Wiltshire Quarter Sessions. 



95 



Thomas Westlond, of Eisherton Anger, innkeeper, entered into a 

 similar undertaking. 



Trinity, 44th Elizabeth : — Thomas Hayes, of Great Sherston, 

 innholder, was indie ted for cooking and selling veal in Lent. 1 



Michaelmas, 20th Elizabeth : — 



" Orders. It is now agreed That the Justices of the peace within every of 

 their divisions shall use their best endeavours to see the contents of the letter 

 satisfied concerning papists at such times as they shall thinck most meete for the 

 best service to be donne therein. 



" It is further agreed that the said Justices of the peace within their severall 

 divisions shall at such times as they shall thinck most fittest send for the 

 Churchwardens of every parish and enquire of them whether there be any persons 

 within their several parishes that doe without juste and lawfull cause refrain 

 from comeing to the Church. And also what persons doe resorte unto their 

 parishes That either do refrain e from comeinge to the Church or be either hyn- 

 derers or contemners of the religion sett forth by her May tie . And also whether 

 they knowe any persons within their parishes to have any Masse Booke superal- 

 tares or any such thing belonging to the masse and so take understanding of 

 their names and thereuppon to send for the same persons by precept and so there- 

 uppon to take such further order for the making of searches thereuppon as shall 

 best satisfie the contents of the letters. 



" It also ordered that every Justice of the Peace within every of their divisions 

 shall make certificate of their several doeings to the Shreif [of] the Countie 

 before the Feast of Saint Andrew next whereby he may make certificate to her 

 Ma ties counsell." 



Easter, 22nd Elizabeth :— 



" Md that Henry Moulton hath in open Sessions before her Ma ties Justices there 

 given information against Mr. Christopher Dawling parson of Upton Lovell 

 saieing that he hath preached Seditious Doctryn in the church of Heytesbury he 

 hath maintained purgatorie falsefyed the Scriptures of God preached heresies 

 and hath as mutch as in him lyeth made the Scriptures of God of none effect 



by me Harry Moulton." 



1 This was an offence expressly forbidden by the 3rd Article " sette downe in 

 the booke latlie sett forth by the Councill," as was mentioned in the Michaelmas 

 Sessions, 1600. The following Note appeared in " Notes and Queries," for April, 

 1852, page 271, — " The meaning of Section 19, of the Statute of 5th Elizabeth, 

 cap. 5, I apprehend to be this. The licence is only required for fish days, i.e. t 

 the days on which the eating of flesh is prohibited. Then the effect of the section 

 is that whilst without a licence, no flesh whatever is to be eaten on fish days, 

 yet even with a licence the flesh to be eaten Jis h days must not at any time of 

 the year be beef, and must not, between Michaelmas and May Day, be Veal." 



