No. 5. Form of an Information before Justices of the Peace, where the Party charged is a Seaman or seafaring Man, and fit and able to serve his Majesty in his Naval Service. County of to wit: Be it remembered, that on the day of, in the year of our Lord ——, A. B., officer of customs, who is directed by the commissioners of his Majesty's customs to prefer this information, gives us, J.P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, to understand and be informed, that C. D., being a subject of his Majesty, and a seaman and seafaring man, and fit and able to serve his Majesty in his naval service, on the day of -, in the year of our Lord [here state the offence]; contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided: Whereby the said C. D. hath become liable to serve his Majesty in his naval service for the term of five years. No. 6. Form of a Conviction where the Party convicted is a Seaman or seafaring Man, and fit and able to serve his Majesty in his Naval Service. County of to wit: Be it remembered, that on the an information was day of, in the year of our Lord exhibited before us, J. P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, against C. D., by A. B., officer of customs, which said information charged, that the said C. D., being a subject of his Majesty, and a seafaring man, and fit and able to serve his Majesty in his naval service, on the in the year of our Lord [here state the offence as in the information]; contrary to the form of the statute: which offence has been duly proved before us the said justices. And it appearing to us, the said justices, that the said C. D. is a seafaring man, and fit and able to serve his Majesty in his naval service, we the said justices do therefore adjudge the said C. D. to serve in his Majesty's naval service for the term of five years. Given under our hands and seals, this year of our Lord of 66 day of day in the J. P. No. 7. Form of a Warrant of Commitment to serve in the Navy. County of to wit: To A. B. officer of and to the commander of one of his Majesty's ships of war. Whereas C. D. has been duly convicted before us, J. P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, upon the information of E. F., officer of customs, of having" [Here state the offence, as charged in the information]; "And whereas the said C. D. has not proved that he is not a subject of his Majesty; and, being a seafaring man, and fit and able to serve his Majesty in his naval service, we the said justices did adjudge the said C. D. to serve his said Majesty in his naval service for the space of five years, pursuant to the statute in that case made and provided: These are therefore to require you the said A. B., to carry and convey the said C. D. on board of one of his Majesty's ships, in order to his serving his Majesty in his naval service; and we, the said justices, do hereby require the commander of his Majesty's ship, to whom this warrant is delivered, to receive and take the said C. D. on board his said Majesty's ship, in order to his serving in his naval service for the period of five years as aforesaid. Given under our hands and seals, at —, in the in the year of our Lord one of- this day of No. 8. J. P. L. M. Form of Information before Justices of the Peace, where the Party charged is not a Subject of his Majesty. County of to wit: Be it remembered, that on the day of in the year of our Lord —, A. B., officer of customs, who is directed by the commissioners of his Majesty's customs to prefer this information, gives us, J. P. and L. M. esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, to understand and be informed, that C. D., not being a subject of his Majesty, on the in the year of our Lord state the offence, setting forth that the same took place within one league of the coast of this kingdom]; "contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided; Whereby the said A. B. hath forfeited the sum of day of. [here No. 9. Form of Conviction to be used for an offence against this Act, in the Case of the Person charged not being a Subject of his Majesty. to wit: Be it remembered, that on the in the year of our Lord day of. County of day of an information was exhibited by A. B., an officer of the customs, before us, J. P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, against C. D.; which said information charged, that the said C. D., on the in the year of our Lord "[here state the offence as in the information, setting forth that the same took place within one league of the coast of this kingdom]; contrary to the form of the statute: which offence has been duly proved before us the said justices. We do therefore adjudge, that the said C. D. hath forfeited for his said offence the sum of Given under our hands and seals, this in the year of our Lord 66 day of. J. P. L. M. No. 10. Form of Warrant of Commitment to Gaol, of a Person not being a Subject of his Majesty. to wit: To A. B. officer of customs, and to County of Whereas C. D., not being a subject of his Majesty, has been duly convicted before us, J. P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, of