STATUTES, 489 



2. Now for a further remedy in lliat Lelialf, be it enacted li Hen. 7, 

 by the authority of this present parliament, That no person c. 13. 

 after twenty days next after the end of this session of parlia- fellers of 

 ment shall in any fair or market sell, give, exchange or put fXs^or mar- 

 away any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, unless the toll kets must be 

 taker there, or (where no toll is paid) the book keeper, known to the 

 bailiff or the chief officer of the same fair or market, shall toll taker, or 

 and will take upon him perfect knowledge of the person that ^'^^^ °!'jj®'-' 

 so shall sell or oifer to sell, give or exchange any horse, mare, avouch the 

 gelding, colt or filly, and of his true christian name, surname sale, which 

 and place of dwelling or resiancy, and shall enter all the same shall be en- 

 his knowledge into a book there kept for sale of horses ; or ^''[f *? "i the 

 else that he so selling or ofl'ering to sell, give, exchange or 2°& 3°Ph'l & 

 put away any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, shall bring m. c. 7. 

 unto the toll taker or other officer aforesaid, of the same fair ^ sufficient 

 or market, one sufficient and credible person that can, shall and credible 

 or Avill testify and declare unto and before such toll taker, person shall 

 book keeper or other officer, that he knoweth the party that ■'''Vouch the 

 so selleth, giveth, exchangeth or putteth away such horse, ^°^'^^ seller. 

 mare, gelding, colt or fill}^ and his true name, surname. The price of 

 mystery and dwelling place, and there enter or cause to be >,^ii v,^^^ 

 entered in the book of the said toll taker or officer, as well tered in the 

 the true christian name, surname, m3'stery and place of dwell- toller's book. 

 ing or resiancy of him that so selleth, giveth, exchangeth or 

 putteth away such horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, as of him 

 that so shall testify or avouch his knowledge of the same per- 

 son; and shall also cause to be entered the very true price or 

 value that he shall have for the same horse, mare, gelding, 

 colt or filly, so sold; And that no person shall take upon him 

 to avouch, testify or declare that he knoweth the party that 

 so shall ofiter to sell, give, exchange or put away any such 

 horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, unless he do indeed truly 

 know the same party, and shall truly declare to the toll taker 

 or other officer aforesaid, as well the christian name, surname, 

 mystery and place of dwelling and resiancy of himself, as of 

 him of and for whom he maketh such testimony and avouch- 

 ment : And that no toll taker or other person keeping any 

 book of entry of sales of horses in fairs or markets, shall take 

 or receive any toll, or make entry of any sale, gift, exchange 

 or putting away of any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, 

 unless he knoweth the party that so selleth, giveth, ex- 

 changeth or putteth away any such horse, mare, gelding, colt 

 or filly, and his true christian name, surname, mystery and 

 place of his dwelling or resiancy, or the party that shall and 

 will testify and avouch his knowledge of the same person so 

 selling, giving, exchanging or putting away such horse, mare, 

 gelding, colt or filly, and his true christian name, surname, 

 mystery and place of dwelling or resiancy, and shall make a 

 perfect entry into the said book of such his knowledge of the 



