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           A
           Recit●l
           of
           
             STOW's
          
           Collection
           concerning
           the
           Rise
           ,
           Profi●●bleness
           ,
           and
           Continuance
           of
           the
           Court
           of
           Requests
           ,
           or
           Court
           of
           Conscience
           in
           the
           City
           of
           
             LONDON
             :
          
           Together
           with
           the
           ACT
           of
           Parliament
           of
           3
           
             JACOBI
             Regis
             ,
          
           for
           Establishing
           and
           Confirmation
           of
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           
             A
             brief
             Collection
             how
             the
             Court
             of
             
               Request
               ,
            
             commonly
             called
             the
             
               Court
               of
               Conscience
            
             in
             
               London
               ,
            
             hath
             been
             established
             and
             continued
             for
             many
             years
             past
             ,
             for
             the
             relief
             of
             poor
             Debtors
             in
             
               London
               ,
            
             and
             the
             liberties
             thereof
             ,
             
               viz.
               
            
          
           
             FIrst
             ,
             I
             find
             that
             
               primo
            
             Februarii
             ,
             
               Anno
            
             9
             
               H.
            
             8.
             an
             Act
             of
             Common
             Council
             was
             made
             ,
             that
             the
             Lord
             Mayor
             and
             Aldermen
             of
             the
             same
             City
             for
             the
             time
             being
             ,
             should
             monthly
             assign
             and
             appoint
             two
             Aldermen
             ,
             and
             four
             discreet
             Commoners
             to
             be
             Commissioners
             to
             sit
             in
             the
             same
             Court
             twice
             a
             week
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             Wednesday
             and
             Saturday
             ,
             there
             to
             hear
             and
             determine
             all
             matters
             brought
             before
             them
             between
             party
             and
             party
             (
             being
             Citizens
             and
             Freemen
             of
             
               London
            
             )
             in
             all
             cases
             where
             the
             due
             debt
             or
             damage
             did
             not
             exceed
             forty
             shillings
             .
          
           
             This
             Act
             was
             to
             continue
             but
             for
             two
             years
             then
             next
             ensuing
             :
             But
             being
             found
             charitable
             and
             profitable
             for
             the
             relief
             of
             such
             poor
             Debtors
             as
             were
             not
             able
             to
             make
             present
             payment
             of
             their
             Debts
             ,
             and
             to
             restrain
             malicious
             persons
             from
             proceeding
             in
             their
             wilful
             Suits
             :
             and
             also
             to
             be
             a
             great
             ease
             and
             help
             to
             such
             poor
             persons
             as
             had
             small
             debts
             owing
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             were
             not
             able
             to
             prosecute
             Suits
             in
             Law
             for
             the
             same
             elsewhere
             :
             The
             same
             Act
             hath
             sithence
             been
             continued
             by
             divers
             other
             Acts
             of
             Common
             Council
             :
             and
             hereby
             (
             besides
             the
             said
             two
             Aldermen
             monthly
             assigned
             )
             the
             number
             of
             Commissioners
             were
             increased
             from
             four
             to
             twelve
             .
             And
             so
             by
             that
             Authority
             the
             same
             Court
             continued
             till
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Reign
             of
             Queen
             
               Elizabeth
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             And
             then
             divers
             people
             ,
             being
             Citizens
             and
             Freemen
             of
             
               London
            
             (
             contrary
             to
             their
             Oaths
             formerly
             taken
             )
             repining
             at
             the
             authority
             of
             the
             same
             Court
             ,
             and
             not
             regarding
             the
             expence
             of
             any
             charges
             how
             great
             soever
             ,
             so
             they
             might
             have
             their
             desires
             upon
             their
             poor
             Debtors
             ,
             and
             being
             often
             animated
             thereunto
             by
             divers
             Attorneys
             and
             Sollicitors
             (
             for
             their
             own
             particular
             gain
             )
             did
             daily
             commence
             Suits
             ,
             for
             such
             petty
             debts
             and
             causes
             against
             poor
             men
             (
             Citizens
             and
             Freemen
             of
             
               London
            
             )
             in
             the
             high
             Courts
             at
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             or
             elsewhere
             out
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             to
             avoid
             the
             Jurisdiction
             of
             the
             same
             Court
             ,
             and
             to
             bar
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             from
             staying
             such
             Suits
             ,
             and
             examining
             the
             said
             Causes
             ,
             and
             thereby
             caused
             the
             said
             poor
             men
             many
             times
             to
             pay
             six
             times
             as
             much
             charges
             as
             their
             principal
             debts
             or
             damage
             did
             amount
             unto
             ,
             to
             the
             undoing
             of
             such
             poor
             men
             ,
             their
             wives
             and
             children
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             the
             filling
             of
             the
             Prisons
             with
             the
             poor
             so
             sued
             :
             where
             otherwise
             they
             might
             have
             got
             their
             Debts
             in
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             for
             very
             small
             charge
             and
             little
             trouble
             .
          
