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Reading the Riot Act
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 00:00

The Riot Act (1713) was an Act of the Parliament that authorized local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled, and thus have to disperse or face punitive action. The Act came into force on 1 August 1715, and remained on the statute books until 1973.

It had to be read out to the gathering concerned, and had to follow precise wording detailed in the act; several convictions were overturned because parts of the proclamation had been omitted, in particular "God save the King".

If a group of people failed to disperse within one hour of the proclamation, the act provided that the authorities could use force to disperse them. Anyone assisting with the dispersal was specifically indemnified against any legal consequences in the event of any of the crowd being injured or killed.

 
Parish Records
Many Parish Records have been put onto microfilm and can be viewed at your local County Record Office. You can expect to find entries from the Parish Church Register as well as Poor Law records, surveys, maps and wills. It is a good idea to phone ahead incase you need to book a place and go with a clear idea of what or who you are looking for rather than getting bogged down in swathes of records with no real focus.