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Dalton's The Country Justice, 1690
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Chap. 110, 111.
Wild Fowl.    Wood.

the Informer, to be recovered in any Court of Record by Action of Debt, Bill,
Plaint or Information, whereon, &c.

243
12 Car. 2.
C. 25.
    No Canary Wines, Muskadel or Allegant, or other Spanish or Sweet-wines
shall be sold by Retail at above
18 d. per Quart.  No Gascoign or
French wines at above
8 d. per Quart.  No Rhenish wines at above 12 d. per
Quart.  And so for lesser or greater quantities, upon pain to forfeit for every
Pint, Quart, Pottle, Gallon, or greater or lesser Measure,
5 l.  A moiety to
the King, the other moiety to the Prosecutor, to be recovered as aforesaid.

 
     §. 5.
Prices and
Penalty.

 
 
 

25 H. 8. 11.

CHAP.    CX.

Wild Fowl.

    NO person shall between the last day of May, and the last day of August,
take or cause, &c. any Wild Fowl, as Ducks, Mallards, Widgeons,
Teals, wild Geese, or other kinds of wild Fowl, with Nets or other Engines,
upon pain of a years imprisonment, and to pay
4 d. for every one so taken.


 
 
 

     §. 1.
At what
time not to

be taken.

25 H. 8. 11.     The Justices of Peace have power to hear and determine the Offences aforesaid:
As in Cases of
Trespass.
     §. 2.
25 H. 8. 11.     A Gentleman that may dispend 40 s. per annum of Freehold, may hunt
them with Spaniels only, or the Long-bow.
25 H. 8. 11.
1 & 4 E. 6.
7.
    From the last day of March to the last day of June, in every year, none
shall take, or convey, or destroy any Eggs of wild Fowl from the place they

are laid by the wild Fowl, upon pain of imprisonment for a year, and to
lose for every Egg of a Crane or Bustard
20 d.  And for the Egg of a
Bitton, Heron or Shovelar
8 d.  And of a Mallard, Teal, or other wild Fowl
1 d.
     §. 3.
Eggs.
    The part of the Statute of 25 Hen. 8. 11. touching taking of wild Fowl,
was repealed by
3 & 4 E. 6. 7.  But it is again revived by 21 Jac. 28. which
is continued by
3 Car. 1. 4. & 17 Car. 1. 4. and so is in force at this day.
 

 
 
 

35 H. 8. 17.
13 El. 36.
p. 8, 9.

CHAP.    CXI.    V. 62.

Wood.

    TWo Justices of Peace (not being of Kindred, Alliance, Counsel or
Fee to the Lord or Owner of the Wood) appointed by the more
part of the Justices of Peace at their Sessions, upon complaint of the Lord
made unto them, may divide and set out the Fourth part of the Wood
if the Lord and Commoners thereof (being first called before them) cannot
agree upon it.


 
 
 

     §. 1.

15 Car. 2.
cap. 2.
Stat. 3.
    Whereas the Statute of 43 Eliz. doth not sufficiently prevent nor punish the
cutting and spoiling of Woods, by this Statute, it is enacted, That every Constable
and other person in every County, City or other place, where they shall
be Officers or Inhabitants, shall and may apprehend, or cause to be apprehended,
every person they shall suspect having, carrying or conveying, any burthen
or bundle of Wood, Poles, young Trees, Bark, Bast of Trees, Gates, Stiles,

Posts, Pales, Rails or Hedgwood, Broom oe Furzes.  See Title Trespass.  And
by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of any one Justice, directed to any Officer,
he may enter into and search the Houses, Yards, Gardens, and other places belonging
to the houses of any person they shall suspect to have Trees aforesaid,
and finding any such Wood, &c. to apprehend the persons suspected for cutting
     §. 2.
Cutting
Wood.

Y 2



 
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