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all thieving and Stealing of any Goods or Chattells whatso'
not being above the Value of one Thousand pounds of Tob^o
(Robery Burglary and house breaking Excepted) And Every
person or persons Legally Convicted of any such Thieving
and Stealing (Except before Excepted) by Testimony of one
Sufficient Evidence not being the party Grieved before any
such County Court as afd shall and may Cause to be punished

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by paying four fold of the Value of the goods soe thieved or
Stolen as afd and the Stolen goods returned to the party or
parties grieved thereby and by puting in the Pillory and whip-
ping soe many Stripes as the Court before whome such Matter
is Tryed shall Adjudge (not Exceeding fforty) which Court
shall always Adjudge the Value of the goods soe thieved and
Stolen as afd and if any such person soe Convicted have not
Sufficient goods and Chattells or be a Servant whereby he is
Incapable to have goods and Chattells to Satisfie and pay the
said four fold in Every such Case such person or persons shall
receive the Corporall punishmt as afd and Satisfie the four fold
and ffees of Conviction by Servitude.
And be itt hereby Enacted and declared by the Authority
Advice and Consent afd that the time of Service of a free
person Convict as afd not having goods and Chattells as afd
shall Commence from the time of his Conviction as afd and
the time of Service of a Servant Convict as afd shall Comence
att the Expiration of such Time of Servitude to which att the
time of his Conviction he stood bound which time of Servitude
for Satisfaccon for the Stolen goods and ffees accrued as afd
shall be Adjudged by such County Court Either to the party
grieved or any other person the Court shall order such Con-
vict to that will then and there pay or Secure to be paid the
four fold and Costs aforesaid att the discretion of the Court

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and if any person or persons shall receive or take part of such
Stolen goods or Assist the person soe Stealing as afd to make
away or Conceale them being Legally Convicted as afd shall
Suffer the Same Corporall paines with the party Stealing as
afd any Law Statute usage or Custome to the Contrary not-
withstanding. And if any person or persons have been once
Convicted of any such Thieving and Stealing (Except before
Excepted) and shall after be againe presented for thieving and
Stealing of any goods or Chattells laid to be above the Value
of Twelve pence It shall not be Tryed and Determined by
any County Court but the party presented upon such present-
ment shall be proceeded against in the provinciall Court as a
felon for simple ffelony but shall not be punished by death but
only paying the four fold branding with an hot Iron or such
other Corporall punishment as the Court shall Adjudge Saving
Life and such presentmt shall be by the Clerk of Every such

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