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TYFORY, in Geography, a fmall ifland in the Eaft 

 Indian fea ; 45 miles W. of Gilolo. N. kt. 1° 6'. E. 

 long. 126'' 28'. 



TYGAPvT's Valley, a diftrift of Pennfylvania, wa- 

 tered by the Monongahela river. 



TYGER, in Zoology. See TiQEU. 



Tyger, in Geography, a river of South Carolina, which 

 joins the Saluda, 5 miles N. of Columbia ; and both toge- 

 ther form the Cangaree. 



TvgerV Poinl, a cape of Afia, on the fouth-weft coaft 

 of Ava, at the mouth of the Perfaim. N. lat. 15° 50'. 

 E. long. 94° 45'. 



Tvger'j Creek, a river of Kentucky, which runs into 

 the Ohio, N. lat. 38° 22'. W. long. 83°. 



Tyger'j IJland, a fmall ifland in the Chinefe fea, near 

 the coaft of Chiampa. N* lat. 10^ 47'. E. long. 107° 45'. 

 — Alfo, a fmall ifland in the Chinefe fea, near the coaft of 

 Cochinchina. N. lat. 16° 51'. E. long. ic6^ 13'. 



Tyger IJland, a fmall ifland in the Pacific ocean, at the 

 entrance of the bay of Amapalla. N. lat. 13^ 10'. 



Tyger'j IJlands, a clufter of fraall iflands and ftioals 

 in the Eaft Indian fea; 30 miles E. from the ifland of 

 Saleyer. 



TY-GWYN, a village of South Wales, in the county 

 of Caermarthen, where Howel Dha, firft monarch of all 

 Wales, had a palace : and in the year 94;, a council was 

 held, to form a body of laws. On this fpot a Ciftertian 

 monaftery was founded, called Whetfand Abbey ; 5 miles 

 W. of St. Clare. 



TYING, in Mtiftc. See Legate-A^s/i? and Syncope. 



TYKOCZYN, in Geography, a town of Poland, in the 

 palatinate of Bielfli. In 1705, Auguftus II. inftituted the 

 order of the White Eagle in this town ; 28 miles N.N.W. 

 of Bielilc. 



TYLANGIUM, in Ancient Geography, a town of the 

 Peloponnefus, in Triphylia, according to Polybius. 



TYLE, or Tile, in Building, a fort of thin, faftitious, 

 laminated brick, ufed on the roofs of houfes, or, more 

 properly, a kind of fat clayey earth, kneaded and moulded 

 of a juft thicknefs, dried and burnt in a kiln, like a brick, 

 and ufed in the covering anri paving of houfes. 



It is thus called from the French tu'iUe, of the Latin te- 

 gula, which fignifies the fame. 



Tyles are made, fays Mr. Leyburn, of better earth than 

 brick-earth, and fomething ne;u- akin to the potter's earth. 



By 17 Geo. III. c. 42. all combinations for enhancing 

 the price of tyles and bricks, fliall be void ; and every tyle- 

 maker, or brick-maker, offending, ftiall forfeit 20/., and 

 every clerk, agent, or fervant, 10/. ; half to the poor, and 

 half to him who fues within fix calendar months. 



By 43 Geo. III. c. 69. fchedule ( A. ) and the 45 Geo. III. 

 c. 30. in lieu of any duties of excife then fubfifting, new 

 duties were inipofed. 



The faid duties on bricks and tyles to be paid by the 

 maker or makers thereof refpeftively. 



For the duties on exportation and importation, fee the 

 ^fchedules annexed to the faid aft of 43 Geo. III. c. 69. 

