Parish Law: Or, A Guide to Justices of the Peace, Ministers, Church-wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Constables, Surveyors of the Highways, Vestry-clerks, and All Others Concerned in Parish Business: Compiled from the Common, Statute, and Other Authentick Books; as Also from Some Adjudged Cases Never Before Published: Together with Correct Forms of Warrants, Commitments, Indictments, Presentments, Convictions, &c. To which is Added a Choice Collection of Precedents for Justices of the Peace, Communicated by an Able Hand. With a New and Correct Table |
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... fame where the Question is concerning the Boundaries of a Parish between a Clergyman and a Layman ; for if a Suit is brought for Tithes arifing infra loca decimabilia of fuch a Parish , and the Defendant fuggefts , that the Lands are in ...
... fame where the Question is concerning the Boundaries of a Parish between a Clergyman and a Layman ; for if a Suit is brought for Tithes arifing infra loca decimabilia of fuch a Parish , and the Defendant fuggefts , that the Lands are in ...
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... fame . And this Law holds in the Cafe of Dona- tives , and his Ordination must be Epifcopal . But the fame Proof fhall be allowed to prove Orders , as ' to prove a Mar- riage , viz . conftant Reputation , & c . and if he were Laicus ...
... fame . And this Law holds in the Cafe of Dona- tives , and his Ordination must be Epifcopal . But the fame Proof fhall be allowed to prove Orders , as ' to prove a Mar- riage , viz . conftant Reputation , & c . and if he were Laicus ...
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... fame Perfons present when he per- forms the other Matters required by Law to be performed in his Parish Church , and ... fame Oaths fo to him to be offered , he fhall pre- fently be adjudged difabled in the Law to receive , take , ar ...
... fame Perfons present when he per- forms the other Matters required by Law to be performed in his Parish Church , and ... fame Oaths fo to him to be offered , he fhall pre- fently be adjudged difabled in the Law to receive , take , ar ...
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... fame Reafon to be limited to the fame Time ; and the Relieving against this would be to relieve against an Act of Parliament , which had punctually been observed for fome hundreds of Years , ever fince the 13th of Edward I. and that the ...
... fame Reafon to be limited to the fame Time ; and the Relieving against this would be to relieve against an Act of Parliament , which had punctually been observed for fome hundreds of Years , ever fince the 13th of Edward I. and that the ...
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... fame Church , and both to the Cure of Souls , and both did actually officiate . But now the Rectors , where there are Vicars alfo , having been long excufed from Refidence , are , in common Opinion discharged from the Cure of Souls ...
... fame Church , and both to the Cure of Souls , and both did actually officiate . But now the Rectors , where there are Vicars alfo , having been long excufed from Refidence , are , in common Opinion discharged from the Cure of Souls ...
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Page 248 - ... a convenient stock of flax, hemp, wool, thread, iron, and other necessary ware and stuff to set the poor on work, and also competent sums of money for and towards the necessary relief of the lame, impotent, old, blind, and such other among them being poor and not able to work...
Page 125 - Correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three calendar months...
Page 125 - ... interlude, tragedy, comedy, opera, play, farce or other entertainment of the stage...
Page 248 - ... for setting to work all such persons, married or unmarried, having no means to maintain them , and use no ordinary and daily trade of life to get their living by...
Page 281 - Moravian, be permitted to make his or her solemn affirmation or declaration, instead of taking an oath, in all places and for all purposes whatsoever where an oath is or shall be required either by the common law or by any act of parliament already made or hereafter to be made...
Page 128 - Yam, or other Refuse of Cloth, Drugget, or other Woollen Goods, or Goods mixed with Wool (Flocks and Pinions only excepted), above the Quantity of Three Pounds, shall be found...
Page 354 - ... be levied by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, by warrant under the hand and seal or hands and seals of such Justice or Justices...
Page 189 - ... take and receive so much of the rents and profits of the lands and tenements of such lunatic, and...
Page 354 - ... shall wilfully and wittingly omit the performance of his duty in the execution of this act, he shall forfeit the sum of...
Page 127 - House of Correction, before the Expiration of the Term for which they were committed or ordered to be confined by virtue of this Act ; and all Persons who after having been punished as Rogues and Vagabonds, and discharged, shall again commit any of the said Offences, shall be deemed Incorrigible Rogues within the true Intent and Meaning of this Act.