COMPLAINT having been made at this Board, That divers of His Maje­sties good Subjects have been very much grieved and molested, by reason of illegal Warrants issued against them by some of his Majesties Sheriffs and Iustices of Peace in this Kingdom, who sometimes have granted Warrants for apprehending the Persons whose names are therein un­der-written, by means whereof it hath been in the power of other persons, to add whose names they please thereunto, and to give them trouble under colour thereof, whereas all persons names, against whom such Warrants are granted, ought to be expressed in the body thereof; and other Warrants have been some­times granted for bringing the persons against whom the same are issued, before that Iustice of Peace only who granted the War­rant who lives often farr, remote from the place where the persons are apprehended, in cases where such Warrants may as well be granted for bringing such persons, either before the Iustice of Peace who granted the Warrant, or any other of His Majesties Iustices of Peace of such County, and in some cases, Warrants have also been issued by Iustices of Peace only on pretente of debts, or other duties pretended to be owing to the persons who desire such Warrants from them, whereas the Iustices of Peace have not by their Com­mission any Cognizance of such Matters.

We the Lord Leiutenant and Council, for prevention of such trouble, as doth or may arise to His Majesties Subjects by such illegal pro­ceedings, do think fit hereby to require and Command all His Ma­jesties Sheriffs and Iustices of Peace in this Kingdom, that they do from henceforth forbear the granting or issuing any such Warrants. And we do hereby further declare, that in case any persons shall find themselves aggrieved by any such illegal Actings of any of [...]is Ma­jesties Sheriffs or Iustices of Peace in this Kingdom in their Office, that they m [...]y for redress herein apply themselves either to this Board, or else to His Majesties Iustices of Assize in their respective [...]ies from whom we shall expect a particular account of such [...]ts and Iustices of the Peace, who shall appear [...]aded themselves in their respective Offic [...].