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Guns.
or Market Town, except for the defence of his Person, or House, or at
a
But, or Bank of Earth, and in a place convenient: Or if he do,
shall forfeit
Ten pounds. |
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P. 4.
P. 5. |
5. The Master may not command his Servant
to shoot in any Gun or
Cross bow, &c. except at a But, or Bank of Earth, or in time of War:
Or if
he do shall forfeit Ten pounds. |
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Except, notwithstanding out of this Statute, Shooting
at But or Bank
of Earth by Serving-men, whose Masters are inabled by Statute, and by
Inhabitants of Cities, Boroughs and Market Towns; except also, all Lords,
Knights, Esquires, and Gentlemen, and the Inhabitants of every City, Borough,
and Market Town; as also all persons dwelling alone, or near the
Sea, and Makers and Sellers of Guns, &c. These may keep Guns,
&c. of
the length aforesaid, in their Houses (yet only to use and shoot therein
at
a But, or Bank of Earth:) And persons having lawful Placards,
they may
shoot according to such Placard or Licence. See other Exceptions
there. |
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Any person keeping Hawks, having Licence from
the Sessions to shoot at
Crows, &c. for Hawks meat only, may kill Hawks meat, so as he do at
the
same Quarter Sessions become bound by Recognizance in Twenty pounds, not
to shoot at any Fowl prohibited by that Law; nor within Six hundred paces
of a Hernery or Pigeon-house, nor in any Forest, Chace, or Park, whereof
His Majesty is not owner. 1 Jac. 27. |
Hawksmeat. |
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But forasmuch as in these former Cases, the Justice
of Peace hath the
whole matter committed to himself, and that such Offenders remain convict
upon his Examination and Proof of Witness made before him; therefore
he ought to be circumspect in his Examination, as also in his Mittimus.
And farther, to make a Record of the Matter, (in writing under his hand)
and also to send the Estreat of it into the Exchequer, whereby the
Kings
duty may be levied. |
§. 3. |
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No person under the degree of a Lord of Parliament,
and not having
100 l. per annum, shall shoot in any Hand Gun in any City
or Town at any
Fowl or Mark upon any Church, House, or Dovecote; nor shall any person
shoot in any place with Hailshot, upon pain to forfeit Ten pounds, and
imprisonment
for three Months. 2 E. 6. 14. |
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The form of the Mittimus vide hic postea. |
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The form of the Record, see there also. |
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2 Ed. 6.14.
P. 11. |
All persons which shoot in Guns (whether they be
authorised to shoot
or otherwise) ought to present their names to the next Justice of Peace,
and
such Justice shall cause the Clerk of the Peace to Record or Register their
Names. But quære if this be now in use. Lamb.
296. |
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1 Jac. 27.
P. Phesants. |
Any two Justices of Peace may commit to the Gaol
for three Months,
&c. every such person as shall shoot with any Gun, or Bow, at any Partridge,
Phesant, House Dove, Mallard, or such Fowl, or at any Hare. See
more in the title Partridges. ' See Postea tit. Partridges. |
§. 4.
Two Justices. |
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But note, That the Sheriff, or any of his Officers,
for the better executing
of their Office, may carry with them Hand-Guns, Dags, or other weapons,
(invasive or defensive) notwithstanding the Statute of 33 H. 8.
c. 6.
Co. 5. fol. 72. |
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| 33 H. 8. c. 6. |
All Justices of Peace in their Sessions may hear
and determine these Offences,
so as no less Fine than Ten pounds be assessed for any such Offence; Which
Fine so assessed in Sessions, shall be to the Kings use only. |
§. 5. |
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