth the shéeres 226.
    • In seruants that steale away goods deliuered to them. 226. 326.
    • Coniuration and sorcerie. 320.
    • Church robbing. 323.
    • Killing one by chance medley. 324.
    • Cutting out tongues and pulling out of eyes. 324.
    • In committing buggerie. 324.
    • In the Gaoler. 324.
    • Rape. 324.
    • Taking violentlie away, Maide Widowe or wife. 324.
    • Cutpurse and Boothrobber. 325.
    • In the Purueyor. 325. 326.
    • For unbeaseling of Hawkes. 326.
    • For enlarging one endited of trea­son. 327.
    • For destroying or taking of castels. 327.
    • For multiplication of golde or sil­uer. 328.
    • For conueying shéepe out of the realme the seconde time. 328.
    • For slaunderous deuises against her maiestie. 329.
    • In a rebellious assemblie. 329.
    • Souldiour departeth without li­cence. 331.
    • Counterfaite Egyptians. 198. 332.
    • In Roagues after burning in the eare. 332.
    • Fellonies omitted in the charge. 332.
    • Sée more for fellonies, in Mur­ther, and manslaughter.
  • Fines.
    • For the Quéene. 459.
    • The Sherife is accomptable for all fines. 460.
    • Imprisonment for the fine. 460.
    • Whereof it commeth. 460.
    • Difference betwéene a fine and a­merciament. 460.
    • By whom it must be assessed. 461.
    • At the kinges will and pleasure. 462.
    • They ought to be reasonable. 463.
    • They must be assessed openly. 463.
  • ¶ Fish and fishermen 271, 352, 353, 354, 355.
  • ¶ Flax and hempe.
    • Who must sowe hempe séede. 369.
  • ¶ Flesh.
    • Forbidden in Lent. 356.
    • Licence to eate it. 338.
  • ¶ Forcible entrie.
    • The statutes thereof. 145, 146, 147.
    • Forcible reteyning. 145.
    • Without putting out of the Ten­nant. [Page] 152.
    • Of a common or rent. 153.
    • What it is. 153.
    • To an vse and agréement thereto. 153.
    • What Iurours ought to enquire thereof. 154.
    • Not punishable. 156.
    • Holding out with force after thrée yeares possession. 156, 157.
    • The fine thereof, and by whom it shalbe assessed. 160. 171.
    • Vpon the statute of Northampton. 165.
    • Force of weapons. 168.
  • ¶ Forfaiture.
    • By the Iustice of peace for not gi­uing notise to the Lord Chauncel­ler of their insufficiencie of lands. 34.
    • Of a recognissance for the peace.
    • Sée breach of the peace.
    • Of a recognissance by an alehouse kéeper. 420.
    • The mitigation thereof. 463.
    • Of the goods of him that killeth one, Se Defendendo. 216.
    • By Iustices of peace vpō statutes. 278, 279, 280. at the common law and statutes. 508, 509, 510.
  • ¶ Forestalling and forestallers.
    • What a forestaller is. 349. 202.
  • ¶ Foure Cardinal vertues. 313.
  • ¶ Fresh sute.
    • To arrest an Affraior. 143.
    • After a robberie. 185.
  • ¶ Fry of fish. 191. 352.
  • ¶ Furtum.
    • Definition thereof by Bracton. 223

G

  • ¶ Gaole.
    • Who may make a gaole of his owne house. 143.
    • Whither the partie arrested shalbe sent. 100. 143.
  • ¶ Goldsmythes and gilding. 365.
  • ¶ Good abearing.
    • Wherein it consisteth. 124, 125. &c.
    • Granted by one Iustice alone. 128. 266.
    • The forme of the precept. 129.
    • The forme of the Recognissaunce. 130. See more in Suretie.

H.