 Provided always, that tyles made for the fole purpofe of 

 drainmgland, 1 9 V^ inches long by 1 3^ inches broad, and 

 bent into a femi-elliptical form, the infide of the crown of 

 the arch thereof being not lefs than feven inches perpen- 

 dicular, from a ftraight line drawn from the one to the other 

 fide thereof after the fame is fo bent, and fuch fides not 

 being at any part thereof more than five inches diftant from 

 each other on the infide, and as nearly of the dimenfions, 

 and bent as nearly into the form aforefaid as may be, to be 

 ufed for the purpofes aforefaid, (hall not be fubjeft to any 



of the faid duties. 34 Geo. III. c. 15 — And the ex- 

 emption is extended to tyles made for fuch purpofe not lefs 

 than nine inches long ; fuch being in every other refpect of 

 the fame defcription and dimenfion as before prefcribed. 

 42 Geo. III. c. 93. 



And by the 46 Geo. III. c. 138. it is further enaftecl. 

 that femi-elliptic tyles not exceeding in infide width fi 

 inches, and the height of which from the outfide of the 

 crown of the arch in a perpendicular line to the exti"eme 

 edge fliall in all cafes exceed the width, but with a foot from 

 the bottom of the arch where neceffary, not exceeding two 

 inches in breadth, made for draining wet or raarfhy lands, 

 are exempted from the excife duty. 



And any perfon ufing any fuch tyle for any other 

 purpofe than above-mentioned, incurs the penalty of 6J. 

 each tyle fo ufed. 



And every maker of bricks or tyles, before he begins to 

 make, fhall leave or give notice in writing at the next excife 

 office of his name and place of abode, and of the fheds, 

 workhoufes, or other places where fuch bricks or tyles are 

 intended to be made ; on pain of 100/. 24 Geo. III. c. 24. 

 fefl". 2. 



All bricks and tyles chargeable with the faid duties fliall 

 be taken account of and charged by the officer whilft they 

 are drying, after being turned out of the moulds, and before 

 removed to the kiln or clamp for burning, for which purpofe 

 any officer may enter into the fields, fheds, or other places 

 v/here making, and fhall take an account thereof in writing, 

 and leave a copy (if demanded) with fuch maker, on pain of 

 40X. : and if any perfon fhall obftrudl fuch officer, he fhall 

 forfeit 50/. 



The officer charging the duty fhall allow ten for every 

 hundred when charged in the field before burned, in 00m- 

 pL-nfation for all wafte, lofs or damages. 



And if the maker fhall remove any bricks or tyles to the 

 kiln or clamp or other place of burning from out of the field 

 or place where they fhall be put or placed to dry before the 

 officer fhall have taken an account thereof, he fhall forfeit 

 50/. And all fo carried away, and found in the pofTeflion 

 of any maker, or trader therein, or perfon for his ufe, fhall 

 be forfeited and may be feized, or the value thereof fhall be 

 forfeited. 25 Geo. III. c. 66. 



Provided, that no fuch maker fhall be fubjeft to the 

 faid penalty, if the officer fliall fail to talie an account, on 

 due notice given him three days before fuch removal. 

 24 Geo. III. c. 24. feff. 2. 



Tiie maker fhall keep the bricks and tyles unfurveyed 

 feparate from thofe that have been furveyed ; on pain of 

 forfeiting 50/. 25 Geo. III. c. 66. 



And fuch maker fhall, while the fame are drying, place 

 them in fuch manner as the officer may eafily and fecurely 

 take an account thereof ; and if he fhall place them in an 

 irregular or unufual manner, with intent to make it dif- 

 ficult or unfafe for the officer to take fuch account, he fhall 

 forfeit 5 c/. 



If any maker fhall fraudulently conceal or hide any bricks 

 or tyles in any part of the operation of making, with intent 

 to evade the duties, he fhall forfeit the fame, and alfo 20/. 

 24 Geo. III. c. 24. feff. 2. 



Every fuch maker fhall once in every fix weeks make 

 entry in writing upon his oath, or on the oath of his chief 

 workman, at the next excife office, of all bricks and tyles by 

 him made within that time, on pain of 50/. And fliall alfo, 

 within fix weeks after fuch entry, clear off all the duties 

 then due thereon ; on pain of double duty. And if any 

 perfon fhall carry away fuch bricks or tyles before the duty 

 be cleared off, he fliall forfeit double the value thereof. But 



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