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be imprisoned for three months, and find security for 

 future good behaviour. The prosecution must be 

 commenced before the expiration of one month after 

 the offence lias 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 

 ibr keeping conies, except the owner or lawful pos- 

 sessor of the ground upon which such rabbits may be 

 found, or a person employed by such owner or possessor. 

 An offence subjects the party to make such satisfac- 

 tion as the justice shall think proper, and 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 conies. 



By 9 Geo. I. c t 22, any person entering armed 

 and disguised, any grounds where rabbits are lawftilly 

 kept, and robbing the same ; or who shall, though 1 not 

 armed and disguised, rescue any person in custody 

 for such an offence, or procure any person to joitu 

 him in such an act ; such person shall be deemed 

 guilty of felony without benefit of clergy ! 



Also, 5 Geo. III. c. 14. makes it transportation 

 for seven years, or such lesser punishment by whip- 

 ping, imprisonment, or fine, as the court shall think 

 fit, for any person to enter any rabbit-ground in the 