  • ¶ Habeas Corpus. 422
  • ¶ Harnesse.
    • Who is bounde to kéepe harnesse. 233.
  • ¶ Hares traced. 348. Haruest time. 372.
  • ¶ Hawke embeaselled. 326.
  • ¶ Hawkes egges. 347.
  • ¶ Hawking in Corne. 201. 348. Hay and Oates. 370.
  • ¶ Highwayes.
    • Superuisors of them must present, &c. 204.
    • Who must appoint ouerseers of the workes for repayring of them. 375.
    • Changing of an hie way. 245.
    • Money giuen. for repayring of them. 274.
    • Inquirable in the Sessions. 494.
    • No bushes within 200. foote of them. 341.
  • ¶ Horses and Mares.
    • Sold or exchaunged within Scot­land. 328.
    • Conueied beyond Sea. 381.
    • Vnder 14. handefuls hie. 381. 433.
    • Vntolde for after buying. 369.
    • Put away by Souldiers. 381.
  • ¶ Horsebreade. 370.
  • ¶ Hospitall. 269.
  • [Page] ¶ Hunting. 193. See fellony.
  • ¶ Husband.
    • May ch [...]stise his wife. 136. 137.
    • May haue suretie of peace against his wife. 88.
  • ¶ Hue and Crie. 341.

I.

  • ¶ Ina, King. 183.
  • ¶ Inditements. Sée Endite­ments.
  • ¶ In Festo.
    • The exposition thereof. 390.
  • ¶ Information.
    • By priuate persons. 404.
    • The processe thereupon. 404.
  • ¶ Informor and promotor. 340. 495. 469. Sée Othe.
  • ¶ Ingrosser.
    • What is the signification thereof. 349.
  • ¶ Inholder.
    • Must sell no litter. 370.
    • Must bake no horsebreade. 369.
    • Must sell victuals reasonably. 353.
  • Inrollements. 199.
  • ¶ Inter pares non est potestas. 294.
  • ¶ Issues vpon the venire facias. 163.
  • ¶ Iudgement.
    • What things are required therein. 453.
    • Arbitrarie. 454.
    • Prescribed. 456.
    • In conspiracie. 69.
  • ¶ Iurours and Iuries.
    • Which be not probi & legales homi­nes. 304.
    • Per quos rei veritas, &c. 305.
    • Shall haue action against the She­riffe. 305.
    • Iuries general and particular. 306
    • De Circumstantibus. 307.
    • Not sworne. 308.
    • The number of them. 308.
    • Their concealements. 309.
  • ¶ Iustices of the Peace and Quorum.
    • Who they be, and why so called. 3.
    • Why they were ordained. 7. 10. 20.
    • When they tooke that name. 24.
    • Chiefe Iustice termed Capitalis Iustitia. 3.
    • Why Iustices of the Quorum were chosen. 55.
    • Diuersitie betwéene Iustices by Commission and Patent. 28.
    • By whose auctoritie they bee ap­poynted. 26. 39.
    • They are conseruatours of Riuers 190. 191.
    • The nomination of them. 29.
    • Their oath. 57. 491. 61. 59.
    • What lands they ought to haue. 30. 34.
    • What manner of men they ought to be. 32. 35.
    • Howe many must bee in euerie countie. 36.
    • When their power ceaseth. 79.
    • They bee ouerladen with statutes. 38.
    • Their power comprehended in thrée clauses of the Commission. 49.
    • Their power limited and absolute. 63.
    • Their iurisdiction & cohertion 65.
    • Howe many may hold a Sessions of the peace. 291.
    • They be Iudges of Recorde. 69. 72.
    • Iustice of the peace, & afterwardes made Duke, Earle, &c. 79.
    • The power of one Iustice alone. 82, 131, 140.
    • When they bee but ministers and [Page] when Iudges. 83.
    • Whether a Iustice may make a pre­cept retornable before himselfe. 98.
    • Their rewardes and fées. 276, 277.
    • The power of two Iustices of the peace. 227, 246.
    • They haue no power out of their owne counties. 156.
    • Howe they take knowledge of cau­ses at the Sessions. 289.
    • Sée Notice and oth, and sée wages.
  • ¶ Iustices in byre. 79.

K

  • ¶ King.
    • Ed. the 3. depriued his father. 9.
    • Hee first created wardens of the peace. 7.
    • King Ina his laws against théeues. 183.

