License to Beg in Public. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to beg in public as the sole means of the bearerÕs sustenance, so long as the bearer not do so under a pretense false or so as to gain moneys for the procurement of alcohol. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License for Vagrancy. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to travel through, staying for a proscribed and defined period of time at any township within Hertfordshire, even though the bearer being dispossessed of land or occupation. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to be Found Drunk in Public. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to be found in a state of intoxication usually proscribed by law or decency to be deemed inappropriate or harmful to the general goodwill. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Sleep in a Town Road. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to make unobtrusive habitation by the side of a town road or light slumber, as in the course of mendicancy, upon the road itself, so long as the bearer has no specified intention of maintaining residence there. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Sleep in a Village Crossroads. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to collapse, as of exhaustion, unobtrusively upon the cross of two or more roads within a township of Hertfordshire, so long as the said Licensee does not obstruct or continue to obstruct the course of traffic upon the road. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License for Tinkering. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to pursue professional employment unsponsored by a local guild on a transient basis, so long as, firstly, no local guild exists in direct competition of the pursued craft of the Licensee and can make such a claim demonstrable within a Manorial Court, and secondly, that the Licensee be not a failed or Itinerant Journeyman or Tradesman of a local guild or remote fraternal guild, as granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Loiter. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to stand around and gawk at passers by or, in any otherwise way, to loiter, and while so doing to remain free of harassment by the Town Constabulary. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Hawk OneÕs Own Goods. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to, in a loud voice, remand passers by on the virtues of their produce, so long as it be of their own production, and to therewith encourage and expedite the legal transmission of their goods. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Hawk the Goods of Another. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to, in a loud voice, remand passers by on the virtues of their produce, be it so long as the goods at issue be not of their own manufacture, that is, only with goods belonging in whole or in part to another, the consent of the owner of such goods being given, implicit, or not. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Sing in Public. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to raise his voice in song whenever the prospect encourages him, without fear of being stricken with a turnip by the Constabulary. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Preach or Proselytize in Public. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to enunciate the virtues of oneself while condemning the sins of another, with the express intention of convincing another of oneÕs moral or religious views, but only just in the case where hypocrisy is not self evident granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. Please note: all puritans are specifically discluded from the privileges this License provides. License of Qualification to Thrash OneÕs Servants. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to exact just punishment upon oneÕs own personal servants, yet not upon the servants of another, so long as it be only with the open hand, the back of the hand, the arch of the foot as applied to the bum, or, instrumentally, with a string, lash or rod, the diameter of which being no larger than the width of a thumb. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. Cart BearerÕs License. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to pull, push, carry, drive or cause to be driven any manner of cart, wheel- barrow, wagon, hand truck, or dray, upon the roads, streets bridges, and byways, delimited by or delimiting the Shire of Hertford, so long as such conveyance does not pose an immediate threat, by cause of size, recklessness, or impatience, to other foot traffic or licensed vagrants also upon the road. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. ActorÕs License. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to perform in a play, drama, comedy, or pageant as an actor, and also to accept recompense from the commission of such work. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. Hertfordshire License for the Trading of Spices. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to freely trade or exchange any spice or food related item, which has been brought to this shire from abroad, most notably from another country altogether, and even considering the obvious unripe state providing there is no locally available source for the spice. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Marry. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensees,_____________________, and _____________________, does hereby allow the said bearers the privilege to join themselves in Holy Matrimony providing of course, they both are willing and also providing that no large assemblage of pikes has been gathered to encourage the willingness of either party. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Practice Medicine. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to practice the art of medicine, that is to say, doctoring, to let blood as a Barber Surgeon, and to prescribe remedies and poultices as a physic or apothecary. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Practice Mydwyfery. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to practice the art of mydwyfery, that is, to assist in the birthing of children, at any locus within the Shire of Hertfordshire, yet not to practice any of the arts commonly given and practiced by barber surgeons, apothecaries, or physics, that is, the letting of blood, and the prescription of poltices and remedies, excepting where such remedies will aid in the delivery of a child. