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Dalton's The Country Justice, 1690
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Chap. 167.
Bailment.

    Hares.  Every person which shall shoot at, kill or destroy, with any
Gun or Bow, any Hare.

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    2.  Or shall trace or course any Hare in the Snow.
    3.  Or shall take or destroy any Hare with Cords, or any other Engine.
    Any of these last Offences being proved any two Justices of
Peace, the Offender shall be committed for three months without Bail,
unless the Offender shall forthwith pay to the use of the Poor there 20 s.
for every Hare so destroyed or taken.  See antea tit. Partridges.
    Hatters.  Which shall take above two Apprentices.
    2.  Or which shall take an Apprentice for less time than 7 years.
    The Offenders in either of the same cases shall suffer one months Imprisonment
without Bail.  8 El. c. 11.  P. Hats 3.
5 El. 2.
P. Hawks

1.  See 11
H. 7. c. 7.
hic postea 
Partridges.
    Hawks. Takers (unlawfully) of any Hawks, or of their Eggs, out
of another mans ground and being thereof lawfully convicted, shall have
three months Imprisonment, and then shall find Sureties for their Good
Behaviour for 7 years after; or else shall remain in prison without Bail
until they find Sureties accordingly.
    Hawkers between the 1 of July, and the 31 of August, the Offence being
proved before any two Justices of Peace, the Offenders shall be
committed to the common Gaol for one month without Bail, unless they
pay forthwith 40 s. for every such Hawking, and 20 s. for every Pheasant
or Partridge that they shall so kill or take.  7 Jac. 11.  See antea,
tit. Partridges.
    High-ways.  Bailiffs and High-Constables, who shall not pay the Forfeitures
by them collected, shall be imprisoned until they have paid the
same.  See before tit. High-ways, 2 Ph. & M. cap. 8.  P. 11.
    Honey.  See Wax.
    Hostlers or Inn-holders which shall make any Horse-bread, (contrary
to the Statute 21 Jac. cap. 21.) or which shall not sell their Horse-bread,
Hay, Oats, Beans, Pease, Provender or other kind of Victual (for Man
or Beast) for reasonable gain, and be thereof lawfully convicted, &c.
the second time, shall be imprisoned by the space of one month without
Bail.  21 Jac. Regis cap. 21.
    So of such Hostlers and Inn-holders, as are allowed by the said Statute
to make Horse-bread within their houses, if the Horse-bread which any
of them shall make be not sufficient, lawful, and of due assize, &c. and
that they be thereof lawfully convicted the second time, they shall be
imprisoned one month without Bail.  Ibid.
    Hunting.  If any Layman, not having in Land 40 s. per annum, or if
any Priest or Clerk, not having 10 l. Living per annum, shall have or
keep any Hound, Greyhound, or other Dog for to hunt, or any Ferrets,
Hays, Hare pipes, Cords, Nets, or other Engines, to take or destroy Deer,
Hares, Conies, or other Gentlemens Game, and shall be thereof convicted
at the Sessions of Peace, every such Offender shall be imprisoned for one
whole year, 13 R. 2. c. 13. P. 1.
    If any person shall keep any Greyhound for Deer or Hare, not having
sufficient living, and shall be thereof convicted before any two Justices of 
Peace, he shall be committed for three months without Bail, unless he
forthwith pay 40 s. for having such Greyhound.  See before, tit. Partridge,
1 Jac. c. 27.
    Hunters, and takers of the Kings Deer.  See the Statute of Charta de
Foresta, c.
10.
    Hunters or Killers of any Deer or Conies (in the night or day-time) 
in any Park or Warren, or in any other inclosed Grounds, being thereof
Where Bail
is taken
away.

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