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And the parties may take their remedy for damages, either againft the parifh or place where 

 the offence (hall be committed, according to the above acts, i Geo. I. c. 48, and 6 Geo. I.e. 16, 

 oronthe hundred, according to the flat. 9 Geo. I. c. 12. f. 7, as to them (hall feem moft 

 meet, f. 9. 



6. DeftroyingTimber Trees in Fore/Is or Chafes J] By 6 Geo. III. c. 48. every perfon who 

 (hall wilfully cut or break down, bark, burn, pluck up, lop, top, crop, or other wife deface, 

 damage, fpoil,ordeftroy, or carry away, any timber-tree, or any tree likely to bee me timber, or 

 any part thereof, or the lops or tops thereof, without the confent of the owner thereof firft had 

 or in any of his majefty s forefts or chafes, without the confent of the furveyor, or his 

 deputy, or perfon ^entrufted with the care of the fame, and (hall be thereof convicted upon the 

 oath of one witn^ s, before one juftice, fhall, for the firft offence, forfeit not exceeding^. 20, 

 together with the\harges previous to and attending fuch conviction, to be afcertained by fuch 

 juftice ; and upon noli- payment thereof fuch juftice fhall commit the offender to the common 

 goal, for not exceeding, twelve, nor lefs than fix months, or until the penalty and charges be 

 paid; and if any perfon fo convicted (hall be guilty of the like offence a fecond time, and 

 (hall be thereof convicted in like manner, fuch perfon (hall forfeit not exceeding^. 30, together 

 with the charges attending fuch conviction ; and upon non-payment thereof, fuch juftice fhall 

 commit the offender to the common goal for not exceeding eighteen nor lefs than twelve 

 months, or until the penalty and charges be paid. And if any perfon fo convicted (hall be 

 guilty of the like offence a third time, and fhall be thereof convicted, fuch perfon fhall be guilty 

 of felony, and the court before whom he (hall be tried (hjill tranfport fuch perfon for (even 

 years, f. i. 



And all oak, beech, cbefnut, walnut, afp, elm, cedar, fir, a(h, lime fycamore, birch, (pop 

 lar, alder, larch, maple, and hornbeam trees, 13 Geo. III. c. 33.) fhall be deemed timber-tree 

 within the meaning of this act, f. 2. 



7. DeflroyingUnderwoods, Hollies or the iike.^ Alfo every perfon who fhall go into the woods, 

 under- woods, or wood-grounds, of any of his majefty s fubjects, not being the owner thereof, 

 (or into any of his majefty s forefts, or chafes, 9 Geo. III. c. 41. f. 8, or any of the woods or 

 wood grounds belonging to his majefty in Great Britain, as well in right of his duchy of Lan* 

 cafter, as otherwife, and whether fuch woods or wood grounds (hall be within any of his ma- 

 jeftys forefts or chafes or not, 45 Geo. 3, c. 6, and (hall there cut, lop, top, or fpoil, fplit down, 

 or damage, or otherwife deftroy, any kind of wood or under- wood, poles, fticks of wood, 

 green ftubs, or young trees, or carry or convey the fame away, (or Jhall by night or day cut 

 down, dejlroy, take, carry, or convey away., any hollies, thorns, or quickfets, there growing or 

 being, 9 Geo. III. c. 41. f. 8.) or (hall have in his cuftody any kind of wood, under- wood, 

 poles, fticks of wood, green ftubs or young trees, (or any fuch hollies, thorns or quickfets, 

 9 Geo. III. c. 41. f. 8.) and (hall not give a fatisfactory account how he came r-y the 

 fame, and fhall be thereof convicted before one juftice, on the oath of one witnefs, dial I 

 for the firft offence forfeit not exceeding 408. together with the charges attending fuch 

 convi&ion ; and if the fame be not forthwith paid on conviftion, the juftice fhall by warrant 

 commit ,him to the houfe of corre&ion for one month, to hard labour, and to be once whip-. 



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