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called Hack-game, between the 10th day of December and the 20th 

 day of August ; nor any grouse, commonly called red-game, between 

 the 10th day of December and the 12th day of August ; nor any 

 lustard, between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September, 

 in any year, upon pain of forfeiting, for the first offence, a sum not 

 exceeding 20 nor less than 10, and for the second and every 

 subsequent offence a sum not exceeding 30 nor less than 20, one 

 moiety thereof to go to the informer, and the other moiety to the poor 

 of the parish ; and in case the penalty be not paid, and there be no 

 distress to be had, the offender may be committed to prison, to be 

 kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding six nor less than three 

 months." 



By 23 Eliz. c. 10, s. 2 and 5, it is enacted, that no person, of 

 whatever estate, degree, or condition, shall take or destroy any phea- 

 sants or partridges in the night-time, upon pain of forfeiting 20s. for 

 every pheasant, and 10s. for every partridge. 



And by 9 Anne^ c. 25, s. 3, if any person whatsoever shall take 

 or kill any hare, pheasant, partridge, moor-game, heath-game, or 

 grouse in the night-time, he shall, on conviction before a justice, for- 

 feit the sum of 5, one-half to go to the informer, and one-half to 

 the poor of the parish, to be levied by distress, or for want of dis- 

 tress, to be sent to the house of correction for three months for the first 

 offence, and four months for every after offence.- These penalties, 

 however, being thought insufficient, by 13 Geo. III. c. 80, s. 1, it is 

 further provided, that if any person shall kill, take, or destroy any 

 hare, pheasant, partridge, moor-game, or heath-game, or use any dog, 

 snare, net, or other engine, with an intent to take, kill or destroy 

 the same in the night-time, viz. between seven o'clock at night and 

 six in the morning, from the 12th of October to the 12th of February, 

 and between nine o'clock at night and four in the morning, from the 

 12th of February to the 12th of October, such person being convicted, 

 upon the oath of one witness, before one justice, shall forfeit for the 

 first offence a sum not exceeding 20, nor less than 10; and 

 for the second, a sum not exceeding 30, nor less than 20 ; one 

 moiety thereof to be paid to the informer, and the other moiety to 

 the poor of the parish. 



