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Title: A new guide for constables, headboroughs, tythingmen, church-wardens, overseers and collectors for the poor, surveyors for amending the highways and bridges with directions for keepers of fairs and markets, and treasurers for the relief of poor maimed soldiers and mariners : containing not only whatsoever may be useful to them in the execution of their several offices, that is already extant in any book of this kind, but also the heads of all those statutes which do concern any of the said offices that have been since made in the reigns of the late King Charles, King James, and their present Majesties, King William and Queen Mary : being the most compleat of any work of this nature / collected by J.P. Gent.
Print source: A new guide for constables, headboroughs, tythingmen, church-wardens, overseers and collectors for the poor, surveyors for amending the highways and bridges with directions for keepers of fairs and markets, and treasurers for the relief of poor maimed soldiers and mariners : containing not only whatsoever may be useful to them in the execution of their several offices, that is already extant in any book of this kind, but also the heads of all those statutes which do concern any of the said offices that have been since made in the reigns of the late King Charles, King James, and their present Majesties, King William and Queen Mary : being the most compleat of any work of this nature / collected by J.P. Gent.
J. P.,
London: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, 1692.
Notes:
Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
Subject terms:
Constables -- England.
Social service -- England -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56493.0001.001
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The CONTENTS of the CHAPTERS.
THE DUTY OF CONSTABLES, &c.
CHAP. I. Of the Original, Office and Jurisdiction of High Constables, Petty Constables, Headboroughs, Bor∣sholders and Tythingmen.
CHAP. II. The Constables Office about Affrays.
CHAP. III. The Constables Office about Alehouses, &c.
CHAP. IV. The Constables Office about Arms, &c.
CHAP. V. Articles which the High Constables are to return the Justices at their Sessions, or their Monthly Meetings of the Divisions, and to cause their Petty Constables, &c. in their several Liberties to make Return thereof unto them.
CHAP. VI. The Constables Office about Foreign Bone-Laces, Cut-work, Imbroidery, &c. and French Goods.
CHAP. VII.e Constables Office for providing necessary Car∣riages for his Majesty, &c.
CHAP. VIII. The Constables Office about Irish Cattel.
CHAP. IX. The Constables Office about Conventicles.
CHAP. X. The Constables Office about Clothiers.
CHAP. XI. The Constables Office about the Customs.
CHAP. XII. The Constables Office about Setting-Dogs, &c.
CHAP. XIII. The Constables Office about Escapes and Arrests.
CHAP. XIV. The Constables Office about Excise.
CHAP. XV. The Constables Office about Fish.
CHAP. XVI. The Constables Office about forcible Entries, &c.
CHAP. XVII. The Constables Office about Hedge-breaking, &c.
CHAP. XVIII. The Constables Office about Stoned-Horses.
CHAP. XIX. The Constables Office about Hue and Cry.
CHAP. XX. The Constables Office about Labourers, &c.
CHAP. XXI. The Constables Office about Malt-making.
CHAP. XXII.e Constables Office about disturbing of Ministers.
CHAP. XXIII. The Constables Office about Moss-Troopers.
CHAP. XXIV. The Constables Office about the Peace.
CHAP. XXV. The Constables Office about Physicians.
CHAP. XXVI. The Constables Office about the Plague.
CHAP. XXVII. The Constables Office about conveying Prisoners to the Goal.
CHAP. XXVIII. The Constables Office about Quarter Many for Maimed Soldiers, Prisoners, &c.
CHAP. XXIX. The Constables Office about Popish Recusants.
CHAP. XXX. The Constables Office about distraining for Rent.
CHAP. XXXI. The Constables Office about Riots and Routs.
CHAP. XXXII The Constables Office about Rogues and Vagabonds
CHAP. XXXIII. The Constables Office about keeping the Sabbath.
CHAP. XXXIV. The Constables Office about profane Swearing.
CHAP. XXXV. The Constables Office about Tobacco Planting.
CHAP. XXXVI. The Constables Office about Weights and Measures
CHAP. XXXVII. The Constables Office about Watches.
CHAP. XXXVIII. The Constables Office about Executing Warrants.
THE Churchwardens OFFICE.
CHAP. I. The Antiquity of the Churchwardens Office, and how they are to be chosen.
CHAP. II. The Churchwardens Office about Profanation of the Sabbath, and of the Church.
CHAP. III. Some few cases concerning Actions for, and against Churchwardens.
CHAP. IV. The Churchwardens Office about disposing of Seats in their Church.
CHAP. V. The Churchwardens Office about Reparations and Rates.
CHAP. VI. Some Cases wherein the Churchwardens are equally concerned with the Constables and Overseers of the Poor.
CHAP. VII. The Churchwardens Office about passing Accounts, together with the Heads of most of the things which they are to present in the Visitation Court.
THE OFFICE OF THE Overseers of the Poor.
CHAP. I. Of the Antiquity of these Officers, of their Quali∣fications, and how, and when to be chosen.
CHAP. II. Of the several sorts of Poor People, and what Poor the Overseers are to provide for, and relieve, or to set to work.
CHAP. III. The Duty of the Overseers about putting forth, and binding of Apprentices, with the Form of the Indenture for that purpose.
CHAP. IV. Several Cases about Settlements, and also touching Bastards, &c.
CHAP. V. The Overseers Office in making of Rates, and passing Accounts.
CHAP. VI. The Overseers Duty about Weights and Measures, and Burying in Woollen.
A GUIDE FOR SURVEYORS OF High-ways and Bridges.
CHAP. I. How many Sorts of Ways there are; of the Choice of these Officers, with some few General Cases concerning Highways.
CHAP. II. The Duty of the Surveyors about Setting and Cal∣ling the Parishioners to the common days Works for the High-ways, and about taking and dig∣ing for Gravel, Chalk, Sand, &c.
CHAP. III. The Surveyors Duty about cutting down Bushes, Trees, and scouring of Ditches in the High-ways; and also touching Presentments and Inquiries about Defaults, passing of Accounts, Travelling of Wagons, Wains, &c.
CHAP. IV. Some Heads of the Stat. 22 & 23 Car. 2. c. 17. concerning the Ways, Sewers, Pavements, &c. in London, and the Scavengers Office.
CHAP. V. Some Heads of the 2 of W. and M. for Paving and Cleansing the Streets in the Cities of London and Westminster, Suburbs and Liberties there∣of, the Out-Parishes in the County of Middlesex, the Borough of Southwark, and other Places within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, in the County of Surrey.
CHAP. VI. Several Cases about the Repairs of Bridges, with the Names of the Statutes which concern parti∣cular Bridges.
DIRECTIONS for the Keepers of Fairs and Markets.
DIRECTIONS to Treasurers, for the Relief of Poor Maimed Soldiers and Mariners.