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inclosed or not), and chase or kill any of these animals, 

 against the will of the owner, not having lawful title so 

 to do, shall upon conviction by one witness, or his own 

 confession, before a justice of the peace, forfeit to the 

 injured party treble damages and costs, be imprisoned 

 for three months, and find security for future good 

 behaviour : but the prosecution must be commenced 

 before the expiration of one month after the offence 

 has been committed. 



By the same statute it is also enacted, that no per- 

 son shall kill or take in the night any rabbits upon the 

 borders of warrens or other grounds lawfully used for 

 keeping coneys, except the owner or lawful possessor 

 of the ground upon which such rabbits may be found, 

 or a person employed by such owner or possessor. 

 Any offence subjects the party to make such satis- 

 faction as the justice shall think proper, and to forfeit, 

 for the use of the poor, a sum not exceeding ten 

 shillings, or be committed to the house of correction 

 for a term not exceeding one month. This penalty 

 too is inflicted, by the same act, upon any person 

 found setting or using any snares or other engines for 

 the taking or destroying of coneys. 



By 9th Geo. I. c. 22, (called the Black Act) any 

 person entering, armed and disguised, any grounds 

 where rabbits are lawfully kept, and robbing the same ; 

 or who shall, though not armed and disguised, rescue 

 any person in custody for such an offence, or procure 

 any person to join him in such an act, such per:: on 

 shall be deemed guilty of felony without benefit oi 

 clergy. 



The act of 5th Geo. III. c. 14, makes it transpor- 

 tation for seven years, or such lesser punishment by 

 w^hipping, imprisonment, or fine, as the court shall 

 think fit, for any person to enter any rabbit-ground 