           
             For
             remedy
             whereof
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             strengthning
             and
             establishing
             the
             said
             Court
             ,
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             was
             then
             made
             in
             
               Anno
               primo
               Jacobi
               Regis
               ,
            
             that
             every
             Citizen
             and
             Freeman
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             that
             had
             ,
             or
             should
             have
             any
             Debts
             owing
             to
             him
             ,
             not
             amounting
             to
             forty
             shillings
             ,
             by
             any
             Debtors
             (
             Citizens
             and
             Freemen
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             inhabiting
             in
             
               London
            
             or
             the
             Liberties
             thereof
             ,
             should
             or
             might
             cause
             such
             Debtors
             to
             be
             warned
             to
             appear
             before
             the
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             the
             greater
             number
             of
             them
             ,
             should
             from
             time
             to
             time
             set
             down
             such
             Orders
             between
             such
             parties
             ,
             Plaintiff
             and
             Defendant
             ,
             Creditor
             and
             Debtor
             touching
             such
             Debts
             not
             exceeding
             forty
             shillings
             ,
             as
             they
             should
             find
             to
             stand
             with
             equity
             and
             good
             conscience
             .
          
           
             But
             sithence
             the
             making
             of
             that
             Act
             ,
             divers
             persons
             (
             intending
             to
             subvert
             the
             good
             and
             charitable
             intent
             of
             the
             same
             )
             have
             taken
             hold
             of
             some
             doubtful
             and
             ambiguous
             words
             therein
             ,
             and
             have
             wrested
             the
             same
             for
             their
             own
             lucre
             and
             gain
             ,
             to
             the
             avoiding
             the
             jurisdiction
             of
             the
             same
             Court
             ,
             contrary
             to
             the
             godly
             meaning
             of
             the
             said
             Act
             .
          
           
             For
             remedy
             whereof
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             intent
             that
             some
             more
             full
             and
             ample
             provision
             might
             be
             made
             for
             the
             further
             establishing
             and
             strengthening
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             better
             relief
             of
             such
             poor
             Debtors
             ;
             another
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             was
             made
             ,
             
               Anno
               3
               Jac.
            
             whereby
             the
             authority
             of
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             was
             much
             inlarged
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             that
             every
             Citizen
             and
             Freeman
             of
             
               London
            
             [
             
               and
               every
               other
               person
               and
               persons
               inhabiting
               ,
               or
               that
               shall
               inhabit
               within
               the
               City
               of
            
             London
             ,
             
               or
               the
               Liberties
               thereof
               ,
               being
               a
               Tradesman
               ,
               Victualler
               ,
               or
               Labouring
               man
               ,
            
             ]
             which
             have
             or
             shall
             have
             any
             Debts
             owing
             to
             him
             or
             them
             ,
             not
             amounting
             to
             forty
             shillings
             ,
             by
             any
             Citizen
             or
             Freeman
             [
             
               or
               by
               any
               other
               person
               or
               persons
               (
               being
               a
               Victualler
               ,
               Tradesman
               ,
               or
               Labouring
               man
               )
               inhabiting
               within
               the
               said
               City
               ,
               or
               the
               Liberties
               thereof
            
             ]
             should
             or
             might
             cause
             such
             Debtors
             to
             be
             warned
             to
             appear
             before
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             Court
             of
             Requests
             .
             And
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             or
             more
             of
             them
             ,
             shall
             have
             power
             to
             set
             down
             such
             Orders
             between
             Plaintiff
             and
             Defendant
             ,
             Creditor
             and
             Debtor
             ,
             touching
             such
             Debts
             not
             amounting
             to
             forty
             shillings
             ,
             as
             they
             shall
             find
             to
             stand
             with
             equity
             and
             good
             conscience
             .
             Also
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             ,
             or
             more
             of
             them
             ,
             have
             power
             (
             by
             the
             said
             Act
             )
             to
             minister
             an
             Oath
             to
             the
             Creditor
             or
             Debtor
             ,
             and
             to
             such
             Witnesses
             a●
             shall
             be
             produced
             on
             each
             part
             :
             And
             also
             to
             commit
             to
             prison
             in
             one
             of
             the
             Counters
             ,
             such
             Creditor
             or
             Debtor
             ,
             as
             shall
             not
             appear
             upon
             lawful
             Summons
             ,
             or
             not
             perform
             such
             Order
             as
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             or
             more
             of
             them
             shall
             set
             down
             .
             And
             by
             this
             last
             Act
             ,
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Request
             is
             established
             and
             continued
             to
             this
             day
             ;
             and
             God
             grant
             it
             may
             so
             long
             continue
             to
             the
             relief
             of
             the
             poor
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             A
             Remedy
             for
             Recovery
             of
             small
             Debts
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Relieving
             of
             the
             poorer
             sort
             in
             
               LONDON
               .
            
