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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50654	A guide for constables, churchwardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, treasurers of the county stock, masters of the house of correction, bayliffs of mannours, toll-takers in fairs &c. a treatise briefly shewing the extent and latitude of the several offices, with the power of the officers herein, both by common law and statute, according to the several additions and alterations of the law, till the 20 year of His Majesties reign / collected by Geo. Meriton, gent.	Meriton, George, 1634-1711.	1669 (1669)	Wing M1793; ESTC R35040	100,385	287

A GUIDE FOR CONSTABLES Churchwardens Overseers of the Poor Surveyors of the High-ways Treasurers of the County Stock Masters of the House of Correction Bayliffs of Mannours Toll-Takers in Fairs c. A TREATISE BRIEFLY SHEWING The Extent and Latitude of the several Offices with the Power of the Officers herein both by Common Law and Statute according to the Several Additions and Alterations of the Law till the 20. year of His Majesties Reign Collected by Geo. Meriton Gent. ●ondon Printed for A. Crook W. Leak A. Roper F. Tyton G. Sawbridge J. Place W. Place J. Starkey T. Basset R. Pawley S. Heyrick Booksellers in Fleetstreet and Holborn 1669. To all Constables Tythingmen Headborroughs Bursholders c. Sirs HAving many times considered of the large Extent of the Constables Office and how little skill or knowledge many of you have who are often called to take upon you the same Office and also how few Authors there be who have writ on this Subject Mr. Lambert Mr. Wingate and Mr. Shephard being the Chief whose Rules at this day are very unsafe for the Constables to square their Actions by for Mr. Lambert's Book being a Discourse principally of the Common Law Cases is now much altered by Statute since and that Book of the Office of a Constable Fathered upon Mr. Wingate I am verily perswaded was none of his work for there are some unwarrantable Authorities and gross Errors in it which could not have slipped his ingenious Pen if the Work had been his and for Mr. Shephard's Book it is stuft full of Acts and Ordinances of that Convention at Westminster which in the late times of Vsurpation and Rebellion was owned for a Parliament which Ordinances are now of no force Therefore none of these being safe or warrantable Rules for the Constables to walk by but blind Guides to lead them into the by-paths and crooked Meanders of many Errors I thought thereupon that some little Treatise of this Subject might not only prove very useful but also very beneficial for the generality of People of this Kingdom which consideration hath occasioned me to publish this small unpolished Epitome and though I know the Book will fall under many hard Censures of those who are far better able to undertake the work yet I hope Dear Friends my willingness to contribute any thing to your Service though but a Mite doth claim your favourable Acceptance of my pains Remembring the old saying est voluisse satis and there is nothing of so little regard but hath something of worth in it and I despair not of some profit hence to you for whom it is intended and for whose ease satisfaction and direction it was collected and published by him kind Friends whose ambition and desire is and shall be Redd-Hall Feb. 25. 1667 8. Yours ready to serve in what he may George Meriton The Contents of the Chapters Chap. 1. OF the Derivation of the word Constable how many sorts of Constables the Antiquity of the Office the several Appellations of this Officer in several places who ought to be chosen to the said Office and how and where to be sworn with the form of the Constables Oath pag. 1 Chap. 2. The Constables Office about Affrays 12 Chap. 3. The Constables Office about Ale-houses c. 18 Chap. 4. The Constables Office about Arms. 22 Chap. 5. The Constables Office about Forein Bone Laces Cut work Imbroidery c. 24 Chap. 6. The Constables Office about Irish Cattel 25 Chap. 7. The Constables Office about Chimney Mony 27 Chap. 8. The Constables Office about Conventicles 30 Chap. 9. The Constables Office about Clothiers 31 Chap. 10. The Constables Office about the Customs 33 Chap. 11. The Constables Office about Setting Doggs c. 36 Chap. 12. The Constables Office about Escapes 37 Chap. 13. The Constables Office about Excise 41 Chap. 14. The Constables Office about Fish 42 Chap. 15. The Constables Office about Forceable Entries c. 43 Chap. 16. The Constables Office about Hedg-breakers c. 44 Chap. 17. The Constables Office about High-ways 48 Chap. 18. The Constables Office about Stoned Horses 53 Chap. 19. The Constables Office about Hue and Cry 55 Chap. 20. The Constables Office about Labourers and Servants 58 Chap. 21. The Constables Office about Malt-making 61 Chap. 22. The Constables Office about the Militia 63 Chap. 23. The Constables Office about Moss-Troopers 64 Chap. 24. The Constables Office about Disturbing Ministers 65 Chap. 25. The Constables Office about the Peace 67 Chap. 26. The Constables Office about Physicians 70 Chap. 27. The Constables Office about the Plague ibid. Chap. 28. The Constables Office about conveying Prisoners to the Gaol 72 Chap. 29. The Constables Office about Purveyance 74 Chap. 30. The Constables Office about Quarter Monies for Maimed Souldiers Prisoners c. 80 Chap. 31. The Constables Office about Popish Recusants 82 Chap. 32. The Constables Office about Riots and Routs 84 Chap. 33. The Constables Office about Rogues and Vagabonds 86 Chap. 34. The Constables Office about Profane Swearing 97 Chap. 35. The Constables Office about Prof●ning the Sabbath 98 Chap. 36. The Constables Office about Tobacco Pl●nting 101 Chap. 37. The Constables Office about Weights and Measures 102 Chap. 38. The Constables Office about Watches 104 Chap. 39. The Constables Office about executing Warrants 106 The Contents of the Chapters in the Churchwardens Office Chap. 1. The Antiquity of the Churchwardens Offic● and how they are to be chosen 119 Chap. 2. The Churchwardens Office about Profanation of the Sabbath and of the Church 124 Chap. 3. Some few Cases concerning Actions for and against Churchwardens 127 Chap. 4. The Churchwardens Office about disposing of Seats in their Churches 133 Chap. 5. The Churchwardens Office about Reparations and Rates 137 Chap. 6. Some Cases wherein the Church-wardens are equally concerned with the Constables and Overseers of the Poor 143 Chap. 7. The Churchwardens Office about passing Accounts together with the heads of most of the things which they are to present at the Visitation Courts 148 The Contents of the Chapters in the Overseer of the Poor's Office Chap. 1. Of the Antiquity of the Officers their Qualifications and how and when to be chosen 157 Chap. 2. Of the several sorts of Poor People and what Poor the Overseers are to provide for and relieve or set to work 161 Chap. 3. The Duty of the Overseers about putting forth and binding Apprentices with the form of the Indenture for such purpose 167 Chap. 4. Several Cases about Settlements and also touching Bastards c. 175 Chap. 5. The Overseers Office in making of Rates and passing Accounts 188 The Contents of the Chapters in the Surveyors Office for High-ways c. Chap. 1. Of the Choice of these Officers how many sorts of ways there are with some few general Cases Concerning High-ways 197 Chap. 2. The Duty of the Surveyors about setting and calling the Parishioners to the common day works for the High-ways and about taking and