In witness

mised and released as much as in him lieth the aforesaid security of the peace, [or, of the good behaviour,] by him before me prayed against the above-named whereof I the said W. R., at have hereunto set my seal.

Given under my hand, &c.

in the county aforesaid,

This release should be written under the recognisance, and signed by the justice.

No. 17. Or the Release may be by itself, thus:—

County of

in the said county, yeoman, on the to wit. day of in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the fourth, came before me, W. R., esq., one of the justices of our said lord the king assigned to keep the peace within the said county, at county, and there remised and freely released to

in the said of

in the said county, yeoman, the surety of the peace, [or, good behaviour,] by him the said before me prayed against the said Given under my hand, &c.

If it is before another justice, then say, the surety of the peace [or, good behaviour] which he has against

of

in the said county, yeoman. Given under my hand and seal, &c.

Neither of the above releases will discharge the recognisances or prevent the necessity of the parties bound over appearing at the sessions by which the recognisance can legally be discharged.

No. 18. Liberate to discharge one committed for want of Sureties.

County of To the keeper of his majesty's gaol for the said county.

to wit.

of

Discharge out of your custody the body of in the said county, yeoman, he having this day entered into a recognisance before me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county in the sum of fifty pounds, with two sureties in twenty-five pounds each, to keep

the peace and be of good behaviour towards his majesty and all his liege people, and especially towards of, &c., yeoman, for the space of twelve calendar months now next ensuing. Given under my hand and seal the

one thousand eight hundred and twenty

day of

No. 19. Another form of Liberate for one committed for want of Sureties,

County of

to wit. gaol

W. R., esq., one of the justices of our lord the king, assigned to keep the peace in the county of

to the keeper of his majesty's

in the said county, greeting,

of

in

Whereas in the prison of our said lord the king in your custody now being, at the suit of the said county, yeoman, for the want of his finding sufficient sureties for his personal appearance at the next

sessions of the peace to be holden in and for the said county and for his keeping the peace, [or, being of the good behaviour,] in the mean time towards our said lord the king and all his liege people, and especially towards the said before me sufficient sureties, to wit, man, and

of

undertaken for the said and he the said

of

hath found , yeo, yeoman, either of whom hath under the pain of twenty pounds, hath undertaken for himself under the shall and will sessions of the peace, to

pain of forty pounds, that he the said personally appear at the next

be holden in and for the said county, and shall well and truly keep the peace [or, be of the good behaviour] in the mean time towards our said lord the king and all his liege people, and especially towards the said : Therefore on the behalf of our said lord the king, I do command you, that if the said do remain in the said gaol for the said cause and none other, then you forbear to grieve or detain him any longer, but that you deliver him thence and suffer him to go at large, and that upon the pain which will fall thereon. Given under my hand and seal, &c,

No. 20. Commitment of a Witness to give Evidence, for want of Sureties to appear.

County of

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To the governor of

or his deputy.

herewith sent you

to wit.

Receive into your custody the body of

on a

by me, W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county and liberty, it appearing to me by the information of the said taken on oath before me, that the said is a material witness against now committed by me to his majesty's gaol of charge on oath against him for having committed a certain [felony and forgery,] and that the said admitting to me the said justice, that she hath been cohabiting with the said and that she has no settled place of residence, and that she is not possessed of goods or chattels, lands or tenements, whereon to levy the penalty of a recognisance, being required by me the said justice to find sureties for her personal appearance at the next session of oyer and terminer to be holden for the county of to give evidence before the grand jury on a bill of indictment to be preferred against the said for the said [felony and forgery;] and in the event of such bill being found a true bill to give evidence on the trial of the said at the sessions thereof, at the said now neglecting and refusing to find such sureties to give evidence as aforesaid for want of sureties, her safely keep until the said sessions there to give such evidence, unless she shall be sooner discharged by due course of law, and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given, &c.

No. 21. The like, in another form.

and the

[Commence as in the last form.] And it appearing to me, now stands committed and indicted for a certain is a material wit

that
felony, touching which felony the said

taken on

ness as appears by the information of the said oath touching the same; and the said being now required by me the said justice to find sureties for his personal appearance at the next general sessions of gaol delivery of [Newgate,] to be holden at the to give evidence on the trial of the said having admitted

for the said felony, and the said

to me, that he intended to absent himself from the said trial, and now neglecting and refusing to find such sureties, him therefore safely keep in your custody for want of such sureties to give evidence as aforesaid, on the trial of the said and have him in court to give evidence accordingly, and for so doing, &c.

SWEARING.

No. 1. Conviction for Profane Swearing, under 29 Geo. 2:

c. 21.

County of Be it remembered, that on

to wit.

day of

in the year of his majesty's reign was convicted by me, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the county, [riding, division, or liberty] aforesaid [or before me

mayor, bailiff, or

in the

other chief magistrate of the city or town of county of as the case may be] of swearing one or more profane oath or oaths, [or cursing one or more profane curse or curses, as the case may be.] Given under my hand day and year aforesaid.

and seal the

To be written on parchment and returned to the next sessions.

No. 2. Information for Profane Swearing, under 19 Geo. 3.

County of

to wit.

c. 21.

The information of

of

in the

county aforesaid, yeoman, made on oath this day of

in the

year before me W. R., esquire, one of his ma

of the reign of jesty's justices of the peace for the said county, Who saith,

That on

the

at

in the parish of

in the county aforesaid, in the said county, yeoman, swear

one profane oath, [or, curse one profane curse] in these words,

No. 3. Summons thereupon.

County of

To the constable of

to wit.

Whereas information hath this day been made before me W. R., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, upon the oath of

that on man, at

of

, yeoman, day of the present month of in the said county, yeoin the said county,

in the parish of

swear one profane oath [or, curse one profane curse]; These are therefore to command you to cause the said

forthwith to appear before me to answer the premises, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal

at

the

in the said county, the
year of

day of

No. 4. Commitment, under 29 Geo. 2. c. 21. s. 4. 10.
To the constable of

County of

to wit.

Whereas

of

in

in the said county,

and to the keeper of the house of correction in the said county.

at

in the said county, day labourer, is, and stands convicted this day before me, W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, of swearing one profane oath, on the day of this present month of in the parish of in the said county, whereby he hath forfeited the sum of one shilling* to the poor of the said parish of ; and whereas the said

at

hath refused and doth refuse to pay down the said sum of one shilling for the use of the poor aforesaid, and also hath refused and doth refuse to give satisfactory security to pay the same; These are therefore to require you the said constable to convey the said to the house of correction at

afore

said, and to deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this warrant. And I do hereby command you the said keeper to receive him the said into your custody in the said house of correction, and there to detain and keep him to hard labour for the space of ten days. And for so doing this shall be your

* If a day-labourer, common soldier, sailor, or seaman, one shilling; every other person below the degree of a gentleman, two shillings; every person of or above the degree of a gentleman, five shillings; double penalty for a second offence, and for third, and subsequent offence treble.