          
           
             WHereas
             by
             vertue
             of
             divers
             acts
             of
             Common
             Council
             made
             within
             the
             City
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             the
             Lord
             Mayor
             and
             Aldermen
             of
             the
             same
             City
             ,
             for
             the
             relief
             of
             poor
             debtors
             dwelling
             within
             the
             said
             City
             ,
             have
             accustomed
             monthly
             to
             assign
             two
             Aldermen
             ,
             and
             twelve
             discreet
             Commoners
             to
             be
             Commissioners
             and
             sit
             in
             the
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             commonly
             called
             the
             Court
             of
             Conscience
             in
             the
             
               Guild-hall
            
             of
             the
             same
             City
             ,
             there
             to
             hear
             and
             determine
             all
             matters
             of
             debt
             not
             amounting
             to
             the
             sum
             of
             xl
             .
             s.
             to
             be
             brought
             before
             them
             :
             And
             whereas
             at
             the
             Sessions
             of
             Parliament
             holden
             at
             
               Westminster
            
             the
             nineteenth
             day
             of
             March
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             year
             of
             the
             reign
             of
             our
             Soveraign
             Lord
             the
             Kings
             Majesty
             that
             now
             is
             ,
             for
             the
             further
             relief
             of
             such
             poor
             debtors
             ,
             and
             more
             perfect
             establishing
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             ,
             there
             was
             made
             and
             provided
             an
             Act
             ,
             intituled
             ,
             An
             act
             for
             recovery
             of
             small
             debts
             ,
             and
             relieving
             of
             poor
             debtors
             in
             
               London
               :
            
             And
             whereas
             since
             the
             making
             of
             the
             said
             act
             ,
             divers
             persons
             ,
             intending
             to
             subvert
             the
             good
             and
             charitable
             intent
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             taking
             hold
             of
             some
             doubtful
             and
             ambiguous
             words
             therein
             ,
             do
             wrest
             the
             same
             for
             their
             own
             lucre
             and
             gain
             ,
             to
             the
             avoiding
             the
             Jurisdiction
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             ,
             contrary
             to
             the
             godly
             meaning
             of
             the
             said
             act
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             remedy
             whereof
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             intent
             that
             some
             more
             full
             and
             ample
             provision
             may
             be
             made
             for
             the
             relief
             of
             such
             poor
             debtors
             ,
             Be
             it
             enacted
             by
             authority
             of
             this
             present
             Parliament
             ,
             That
             every
             Citizen
             and
             Free-men
             of
             the
             City
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             and
             every
             other
             person
             and
             persons
             inhabiting
             ,
             or
             that
             shall
             inhabit
             within
             the
             said
             City
             or
             the
             Liberties
             thereof
             ,
             being
             a
             Tradesman
             ,
             Victualler
             ,
             or
             a
             labouring
             man
             ,
             which
             now
             have
             or
             hereafter
             shall
             have
             any
             debt
             or
             debts
             owing
             unto
             him
             or
             them
             ,
             not
             amounting
             to
             forty
             shillings
             ,
             by
             any
             Citizen
             ,
             or
             by
             any
             other
             person
             or
             persons
             being
             a
             Victualler
             ,
             Tradesman
             or
             labouring
             man
             ,
             inhabiting
             ,
             or
             that
             shall
             inhabit
             within
             the
             said
             City
             or
             the
             Liberties
             thereof
             ,
             shall
             or
             may
             cause
             such
             debtor
             ,
             or
             debtors
             to
             be
             warned
             or
             summoned
             by
             the
             Beadle
             or
             officer
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             for
             the
             time
             being
             ,
             by
             writing
             to
             be
             left
             at
             the
             dwelling
             house
             of
             such
             debtor
             or
             debtors
             ,
             or
             by
             other
             reasonable
             warning
             or
             notice
             to
             be
             given
             to
             the
             said
             debtor
             or
             debtors
             ,
             to
             appear
             before
             the
             Commissioners
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             holden
             in
             the
             
