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Guns.
unlawful Sports, (yea, such Sports and Games, which otherwise, and
at other
times, are lawful.) See Isai. 58. 13. |
Chap. 47. |
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For the preventing deceitful and excessive Gaming,
a good Law was made
16 Car. 2. cap. 7. but the Justices have nothing to do therein. |
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But inquire what Games shall be said to be unlawful,
other than those aforenamed,
Quære, of Dancings of the Morrice, or other open Dancings,
Bear-baiting,
Common Plays, and Fencings. All these seem to be prohibited by
the Statute of 39 El. 4.
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§. 1.
One Justice. |
CHAP. XLVII. V. 24.
Guns.
WHosoever shall shoot in, carry, keep, use, or have
in his House, or
elsewhere, any Guns, Cross-bows, (* Dags, Pistols, or Stone bows,
contrary to the Statute of 33 H. 8. 6. every person seeing or knowing
this, may arrest or attach the Offenders, and bring or convey them to the
next Justice of Peace in the same County (where they were found offending,)
which Justice, upon due Examination and Proof thereof, before
him had or made, by his discretion, may commit the Offenders to the Gaol,
there to remain until they have paid the Penalty of the Statute, scil.
Ten
pounds. |
Dyer 254.
Co. 11. 87.
13 H. 8. 6.
* Co. 5. 72.
P. 1, 2, 6. |
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The effect and particulars of which Statute be as
followeth. |
P. 1. |
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1. No person may Shoot in, or keep any Gun,
Dag, Pistol, Crossbow,
Hagbut, Demi-hake, or Stone-bow, except he hath per annum 100l.
in Lands, Tenements, Fees, Annuities, or Offices, in his own right,
or
in the right of his Wife, or any other in trust for him, or forfeit Ten
pounds
for every time. |
Co. 5. 72. |
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2. No person may shoot in, carry, keep, use,
or have any Hand-Gun
under one whole yard in length, in the Stock and Gun, nor any other
Gun (* Dag or Pistol) that shall be under three quarters of a yard in length,
or forfeit Ten pounds for every time. |
P. 2.
* Co. 5. 72. |
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Every person having in Land, &c. 100 l. per
annum, may seise and
take from the Offender every Gun (Dag and Pistol) shorter than is before
limited, and every Cross-bow (or Stone-bow,) from him that hath not
200 l. per annum, and may keep such Bow; but must break such Guns
within Twenty days next after such seisure, or forfeit Forty shillings
for
every Gun not broken, and may keep the Gun so broken. |
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But now, by the Statute made 3 Jac. cap. 13.
if any person, not having
Lands, &c. of the yearly value of Forty pounds, or not worth in Goods
Two hundred pounds, shall use any Gun, Bow, or Cross-bow, to kill any
Deer or Conys, or shall keep any Buck-stall, or Engine Hays, Gate nets,
Purse-nets, Ferrets, or Coney-dogs, (except such persons shall have any
Ground inclosed, used for the keeping of Deer or Coneys, &c or be
Keepers, or Warreners) any person having in Lands an hundred pounds by
the year in Fee, or for life, may take from such Malefactors, and to his
own
use for ever keep such Guns, Bows, Cross-bows, Buck-stals, or Engines,
Hays, Gate-nets, Purse-nets, Ferrets, and Coney-dogs. |
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3. No person may carry in his journey any
Gun (Dag, or Pistol) charged,
or Bow bent, but only in time and service of War, or in going to or
from Musters) except he hath per annum 100 l. in Lands, &c.
Or shall
forfeit Ten pounds. |
P. 3.
Lamb. 462. |
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4. No person may shoot in any Gun, &c.
within any City Borough,
or Market Town, nor within one quarter of a mile of any City, Borough |
P. 4. |
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