a list of the matters which concerned them, arranged under thirty-four headings, was added, of which the most important were the following:-- (_a_) Of damages done to walls, houses, ditches and hedges set up or beaten down to annoyance. (_b_) Of Bounds withdrawn or taken away. (_c_) Of breakers of houses. (_d_) Of petty larrons, and their receivers (_i.e._ harbourers). (_e_) Of such as go messages for thieves. (_f_) Of cries levied and not pursued. (_g_) Of bloodshed and of frays made. (_h_) Of escape of thieves and felons. (_i_) Of clippers and forgers of money. (_j_) Of persons outlawed returned, not having the King's warrant. (_k_) Of women ravished not presented before the Coroner. (_l_) Of false balances, measures, and weights. (_m_) Of such as continually haunt taverns, and no man knoweth whereon they do live. (_n_) Of such as sleep by day, and watch by night, and eat and drink well, and have nothing. (_o_) Of persons imprisoned and let go without mainprize. (_p_) Of the Assize of Ale and Bread broken. A glance at the subjects enumerated in this schedule is sufficient to illustrate the comprehensive nature of the part assigned to Courts Leet in the general scheme of peace maintenance, and to show how in addition to their primary duty of bringing to light all breaches of the peace, these local police courts were furthermore charged with the supervision of everything that tends to promote good order and good citizenship, such as, for example, the regulating of weights and measures and the abatement of public nuisances. This Statute is entitled "A Statute for View of Frankpledge," but it was not put forward with any intention of reverting to the old system of police by decennary societies, nor with any idea of superseding or even modifying the Statute of Winchester, but rather as an auxiliary measure to enlarge the sphere of usefulness of that Statute, and to render its administration more effectual, by ensuring that no violations of its provisions should go undetected and unpunished. CHAPTER III JUSTICE AND CONSTABLE The accession of Edward III. marked the beginning of a new police era, that of the petty constable acting under the direction of the Justice of the Peace. The Statute of Winchester continued to be the guide in matters of police, but the executive which carried out its provisions underwent a change.