A Resitall of certain branches of a Statute made in the xiiii, year of her majesties Reign, concerning Collectors for the poor, duties of Constables, and for such as refuse to pay to the poor: to put them in better mind of their several duties and diligence, their Collections and accounts, and the Constables of their danger for none doing of their office. And lastly of the punishment of such as refuse to pay to the poor, or wilfully discourage others from paying. The negligence of the Collectors in most parishes hath been such, the half the Revenues or collection is clean lost for gathering: which doth force this course to be taken, assuring all persons to whom it shall appertain, that due execution of the same will be followed with effect, upon the offenders.  
AND it is further enacted by authority of this present Parliament, 
For refusing to be collectors for the poor.  that if any manner of person or persons appointed & elected to be Collectiours for the poor, as is aforesaid, shall refuse the said office, or shall after he hath agreed to it neglect the same, he shall forfeit and loose for every offence to the use of the poor of the same place forty shillings, of lawful money of England, to be levied by distress, or recovered by action, bill, plaint, or information, in any Court of record, or Lords Court, by the high Constables or tithing men aforesaid: In which suit, no essoign, protection, nor wager of law shallbe allowed or admitted to the party defendant. And if the said high Constables, shallbe remiss or negligent to sue, or shall refuse to sue the said Collectors and every of them within two months next after such refusal, or negligence in or by the said collector: that then the said high Constables or tithing men, shall forfeit and loose five pounds of lawful money of England, to those of the poor of the same place, to be sued for, by and in the name of two of the next justices to the said place or places, being out of Cities, boroughs, and Towns corporate: if within, then by the Mayor, Bailiffs, or other head officers of the said Cities, boroughs, or Towns corporate, in any Court of record or Lords Court, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in which no essoign, protection, or wager of law shallbe allowed.  
And further be it enacted, that the said Collectors, and every of them, 
For the collectors account.  so to be chosen, as is aforesaid, shall make their just account half yearly of their said collection and gathering, to two justices of the place, dwelling next to the said abiding place or places, not being within any City, Borough, or Town corporate: or to the Mayor, sheriffs, or other chief officers, of the said Cities, boroughs, or Towns corporate: and when they go out of their offices, they shall deliver, or cause to be delivered forth with upon their accounts, all such surplusages of their collection & gathering, as shall then remain undistributed, to be ordered by the said justices, Mayors, Bailiffs, or other head officers, upon the said pain of ten pounds. If any such collector shall refuse to make his said account, or neglect the same, by the space of fourteen days after request to him therefore made: then the said two justices, or one of them, to commit the said Collectors to the next jail for the said County, there to remain without bail or mainprize, till he have made his said account, & immediate payment and delivery of all such surplusages as he hath received.  
And be it further enacted, that if any person or persons, 
For refusing to give to the poor, or discouraging others.  being able to further this charitable work, will obstinately refuse to give towards the help and relief of the said poor people, or do wilfully discourage others from so charitable a deed: the said obstinate person or wilful discourager, shall presently be brought before two justices of the peace, whereof one to be of the Quorum, of the same County, to show the cause of his obstinate refusal, or wilful discouragement, and to abide such order therein, as the said justices shall appoint: if he refuse so to do, then to be committed to the next jail for the said Shire, there to remanyne until he be contented with their said order, and do perform the same.