               Guild-hall
            
             of
             the
             said
             City
             .
             And
             that
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             of
             them
             or
             more
             ,
             shall
             have
             power
             and
             authority
             by
             the
             vertue
             of
             this
             act
             ,
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             to
             set
             down
             such
             order
             or
             orders
             between
             such
             party
             or
             parties
             plaintiff
             ,
             and
             his
             or
             their
             such
             debtor
             or
             debtors
             defendants
             ,
             touching
             such
             debts
             ,
             not
             amounting
             to
             the
             value
             of
             forty
             shillings
             ,
             in
             question
             before
             them
             ,
             as
             they
             shall
             find
             to
             stand
             with
             equity
             and
             good
             conscience
             ,
             All
             such
             their
             order
             or
             orders
             to
             be
             registred
             in
             a
             book
             ,
             as
             they
             have
             been
             accustomed
             ,
             and
             as
             well
             the
             party
             plaintiff
             ,
             as
             the
             debtor
             defendant
             ,
             to
             observe
             ,
             perform
             and
             kéep
             the
             same
             in
             all
             points
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             for
             the
             more
             due
             procéeding
             herein
             it
             shall
             be
             lawful
             for
             the
             same
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             or
             more
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             minister
             an
             oath
             to
             the
             plaintiff
             or
             defendant
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             such
             witnesses
             as
             shall
             be
             produced
             on
             each
             party
             ,
             if
             the
             same
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             of
             them
             or
             more
             shall
             so
             think
             it
             meet
             .
          
           
             And
             be
             it
             further
             enacted
             by
             the
             authority
             aforesaid
             ,
             That
             if
             any
             action
             of
             debt
             ,
             or
             action
             upon
             the
             case
             upon
             an
             Assumpsit
             for
             the
             recovery
             of
             any
             debt
             ,
             to
             be
             sued
             or
             prosecuted
             against
             any
             the
             person
             or
             persons
             aforesaid
             ,
             in
             any
             of
             the
             Kings
             Courts
             at
             
               Westminster
            
             or
             elsewhere
             out
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             it
             shall
             appear
             to
             the
             Judge
             or
             Judges
             of
             the
             Court
             ,
             where
             such
             action
             shall
             be
             sued
             or
             prosecuted
             ,
             that
             the
             debt
             to
             be
             recovered
             by
             the
             plaintiff
             in
             such
             action
             doth
             not
             amount
             to
             the
             sum
             of
             xl
             s.
             and
             the
             defendant
             in
             such
             action
             shall
             duly
             prove
             either
             by
             sufficient
             testimony
             ,
             or
             by
             his
             own
             oath
             ,
             to
             be
             allowed
             by
             any
             the
             Judge
             or
             Judges
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             where
             such
             action
             shall
             depend
             ,
             that
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             commencing
             of
             such
             action
             ,
             such
             defendant
             was
             inhabiting
             and
             resiant
             in
             the
             City
             of
             
               London
            
             or
             the
             Liberties
             thereof
             ,
             as
             above
             :
             That
             in
             such
             case
             the
             said
             Judge
             or
             Judges
             shall
             not
             allow
             to
             the
             said
             plaintiff
             any
             costs
             of
             suit
             ,
             but
             shall
             award
             that
             the
             same
             plaintiff
             shall
             pay
             so
             much
             ordinary
             costs
             to
             the
             party
             defendant
             ,
             as
             such
             defendant
             shall
             justly
             prove
             before
             the
             said
             Judge
             or
             Judges
             ,
             it
             hath
             truly
             cost
             him
             in
             defence
             of
             the
             said
             suit
             .
          
           
             And
             be
             it
             further
             enacted
             ,
             That
             if
             any
             such
             plaintiff
             or
             creditor
             ,
             defendant
             or
             debtor
             after
             warning
             given
             him
             or
             them
             ,
             in
             manner
             and
             form
             before
             in
             this
             act
             mentioned
             ,
             by
             the
             said
             Officer
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             shall
             without
             some
             just
             or
             reasonable
             cause
             of
             excuse
             ,
             refuse
             to
             appear
             in
             the
             said
             Court
             before
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             shall
             not
             perform
             such
             order
             as
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             or
             any
             three
             or
             more
             of
             them
             shall
             set
             down
             ,
             for
             or
             concerning
             such
             debts
             as
             aforesaid
             :
             That
             then
             it
             shall
             be
             lawful
             for
             the
             said
             Officer
             of
             the
             said
             Court
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             of
             the
             Serjeants
             at
             Mace
             of
             the
             said
             City
             ,
             by
             order
             of
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             ,
             or
             any
             three
             or
             more
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             commit
             such
             party
             or
             parties
             to
             prison
             ,
             into
             one
             of
             the
             Counters
             of
             the
             said
             City
             ,
             there
             to
             remain
             until
             he
             or
             they
             shall
             perform
             the
             order
             of
             the
             said
             Commissioners
             in
             that
             behalf
             .
          
