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ty of Berks, C. D. of- —, in the said county, was duly convicted before us, J. P. and L. M., two of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, in the penalty of

for having paid, or caused to be paid, the sum of

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for wages for work done for him the said C. D., in the trade or occupation of otherwise than as provided and directed by an act passed in the fiftyeighth year of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An act to amend certain acts passed in the fourth year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth; first and tenth years of the reign of Queen Anne; the first, twelfth, and thirteenth years of the reign of King George the First; the thirteenth, twentysecond, and twenty-ninth years of the reign of King George the Second; and the thirteenth and fifty-seventh years of the reign of King George the Third, prohibiting the payment of the wages of the workmen in certain trades otherwise than in the lawful coin or money of this realm.' Given under our hands and seals, the day and year first above written.

This form is given by stat. 58 Geo. 3, c. 51, s. 5.

J. P.

L. M.

SHEEP.

1. Turning out scabbed Sheep on Commons.

Information.

Same as the form, ante, p. 95, to the words] informeth me, that C. D., late of the parish of

day of

in the said county, yeoman, on the in the year aforesaid, at the said parish of in the county aforesaid, did keep and depasture, ["turn out, keep or depasture"] divers, to wit, ten sheep and ten lambs upon a certain common and waste land, there called ["any forest, chase, wood, moor, marsh, heath, common, waste land, open field, or other undivided or uninclosed land"], the said several sheep and lambs being then and there infected with a certain disorder called the scab ["scab or mange"]; contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided: Whereby" &c. as in the form, ante, p. 95, to the end. Penalty, not exceeding £10, nor less than 20s.; 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s. 1; half to the informer, and half to the overseer of the place where the offence is committed, in aid of the poor rate. Id. s. 7.

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Conviction.

BERKSHIRE: Be it remembered, that on this

day ofin the year of the reign of our sovereign lord King George the Fourth, C. D. is convicted before me, J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of Berks, by virtue of an act of Parliament made in the thirty-eighth year of the reign of King George the Third, intituled 'An act for preventing the depasturing of forests, commons, and open fields, with sheep or lambs infected with the scab or mange, in that part of Great Britain called England:' For that the said C. D." [here specify the offence, and the time and place when and where the same was committed, ut supra]; "and I the said J. P. do adjudge him to forfeit and pay for the same the sum of Given under

my hand and seal, the day and year first aforesaid.

J. P.

This form is given by stat. 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s. 8. Recovery and application of penalties. Id. s. 7. Appeal. Id. s. 9.

Warrant of Distress, &c.

Same as the forms, post, Ch. 5. See stat. 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s.7.

2. Turning out Sheep on Commons, which were scabbed within the previous six Months.

of

Information, Conviction, &c.

- day

Same as the forms in the last case, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That C. D., late of the parish of in the said county, yeoman, on the in the year aforesaid, at the said parish of · in the county aforesaid, did wilfully and knowingly keep and depasture ["turn out, keep, or depasture"] upon a certain common and waste land there, called - ["any forests, chase, wood, moor, marsh, heath, common, waste land, open field, or other undivided or uninclosed land"], divers, to wit, ten sheep and ten lambs, which said several sheep and lambs were, within six calendar months immediately previous thereto, to wit, on the day of, in the year aforesaid, at the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, infected with a certain disorder called the scab ["scab or mange"]; contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided.

Penalty, not exceeding £10, nor less than 20s.; 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s. 1; half to the informer, and half to the overseer of the place where the offence was committed, in aid of the poor rate. Id. s. 7.

3. Not marking Sheep turned out upon Commons, &c.

Information, Conviction, &c.

Same as the forms in the last case but one, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That C. D., late of the parish of in the said county, yeoman, on the day of in the year aforesaid, at the said parish of in the county aforesaid, being then and there the owner of divers, to wit, twenty sheep, which he the said C. D. then turned out upon a certain common and waste land there, called. ["forest, chase, wood, moor, marsh, heath, common, waste land, open field, or other undivided or uninclosed land"], did not cause the said twenty sheep, or any of them, to be marked with the initial letters of the christian name and surname of him the said C. D., or with such marks with which the said twenty sheep respectively had, for the three preceding years, been usually marked, but neglected then and there so to do; contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided.

