PART II. 



The penalty 

 foi" maiute- 

 nance of a 

 house for iin- 

 hiwful srames. 



The penalty 

 for resorting 

 to a house 

 of unlawful 

 games. 



Magistrates 

 may repress 

 imlawful 

 games and 

 punish of- 

 fenders. 



STATUTES. 



33 Hexry YIII. Cap. 9. 



The Bill for the Maintai)iing Artillery, and the Debarring of 

 Unlauful Games. 



Sect. 11. Be it enacted, That no manner of person or per- 

 sons, of what degree, equality or condition soever he or they 

 be, from the Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist now 

 next coming, by himself, factor, deputy, servant or other 

 person, shall for his or their gain, lucre or living, keep, have, 

 hold, occupy, exercise or maintain, any common house, alley 

 or place (a) of dicing, table, or carding, or any other manner 

 of game prohibited by any estatute heretofore made, or any 

 unlawful new game now invented or made, or any other new 

 unlawful game hereafter to be invented, found, had or made, 

 upon pain to forfeit and pay for every day keeping, having 

 or maintaining, or suffering any such game to be had, kept, 

 executed, played or maintained Avithin any such house, garden, 

 alley or other place, contrary to the form and effect of this 

 estatute, forty shillings. 



12. And also every person using and haunting any of the 

 said houses and plays, and there playing, to forfeit for every 

 time so doing, six shillings and eight-pence. 



14. Be it further enacted. That it shall be lawful to all and 

 every the justices of peace in every shire, mayors, sheriffs, 

 bailiffs and other head officers within every city, town and 

 borough within this realm, from time to time, as well within 

 liberties as without, as need and case shall require, to come, 

 enter and resort into, all and every houses, places and alleys 

 where such games shall be susj^ected to be holden, exercised, 

 used or occupied, contrary to the form of this estatute ; and 

 as well the keepers of the same, as also the persons there 

 haunting, resorting and playing, to take, arrest and imprison, 

 and them so taken and arrested to keep in prison unto such 

 time as the keepers and maintainers of the said plays and 

 games have found sureties to the king's use, to be bound by 

 recognizance or otherwise, no longer to use, keep or occupy 

 any such house, play, game, alley or place {h) ; and also that 



(«) Keeping a Cock-pit is within 

 this statute; Dalton, c. 40. 



{b) For further provisions, see 

 2 Geo. 2, c. 28, s. 9, Appendix. 



