8o Additional Information. 



A banksman or drawer up of coals shall take by the day, widi meat and drink, 

 not above eight pence. 



It is ordered, that the justices of the peace of this Riding, at their monthly 

 meeting, twice in the year at least, require the petty constables to give an account 

 what number and sort of men and women servants each inhabitant within his 

 constablery hath, and what wages every master gives to every particular servant. 



That one or more of the next justices of the peace be present at every statute 

 or petty sessions, and that the bailiff of every hundred and their deputies, together 

 with the chief constable and the petty constables be summoned to give their 

 attendance at the said petty sessions ; and that the said sessions be kept only in the 

 month of October next, upon such days as the justices of the peace of the division 

 shall appoint. 



And to the end that masters and servants may not be ignorant of the law, they 

 may take notice, that it is enacted by the 5th of Eliz. C. 4, That no person 

 who shall retain any servant, shall put away his or her servant before the end of 

 his or her term, without reasonable and sufHcient cause to be allowed before 

 some justice of the peace of the county or place, nor at the end of his or her term, 

 without one quarter's warning given before the said end, (to be proved by two 

 witnesses,) in pain of forty shillings. 



That if any person shall by any secret ways or means, directly or indirectly, re- 

 tain or keep any servant, workman, or labourer, or give greater wages than are 

 hereby appointed, he shall suffer imprisonment for the space of ten days, without 

 bail, and forfeit five pounds. 



That no servant lawfully retained shall part from his master, or mistress, or 

 dame's service, before the end of his or her term, without reasonable or sufficient 

 cause to allowed as aforesaid, nor at the end of his or her term, without one 

 quarter's warning before the said end, in die presence of two lawful witnesses, in pain 

 of imprisonment without bail. 



That if any person betwixt the age of 12 and 60 years, liable to be retained by 

 the said statute, and not retained, shall, upon request made, refuse to serve for the 

 wages hereby set in husbandry, or in arts or mysteries set hy ih -aid statute, or 

 promise or covenant to serve, and do not serve according to ihc tenor of the 

 same, such person so offending shall suffer imprisonment without bail, till he shall 

 be bound to the party to whom the offence shall be made, to serve and continue 

 with him for the wages hereby set. 



