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5 'he provlfions of the i6 Geo. III. 0,30, refpeftlng 
the i'eizing- and conviftion of offenders, and the recovery 
and application of penalties, and the appeal, ScCi are 
extended to the 42 Geo. III. c. 107, by y. 3.—And if 
any perfon who hath been duly convidfed ot any offence 
for which a pecuniary penalty is irnpofed either by the 
16 Geo. III. or by this adt, lhail offend a fecond time 
by committing any offence againfl this a6l for which a 
pecuniary forfeiture is impoVed, fuch fecond oHence, 
whether it be the fame offence as the firlt, or be any 
other of the faid offences, be deemed a felon [a felony ], 
and the perfon guilty thereof fliall be tranlported for 
feven years. And for the more ready conviftion of per- 
fons for a fecond offence, the jviftice before whom he 
(hall be convidled for the firft offence, (if any offence 
againfl this aft for which a pecuniary penalty is im- 
pofed,) fhall tranfmit the conviftion to the next felllons, 
to be there filed amongft the records; and fuch con¬ 
viftion fo filed, or a true copy thereof certified and fub- 
feribed by the clerk of the peace, fhall be fufficient evi¬ 
dence to prove the conviftion of fuel) firft offence. 
By the 9 Geo. I. c. 22, (commonly called the Black 
aft,) if any perfon or perfons, being armed with fwords, 
fire arms, or other off'enfive weapons, and having hib or 
their faces blacked, or being otherwife difguifed, fhall 
_pppear in any foreft, chafe, park, paddock, or grounds 
inclofed with any wall, pale, or other fence, wheremany 
deer have been or. fhall be ufually kept, or fliall unlaw¬ 
fully and wilfully hunt, wound, kill, deftroy, or fteal, 
any red or fallow deer: or if any perfon or perfons 
(whether armed and difguifed or nor) fliall unlawfully 
and wilfully hunt, wound, kill, deftroy, or fteal, any 
red or fallow deer, fed or kept in any places in any 
of the king’s forefls or chafes which are or fhall be in- 
ciofed with pales, rails, or other fences ; or iftany park, 
paddock, or grounds inclofed, where deer have been or 
fhall be ufually kept ; or fhall forcibly refeue any per¬ 
fon, being lawfully in cuftody of any officer or other 
perfon, for any of the faid offences ; or fhall by gift or pro- 
mife of money, or other reward, procure any to join hhn 
or them in any fuch unlawful aft: every perfon fo of¬ 
fending, being thereof lawfully convi6led, (in any coun¬ 
ty in England,) fhall be guilty of felony without benefit 
of clergy ; but not to work corruption of blood, nor for¬ 
feiture of lands or goods.'—See the article Black Act, 
vol. iii. p. 76. 
By the 28 Geo. II. c. 19.—Whereas the burning and 
deflroying of gofs, furze, and fern, in forefls and chafes, 
doth deflroy the cover neceffary for the prefervation of 
the deer and game there; therefore if any perfon not 
having a right or legal licence to do the fame, fliall fet 
fire to, burn, or deflroy, (or be aiding therein,) any 
gofs, furze, or fern, in any foreft or chafe, without the 
confent of the owner or perfon chiefly intrufled with 
the cuftody of fuch foreft or chafe, or of fome part 
thereof, and being brought before a juftice fhall be 
thereof convifted by confcfllon, or oath of one witnefs, 
or on view of the juftice, he fhall forfeit not exceeding 
5I. nor lefs than 40s, half to the informer, and half to 
the poor; if not forthwith paid, to be levied by diftrefs ; 
and if no fufficient diftrefs can be found, the juftice fhall 
commit him to the common gaol, for any time not ex¬ 
ceeding three months, nor lefs than one month. See the 
article Ckrv u vol. iv. p. 51, &c. 
Of hares. 
No perfon, of what eftate, degree, or condition, he be, 
fhall trace, deftroy, and kill, any hare in the Jhow, with 
any dog, bitch, bow, nor otherwife. And the leffions 
or leet may inquire thereof; and after inquifttion found, 
they lhail for every hare fo killed, cels upon every of¬ 
fender 6s. 8d. to be forfeited to the king, if in the fef- 
fions; and to the lord of the leet, if .4j>the leet, 14 & 
c.io. 
