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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… were held on Wednesdays and Saturdays to deal with market offences such as debts and infringements of the assize of … justices of assize, paid the expenses of prosecutions of offences committed in the borough. In 1848, however, the … 19th the petty constables also kept order at fairs. Offences committed in the wards were reported by the petty …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… suspitious persons.' The court leet also punished trade offences, such as forestalling and selling above the fixed … 182 The town, thus secured from any punishment for past offences, led a fairly peaceful life during the reign of …
A History of the County of Northampton
… had absorbed all the criminal business, short of capital offences, and the court-leet and court-baron had purely …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… so forth; but exceptions were allowed occasionally. Again, offences against the peace by fist, sword, or dagger, or by … the corporation, but he did not lose his freedom. Other offences against town-laws were similarly visited. Certain … justices to attend. The court had cognizance of all offences triable at county quarter sessions, and also of …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of London fled to Southwark after they had committed offences in order to escape attachment by ministers of the … was presiding judge. This court had cognizance over all offences and felonies not capital committed within the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… 109 and the power to administer justice in case of offences against public order, appears to have originated the … Fines were inflicted for breaches of the peace and for offences against morality. He who left without leave must pay …