L

  • ¶ Labourers and seruantes.
    • Put away or departing before the ende of his terme. 191. 371.
    • Their Testimoniall of departure. 371.
    • Refusing to serue. 370.
    • Not reteinable for lesse than one yeare. 370.
    • Vndertaking worke and not finish it. Their Wages. 371. 371.
    • Beating their maisters or dames. 372. Sée Apprentices.
  • ¶ Larcenie. 222. 325.
  • ¶ Lay causes.
    • Which are Treasons, petie Trea­sons & felonies in lay causes. 323. 324. 325, 326, 327. &c. Sée more in Treason.
  • ¶ Leather.
    • Ingrossing thereof to sell it againe. 305.
    • Searchers and Sealers thereof. 364.
    • Howe it must be tanned. 360. 361.
  • ¶ Leete. 440.
  • ¶ Licence to eate flesh. 388.
    • To begge. 244.
    • For Badgers, Drouers, &c. 496.
  • ¶ Liueries. 186. 191.
  • ¶ Loggwood. 245.

M

  • ¶ Mainprise. Sée Bailment.
  • ¶ Mayhme.
    • Howe it may betried. 429.
  • ¶ Manslaughter.
    • The definition thereof. 212.
    • No breach of the peace. 139.
    • The sortes thereof. 213.
    • By necessitie. 214, 215.
    • By misaduenture. 216.
    • By dooing of an vnlawefull act. 216.
  • ¶ Masse. 319.
  • ¶ Meane Actes.
    • Betwéene the making of the com­mission, and notice thereof. 77.
  • ¶ Metonymia. 3.
  • ¶ Misprision of treason. Sée Ecclesiasticall causes and Lay causes.
  • ¶ Mittimus.
    • The forme testifying the holding with force. 161.
    • What it must conteine. 203.
    • To sende the prisoner to the Gaole. 208.
  • ¶ Multitude.
    • What number it is, 133.
  • ¶ Multiplication of gold or sil­uer. 328.
  • ¶ Murder.
    • What it is, & the deriuation therof. [Page] 212, 255.
    • Execution varying from the iudge­ment is murder. 213.
    • To kill an outlawed person. 213.
    • To kill one attainted in a premu­nite. 213.
    • Iustices of Peace may take endite­mentes thereof. 392. Sée more in fellonie
  • ¶ Musters. 380.

N

  • ¶ Names of dignitie.
    • There be thrée degrées of them. 387.
  • ¶ Newes. 197. 397.
  • ¶ Next Iustices.
    • The exposition thereof. 239
  • ¶ Noble.
    • Who be so accompted. 437.
  • ¶ Notice.
    • Iustices of Peace must giue notice of their insufficiencie. 342.
    • The olde commissioners must haue notice, &c. 77.

O

  • ¶ Obligation.
    • Touching the king and the forme thereof. 111.
  • ¶ Office of the Iustices. 438.
  • ¶ Officers and their misdemea­nors. Sée Trespasse.
  • ¶ Ordinarie.
    • His dutie at the sessions. 303.
    • Is not Iudge but minister. 451.
  • ¶ Originall writs.
    • The forme of them by Glanuill, Bra­cton, and at this day. 4.
  • ¶ Othe.
    • Of the supremacie. 61.
    • Of the Quéene at her coronation. 6.
    • Of a Iustice of Peace. Sée Iustices of the peace.
    • When Iustices were first sworne. 58.
    • Taken by Dedimus potestatem. 59.
    • By whom it was first made. 61.
    • Of him that demaundeth suretie of peace. 92.
    • Of the sureties for their habilities. 109.
    • Of the Iudge to excuse a fault. 507.
    • Of the informer against one suspe­cted of fellonie. 209.
    • Of the examinate. 210. 434.
    • All betwéene 15. and 60. yeares. must be sworne to the peace. 185.

