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ing or colt ; and also the same horse, mare, gelding and colt so 

 sold, exchanged or put away ; and shall then write or cause to 

 be written in a book to be kept for that purpose, the names, 

 surnames and dwelling-places of all the said parties, and the 

 colour, with one special mark at the least of every such horse, 

 mare, gelding and colt, on pain, to forfeit at and for every 

 default contrary to the tenor thereof, forty shillings. 



3. And the said toll-gatherer or keeper of the said book J^ note of all 

 shall within one day next after every such fair or market bring ^''^ses sold 

 and deliver his said book to the owner, governor, ruler, market, 

 steward, bailiff, or chief keeper of the said fair or market, who 



shall then cause a note to be made of the true number of all 

 horses, mares, geldings and colts sold at the said market or 

 fair, and shall there subscribe his name, or set his mark there- 

 unto ; upon pain to him that shall make default therein, to 

 lose and forfeit for every default forty shillings, and also answer 

 the party grieved by reason of the same his negligence in every 

 behalf 



4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. The using of 

 That the sale, gift, exchange or putting away after the last ? stolen horse 

 day of February now next coming, in any fair or market before the 

 overt, of any horse, mare, gelding or colt that is or shall be owner's pro- 

 thievishly stolen or feloniously taken away from any person perty shall 

 or persons, shall not alter, take away nor exchange the pro- "'^ ta^ken 

 perty of any person or persons to or from any such horse, 



mare, gelding or colt, unless the same horse, mare, gelding or 

 colt shall be in the time of the said fair or market wherein 

 the same shall be so sold, given, exchanged or put away, 

 openly ridden, led, walked, driven or kept standing by the 

 space of one hour together at the least, betwixt ten of the 

 clock in the morning and the sun-setting, in the open place of 

 the fair or market wherein horses are commonly used to be 

 sold, and not within any house, yard, back-side or other privy 

 or secret place, and unless all the parties to the bargain, con- 

 tract, gift or exchange, present in the said fair or market, shall 

 also come together and bring the horse, mare, gelding or colt 

 so sold, exchanged, given or put away to the open place ap- 

 pointed for the toll) taker, or for the book-keeper, where no 

 toll is due, and there enter or cause to be entered their names 

 and dwelling-places, in manner as is aforesaid, with the colour 

 or colours, and one special mark at the least of every the 

 same horses, mares, geldings or colts, in the toll-taker's book, 

 or in the keeper's book for that purpose where no toll is due, 

 as is aforesaid, and also pay him their toll, if they ought to 

 pay any ; and if not, then the buyer to give one penny for the 

 entry of their names, and executing the other circumstances 

 afore rehearsed, to him that shall write the same in the said 

 book. 



