*To limit the proportion of fine silver used in the copper wire;

Silver Lace Manufactory, or in imitation of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, or of any of the materials used or to used in the making or manufacturing thereof, or of any of them, or sold, or offered or exposed to sale, or exported as aforesaid, shall be forfeited, One Moiety thereof to the King's Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and the other Moiety thereof to such Person or Persons as shall sue for the same. 28 G. 3. c. 7. s. 2. From and after the passing of this Act, no Copper, Brass or other Metal, which shall be silvered and drawn into Wire, or flatted into Plate, or made into Bullion, Spangles, or Purl, or any other materials used or to be used in the making or manufacturing of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, or in imitation of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, or of any of the materials used or to be used in the making or manufacturing thereof, or of any of them, shall hold more, or bear a higher or greater Proportion than Three Pennyweight of fine Silver upon or to the Pound Weight Avoirdupois of such Copper, Brass, or other Metal; and that no Person or Persons whomsoever shall sell, or offer or expose to sale, or export, any Copper, Brass, or other Metal, which shall be silvered and drawn into Wire, or flatted into Plate, or made into Bullion, Spangles, or Purl, or any other materials used or to be used in the making or manufacturing of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, or in imitation of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, or of any of the materials used or to be used in the making or manufacturing thereof, or of any of them, and which shall hold more, or bear a higher or greater Proportion than Three Pennyweight of fine Silver upon or to the Pound Weight Avoirdupois of such Copper, Brass, or other Metal, on penalty of £5 upon Pain that each and every person offending therein shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Pounds for One Ounce, or any quantity less than One Ounce, and the further Sum of Five Pounds per Ounce for each and every quantity exceeding One Ounce, which shall hold more, or bear a higher or greater Proportion than Three Pennyweight of fine Silver upon or to the Pound Weight Avoirdupois of such Copper, Brass, or other Metal, or shall be sold, or offered or exposed to sale, or exported, as aforesaid; and for Default of paying down the Penalty upon

per ounce ;

or

the metal.

be mixed with gold or silver.

Conviction, shall be committed, by the Court in which Judgment shall be given thereon, to the House of Correction of the County, City, Liberty, or Place, where such person or persons shall be so convicted, there to remain, and be kept to hard labour, for any time not exceeding the space of Six Months, nor less than Three Months, or until Payment be made of the said Penalty; and also upon Pain that all such Copper, Brass, or and forfeiture of other Metal, which shall hold more or bear a higher or greater Proportion than Three Pennyweight of fine Silver upon or to the Pound Weight Avoirdupois of such Copper, Brass, or other Metal, or be sold, or offered or exposed to sale, or exported, as aforesaid, shall be forfeited, One Moiety thereof to the King's Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and the other Moiety thereof to such person or persons as shall sue for the same. 28 G. 3. c. 7.s. 3. From and after the passing of this Act, no Copper, Brass, or No base metal to other Metal inferior to Silver, whether the same be gilt, silvered, or stained, or coloured, or otherwise, shall be worked up or mixed with Gold or Silver, in any Manufacture of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory; and that no person or persons whomsoever shall sell, or offer or expose to sale, or export, any Copper, Brass, or other Metal inferior to Silver, whether the same be gilt or silvered, or stained, or coloured, or otherwise which shall be worked up or mixed with Gold or Silver, in any manufacture of Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, upon Pain that each and every person offending Penalty of £5 therein, shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Pounds for One per ounce; Ounce, or any quantity less than One Ounce, and the further Sum of Five Pounds per Ounce for each and every quantity exceeding One Ounce of such Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour Work, or Buttons, made in the Gold and Silver Lace Manufactory, which shall be so worked up, or mixed, or sold, or offered or exposed to sale, or exported as aforesaid; and for Default of paying down the Penalty upon Conviction, shall be committed, by the Court in which Judgment shall be given thereon, to the House of Correction for the County, City, Liberty, or Place, where such person or persons shall be convicted, there to remain and be kept to hard Labour for any Time not exceeding the space of Six Months, nor less than Three Months,

or until payment be made of the said Penalty; and also upon and forfeiture of pain that all such Lace, Fringe, Cord, Embroidery, Tambour the metal.

Forfeitures, half to the king and half to the informer.

Continued by

9 H. 5. st. 1. c. I.

made perpetual by 18 H. 6. c.12.

