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This man the most understanding, able, and industrious justice of peace in this kingdom. No warrant granted out, but he takes notice thereof in a book, and at sessions an account demanded of all those warrants sent out, which, if the constables to whom they are delivered do not execute nor return and give an account, they are called upon at the sessions, or if those that require and procure the warrants keep them in their hands and make use of them for their own ends and do not deliver them to be served, they are bound over to the sessions.

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To facilitate reading, the spelling and punctuation of elderly excerpts have generally been modernised, and distracting excision scars concealed. My selections, translations, and editions are copyright.

Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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This man the most understanding, able, and industrious justice of peace in this kingdome. Noe warrant graunted out butt he takes notice thereof in a booke : and att sessions an account demaunded of all those warrants sent out : which if the constables to whom, they are delivered, doe not exequute nor returne, and give an account: they are called uppon att the sessions : or if those that require and procure the warrants keepe them in their hands, and make use of them for their owne ends and doe nott deliver them to bee served they are bound over to the sessions.

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• Charles I (1600-49) (23), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649 ·
• Constable (1) ·
• Criminal law (1) ·
• Hoby, Thomas Posthumus (1566-1640) (2), Puritan gentleman, MP at various times 1589-1629, said to have inspired Shakespeare's Malvolio ·
• Justice of the peace (4) ·
• Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (3) ·
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