having" [here state the offence as in the information, setting forth that the same took place within one league of the coast of this kingdom]; "And whereas we the said justices did adjudge, that the said C. D. had forfeited for his said offence the sum of which said sum of has not been paid: These are therefore to require you, the said A. B., forthwith to take, carry, and convey the said C. D. to the at in the and to deliver him into the custody of the gaoler or keeper of the said -; and we, the said justices, do hereby authorize and require you, the said E. F., the gaoler or keeper of the said to receive and take the said C. D. into your custody, and him safely to keep until he shall duly pay the said sum of. Given under our hands and seals, at in the of this day of of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and in the year J. P. Form of an Information against an Officer of Customs. County of -, to wit: Be it remembered, that on the day of- -, in the year of our Lord , A. B., officer of the customs, who is directed by the commissioners of his Majesty's customs to prefer this information, gives us, J. P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, to understand and be informed, that C. D., officer of the customs, on" &c. [here state the offence] "contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided: Whereby the said C. D. has forfeited the sum of [The forms of conviction and commitment, numbered 2 and 3, may be applied to this case.] DISTRESS. 1. Removing Goods, to avoid a Distress. Complaint. BERKSHIRE, to wit; Be it remembered, that on the day of -, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, at in the said county, C. D., bailiff of Sir J. S. baronet, of in the said county, personally cometh before us, J. P. and L. M., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, residing near the place [whence the goods and chattels hereinafter mentioned were removed," or "where the goods and chattels hereinafter mentioned were found], not being interested in the lands and tenements whence such goods and chattels were removed, and complaineth to us, that A. B., late of- in the said county, yeoman, on the-day of last past, at, in the said county, being then tenant from year to year, to the said Sir J. S. baronet, of a certain messuage and lands there situate, did fraudulently [and clandestinely] remove, convey away, and carry off from the said premises divers of his goods and chattels, not exceeding the value of fifty pounds, to wit, of the value of thirty pounds, in order to prevent the said Sir J. S. baronet, the landlord of the said premises, from distraining for arrears of rent reserved and then due and payable for the said messuage and lands; and that one E. F. ofin the said county, labourer, and G. H. of -, in the said county, labourer, did then and there wilfully and knowingly aid and assist the said A. B. in so removing, conveying away, and carry ing off the said goods and chattels" [or, "in concealing the said goods and chattels so removed and conveyed away], from the premises aforesaid; contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: Whereby and by force of the statute in that case made and provided, the said A. B., E, F., and G. H. have, and each and every of them hath, severally forfeited unto the said Sir J. S. baronet, the landlord of the said premises, double the value of the said goods and chattels so removed, conveyed away, and carried off [and concealed] as aforesaid, to wit, the sum of sixty pounds. the} Exhibited to us, on the day and at the place above mentioned. J. P. L. M. See, as to the mode of proceeding, stat. 11 Geo. 2, c. 19, s. 4. Summons. Same as the form, ante, p. 96. Conviction. Same as the above complaint to the words, " contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided," except that instead of "cometh before us," you say "came before us," and instead of "complaineth to us," you say complained to us.” And then thus: whereupon we the said justices did proceed to examine into the truth of the said complaint; and on the 66 day of - aforesaid, at aforesaid, one credible witness," [&c. as in the form, ante, p. 110, to the words :]" Therefore, it manifestly appearing to us, that they the said A. B., E. F. and G. H., are severally guilty of the offences respectively charged against them in the said complaint, we do hereby convict them of the offences aforesaid respectively, and find that the value of the said goods and chattels is pounds, and we do declare and adjudge that the said A. B., E. F. and G. H. have, and each and every of them hath, respectively, forfeited the sum of pounds, of lawful money of Great Britain (being double the value of the said goods and chattels), for their respective offences aforesaid, to be paid to the said Sir J. S. baronet, the landlord of the premises aforesaid, on or before the day of instant, according to the form of the statute in that case made and provided. Given under our hands and seals, the day of in the year of our Lord. J. P. L. M. Let a copy of this be served upon each of the parties; and if |