Acts Passed at the Session, April 26-May 9, 1700. 99

Court shall Allways adjudge the Vallue of the goods soe
theived and Stollen as Aforesaid and of any such persons soe
convicted have not Sufficient goods and Chatties or be a
Servant whereby he is uncapeable of haveing such goods and
Chatties to Sattisfye and pay such ffower Fold as aforesaid
in every such case such person or persons shall receive the
Corporall punishment as aforesaid and Sattisfye the fower
fold and fees of conviction by Servitude the ffreeman being
destitute of goods as af^d his time to commence from the time
of Conviction as af^d and if a Servant to commence at the end
of such Servitude as he is then at such conviction bound to
the time of Service to be Adjudged by such County Courte
either to the party greived or any other pson the Courte
shall order such convict to that will then and their pay or
Secure to be paid the sd ffower fold and costs af^d at the
discretion of the Courte and if any person or persons shall
receive or take parte of such Stollen goods or Assiste the
person soe Stealing as Aforesaid to make away or conceale
them being legally convicted as Aforesaid shall Suffer the
same Paines and incurr the same penalty's with the party
Stealing as Aforesaid any Law or useage to the Contrary
notwithstanding And if any pson or persons haveing been
once convict of any such theiveing and Stealing Except before
Excepted and shall after be againe presented for theiveing
and Stealing of any goods or chatties said to be above the
vallue of Twelve pence it shall not be tryed and determined
by any County Courte but the partys psented on such

Lib. L. L.
No. 2.

prsentm^t shalbe proceeded against in the Provintiall Courte
as a fellon for Simple ffellonye According to the laws of Eng-
gland and the Transcript of his former Conviction and such
p^rsentment shall by the Clarke of every such County Courte
be imediately sent to the then next Provintiall Courte under
the penalty of One Thousand pounds of tobb^o to our Sover-
eigne Lord the King his heires and Successors and the partys
wittnesses against such ffellon if in Courte at the time of such
p^rsentment to be bound over to give Evidence as aforesaid or
otherwise if not in Court an Account of their names and places
of dwelling to be sent the Attorney Gen^ll to be sumoned ag^t
the then next Provintiall Co^rt in Order to such Tryall and the
party p^rsented if in Courte to be bound over alsoe by due
Course of Law to answer such p^rsentment or if not in Courte
proceeded ag^t by due course of Law as af^d and to prevent the
Multiplicity of Wood rangers Be it Enacted by the Authority
advice and consent afd that noe person whatsoever shall pre-
sume to range in the woods or fforrest after wilde neate Cat-
tle or horses without a Lycence from his Ex^cy the Gov^r in
cheife for the time being under the penalty of Five thousand

p. 385