Penalty, not exceeding 2s. for each sheep or lamb; 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s. 2; half to the informer, and half to the overseer of the place where the offence was committed, in aid of the poor rate.

Id. s. 7.

4. Order, that scabbed Sheep be marked.

BERKSHIRE: Upon the report upon the oath of J. S., this day of in the year of our Lord, made unto me, J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of Berks, respecting certain sheep and lambs [detained" or, "impounded] in, in the parish of in the said county, by virtue of a warrant under my hand and seal, I do hereby adjudge that the said sheep and lambs, [belonging to C. D.," or "the owner or owners thereof being unknown], appearing to me to be infected" [or," having, within the space of months immediately previous to the date hereof, been infected] with the scab or mange, be marked forthwith, according to the directions of an act made in

the thirty-eighth year of the reign of King George the Third, intituled 'An act for preventing the depasturing of forests, commons, and open fields, with sheep or lambs infected with the scab or mange, in that part of Great Britain called England.' Given under my hand and seal, the day and year aforesaid.

J. P.

This form is given by stat. 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s. 8. See s. 3, 4.

5. Cutting off, obliterating, or not renewing Marks on Sheep.

Information, Conviction, &c.

day of

Same as the forms in the first case, ante, p. 313, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That heretofore, to wit, on the -" in the year aforesaid, at the parish of in the county aforesaid, divers, to wit, twenty sheep and ten lambs of one C. D. of -, yeoman, being then and there infected with the scab, were adjudged by me, J. P., to be marked, according to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided; and the same were thereupon severally and respectively marked on both sides of each of the said sheep and lambs with the letter S, made with tar, and the left ear of each of the said sheep and lambs was cut and slit: And that the said C. D., well knowing the premises, afterwards, and within six months after the said sheep and lambs were so marked as aforesaid, to wit, on the last past, at the parish of in the county aforesaid, [did cut out, alter and destroy the said mark in the ear of the said several sheep and lambs respectively;" or, "the said mark on the sides of each of the said several sheep and lambs being then and there defaced, obliterated and destroyed, did not renew the said mark on the sides of the said sheep and lambs, or of any of them]; contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided.

day of

Penalty, not exceeding 20s., nor less than 2s. for each sheep or lamb; 38 Geo. 3, c. 65, s. 5; half to the informer, and half to the overseer of the place where the offence is committed, in aid of the poor rate. Id, s. 7.

SHIP.

I. As to Masters.

Masters refusing to deliver up the Certificate of a Ship's Registry.

Information and Complaint.

MIDDLESEX, to wit: Be it remembered, that on the

at

day in the

of- "" in the year of our Lord said county, A. B. of in the county aforesaid, merchant, owner of a certain ship called- -, personally cometh before me, J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, and on his oath complaineth to and informeth me, that C. D., in the said county, late master of the said ship, having, whilst he was so master of the said ship as aforesaid, to wit, on the in the year aforesaid, at

of

- day of.

in the county aforesaid, received and obtained the certificate of
the registry of the said ship, did afterwards, to wit, on the
day of
now last past, at, in the said county, wil-
fully detain the said certificate, and refuse to deliver up the same
to the officers of his Majesty's customs then and there demand-
ing the same, for the purposes of the said ship, as occasion did
then require; contrary to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided.

Taken and sworn before me, this
day of
1828.

A. B.

J. P.

This complaint must be

Penalty, £100. 4 Geo. 4, c. 41, s. 25.

made upon oath. Id.

Warrant.

Same as the form, ante, p. 98. See 4 Geo. 4, c. 41, s. 25.

Conviction.

MIDDLESEX: Be it remembered, that on the

in the year of our Lord --> at

county, A. B., of.

day of in the said

in the county aforesaid, merchant, personally came before

owner of a certain ship called me, J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said

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