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news. 

 11 False 

 prophecies, 



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 ienges to 



La 10. Spreading false ncies to create discord. Penalty, 



fine and imprisonment 



v>r -.11! ' ' ' f^ se an d prrtfnded prophecies, with intent to 

 ing fSae' disturb the peace. Penalty for the first offence, fine of 

 ^10, and one year's imprisonment; for the second, 

 forfeiture of goods and chattels, and imprisonment du- 

 ring life. 



1 '2. Challenge to Jighl is an excitement to commit a 

 felony, therefore is a misdemeanor. 



13. Libels are the malicious defamation of any per- 

 ls. J.ibft. son> w hich becomes more heinous when a magistrate is 

 the object ridiculed, either by printing, writing, signs, 

 or pictures, in order to provoke him to wrath, or ex- 

 pose him to public hatred, contempt, and ridicule. 

 Penalty, fine and corporal punishment. And for the 

 greater facility in discovering persons who attempt 

 publicly to defame others, it is enacted, " that every 

 . printer shall print upon the front of .every paper which 

 is printed on one side only, and^upon the first and last 

 leaves of every -publication which contains more than 

 one leaf, his name and place of abode ; and in case of 

 omission, shall forfeit for every copy published, 20; 

 and every person who prints for profit, shall keep one 

 copy of every paper so printed, on which shall be 

 written or printed the name and place of abode of the 

 person by whom such printer shall be employed, and 

 shall produce the same to any justice of the peace, 

 who shall within the space of six months require to 

 see the same, and upon neglect or refusal shall forfeit 

 20. 



XI. Offences against public trade are, 



1. Omling, which is the transporting wool or sheep 

 out of the kingdom. Penalty, forfeiture of both sheep 



1. Owling. and vessel, and 3 for every sheep, imprisonment for 

 three months, and three shillings for every pound of 

 wool, fuller's earth, or pipe clay. 



2. Smuggling, or importing goods without paying 

 the duties imposed thereon. Penalties, fine, loss of 

 goods; and when accompanied with any forcible act, 

 or even in disguise, felony without benefit of clergy. 



3. Fraudulent bankruptcy, or any act that tends to 

 defraud the creditors *f a bankrupt. Penalty, felony 

 without clergy. 



4. Usury is the extorting more than 5 per cent, per 

 annum for the loan of money. Penalty, such usurious 

 contracts vitiated, and the lender shall forfeit treble 

 the sum so lent. 



5. Cheat- 5. Cheating or cozening another by artful means. 

 "" Penalty, fine, imprisonment, and pillory. 



6. Forestal- 6. Forestalling the market, is also an offence against 

 ling. public trade. 



7. Regrat- 7. Kegrating, or buying corn and selling it again in 

 ing. the same market, for the purpose of enhancing the price. 



8. Engrossing is also the buying tip large quantities 



8. Engros- of corn or other victuals, with intent to sell again. Pe- 

 eing- nalty for each of these three offences, fine and impri- 

 sonment. 



9. Monopolies and combinations to raise the price of 

 provisions, or commodities, or rate of labour. Penalty, 

 fine and imprisonment; pillory for the second offence, 

 and increased fine ; for the third, pillory, loss of one 

 ear, and perpetual infamy. 



10. Exer- 10. Exercising a trade without having served an ap- 

 cismg a prrmiceship, or otherwise become free. Penalty, fine of 



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11 Sedu- * 1- S ec * uc ' n g artificers to reside abroad, or transport- 

 cin'g artifi- m S them, or engines for the manufacture of woollen, 

 cer& Cotton, linen, or silk, and the residing abroad of such 



XII. Of- 



fences a* 

 gainst pub- 

 lie trade. 



2. Smug- 

 gling- 



3. Fraudu- 

 lent bank- 

 ruptcy. 



4. Usury. 



9. Monopo- 

 lies. 



artificers. Penalty, fine, imprisonment, forfeiture, 4n f-iw 

 capacity of bearing any public office. ^ England. 



XIII. Offences against the Public Healthcare, XlT'rr""' 



1. When persons infected icifh the plague, or .dwelling f cn< 4 s a _~ 

 in any infected house, being commanded to keejj within gainst ihe 

 such house by the mayor or constable, or other head public 

 officer of the place, shall disobey the injunction, they he 'th. 

 shall be punished as vagabonds, by whipping; and if ' s P rea <l- 

 they have upon them any infectious sore, are guilty of J" g U j"j 

 felony. Ships coming from any country, visited with eases, 

 any infectious disease, are liable to be placed under 

 quarantine for forty days ; and persons coming from a 

 ship, while under quarantine, are subject to fine and 

 imprisonment. 



'2. Selling unwholesome provisions, or brewing un- 2. Selling 



wholesome liquors, &c. come under the same class of un * 

 offences. The penalty is amercement, pillory, impri- ^ 

 sonmeht; and for the fourth offence, abjuration of the s " 

 town wherein the offence was committed. 



XIV. Offences against the Public Police and Economy XIV. 

 are, fences a- 



1. Clandestine marriages. To solemnize a marriage gainst 

 except where banns are usually published without li- f 

 cense; and to solemnize marriage in sach place with- " 

 out due publication of banns, is felony ; and the person ], C | an 

 so solemnizing, liable to transportation for fourteen tine m 

 years ; the marriage also being void. To destroy or riages. 

 falsify a marriage register, is felony without clergy. 



2. Bigamy, or-poli/gamy, is the having more wives 2. Bi, 

 than one at the same time ; such second marriage is 

 void. Penalty, transportation. 



3. Idle soldiers or manners Wandering about the 3. 

 country, are esteemed vagabonds, and come within the C y. 

 meaning of the vagrant act. 



4. Also Egyptians, or gypsies and impostors, shall be 4. Egyp- 

 deemed rogues and vagrants. tian. 



5. Common nuisances are, 1. Such annoyances as 5. Com: 

 render highways or bridges impassable, either by ob- nuisaa 

 structions, or from the want of necessary reparations. 

 Persons so offending are proceeded against by indict- 

 ment, and are liable to fine, besides reparation. 2. All 

 disorderly inns or ale-houses, bawdy-houses, gaming- 

 houses, stage-plays, unlicensed booths and stages for 

 rope-dancers and mountebanks, are also declared public 

 nuisances ; and may, upon indictment, be suppressed, 



and the owners fined. 3. Letting off fire works, or mak- 

 ing and selling them. Penalty, fine. 4. The keeping 

 or carrying too large a quantity of gunpowder at one 

 time. Penalty, fine and forfeiture. 





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6. Persons losing at play more than 100 at any one 6. Garninj. 

 time, are not compellable to pay the same ; and the 

 winner shall forfeit treble the value, one moiety to the 



king, the other to the informer. All bonds and other 

 securities, given for money won at play, or for money 

 lent at the time to play with, shall be utterly void. If 

 any person at any sitting loses 10 or upwards at 

 play, he may sue the winner, and recover it bdck by 

 action of debt ; and if he do not sue, any other person 

 may recover treble the sum so lost ; and in case of 

 cheating, five times the sum won shall be forfeited, 

 the winner rendered infamous, and besides be subject 

 to whipping. No plates or matches under 50 shall 

 be run for by horses, except at Newmarket, under 

 heavy penalties. 



7. Killing or destroying game, or keeping engines 

 for that purpose, or having the possession of game not 

 being duly qualified, is prohibited under a variety of 

 penalties and forfeitures. 



