with the Crime, His Practice was to demand a Shilling of the
Prosecutor
for his Warrant which he insisted Should be
taken out to apprehend the Party for the Said Crime, and
to bring him before him, And he would have the Shilling
paid him before he would meedle in the Matter, And this
(Sometimes after) he had been told the Crime was Felony
and when at the Same time the Prisoner and Prosecutor
Stood together before him the Said Justice, And the Prosecutor
offfered to give Evidence, and the Prisoner has confest the
Fact, But the payment of the Said Shilling being often
disputed, he the Said Justice has pretended that neither he
himself or the Constable could act Safely without taking
out Such Warrant and Sometimes the Said Justice has
required the Prosecutor moreover to pay the Constable
Six pence for Serving Such Warrant.
That Sometimes the Prosecutor has not been able to
pay for Such Warrant, and the Constable (to get rid of his
Prisoner) has been obliged to lend the Shilling
That when one Hawkins was brought before him and
charged with feloniously Stealing Lead after the Shilling
demanded and paid, a Warrant was made out against Hawkins
for Suspition of Felony, and presently afterwards the Said
Justice declared he would discharge the Prisoner and
demand a Shilling for Such Discharge, But the Prisoner
being unable to pay the Shilling, the Justice ordered him
to the Round House< no role >
, and told the Prisoner he Should not
discharged until the Said Shilling was paid, and
accordingly he ordered him to be put into the Round House< no role >
and to being there and telling his Case a Collection was
made (by Some poor women) towards his discharge
And then the Prisoner was took back to the Said Justice
who being informed how the Money was raised tho' the
Collection did not amount to a Shilling, he took the
Pence So collected and discharged the Prisoner.
That one Isaac Broad< no role >
being brought before the Sd.
Justice (after his demanding and having a Shilling
for his Warrant) he examined the Prosecutor, But a
Person earnestly desiring favour of the Prosecutor
on behalf of the Prisoner, the Said Justice told the Prosecutor