be and adjudged by me the said justice, that the said convicted, and he is by me accordingly convicted of the offence charged upon him in and by the said information, as aforesaid, and according to the power and authority given to me by the statute in such case made and provided, I do hereby order and appoint that the said do on or before the day of next, give and pay unto the said the sum of of lawful money of Great Britain, as and for a recompense and satisfaction for the damages by him sustained, by reason of such digging up, pulling up, taking up, and carrying away of the said ten trees of him the the said as aforesaid, and that the said upon making default in the payment thereof as aforesaid, be further proceeded against, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided. In witness whereof, I the said justice to this record of conviction have set my hand and seal, the same day and year first above written. No. 14. Commitment for destroying Trees, and Order to whip the Offender, under the 1 Geo. 1. s. 2. c. 48. and 6 Geo. 3. c. 16. is this day duly convicted before us W. R., and E. R. M., esquires, two, &c. for the said county, for that on the of now last past, at , day in the county aforesaid, he the said did wrongfully and maliciously cut down two oak trees, [or as the fact is,] the property of of aforesaid, in in the said county, esquire, without the consent of the said the owner thereof, or of any other person chiefly entrusted with the care and custody thereof. We do therefore hereby command you the said constable to convey the said to the said house of correction at the county aforesaid, and to deliver him to the keeper thereof together with this precept: And we do also hereby require you the said keeper of the said house of correction to receive the said into your custody in the said house of correction, and him there to keep to hard labour for the space of three months now next ensuing, and until he shall find sufficient sureties for his good behaviour for two years; and we do likewise hereby ~ order you the said keeper of the house of correction, publicly to whip the once in every month during the said three months, in the market town of in the said county, on the market day thereof between the hours of 11 and 12; and for your so doing, this shall be your sufficient warrant of authority. Given, &c. No. 16. Warrant of Commitment for stealing Shrubs in the Night time, under the 6 Geo. 3. c. 36. County of to wit. the oath of [Commencement in common form]. Upon that the said in the night time, (to on of at wit,) about the hour of twelve, in the night of the same day, twenty shrubs called , of the value of five shillings, and of the value of five shillings, then twenty plants called and there growing in a certain garden ground of the said there situate, and then and there being the property of the said did feloniously pluck up and steal, take and carry away, against the form of the statute, &c., and against the peace, &c. and him therefore safely 'keep, &c. Given, &c. No. 17. The like for Felony, in maliciously cutting down two Elm Trees growing for ornament, under the Black Act, 9 Geo. 1. c. . 22. County of } and [Commencement in common form]. For unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously cutting to wit. down and destroying two elm trees, planted in a certain avenue to the dwelling-house of the said then growing for ornament there, [he the said being the owner of the said trees,] against the form of the statute, &c., and against the peace, &c., and him therefore safely keep, &c. then No. 18. Conviction for cutting down and carrying away Trees on a Common, under 29 Geo. 2. c. 36. s. 3. County of day of Be it remembered, that on the sand eight hundred and twenty to wit. W. R., and E. R. M., esquires, two of the justices of our lord the king, assigned to keep the peace of our said lord the king, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanors in the said county committed, comes of and giveth me the said justice to understand and be informed, that on the from at the house of me the said W. R. at day of in the parish of of did on and aforesaid, unlawfully cut down, take, and carry away, upon and from com mon aforesaid, a great number of young oaks, &c., until the cutting thereof, standing and growing on common, as aforesaid, in the parish aforesaid, in which said common divers persons had a right of common, and which said young oaks, &c., were the property of the said against the form of the statute in such case made and provided; and thereupon afterwards (to wit,) on the day of aforesaid, before us the said justices, at comes as well the said in the year aforesaid, , he having been duly summoned before us the said justices for that purpose, as the said and the said having heard the said information read, he is asked by us the said justices, if he can say any thing for himself, why he should not be convicted of the premises above charged against him, who pleadeth that he is not guilty of the said offence; and thereupon the said the said being duly sworn before us the said justices upon the holy gospel of God, to give evidence of the truth of and concerning the premises aforesaid contained in the said information, we the said justices having full power to administer the said oath to the said in this behalf, and he the said being a credible witness in this behalf, and being so sworn as aforesaid upon his oath, deposeth and saith, [state the substance of the evidence,] and the said not shewing to us any cause why he should not be convicted of the said offence charged against him, in and by the said information, and we having fully heard all and every the matters and things by him alleged in his defence, of and concerning the premises, and having fully and maturely understood and considered the same, do adjudge that the said is guilty of the said offence charged against him in the said information, and do accordingly convict him of the said offence, and do consider, order, and adjudge that the said be committed to the house of correction in and for the said county, there to be kept to hard labour for the space of three months, without bail or mainprize, and do also order and adjudge, that the said be publicly whipped by the master of the said house of correction once every month during the said three months, in the market town where the said house of correction stands, between the hours of eleven and two of the clock, according to the form of the statute in that case made and provided. In witness, &c. WOMEN. No. 1. Commitment for administering Savin to a Woman quick with Child, with intent to procure Miscarriage, 43 Geo. 3. c. 58. s. 1. Receive into your custody the body of in the county of late of labourer, herewith sent you, brought before me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by parish of in the said county, and charged before me the said justice, upon the oath of on the day of at constable of the , wilfully, maliciously, and feloniously did administer to and cause to be administered and taken by the said single woman, then and there being quick with child, divers large quantities, to wit, [four ounces of a noxious and destructive substance, to wit, savin,*] with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said against the form of the statute, &c., and against the peace, &c. These are therefore, &c., safely to keep, &c. No. 2. The like to a Woman not quick with Child to procure Abortion, under 43 Geo. 3. c. 58. s. 2. Wilfully, maliciously, and feloniously did administer to, and cause to be administered to, and taken by the said sin gle woman, divers large quantities, that is to say [four ounces of a certain drug called savin,] the said on the said day of being with child, but not being quick with child at the time of administering such drug, called savin, with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said * The name of the poison is not material. Campb. 74. peace, &c. against the form of the statute, &c., and against the No. 3. The like for administering Decoction of Savin to a Woman before quickening, to procure abortion. Willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously did administer to, and cause to be administered to, and taken by the said single woman, divers large quantities, that is to say, [six ounces of the decoction of a certain shrub called savin,] then and there being a noxious and destructive thing, the said then being with child, but not quick with child, with intent thereby to cause and procure the miscarriage of the said against the form of the statute, &c. No. 4. The like at common law for an Assault, and administering drugs to cause a Miscarriage. on the day of at then For that the said aforesaid, in and upon the said and there being big and pregnant with child, did make a violent assault, and knowingly, unlawfully, wilfully, wickedly, maliciously, and injuriously did give and administer, and cause and procure to be given and administered to the said SO being big and pregnant with child as aforesaid, divers deadly, dangerous, unwholesome, and pernicious pills, herbs, drugs, potions, and mixtures, with intent feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder the said child, with which the said was so then big and pregnant, as aforesaid, against the peace, &c. No. 5. The like for an Assault, in pinching the Belly and private parts of a Woman to procure a Miscarriage. In and upon the said then and there being big and pregnant with child, did make an assault, and her the said then and there did violently beat, bruise, wound, and ill-treat, and violently, wickedly, and inhumanly pinched and bruised the belly and private parts of the said with a certain instrument called a rule, which he the said in his right hand then and there held up and into the womb and body of the said then and there violently, wickedly, and inhumanly did force and thrust, with intent to cause and procure |