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APPENDIX. 



it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all mayors, bailiffs, 

 sheriffs and all other head officers shall four times in the year, 

 that is to say, every quarter once, make open proclamation of 

 this present Act in every market to be holden within their 

 several jurisdictions and authorities. 



20. And also that the justices of gaol delivery, assizes and 

 justices of peace, do cause the same to be proclaimed in their 

 several circuits and sessions before them holden, and that this 

 statute shall begin to take his effect concerning the penalties 

 of the same from the said Feast of St. John Baptist now next 

 coming, and to continue and endure for ever. 



11 Hen. 7, 

 c. 13. 



Further pro- 

 visions relating 

 hereto. 

 31 Eliz. c. 12. 



In what man- 

 ner horses 

 shall he sold 

 in fairs or 

 markets. 



The former 

 misuse in sale 

 of stolen 

 horses. 



A place shall 

 he appointed 

 for a horse 

 fair and also 

 a toll taker. 



When, where, 

 and of whom 

 toll for horses 

 shall be taken. 



2 & 3 Philip and Maky, Cap. 7. 



An Act against the Buying of Stolen Horses. 



" Forasmuch as stolen horses, mares and geldings by thieves 

 and their confederates, be for the most parts sold, exchanged 

 given or put away in houses, stables, back-sides and other 

 secret and privy places of markets and fairs, and the toll also 

 privily paid for the same, whereby the true owners thereof 

 being not able to try the falsehood and covin betwixt the buyer 

 and seller of such horse, mare or gelding, is by the common law 

 of this realm without remedy : " 



2. Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this present 

 parliament. That the owner, governor, ruler, fermor, steward, 

 bailiff or chief keeper of every fair and market overt within 

 this realm, and other the queen's dominions, shall before the 

 feast of Easter next, and so yearly, appoint and limit out a 

 certain and special open place within the town, place, field, or 

 circuit where horses, mares, geldings and colts have been and 

 shall be used to be sold in any fair or market overt ; in which 

 said certain and open place as is aforesaid there shall be by 

 the said ruler or keeper of the said fair or market, put in and 

 appointed one sufficient person or more to take toll and keep 

 the same place from ten of the clock before noon mitil sunset 

 of every day of the foresaid fair and market, upon pain to 

 lose and forfeit for every default forty shillings : And that 

 every toll-gatherer, his deputy or deputies, shall, during the 

 time of every the said fairs and markets, take their due and 

 lawful tolls for every such horse, mare, gelding or colt at the 

 said open place to be appointed as is aforesaid, and betwixt 

 the hours of ten of the clock in the morning and sunset of the 

 same day, if it be tendered, and not at any other time or 

 place ; and shall have presently before him or them, at the 

 taking of the same toll, the parties to the bargain, exchange, 

 gift, contract or putting away of every such horse, mare, geld- 