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And by the tjac, 0,27.^—'Every perfon who fhall 
trace or courfe any hares in the fiiow, fhall on conviftion 
before two juftices, by confeffion, or oath of two wit- 
neffes, be committed to gaol for three months, unlefs he 
pay to the clturchwardcns for the ufe of the poor, 20s. 
lor every hare ; or after one month after his coinmit- 
mejit become bound by recognizance with two fureties 
in 20I. a-piece, before two juftices, not to offend again 
in like manner.—And by the faid laft-mentioned aft, eve¬ 
ry perfon who Ih.ill at any time take or deftroy any hares, 
with hare-pipes, cords, or any fuch inftruments or other 
engines, lhail forfeit for every hare 20s. in like manner. ' 
And by the 22 & 23 Car. II. c.25.—If any perfon 
fliall be found or apprehended letting or uling any fnares, 
hare-pipes, or ocher like engines, and fhall be thereof 
convifted, by confeffion, or oath of one witnefs, before 
one juftice, in oize after the offence ; he fhall give 
to the party injured fuch damages, and in fuch time, as 
the juftice fhall appoint, and fhall pay down prefently 
to the overfeers for the ufe of the poor, fuch fum, not 
exceeding 10s. as the juftice fliall appoint ; w'hich, if he 
fliall not do, the juftice fliall commit him to the houfe 
ol correftion not exceeding one month. 
By the 9 Anne, c. 25. — If any perfon whatfoever fhall 
take or kill any hare in the night time ; he fliall on convic¬ 
tion before one juftice, on the oath of one witnefs, forfeit 
5I. half to the informer, and half to the poor, by dif¬ 
trefs; for want of diftrefs, to be fent to the houfe of 
correftion for three months for the firft offence, and for 
every other offence four months. 
And by the 13 Geo. III. c. 80.—If any perfon fliall 
knowingly and wilfully kill, take, or deflroy, or ufe any 
gun, dog, fnare, net, or other engine, with intent to kill, 
take, or deflroy, any hare in the night, that is to fay, be¬ 
tween the hours of feven at night and fix in the morn¬ 
ing from the 12th day of Oftober to the 12th day of 
February, and between the hours of nine at night and 
four in the morning from the 12th day of February to 
the 12th day of Oftober; or in the daytime, upon a Sun¬ 
day, or Chrijlmas-day, he fliall on conviction on oath of 
one witnefs before one juftice, forfeit for the firft offence 
not exceeding 20I. nor lefs than lol. and for the fecond 
offence not e.xceeding 30I. nor lefs than 20I. 
But in cafe any information fliall be made upon oath 
as aforefaid before a juftice againfl an offender, and it 
fliall appear that fuch offender hath already been con¬ 
vifted of a firjl and fecond offence ; in f uch cafe the juf¬ 
tice fhall commit him to the common gaol or houfe of 
correftion till the next general quarter fellions, unlefi 
he fhall have entered into recognizance with two fuffi¬ 
cient fureties to appear at fuch feflions, then and there 
to be tried by-'indiftment for tlie faid offence ; and fuch 
juftice fliall alfo bind over the informer to profeciite the 
faid offender by indiftnient as aforefaid ; and if upon 
fuch indiftment, the offender fhall be convifted ; lie 
fhall forfeit and pay in court the fum of 50I. and if he 
fhall negleft or refufe to pay the fame, he fhall be com¬ 
mitted to the common gaol or houfe of correftion for 
not lefs than fix nor more than twelve calendar months, 
unlefs fuch penalty lhail be fooner paid ; and the laid 
offender fhall, if the juftices think proper, be once pub¬ 
licly whipped at the expiration of fuch commitment, 
in the town or place where fuch gaol or hoiife of cor¬ 
reftion fhall be, between the hours of tw'elve and one 
in the day.—Provided that no proceeding fhall be upon 
this aCl, unlefs information on oath be made before a 
juftice, within one calendar month after the offence com¬ 
mitted.' 
The faid forfeitures for the firft and fecond offence, 
and alfo for the third offence on conviftion at the fef¬ 
lions, together with the cofts and charges previous to--' 
and attending fuch conviftion (to be afeertained by the 
juftice or juftices before whom the offender fhall be con¬ 
vifted), fhall be forthwith paid, half to the informer, 