P

  • ¶ Pardon. 438.
  • ¶ Partriches and Phesantes. 348. 200.
  • ¶ Peace.
    • The signification thereof. 4, 5, 6, 7.
    • Taken for protection, or defence. 6.
    • Inwarde and outwarde peace. 5.
    • Statutes for mainteining thereof. 9.
    • The conseruation thereof, & where­in it standeth. 82.
  • ¶ Penall lawes. 187.
  • ¶ Periurie. 321. 495.
  • ¶ Petit Treason.
    • If the seruant kil his maister, or the wife her husband. 323. Sée treason.
  • ¶ Plaintes in countie courtes. 201.
  • ¶ Popes power must not be ex­told. 318, 493.
  • ¶ Populus conteineth all the Laitie. 7.
  • ¶ Poore people.
    • Register booke of them. 103.
    • [Page]Citie or Towne surcharged with poore. 244.
    • Refusall to giue to the poore. 269.
    • How the money giuen to the poore is bestowed. 274.
    • They must be set to worke. 373.
  • ¶ Power of the Countie.
    • What that is. 232.
    • Howe long it must attende. 233.
  • ¶ Preachers.
    • Disturbers of them shalbe arrested. 198. 245.
  • ¶ Precept. Sée warrant.
  • ¶ Premunire.
    • If any promise obedience to the sea of Rome. 318 319.
  • ¶ Presentment.
    • What it is, and whereof it com­meth. 383.
    • It discereth from an inditement. 383.
    • Made by a Iustice. 403.
    • By a Constable. 404.
    • By searchers for making tile. 404. Sée Trauerse.
  • ¶ Prisoners.
    • Collection in Churches for their reliefe. 372.
    • Taxation for reliefe of them. 496.
  • ¶ Proclamation.
    • To remoue a force. 166.
  • ¶ Processe.
    • Vpon information. 404. 425.
    • Vpon a riot recorded. 235.
    • Whereof it is named. 415
    • The power of making Processe. 416.
    • In whose name it must be. 416.
    • Vppon an inditement of trespasse. 418.
    • Vpō the statutes of highwaies, ly­ueries, maintainance, archerie and vnlawfull games. 419.
    • Vppon the statutes of labourers. 420.
    • Into other shires. 421, 424.
    • Into seuerall shires. 422.
    • Vpon treasons and fellonies 423.
    • In a Léete. 440.
  • ¶ Proheme of the Author. 1.
  • ¶ Prophesying.
    • To the intent to stirre vp rebellion. 320.
    • Howe long her maiestie shall liue. 320.
  • ¶ Punishmentes.
    • Eight sortes of them. 67.
    • Why they are ordeined. 67.
    • Three sortes at this day. 68.
    • Of Iustices at the common lawe. 506.
    • By ignorance of the Iustices. 507.
    • For embeaseling, rasing, or altering of Recordes. 507.
    • For taking money to doe his office. 508.
    • For procuring one to bee indited. 508.
    • Punishmentes by statutes. 508. and sée forfaitures.
  • ¶ Purueiours. 340. 496. Sée felonie.

R

  • ¶ Rape. 324.
  • ¶ Recognissance.
    • Taken by prescription, for the peace. 13.
    • By Iustices of Assise. 13.
    • By the Sherife. 13.
    • By the Iustices of Gaole deliuerie. 13.
    • By the steward of the Marshalsie. 14.
    • Who may take it. 73.
    • The circumstances which be requi­site [Page] in taking of it. 109.
    • What matter it most comprehen­deth. 112.
    • The forme thereof. 113.
    • It can not be cancelled after a re­lease. 119. 122.
    • Of an informer against a suspected person. 206.
  • ¶ Recorde.
    • It must be in writing. 235.
    • What it is. 70.
    • It lyeth inscrinio pectoris. 70.
    • Supersede as is a Recorde. 73.
    • Of a Riot. 236.
    • Recording of a Riot. 242.
    • Of the Peace. 297.
    • Day to bring it in. 437.
    • Of Gaole deliuerie. 298.
  • ¶ Regrator defined. 349.
  • ¶ Release.
    • Of the partie to him that is arrested for the peace. 103.
    • Of the Iustice. 118. 120.
    • Of the partie. 118. 120.
    • Of the Quéene. 119.
    • Of an other Iustice. 120.
    • Of the suretie of good abearing. 131.
  • ¶ Repleuin. Sée Bailement
  • ¶ Request.
    • Before arrest. 99.
  • ¶ Restitution of possession.
    • The right (or title) is not materiall. 150.
    • To a Termor or Coppie holder. 152
    • Without complaint. 152.
    • To none but him which had actual possession. 152.
    • Of a Common or Rent. 153.
    • Death of the Iustice before Resti­tution. 154.
    • Double or crosse restitution. 155.
    • To one Ioyntenant alone. 155.
    • To whom it may be made. 155.
    • Vpon the writ of Restitution. 156.
    • The warrant to make Restitution. 164.
  • ¶ Returne.
    • Of a Supplicauit. 115.
    • Of the writ of proclamation. 169.
    • Of a Certiorari. 116.
  • ¶ Reward and punishment of Iustices of Peace. 276. 277. Sée Punishments.
  • ¶ Riot.
    • Defined, and whereof it commeth. 175.
    • Things common and considerable in Riots. 176. 177.
    • The power of one Iustice therin. 180. 181.
    • The degrées thereof. 182.
    • Oppression thereof by 2. Iustices. 228.
    • When the Iustices must recorde Riots. 236.
    • Inquirie and certifying of Riots. 237.
    • The maner howe to recorde it. 242.
    • The inquirie and forme therof. 421.
  • ¶ Riuers. 190.
  • ¶ Roagues and vagabonds.
    • Aboue 14. yeares of age shall bee brought before the Iustices. 192.
    • They shalbe set to worke. 274.
    • After they be marked, fall againe to rogish life. 332.
    • Pretending skill in Palmestrie, telling of destinies, &c 344.
    • Giuing reliefe or harbouring them. 345.
  • ¶ Robberie defined. 219. Sée Felonie.
  • ¶ Robbertsmen.
    • Are mightie théeues. 185.

