150 "Justice in Warminster in the Olden Time." 



Copy of precept for Salisbury, July, 1659 : — 



" Robert Nicholas one of the Judges of this Comon wealth of England and 

 Richard Newdigate one other of the Judges of the said Commonwealth Justices 

 assigned to take all assizes Jurats and certificates an-aigned before any Justices 

 whomsoever as well by divers others writts as by divers of the writts of the keeper 

 of the libtei of England by authority of Parliament w^**'" the county of Wilts to 

 the sherifE of the s"" county of Wilts Greetinge. Wee comand That you omit not 

 for any acts [accounts] w* in yo'' county but that you cause to come before us att 

 New Sarum in yo' county upon Saturday ye three and twentieth day of July next 

 comeinge all writts of assize jurats certificates arraigned before any justice 

 whomsoever as well by divers other writts as by divers of the writts of the said 

 keepe' of ye libtes of Eng. by authority of Parliam* w"'in yo'. county and others 

 which are founded Attachm** reattachm'' summons resummons and all other min- 

 unds [missions ?] whatsoever concerning the assizes jurats and certificates aforesaid 

 Provided allwayes That the attachm*' re-attachm'^ summons resummons whereof 

 be made fifteen days before ye said Saturday also that you cause to come before 

 us the said Rob' Nicholas Rich'^ Newdegate justices to deliver the goale of the 

 said county of the prison" therein being at ye day and place aforesaid all prison- 

 ers remaining in the s* gaole togeather with their attachm*^ indictm'' and 

 [mismrs P] all other those prison" any waye concerning And of the venue of every 

 town and place where the felonies were comitted whereof the said prion" stand 

 indicted appealed or arrested as well w"'in libtie as w^'out fower and twenty good 

 and lawfull men by whome the treuth of ye matter may be the better knowne 

 and inquired of who have noe affinity to those prison" togeather w"" fower selected 

 men of those towns and places to do those things w'^h on the behalf of the keeper 

 &c. they shalbee then and there enjoyned and y' yo" cause to bee publiqueiy 

 pclaimed throughout your whole Bailwecke that all those who will pscute against 

 the said prisoners may be then and there to psecute ag'' them as shallbee just 

 And alsoe y' you give notice to all justices of the peace mayors cron" stewarfs 

 bayliffes of hundreds and libtes w^'in yo' county and alsoe to all cheif e constables 

 of every hundred and libtie y' they may bee then and there in their owne persons 

 w**" theire Rolls Records Indictm" and other remembrances to do those things 

 which to their offices in that behaLEe appertaine and that you yourself and ye 

 under sheiifEe togeather w"" yo' bayliffes other yo' ministers be then and there in 

 your own pereons to do those things which to yo'^ and their offices appertain to 

 be done and that you have then and there ye names of all justices of the peace 

 mayo" coron'^ stewards juro" bayliffes cheefe constables and the names of them 

 by whom you shall so cause them to come and of them by whom and to whom 

 you shall so give notice and also that you have then and there this Precept Dated 

 att Westminster the twenty third day of June in the yeare of Our Lord 1659 



" SW ANTON " 



The bottom of the precept, possibly containing the signature of 

 Justice Newdegate, has been cut off. 

 Indorsement on precept : — 

 " By virtue of this precept to mee directed I caused to come before the Justices 



