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gift, contract or puttiug away of every sucli horse, mare, 

 gelding or colt ; and also the same horse, mare, gelding and 

 colt so sold, exchanged or put away ; and shall then write or 

 cause to be written in a book to be kept for that purpose, the 

 names, surnames and dwelling-j)laces of all the said parties, 

 and the colour, with one special mark at the least of every 

 such horse, mare, gelding and colt, on pain to forfeit at and 

 for every default contrary to the tenor thereof, forty shillings. 



3. And the said toll-gatherer or keeper of the said book A note of all 

 shall within one day next after every such fair or market horses sold 

 bring and deliver his said book to the owner, governor, ruler, ^^ v^f ^' °^ 

 steward, bailiff or chief keeper of the said fair or market, ™^^ ^ * 

 who shall then cause a note to be made of the true number of 



all horses, mares, geldings and colts sold at the said market 

 or fair, and shall there subscribe his name, or set his mark 

 thereunto ; upon pain to him that shall make default therein, 

 to lose and forfeit for every default forty shillings, and also 

 answer the party grieved by reason of the same his negligence 

 in every behalf. 



4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, The using of 

 That the sale, gift, exchange or putting away after the last '?■ stolen horse 

 day of February now next coming, in any fair or market ^^ "j' 

 overt, of any horse, mare, gelding or colt that is or shall be owner's pro- 

 thievishly stolen or feloniously taken away from a.ny person perty shall 

 or persons, shall not alter, take away nor exchange the pro- he taken 

 perty of any person or persons to or from any such horse, ^'^^'^J- 

 mare, gelding or colt, unless the same horse, mare, gelding 



or colt shall be in the time of the said fair or market wherein 

 the same shall be so sold, given, exchanged or put away, 

 openly ridden, led, walked, driven or kept standing by the 

 space of one hour together at the least, betwixt ten of the 

 clock in the morning and the sun-setting, in the open place 

 of the fair or market wherein horses are commonly used to be 

 sold, and not within any house, yard, back-side or other privy 

 or secret place, and unless all the parties to the bargain, con- 

 tract, gift or exchange, present in the said fair or market, shall 

 also come together and bring the horse, mare, gelding or colt 

 so sold, exchanged, given or put away to the open place ap- 

 pointed for the toll taker, or for the book keeper, where no 

 toll is due, and there enter or cause to be entered their names 

 and dwelling-places, in manner as is aforesaid, with the colour 

 or colours, and one special mark at the least of every the 

 same horses, mares, geldings or colts, in the toll taker's book, 

 or in the keeper's book for that purpose where no toll is due, 

 as is aforesaid, and also pay him their toll, if they ought to 

 pay any ; and if not, then the buyer to give one penny for 

 the entry of their names, and executing the other circum- 

 stances afore rehearsed, to him that shall write the same in 

 the said book. 



