A Source-Book of English Social HistoryJones, M. E. Monckton (Mary Evelyn Monckton)
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A Source-Book of English Social History
Jones, M. E. Monckton (Mary Evelyn Monckton)
Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- Social conditions
... You shall therefore first inquire if any man within your inquirie
haue broken the peace, or made any affray or bloodshed. If any haue
offended herein, you must present him or them, and the manner of it,
with what weapon, for that it is forfeit to the Lord of this Leet, and
the offender or offenders are to be fined for such offence.
Rogues
These persons by particular are said to bee by the Statute rogues,
viz., Proctors of Spittle houses, Patent gatherers, or Collectors for
Gaoles, prisons or Hospitals, Fencers, Bearwards, common Plaiers of
enterludes, Minstrels wandering abroad, Glassemen, Saylers, Souldiers,
Schollers, and all other idle persons which goe about begging.
Stocks
Also for the punishment of these offenders, you shall inquire if there
bee in euery tything a paire of stockes, according as there ought to
bee by the Statute, or no: if there bee not, then the tything doe lose
V pounds.
Artillery (33 H. 8. ca. 9)
Also you shall inquire whether eueryone haue Bow and Arrowes according
to the Statute, or no: for euery man child from seven yeeres old to
seuenteene ought to haue a Bow and two Arrowes, and euery man from
seuenteene to three score ought to haue a bow and foure arrowes, vpon
paine of vjs viijd for euery default: and parents ought to provide them
for their children and masters for their seruants with their wages, or
else they ought to undergoe the penaltie thereof.
Butts, 33 H. 8
And also that for the exercise of Archers in shooting at times
convenient, there ought to be buts made in euery Tything, Village, and
Hamlet, or else the Tything, Village, or Hamlet ought to lose xxs, for
euery three moneths wanting Butsthere.
Plays or Games, 33 H. 8
Also you shall inquire if any Alehousekeeper or other person do keepe
any unlawfull games in his or their house or houses, or elsewhere, as
cards, dice, tables, loggets, quoits, bowles, or such like: in this
case the house keeper loseth for euery day forty shillings, and every
player vj viij for euery time.
Also Constables ought to search monethly for such unlawfull games and
disorders in alehouses vpon paine of fortie shillings, and they may
arrest such as they find playing at unlawfull games, and commit them to
ward vntill they put in sureties not to play any more at any vnlawfull
game. No man may play at any vnlawfull game insatiably, unless hee can
dispend C pounds per annum in lands, fees, or offices, for life at the
least: and hee may not play neither in any open place where euery one
that will may see him, but in his house, or in his Orchard or Garden,
vpon paine of vj viij for euery time. Except in the Christmas time; for
then all men may play.
Shooting in Guns, 33 H. 8, ca. 6
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