Crown Law now extant. The forms of Informations occurring much more frequently in that book than Indictments, I have indexed them all to follow Informations, from which no difficulty will arife: but the Book itfelf (though too minute in its fubdivifions of fome Offences), and the Tables to it, may without hefitation be referred to.-This is the reafon why I meant to refer to it generally, if I did not find myself bound to make my system as complete as my engagement to the Public demands of me. Burn's Juftice is rather queftionable as to the authority of the form of the Precedents, especially Indictments; but is, perhaps, the moft ufeful Book ever published on the Law relating to Juftices of the Peace, and in thefe inftances are of moft excellent ufe: yet, it does not hold the fame reputation for Forms of Indictments, &c. as the great and decided authority of Tremaine's Pleas of the Crown. There are other Books, fuch as Dalton's Juftice of the Peace, &c. Lambard, &c, which I confider useless fince the publication of Burn's Justice. For the Forms, on that account, I have not referred to them. Bolton's Juftice of the Peace for Ireland, containing a great variety of Indictments, &c. efpecially for Mifdemefnors, with many other old Books relating to Juftices, &c. I have entirely overlooked, thinking, that I have amply fupplied my Index, and I am not aware of omitting any that may not be spared. INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS, &c. W ILTS. Be it remembered that at the feffion of oyer (a) Iffue on an and terminer of our lord the king, held at New indictment for Sarum, in and for the county of Wilts, on Saturday stealing wheat. the fourteenth day of March, in the feventh year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the Third, king of Great Britain, &c. before the honourable fir Henry Gould, knight, one of the justices of his majesty's court of common pleas, the honourable James Hewitt, efquire, one of the juftices of his majefty's co rt of king's bench, and others their fellows, juftices of our faid lord the king, affigned by letters patent of our faid lord the king, under his great feal of Great Britain, to them the faid fir Henry Gould, James Hewitt, and others, fome two or more of them directed (of whom fome one of them the faid fir Henry Gould, knight, and James Hewitt, efquire, our faid lord the king willed to be one) to enquire more fully the truth by the oath of good and lawful men of the faid county, and by other ways, means, and methods by which they should or might better know, as well within liberties as without, by whom the truth of the matter might be the better known and enquired into, and of all treafons, mifprifions of treafon, infurrections, rebellions, counterfeitings, clippings, washings, falfe coinings, and other falfities of the money of Great Britain and other kingdoms or dominions whatsoever, and of all murders, felonies, manflaughters, killings, burglaries, rapes of women, unlawful meetings and conventicles, unlawful uttering of words, affemblies, mifprifions, confederacies, falfe allegations, trefpaffes, riots, routs, retentions, efcapes, contempts, falfities, negligences, concealments, maintenances, oppreffions, champerties, deceits, and all other evil doings, offences, and injuries whatfoever, and alfo the acceffaries of them within the faid county, as well within liberties as without, by whomsoever. and in what manner foever done, committed, or perpetrated, and (a) See Indictments for Larceny, Vol. IV. p. 41. and Index to the Criminal Divifion. VOL. VI. B the wheat. the faid treasons and other the premises according to the laws and cuftoms of England for this time to hear and determine, by the oath of Thomas Goddard, John Jacob, Charles Penruddock, Charles Penruddock the younger, Nicholas Elliott, Thomas Bennett, John Awdry, William Wyndham, Dottington Egerton, Edward Poore the younger, John Methuen Poore, Richard Southby, Edward Scroggs, William Hayler, Thomas Phipps, John Cooper, and William Talk, efquires, good and lawful men of the faid county then and there fworn and charged to enquire for our faid lord the king for the body of the faid county, it is presented in manner and form following, that is to fay, Wilts: The jurors for our faid lord the king upon their oath prefent, that Richard Byrt, late of the parish of Cricklade Saint Sampfon, in the county of Wilts, yeoman, on the twenty-fixth day of September, in the fixth year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the Third, now king of Great Britain, &c. with force and arms, at the parifh aforefaid, in the county 'aforefaid, ten Ten facks of facks of wheat of the value of twelve pounds of the goods and chattels of one Chriftopher Saunders, then and there being found, unlawfully and injurioufly did feize, take, and carry away against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown and dignity: And the jurors aforefaid, upon their oath aforefaid, do further prefent that the faid Richard Byrt afterwards, to wit, on the faid twentyfixth day of September, in the fixth year aforefaid, with force and arms, at the parifh aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, two 2d Count, two facks of wheat meal of the value of three pounds of the goods facks of wheat and chattels of one Charles Hooke, then and there being found, unlawfully and injuriously did feize, take, and carry away against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown and dignity; at which fame feffion of oyer and terminer of our faid lord the king, holden at New Sarum aforefaid, in and for the faid county, on the faid fourteenth day of March, in the feventh year of the reign aforefaid, before the fame juftices cometh the faid Richard Byrt in his own proper perfon, and having heard the said indictment read, fays he is not guilty thereof, and thereupon puts himfelf upon the country, and Richard Maddock, efquire, clerk of affize and clerk of the crown of the faid county, who profecutes for our faid lord the king in this behalf, doth the like: ThereAward of venire. fore the fheriff of the faid county is commanded that he do not omit by reafon of any liberty in his bailiwick, but that he cause to come before the juftices of our lord the king, at the next feffion of oyer and terminer to be holden for the faid county, twelve good and lawful men of the parish of Cricklade Saint Sampfon