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Practice Law. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to act as a representative of the law, either in behalf of the court or an individual accused of a crime, as a barrister or in any other capacity to practice law. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Hunt the Beasts of the Field. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to hunt, with any weapons suitable, excepting cannon, the beasts and birds of the field, so long as no game is hunted upon the demesne of some local lord or gentry or in a place set aside for the public use. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Steal Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to steal, take, or remove, the goods of another, so long as the Licensee be not found in the possession of said goods, such that, amenable to the charge of thievery, would be also the charge of thievery without a license or with a license made void by a violation of the terms set forth herein, and it also being implicit the guilt of the commission of such crimes as thievery and so forth by the LicenseeÕs solicitation for the issuance of this document, as is evidenced by the LicenseeÕs present holding of it. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Be Found in the Possession of AnotherÕs Property. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to be found in the possession of anotherÕs property so long as that person, the original possessor of the property in question, in no wise learns of the identity of the person involved in the taking of the property, or in the transmission of the property to the Licensee, or of the Constable responsible for the issuance of this license, and can bring the matter before a lawful court or justice of the land, and also that this licenseÕs authority should be valid only so long as it does not come to the attention of a Justice of the Peace or other adjucator of Justice, notwithstanding a Constable of Hertfordshire privy to the issuance of this License, as granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Commission the Sale of OneÕs Own Children. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to seek in an open market the sale of oneÕs own children, gotten either by birth, marriage, or lawful stewardship, and only so long as the said child is not of a conscriptable age appropriate for military or constabulary service. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Commission the Sale of AnotherÕs Children. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to seek in an open market the sale of a child or children, belonging to some person other than the Licensee, gotten either by contract, indebtedness, early apprenticeship, arrangement, bond indenture, or as booty, and only so long as the said child is not of a conscriptable age appropriate for military or constabulary service. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. TravellerÕs Permit. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to travel through the town of Chipping-under-Oakwood and the greater Hertfordshire besides, for any lawful purpose whatsoever, especially for Springtime Faire, so long as the Licensee does not commit any crimes or operate in any wise without holding an appropriate license. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License to Priv. Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby allow the said bearer the privilege to make use of any suitible container be it large or small, be it a bed pot, chamber pot, water closet, outhouse, or inn-mistresses flagon, for which to be used as a recepticle for any manner of bodily excretion, which in a state of natural necessity the Licensee must make use, and, moreover, to do so in public or in private, with private priving, of course, being preferable. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. License for Harlotry Be it known that this License, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby acknowledge that the licensee is both fit and free of the horrible pox, as has been determined by a physic licensed within the county of Hertfordshire, to solicit the attentions of village men or travellers passing throught the township with a flagrant display of seductiveness or otherwise enticement, it being well understood that there be an exchange to occur between the Licensee and her mark of a fee not greater than one gold sovereign, and she better be worth it, for her favors of the flesh, and excepting any persual of satiation involving the use of livestock, and also that while so doing the said Licensee should array about her waist an assortment of noisy bells and such, so as to alert wives of her potential marks to her presence, and also the local constabulary. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of this License, being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. Chipping-under-Oakwood Complete Mendicant Package. Be it known that this Document, being granted to the Licensee,_____________________, does hereby serve as lawful testimonial that the aforementioned Licensee, has made remittance for and truly holds the following Licenses: License to Beg in Public, License for Vagrancy, License to Sleep upon a Town Road, License to Sleep at a Village Crossroads, License to be Found Drunk in Public, TravellersÕ Permit, License for Tinkering, License for Loitering, License to Hawk OneÕs Own Goods, and the License to Practice Law. As granted by the Licensor, the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit or any representative of his duly appointed, the Remuneration for the issuance of all the aforementioned Licenses, having been given at one time , being ____________, the Date of Issuance of this License, being _________, this License, being issued by the hand of __________________. Municipal Acknowledgment of the Receipt of a Sumptuary Tax. This document does hereby stand as a testimonial that, __________________, a _____________________, has remitted a Sumptuary Tax, amounting to _________________, which, having been levied on account of an article of apparel or a decoration described thusly, _______________________________________, was collected by ___________________________, in accordance