loaves of bread at the city and county aforesaid, well knew that the same loaves of bread respectively did not weigh 1 pound 15 ounces, but on the contrary thereof that each loaf respectively weighed only pound ounces as aforesaid, to the great damage and prejudice of the said poor persons of and belonging to the said city and county of Norwich and the liberties thereof, for whose use sustenance and support the said loaves of bread were so made and delivered as aforesaid, to the evil example of all others, and against

the peace of our said lord the king, &c. And the jurors aforesaid, Second count. upon their oath aforesaid, do further present, that the governor, deputy governor, assistants and guardians of the poor in the city of Norwich, and county of the same city, and the liberties of the same, heretofore, to wit, on the said 29th day of September in the fiftysecond year of the reign aforesaid, at the city and county aforesaid, at the request of the said B. H. contracted with, and employed and entrusted the said B. H. to make and deliver from time to time, from the said 29th day of September in the fifty-second year of the reign aforesaid, until the said 29th day of September in the fifty-third year of the reign aforesaid, for the use of the said poor, bread each loaf to weigh 1 pound 15 ounces. And the jurors, &c. do further present, that the said B. H. having so contracted and being so employed and entrusted as aforesaid, but being an evil disposed person, and contriving and intending to injure and prejudice the said poor, and to cheat and deprive them of a great part of their daily portion and allowance of bread on the day of

in the fifty-second year of the reign aforesaid, with force and arms, &c. at the city and county aforesaid, did unlawfully, falsely, fraudulently, deceitfully and wickedly, and for his own wicked lucre and gain in the course of his said employ, and under colour and pretence of the said last-mentioned contract, and in breach and violation of his trust and duty in that behalf, make and deliver so made unto L. M. the said L. M. then and there being master and superintendant of the said poor, to and for the use of the said poor, divers, to wit, loaves of bread, as and for loaves of bread weighing respectively 1 pound 15 ounces; whereas in truth and in fact, the said loaves and bread so made and delivered as aforesaid, did not at the time of the making, or at the time of the delivery of the same, weigh respectively 1 pound 15 ounces; but on the contrary thereof, were then and there of a much less and inferior weight, and whereas in truth and in fact, he the said B. H. on the said ———— day of in the fifty-second year aforesaid, at the city and county aforesaid, well knew that the same loaves of bread respectively did not weigh 1 pound 15 ounces, to the great damage and prejudice of the said poor persons, for whose use, sustenance Crim. Law. VOL. II.

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and support the said loaves of bread so made and delivered as aforesaid, to the evil example of all others, and against the peace, Third count. &c. And the jurors, aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present, that the said B. H. heretofore, to wit, on the 30th day of September, in the fifty-second year of the reign aforesaid, and for a long space of time thence next following, to wit, on the 29th day of September in the fifty-third year of the reign aforesaid, at the city and county aforesaid, was duly employed and entrusted to make and deliver for the use of the poor of and belonging to the said city and county, certain loaves of bread to weigh respectively 1 pound 15 ounces, at and for a certain price or sum of money to be therefore paid to the said B. H. for the same, and that he the said B. H, so being employed and entrusted as last aforesaid, but being such evil disposed person as aforesaid, and further contriving and intending as aforesaid, afterwards, to wit, on the

day of

in the year of the reign aforesaid, with force and arms, &c. at the city and county aforesaid, did unlawfully, knowingly, falsely, fraudulently and deceitfully, and for his own wicked lucre, in the course of his said employ, and in breach and violation of his trust and duty in that behalf, make and deliver to and for the use of the said poor of and belonging to the said city and county of Norwich divers, to wit, loaves of bread, as and for loaves of bread respectively weighing 1 pound 15 ounces, whereas in truth and in fact, the said last-mentioned loaves of bread weighed respectively much less than 1 pound 15 ounces, to wit, I pound 10 ounces as he the said B. H. then and there well knew, to the great damage of the said poor of and belonging to the said city and county of Norwich, to the evil example of all others, and against Fourth count. the peace, &c. And the jurors, &c. do further present, that the

said B. H. on the

day of

in the

year of the reign aforesaid, at the city and county aforesaid, was duly retained and employed, and then and there contracted with the governor and deputy governor, assistants and guardians of the poor, of and be longing to the city and county aforesaid, to deliver to and for the use and support of the said poor certain loaves of bread, each loaf to weigh 1 pound 15 ounces, at and after a reasonable reward to be therefore paid to him the said B. H.; and that he the said B. H. so being retained and employed, and having so contracted as last aforesaid, but being an evil disposed person and contriving and' intending to injure and prejudice the said poor, by cheating and depriving them of a great part of their daily allowance of bread, for his own lucre and gain, afterwards, to wit, on the day of

in the year of the reign aforesaid, with force and arms, &c. at the city and county aforesaid, did unlawfully, deceitfully,

fraudulently and falsely, in breach and violation of his duty in that behalf, deliver under colour of his said contract, retainer and employment, divers, to wit, loaves of bread, to and for the use of the said poor of and belonging to the city and county aforesaid, which did not respectively weigh 1 pound 15 ounces, but on the contrary thereof were then and there of a much less weight; he the said B. H. at the time of the delivery of the said last mentioned loaves, well knowing that the same did not respectively weigh 1 pound 15 ounces, to the great injury, damage and prejudice of the said last-mentioned poor of and belonging to the said city and county, to the evil example of all others, and against the peace, &c,

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