parish, in and by the rates in the said schedule mentioned, in certain sums set down opposite to their respective names in the said schedule, have not respectively paid the said sums or any part thereof, but have respectively refused so to do: wherefore the said [churchwardens and overseers, or surveyors], by C. D. aforesaid, pray that the said several persons may respectively be summoned to appear before two of her Majesty's justices of the peace, to show cause respectively why they have not paid and refuse to pay the said sums respectively.

To A. B. of

Summons upon the Complaint.

Whereas complaint hath this day been made before the undersigned, [one] of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the [county] of- by the [churchwardens and overseers of the poor, or surveyors of the highways] of the parish of in the said [county], that you, being a person duly rated and assessed to [the relief of the poor, or the maintenance of the highways] of the said parish, in and by a rate made on the · day of -18-, in the sum of-,hath not paid the same or any part thereof, but hath refused so to do these are therefore to command you, in her Majesty's name, to be and appear on at o'clock in the forenoon, at before such two or more justices of the peace for the said [county] as may then be there, to show cause why you have not paid and refuse to pay the same, otherwise you shall be proceeded against by default as if you had appeared, and be dealt with according to law.

Take notice, that you have already incurred the under

mentioned costs; viz.

Clerk to the justices

Overseer [or surveyor], for obtaining the

TOTAL

If the amount of these charges, together with the rate claimed, be paid to the overseer [or surveyor] before the day on which the summons is returnable, all further proceedings will be stopped.

(C. 1.)

Warrant of Distress against One Rate-payer.

To the overseers of the poor [or highways] of the parish of and to the constable of officers in the said [county]. Whereas on

to the surveyors of the in the [county] of

and to all other peace

last past a complaint was made before E. F., one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the [county] of by the [churchwardens and overseers of the poor, or surveyors of the highways] of the parish of in the said [county], that A. B., being a person duly rated and assessed to the relief of the poor [or to the maintenance of the highways] of the said parish in and by a rate made on in the sum of· had not paid the same or any part thereof, but had refused so to do; and now at this day, to wit, on at the parties aforesaid appear before us, the undersigned, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county [or the said churchwardens and overseers, or surveyors, by C. D., one of the said overseers, or surveyors, appear before us, the undersigned, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county; but the said A. B., although duly called, doth not appear by himself, his counsel or attorney, and it is now satisfactorily proved to us on oath that the said A. B. has been duly served with the summons in this behalf, which required him to be and appear here at this day before such

two or more justices of the peace as should now be here, to answer the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law]; and now having heard the matter of the said complaint, and it being now duly proved to us upon oath [in the presence and hearing of the said A. B.], that an assessment for the [relief of the poor, or the maintenance of the highways] of the said parish of- and for other purposes chargeable thereon according to law, dated the

was duly made, allowed, and published, and that the said A. B. is therein and thereby assessed at the sum of aforesaid, and that the said sum hath been duly demanded of the said A. B., but that he hath not paid, and hath refused and still refuses to pay the same; and the said A. B. now not showing to us any sufficient cause for not paying the same, these are therefore to command you in her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B.; and if within the space of [five] days after the making of such distress the said sum, and the sum of· - for the costs incurred by the said [churchwardens and overseers, or surveyors] in obtaining this warrant, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and out of the money arising by such sale you retain the said sums of rendering the overplus, on demand, to the said A. B., the reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress being first deducted; and if no such distress can be found, that then you certify the same unto us, to the end that such further proceedings may be had herein as to the law doth appertain. Given under our hands and seals, this day of in the year of our Lord in the [county] aforesaid.

and

at

E. F.

G. H.

# "And that a certain other assessment for the relief," &c. to the asterisk, if there be arrears.

(C. 2.)

Warrant of Distress against several Rate-payers.

To the overseers of the poor highways of the parish of and to the constables of officers in the said [county].

or the surveyors of the
in the [county] of ·
and to all other peace

Whereas on· last past a complaint was made before E. F., one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the [county] of by the [churchwardens and overseers of the poor, or the surveyors of the highways] of the parish of in the said [county], that the several persons whose

names are mentioned and set forth in the schedule hereunder written, being persons duly rated and assessed to [the relief of the poor, or maintenance of the highways] of the said parish, in and by the rates in the schedule in that complaint and in this warrant underwritten, in certain sums set down opposite to their respective names in the said schedule, had not respectively paid the said sums or any part thereof, but had respectively refused so to do; and now at this day, to wit, on at the said [churchwardens and overseers, or surveyors] by C. D., one of the said overseers, or surveyors, and A. B., I. K., and L. M., some of the said parties in the said schedule mentioned, appear before us, the undersigned, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said [county]; but the said N. P., although duly called, doth not appear by himself, his counsel or attorney, and it is now satisfactorily proved to us on oath that the said N. P. has been duly served with the summons in this behalf, which required him to be and appear here at this day before such two or more justices of the peace as should now be here to answer the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law; and now having heard the matter of the said complaint against the said several parties, and it being now duly proved to us upon oath, in the presence of the parties so appearing as aforesaid, that an assessment for [the relief of the poor] of the said parish of and for other purposes chargeable therein according to law, dated the was duly made, allowed, and published, and that the said several persons whose names are mentioned and set out in the schedule hereunder written are therein and thereby assessed at the sums set down opposite to their respective names in the said schedule, and that the said several sums have been duly demanded of them respectively, but they have not nor hath any of them paid the said sums or any of them, or any part thereof respectively, but they have refused and still do refuse to pay the same respectively, and have not, nor hath any of them, showed to us sufficient cause for not paying the same; these are therefore to command you, in her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of the several persons whose names are mentioned and set out in the schedule hereunder written; and if within the space of five days after the making of such distresses respectively the said several sums set opposite to their respective names at which they were so rated and assessed as aforesaid, and the said several sums for costs incurred by the said [churchwardens and overseers, or surveyors] also set opposite to their respective names, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress in each case, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the goods and chattels of the party so making default so by you distrained, and out of the money arising by such sales respectively you retain

the sums so set opposite to the name of each party whose goods you shall have so sold, rendering to him the overplus, the reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress being first deducted; and if in any of the cases mentioned in the schedule hereunder written no such distress can be found, that then you certify the same unto us, to the end that such further proceedings may be had herein as to the law doth appertain.

To the overseers of the poor [or the surveyors of the highways] of the parish of - in the [county] of and to the constable of and to all other peace officers in the said [county], and to the keeper of the [house of correction] in the said [county].

at

Whereas on —— last past a complaint was made before E.F., esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said [county] of, by the [churchwardens and overseers of the poor, or surveyors of the highways] of the parish of in the said [county], that A. B., being a person duly rated to the [relief of the poor, or maintenance of the highways] of the said parish, in and by a rate made on in the sum of had not paid the same or any part thereof, but had refused so to do; and afterwards on

at the parties aforesaid appeared before E. F. and G. H., Esquires, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county [or the said churchwardens and overseers, or surveyors, by C. D., one of the said overseers, or surveyors, appeared before E. F. and G. H., esquires, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and