STATUTES. 487 



2. Now for a further remedy in that behalf, be it enacted n Hen. 7, 

 by the authority of this present parliament, That no person ^- '.^• 

 after twenty days next after the end of this session of parlia- iiorseTin 

 ment shall in any fair or market sell, give, exchange or put fairs or mar- 

 away any horse, mare, gelding, colt, or filly, unless the toll kets must be 

 taker there, or (where no toll is paid) the book-keeper, tiiown to the 

 bailiff, or the chief officer of the same fair or market, shall some^other""^ 

 and will take upon him perfect knowledge of the person that who will 

 so shall sell or offer to sell, give or exchange any horse, mare, avouch the 

 gelding, colt, or filly, and of his true christian name, surname sjxle' which 

 and place or dwelling or resiancy, and shall enter all the same tered in the 

 his knowledge into a book there kept for sale of horses ; or toll book, &c. 

 else that he so selling or olFering to sell, give, exchange or 2 & 3 Phil. & 

 put away any horse, mare, gelding, colt, or filly, shall briug ^- '^' ^' 

 unto the toll taker or other ofBcer aforesaid, of the same fair •*- ^"^"l^?! 

 or market, one sufficient and credible person that can, shall, perso^n^shall 

 or will testify and declare unto and before such toll taker, avouch the 

 book-keeper or other otfi.ce, that he knoweth the party that horse seller, 

 so selleth, giveth, exchangeth or putteth away such horse. The price of 

 mare, gelding, colt, or filly and his true name, surname, tl^e horse 

 mystery and dwelling-place, and there enter or cause to be J I • ^?' 

 entered in the book of the said toll taker or officer, as well toller's book, 

 the true christian name, surname, mystery and place of dwel- 

 ling or resiancy of him that so selleth, giveth, exchangeth or 

 putteth away such horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, as of him 

 that so shall testify or avouch his knowledge of the same per- 

 son ; and shall also cause to be entered the very true price or 

 value that he shall have for the same horse, mare, gelding, 

 colt or filly, so sold : And that no person shall take upon him 

 to avouch, testify or declare that he knoweth the party that 

 so shall offer to sell, give, exchange or put away any such 

 horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, unless he do indeed truly 

 know the same party, and shall truly declare to the toll taker 

 or other officer aforesaid, as well the christian name, surname, 

 mystery and place of dwelling and resiancy of himself, as of 

 him of and for whom he maketh such testimony and avouch- 

 ment : And that no toll taker or other person keeping any 

 book of entry of sales of horses in fairs or markets, shall take 

 or receive any toll, or make entry of any sale, gift, exchange 

 or putting away of any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, 

 unless he knoweth the party that so selleth, giveth, ex- 

 changeth or putteth away any such horse, mare, gelding, colt 

 or filly, and his true christian name, surname, mystery and 

 place of his dwelling or resiancy, or the party that shall and 

 will testify and avouch his knowledge of the same person so 

 selling, giving, exchanging or putting away such horse, mare, 

 gelding, colt or filly, and his true christian name, surname, 

 mystery, and place of dwelling or resiancy, and shall make a 