S.

  • ¶ Sacrament of the Lordes Supper. 274.
  • [Page] ¶ Salmons. 191. 352.
  • ¶ Sanctuarie. 202.
  • ¶ Scauage or Sheuage. 339.
  • ¶ Schoolemaster which com­meth not to the Church. 323.
  • ¶ Seneca.
    • His reason why punishment is v­sed. 67.
  • ¶ Sermon. 310.
  • ¶ Seruaunts. Sée Labourers and Apprentices.
  • ¶ Sessions of the peace.
    • The description thereof. 286.
    • The stile thereof. 441.
    • Whereof they be grounded. 288.
    • The sommons to the sessions. 289. 300.
    • Holden by one Iustice. 292.
    • Where they shalbe holden. 292.
    • Generall, principall, open, or quar­ter Sessions. 474.
    • Howe many there be. 479.
    • When they ought to be holden. 481
    • Howe long they shall continew. 492.
    • What matters are referred to the quarter sessions. 293.
    • Speciall sessions. 50.
  • ¶ Sewers.
    • Commissioners of Sewers. 275.
  • ¶ Sheepe. 369.
  • ¶ Shirife.
    • Must attende the Iustices. 57. 303.
    • Sée trespasse.
  • ¶ Showmakers. 363.
  • ¶ Soldiours. 195, 331, 381. Sée felonie and horses.
  • ¶ Sta [...]re Chamber.
    • The best guide & direction for Iu­stices of Peace. 175.
  • ¶ Statutes.
    • Made pro bono pacis & quieto re­gimine populi. 51.
    • Belonging to Iustices of Peace.
    • Sée the latter table.
  • ¶ Subpena. 411.
  • ¶ Subsidie. 246.
  • ¶ Supplicauit.
    • How the Iustice shall returne it. 115.
    • Execution thereof. 110.
    • Called in olde time, breue de mi­nis. 83. Sée Suretie.
  • ¶ Supersedeas.
    • To discharge a Precept. 104.
    • The forme thereof 105.
    • Out of the Quéenes court. 108.
    • To discharge the Sommons of the Sessions. 292.
    • After a Certiorari. 411.
    • To stay processe of outlarie. 423.
    • To discharge the good habearing. 131.
    • It dischargeth apparance. 120.
  • Suretie of peace.
    • What it is 83. Without request. 86
    • Newe suretie after breach of the peace. 86. 122.
    • By the procurement of a Iustice. 86.
    • Refused by the Iustice. 87.
    • For whome and against whome. 87. 88.
    • For what cause it may be required. 91.
    • Against an impotent man. 93.
    • What men the sureties must bee. 109.
    • By gage or pledge. 110.
    • By obligation. 110.
    • How it may be discharged. See Release & Supersedeas.
  • ¶ Suspition.
    • Howe it is conceiued, by Bracton. 127.
    • [Page]A warrant to arrest one vpon sus­pition. 189.
  • ¶ Swearing. Sée Othe.

T.