           
             Provided
             always
             that
             this
             act
             or
             any
             thing
             therein
             contained
             ,
             shall
             not
             extend
             to
             any
             debt
             for
             any
             rent
             upon
             any
             Lease
             of
             lands
             or
             tenements
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             real
             contracts
             ,
             nor
             to
             any
             other
             debt
             that
             shall
             arise
             by
             reason
             of
             any
             cause
             concerning
             Testament
             or
             Matrimony
             ,
             or
             any
             thing
             concerning
             or
             properly
             belonging
             to
             the
             Ecclesiastical
             Court
             ,
             albeit
             the
             same
             shall
             be
             under
             xl
             s.
             
             Any
             thing
             before
             contained
             to
             the
             contrary
             in
             any
             wise
             notwithstanding
             .
          
           
             And
             be
             it
             enacted
             by
             the
             authority
             aforesaid
             ,
             That
             the
             said
             act
             made
             in
             the
             first
             year
             of
             the
             Kings
             Majesties
             reign
             ,
             be
             from
             the
             end
             of
             this
             Session
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             for
             and
             concerning
             any
             order
             to
             be
             made
             in
             the
             said
             Court
             of
             Requests
             ,
             after
             the
             end
             of
             this
             Session
             of
             Parliament
             utterly
             repealed
             .
          
        
         
           
             There
             being
             now
             humbly
             proposed
             to
             this
             High
             Court
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             
               A
               Bill
            
             (
             for
             a
             Law
             )
             
               for
               the
               like
               Relief
               of
               the
               Poorer
               sort
               of
               People
               in
               the
               Suburb
               .
               Parishes
               within
               the
               Bills
               of
               Mortality
               ,
            
             who
             are
             very
             numerous
             ,
             and
             need
             all
             the
             ease
             from
             Oppression
             as
             may
             be
             afforded
             them
             :
             for
             that
             such
             Establishment
             will
             also
             advance
             the
             Credit
             of
             such
             Poor
             ,
             by
             encouraging
             Traders
             to
             trust
             them
             with
             necessaries
             ;
             when
             by
             this
             they
             may
             in
             a
             moderate
             and
             certain
             way
             obtain
             their
             Debts
             as
             the
             Commissioners
             in
             their
             discretion
             do
             find
             and
             adjudge
             the
             Debtors
             shalt
             pay
             ,
             when
             by
             the
             Charge
             of
             Six
             pence
             they
             may
             recover
             the
             same
             by
             the
             above
             said
             means
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Debtor
             should
             prove
             obstinate
             (
             which
             seldom
             is
             )
             the
             whole
             Charge
             of
             the
             said
             Suit
             to
             Execution
             amounts
             not
             to
             above
             Five
             shillings
             ,
             nor
             ever
             can
             ,
             Provision
             being
             made
             in
             the
             Bill
             to
             the
             contrary
             .
          
           
             And
             therefore
             the
             Opposers
             of
             so
             good
             and
             charitable
             a
             Law
             (
             as
             now
             lies
             at
             His
             Majesties
             Feet
             and
             the
             High
             Court
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             whom
             God
             preserve
             )
             are
             referred
             to
             and
             answered
             by
             the
             Act
             above-recited
             ,
             which
             was
             made
             and
             commended
             by
             that
             eminently
             wise
             Prince
             and
             his
             Parliaments
             .
          
           
             So
             that
             whatever
             Alterations
             have
             been
             made
             in
             the
             Bill
             for
             erecting
             a
             Court
             of
             Conscience
             in
             the
             City
             of
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             yet
             that
             other
             Bill
             depending
             in
             the
             Honourable
             house
             of
             Commons
             for
             erecting
             a
             Court
             of
             Conscience
             in
             
               Southwark
               ,
            
             another
             in
             the
             
               Tower
            
             Hamblets
             ,
             and
             a
             third
             in
             the
             remaining
             Parishes
             of
             
               Middlesex
               ,
            
             within
             the
             
               Weekly
               Bills
               of
               Mortality
               ,
            
             have
             no
             more
             ,
             nor
             other
             in
             their
             Constitution
             ,
             than
             is
             drawn
             from
             the
             long
             practice
             of
             the
             City
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             and
             is
             exactly
             Conform
             to
             the
             Acts
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             doth
             not
             meddle
             with
             Trespasses
             .