with the dictate of the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit, on this day, the _____________ Municipal Acknowledgment of the Receipt of an Importation Tax. This document does hereby stand as a testimonial that, __________________, a _____________________, has remitted a Tax upon the Importation of some goods or product described thusly, _______________________________________,, amounting to _________________, which was collected by ___________________________, in accordance with the dictate of the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit, on this day, the _____________. Municipal Acknowledgment of the Receipt of an Exportation Tax. This document does hereby stand as a testimonial that, __________________, a _____________________, has remitted a Tax upon the Exportation of some goods or product described thusly, _______________________________________,, amounting to _________________, which was collected by ___________________________, in accordance with the dictate of the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit, on this day, the _____________. Municipal Acknowledgment of the Receipt of a Property Tax. This document does hereby stand as a testimonial that, __________________, a _____________________, has remitted a Tax levied against some real property, described thusly, _______________________________________, which is owned by the aforesaid, amounting to _________________, which was collected by ___________________________, in accordance with the dictate of the Lord High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Sir Sagramore Scratchit, on this day, the _____________. Certificate of Compliance with the Ordinance of Town Measures. This document attests that, _______________________, a __________________, has been proven to comply the Ordinance of the Town Measures, the measure in question being ___________, and the use of that measure being put to being described thusly, ________________, when at one time, such compliance was held to be in question by the town Constabulary, on this day, _______________. Certificate of Compliance with the Extravagant Hat Height Law. This document attests that, _______________________, a __________________, has been proven to comply the Extravagant Hat Height Law, the proscribed height being ___________, the height of the hat for which this certificate was issued being _________, when once the same hat, or another like it, measured _________, and compliance was held to be in question by the town Constabulary, on this day, _______________. Certificate of Compliance with Rapier Blade Length Ordinance. This document attests that, _______________________, a __________________, has been proven to comply the Rapier Blade Length Ordinance, the proscribed length being __________, and the current length of the compliant rapier being __________, when at one time, such compliance was held to be in question by the town Constabulary, on this day, _______________. Citation for Being Found Lacking of a Particular License. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been found lacking of the License _______________, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Insufficient Bribe. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been caught attempting to influence a constable with an insufficient bribe, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Arguing with a Constable. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been deemed obnoxious and argumentative to a town constable, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Assaulting a Constable. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has attempted to cause some injury, however slight or well-warranted to a town constable, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Being Drunk in Public. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been found drunk in public, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Obstructing a Road or Bridge. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been found asleep or in the process of sleeping upon a town road or bridge, without the appropriate license, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Indecent Exposure. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been found comporting oneself in public in a state of semidress or total nudity, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Non-Compliance with the Town Measure. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, having been given warning at some time prior, has been found in violation of the Act which established the town measures, specifically, the measure, __________, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Non-Compliance with the Extravagant Hat Height Law. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, having been given warning at some time prior, has been found .in violation of the Extravagant Hat Height Ordinance, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for Non-Compliance with the Rapier Blade Length Law. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, having been given warning at some time prior, has been found in violation of the Rapier Blade Length Ordinance, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. Citation for the Commission of a Lascivious Act in Public. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been witnessed in the commission of an act deemed lascivious, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. To the Constable: please describe the lascivious Act on the reverse. Citation for the Commission of a Misdemeanor Offence. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been witnessed in the commission of the crime of ________________________, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock. To the Constable: please describe the criminal act on the reverse. Citation for Unsolicited Preaching or Proselytizing. This notice contends that the undersigned person, _________________, a _____________, on the ___ day of ____, _____, has been witnessed preaching or proselytizing in public without a License to a person or group of persons which are demonstrably unreceptive, and also for general boorishness, a crime for which the abovesigned must remit to the constable, _______________, who issued this citation a fine of _______, and, if indicated, must appear before the Manorial Court on _____________, at ____ of the clock.