The Office and Authority of a Justice of Peace: And Also the Duty of Sheriffs, Coroners, Church-wardens, Surveiors of Highways, Constables, and Officers of Militia. Together with Precedents of Warrants, Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Jurisdictions, in Cases Civil Or Criminal. And the Method of Judicial Proceedings, Before Justices of Peace, in Matters Within Their Cognisance Out of Sessions. Collected from the Common and Statute Laws of England, and Acts of Assembly, Now in Force; and Adapted to the Constitution and Practice of Virginia

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W. W. Gaunt, 1736 - Forms (Law) - 364 pages

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Page 73 - I, AB, do declare, That I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord's supper, or in the elements of bread and wine, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever.
Page 240 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same?
Page 240 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by the law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen: All this I promise to do.
Page 103 - Statutes in that case made and provided, and against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and dignity.
Page 20 - GEORGE the Third, by the grace of GOD of Great-Britain, France and Ireland King, defender of the faith, and so forth; and in the year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.
Page 9 - Queen, and not depart without leave of the court, then this recognizance to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. Taken and acknowledged before me the day and year aforesaid.
Page 45 - ... made, we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
Page 123 - ... for his costs in that suit expended^ whereof he is convicted as appears to us of record, and that you have the said sums of money before...
Page 309 - ... out of this dominion, without such pass as is directed by law, any person or persons whatsoever, that I shall know to be removing hence, in order to deceive their creditors; nor any servant or slave, that is not attending his or her master or owner, or sent by such master or owner. . VFbich oath, the said officers of the customs are hereby How admin. impowercd and required to administer. istred. XIX. Provided always, That...
Page 132 - I, AB, profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, his Eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed for evermore ; and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.

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