  • ¶ Tanners. Sée Leather.
  • ¶ Tauerne keepers. 496.
  • ¶ Testimoniall. 192. 244. 269. Sée Beggars and Licence.
  • ¶ Thirdeborowes.
    • Who they be, and why so called. 15.
  • ¶ Tillage.
    • They that haue the Demesnes of Religious houses must kéepe til­lage. 368. 369.
  • ¶ Tile making. 195. 365.
  • ¶ Tithes. 270.
  • ¶ Tolle. 369.
  • ¶ Trauerse.
    • Of an Inditement with force. 159.
    • Of the Recorde of a Iustice. 181. 234. 236.
    • What it is, and the deriuation thereof. 438.
    • Of a Presentment. 440.
  • ¶ Treason.
    • To extoll forrein power. 317. 318.
    • To refuse the othe of her Maie­sties Supremacie. 317.
    • To disswade her Subiects from obedience. 318.
    • For the seruant to kill his master, &c. 323.
    • Which is inquirable by the Iusti­ces. 52.
    • Punisheable by one Iustice. 53.
    • Sée Ecclesiasticall causes and Lay causes, and Petit Treason.
  • ¶ Trespasses and Misdemeanors inquirable by the Iustices of Peace at the Sessions.
    • For assault and beating. 333.
    • Of the Escheator. 334
    • Of the Sheriffes and their Mini­sters. 335. 336.
    • Of the Gaoler. 336.
    • Of the Coroner. 337.
    • Of the Ordinarie. 337.
    • Of the Parson or Vicar. 338.
    • Of the Clerke of the Peace. 338.
    • Of the Iustices Clerke. 339.
    • Of the Clerke of the Market, 339.
    • Of any Iurour. 343.
    • For giuing Ly [...]eries to Compa­nies. 343.
  • ¶ Triall.
    • By Confession. 426.
    • By Discretion. 428.
    • Vpon Examination. 451.
    • By Certificate. 434.
    • By Trauerse. 436.
    • By Péeres. 436.
  • ¶ Troupe of men, howe many. 183.
  • ¶ Truce defined. 82.
  • ¶ Turne of the Sheriffe.
    • When it must be holden. 400.

V.

  • ¶ Venatoribus for viatoribus. 51
  • ¶ Venite facias.
    • To enquire of forcible entrie. 162
    • Tot Matronas. 450.
  • ¶ Vessels. 358. 359.
  • ¶ Victuals and Victualers. 186. 353.
  • ¶ Vis defined by Tullie and Bra­cton. 9.
  • ¶ Vnlawfull assemblie.
    • Of women, or Infants. 179.
    • What it is. 175.
    • Of Iurours. 180.
    • Of a Corporation. 180.
    • Notice thereof within 24. howres. 273.
  • [Page] ¶ Vnlawfull games. 194.
  • ¶ Vnder shirife.
    • Hath none authoritie in the pre­sence of the high Shirife. 236.
  • ¶ Vsurie. 348.
  • ¶ Vtlagarie.
    • Vpon inditementes. 417.

W

  • ¶ Wages of the Iustices.
    • Howe they are to be leauied. 466.
    • Howe many shall haue wages. 505.
  • ¶ Wainlinges. 493.
  • ¶ Warrant.
    • Must be obeyed. 72. 101.
    • The forme thereof vpon a Suppli­cauit. 84.
    • By worde to finde suretie. 93.
    • The forme thereof in english. 94.
    • What matter it must comprehende 96.
    • The date thereof. 96.
    • To whom it may be directed. 97.
    • To sommon the sessions. 290.
    • Howe and by whom it may be exe­cuted. 97.
    • Shewed by the officer. 98.
    • Retornable before the same Iustice 98.
    • To arrest one in an other countie. 100.
    • To make restitution. 164.
  • ¶ Watches. 185. 341.
  • ¶ Watermen. 204, 404.
  • ¶ Waxe. 199. 366.
  • ¶ Weapons which be forcible. 168.
  • ¶ Weares. 191.
  • ¶ Weights and Measures. 537. 339.
  • ¶ Wood. 271.
  • ¶ Woolles. 332. 351. 368.
  • ¶ Wynes. 356.

Y.

  • ¶ Yarne. [...]5 [...].
FINIS.

Imprinted at London for Rafe Nevvberie.

1583.

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