Page Two aldermen to be juftices of Middle- CHA P. II. Of the magiftrates and officers of the city, and their respective creations, elections, rights, duties, and authorities. Sect. 1. Of the mayor, Se&t. Of the recorder Sect. 5. Of the chamberlain, commonferjeant, town clerk, coroner, remembrancer, fword-bearer, common hunt, common-crier, waterbailiff, other officers, lord - mayors officers, and sheriffs' officers CHA P. III. 31 to 37 38 to 40 40, 41 41 to 43 43 to 48 Of the laws and customs of London, as the fame relate to the perfons or eftates of the citizens, viz. of freemens wills, orphans, apprentices, &c. Sect. 1. Of the customs of London in general. acts of parliament, viz. Magna Freeman foreftalling fish may be com 49 mitted ib. Custom Cuftom to commit for refufing to serve on the livery is good Cuftom to fine and imprison for opprobrious words fpoke of an alderman is good But a cuftom to disfranchife for contemptuous words fpoke of an alderman is void Page ib. ib. 50 ib. Cullom to imprison until a person takes No attaint lies for a falfe verdict given Mayor may take recognizances, &c. quere Custom to have the measuring of coals, good Action lies for calling a woman whore in London Any man may enter the chamber of a chaplain who keeps a woman suspiciously Horfe committed to an inn-keeper, eats out the price of his head; innkeeper may keep or fell him, quere ib. ib. 50 to 52 ib. 50, 51 51 ib. carried out of the parish to be buried Prefcription for the guilds and fraternities of London to make other guilds and fraternities, is not good Cuttom for the mayor to examine causes pending before the fheriff, is good Lands and boufes in London, may be bought by word only, without inroll ment Penalty on apothecaries felling unwholesome drugs Bonds payable to the chamberlain and his fucceffors, fhall go to the fucceffors, and not to the executors Executor obliged to find Page 54 ib. ib. eties to pay ib. ib. a legacy left to an orphan Custom for the mayor to appoint a place for taverns, &c. is good. Tenants at will, under forty fhillings Cuftom for merchant taylors to com- Cuftom to feize and break bad and un- 55 ib. 56 ib. ib. 57 Lord-mayor is chancellor in London If any custom prove hard or defective, a 5 ib. ib. 58 One One joint-furety, from whom money is Action of debt may be brought in the King's Bench, upon a recognizance acknowledged to the chamberlain of Cuftom to arreft a debtor before the debt due, to find fureties, is good Suit by bill original in nature of debt, in a court of mayor and aldermen, may be removed into the King's Action, wherein the plaintiff declares Page ib. Husband compelled to give fecurity for Custom to oblige executors and ad- Debt lies in B. R. on recognizance ac- knowledged to the chamberlain for Perfon taking away an orphan may be ib.. 6z If the hufband of an orhan be attaint- Perfon fined and committed for marry- An orphan dying before twenty-one, Releafe by the husband of any right On marriage of orphans, common-fer- Page 64 Plea for an account of an orphan's a ib. ib. 65 ib. 65 66 67 ib. ib. 68 ib. ib. Cuftom |