aforefaid, by whom the truth of the matter will be the better known, and who have no affinity to the faid Richard Byrt, to recognize upon their oath, whether the faid Richard Byrt be guilty of the premises in the indictment aforefaid above fpecified or not, becaufe as well the faid Richard Maddock, who, &c. as the faid Richard Byrt, have put themselves upon that jury; the fame day is given to the parties at the fame place at meal. Plea. 2 which which next feffion of oyer and terminer of our faid lord the king, holden at New Sarum aforefaid, in and for the faid county, on Saturday the first day of Auguft, in the feventh year of the reign of our faid lord the king aforefaid, before the honourable. fir Jofeph Yates, knight, one of the juftices of his majesty's court of king's bench, the faid James Hewitt, efquire, and others their fellows, juftices of our faid lord the king, affigned by letters patent of our faid lord the king, under his great feal of Great Britain, to enquire of all treafons, murders, felonies, and all other evil doings, offences, and injuries whatfoever within the faid county, as well within liberties as without, by whom foever and in what manner foever committed or perpetrated, and the faid treafons and other the premises, according to the laws and customs of England, for this time to hear and determine, &c. This procedent and fome others in this volume are not publifhed in the ftrict order obferved in the Fourth Volume, owing to fresh communications under different heads, but they will be Michaelmas Term, 15. Geo. III. BE it remembered that Sir Fletcher Norton, knight, his ma- Information ex jefty's attorney general, who profecutes for his faid majefty, relatione attorney being present here in court the twenty-eighth day of November general againft in this term, in his own proper perfon, doth on the behalf of his a person for havfaid majefty give this court to understand and be informed, that ing in his pofcertain merchants, whofe names are as yet to the faid attorney fpirits which had general unknown, did between the first day of December, in the paid no duty. year of Our Lord 1761, and on the day of the exhibiting of this information, import, or caufe to be imported from parts beyond the feas into Great Britain, to wit, to Ratcliffe, in the county of Middlefex, within the port of London, in a certain fhip or veffel, or certain fhips or veffels to the faid attorney general likewise unknown, by way of merchandize, one hundred and forty-four gallons of foreign brandy of the value of feventy-two pounds, and one hundred and forty-four gallons of foreign geneva of the value of feventy-two pounds, amounting in the whole to the fum of one hundred and forty-four pounds of their own proper goods and merchandizes, the faid goods being at the time of the importation thereof liable to the payment of cuftoms and other duties to his faid majefty; and that the faid merchants unknown did afterwards, to wit, within the time aforefaid, at Ratcliffe aforesaid, in the faid county of Middlefex, within the port of London aforefaid, unship to be laid on land the faid goods and merchandizes, and every part thereof out of the faid fhip or veffel, or fhips or veffels before the cuftoms and other duties due to his faid majefty for the fame goods were firft paid or fecured, con B 2 trary Information in trary to the form of the ftatute in that behalf made and provided, by reafon whereof the faid goods became and are forfeited; and being fo forfeited the fame goods and every part thereof afterwards, to wit, within the time aforefaid, at Ratcliffe aforefaid, in the faid county of Middlefex, within the port of London aforefaid, came to the hands and poffeffion of one Robert Lott, he the faid Robert Lott at the fame time when the said goods and merchandizes came to his poffeffion, well knowing that the faid goods and merchandizes and every part thereof were imported into Great Britain and unfhipped to be laid on land as aforefaid, the customs and duties due to his faid majefty for the fame goods not being first paid or fecured, contrary to the form of the ftatute in that cafe made and provided; wherefore his majesty's faid attorney general, on the behalf of his faid majefty, prayeth the confideration of this court in the premises, and that the faid goods and merchandizes, and the fum of four hundred and thirty-two pounds, the treble value thereof, may for the reasons aforefaid remain forfeited, and that the faid Robert Lott may appear here in court to answer concerning the faid goods and merchandizes fo come to his hands forfeited, and concerning the faid fum of four hundred and thirty-two pounds of lawful money, being the treble value thereof. FLETCHER NORTON. Hilary Term, 12. Geo. III. BE it remembered that Edward Thurlow, efquire, his mathe exchequer jesty's attorney general, who profecutes for his faid majefty, being ex relatione at- prefent here in court the twenty-third day of January in this term, torney general in his own proper perfon doth on the behalf of his faid majefty against certain give this court to understand and be informed, that certain known, for im- merchants, whofe names are as yet to the faid attorney general porting foreign unknown, did between the first day of February, in the year of filks, laces, &c. Our Lord 1769, and the day of exhibiting this information, imwithout paying port or caufe to be imported from parts beyond the feas into merchants un customs. Great Britain, to wit, at Ratcliffe, in the county of Middlefex, within the port of London, in a certain fhip or veffel, or certain fhips or veffels to the faid attorney general likewise unknown, by way of merchandize, fix hundred and two ells and one quarter of foreign white filk Blois lace of the value of fixteen pounds and feven pence, five hundred and ninety-eight ells and three quarters of foreign black filk Blois lace of the value of nine pounds eighteen fhillings and three pence, five aprops, fix pair of womens treble ruffles, ten pair of womens double ruffles, feven pair of mens ruffles and bofoms, all of muflin ftitched with thread, of the value of fifteen pounds twelve fhillings and fix pence, amounting in the whole to the fum of forty-one pounds eleven fhillings and four pence of their own proper goods and merchandizes, the faid goods being at the time of the importation thereof liable to the payment of cuf toms |