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. PAGE 9 Hen. 3, c. 15. 3 Ed. 1, c. 3. judged Making of Bridges and Banks No Penalty for an Escape before it be ad 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 faileth 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. 11. Matter in Suit 454 121 386 49 264 Nothing shall be taken to maintain any 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 1 Ed. 2, st. 2. In what case it is Felony to break Prison, in what not 1 Ed. 3, st. 2, c. 16. Who shall be assigned Justices and Keepers of the Peace 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 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 20 Ed. 3, c. 3. Justices of Gaol Delivery, &c. and their As- PAGE 268 · 269 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 No Indictor shall be put upon the In- 6 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 5. Justices of Assize, &c., shall hold their 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, 12 Ric. 2, c. 2. None shall obtain Offices by Suit, or for 13 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 7. What Sort of Persons shall be Justices 15 Ric. 2, c. 2. The Duty of Justices of Peace, when any 15 Ric. 2, c. 3. In what Places the Admiral's Jurisdiction 20 Ric. 2, c. 1. No Man shall ride or go armed; Launcegays 2 Hen. 5, st. 1, c. 4. What Justices of the Peace must be re- Justices of Nisi Prius may give Judgment of 514 137 514 516 8 Hen. 6, c. 9. The Duty of Justices of Peace, where Land is entered upon or detained with Force 8 Hen. 6, c. 10. Process awarded against those which, dwell- ing in Foreign Countries, be indicted or appealed 10 Hen. 6, c. 6. What Process shall be awarded upon an Indictment removed into the King's Bench 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 The Bill of Bracery and Buying of Titles 51-365 An Act for the Trial of Treasons committed out of the King's Dominions 37 Hen. 8, c. 8. The Act that any Indictment lacking these 1 Ed. 6, c. 1. An Act against such as shall unreverently 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 78 1 Mary, sess. 1, c. 1. An Act repealing and taking away cer. 1 & 2 P. & M. c. 10. An Act whereby certain Offences be 60 · 240 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 An Act against the Forging and Counterfeiting 18 Eliz. c. 1. An Act against the diminishing and impairing of the Queen's Majesty's Coin, and other Coins current 23 Eliz. c. 1. An Act to retain the Queen's Majesty's Sub- 234 518 249 31 Eliz. c. 3. An Act for the avoiding of privy and secret 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 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 235 21 Jac. 1, c. 15. An Act to enable Judges and Justices of 1 Car. 1, c. 1. An Act for punishing divers Abuses committed - 395 3 Car. 1, c. 1. An Act for the further Reformation of sundry |