Justices in the county palatine of Lancaster shall inquire of the truth of

places named in

appeals and in

dictments in that county.

sold, or offered or exposed to sale, or exported, as aforesaid, shall be forfeited, One Moiety thereof to the King's Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and the other Moiety thereof to such person or persons as shall sue for the same. 28 G. 3. c. 7. s. 4. All Forfeitures and pecuniary Penalties hereby imposed shall be divided and distributed in manner following; (that is to say) One Moiety thereof shall belong to the King's Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, and the other Moiety thereof, with full Costs of Suit, to the person or persons who shall inform or sue for the same in any of his Majesty's Courts of Record at Westminster, by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein no Essoin, Protection, Privilege, or Wager of Law, nor more than one Imparlance shall be allowed. s. 5.

Lancaster (COUNTY PALATINE OF).

Henry King of England, &c. to his Chancellor in the County Palatine of Lancaster, greeting: Forasmuch as divers men of malice and envy, and for gain and revenge, have often caused to be indicted and appealed divers of our true liege People of Treasons or Felonies in the County of Lancaster, pretending by those Appeals and Indictments that the said Treasons or Felonies were committed in a certain place, where of truth no such place is had in the said County where the said Appeal and Indictment is made, considering that some so appealed and indicted dare not appeal before the Justices in their proper persons to answer thereof, for fear of beating, maiming, or killing them, by the Conspirators or procurers of the same Appeals and Indictments; it is ordained, that every Justice which hath power to hear and determine Treasons and Felonies within the said County, by the oath of twelve men (of whom every one shall have Freehold in the same County to the yearly value of one hundred shillings above all charges), before that the exigent be awarded, without allegation of the party, as well in the party's absence as his presence, shall inquire of office whether any such place be in the County where such Appeals or Indictments be made, or to be made or not; and if it be found that there is no such place within the same County, then such Appeals and Indictments, and the Process thereupon made or to be made, shall be void and holden for none; and that in such case the Indictors aforesaid be punished by Imprisonment, Fine, and Ransom, by the discretion of the said Justices; and that this present Ordinance and Remedy

extend as well to Appeals and Indictments not determined before this time, as to Appeals and Indictments to be taken hereafter; and if any Exigent from henceforth be awarded before that such Inquisition of Office as afore is said be taken, that the same exigent and the awarding thereof be likewise void and holden for none. 7 H. 5.

Larceny and Robbery.

(And see Title PIRACY).

I. Larceny and Robbery in the Dwelling House.

§ 1. By Statute 23 H. 8. c. 1. s. 3. Robbing any person in the Dwelling Houses or Dwelling Place, the Owner or Dweller, his Wife, Children, or Servants, then being therein, and put in fear and dread, Felony without Clergy.

§2. By Statute 25 H. 8. c. 3. s. 1. extended to such Offenders standing Mute of Malice, or challenging pe

remptorily above Twenty, or not answering directly to the Indictment.

§ 3. By Statute 1 Ed. 6. c. 12. s. 10. persons found guilty of Breaking any House by Day or Night, any persons being therein and thereby put in fear, or confessing the same, or not answering directly, or standing wilfully Mute, ousted of Clergy.

4. By Statute 5, 6 Ed. 6. c. 9. s. 4. Robbing persons in any part of their Dwelling Houses or Dwelling Places, the Owner, &c. his Wife, Children, or Servants being therein, or in any other place within the Precincts of the same, whether the Owner, &c. be sleeping or waking, ousted of Clergy.

§ 5. Breaking any Dwelling House, or any part thereof, or any Outhouse belonging and used to and with the same in the Day-time (no person then being therein), and therein feloniously taking away Money, Goods, or Chattels, being of the value of Five Shillings or upwards, Felony without Clergy by the Statute 39 Elix. c. 15.

§ 6. Offenders convicted or attainted of the felonious taking Goods in a Dwelling House, any person being therein and put in fear, or robbing any Dwelling House in

the Daytime, any person being therein, or comforting, aiding, abetting, assisting, counselling, hiring, or commanding thereto, or to break any Dwelling House, Shop, or Warehouse belonging to or used therewith, in the Daytime, and feloniously take away Money, Goods, &c. of Five Shillings value, although no person therein, or standing Mute, or not answering directly to the Indictment, or peremptorily challenging above Twenty, are ousted of Clergy, by the Statute 3, 4 W. & M. c. 9. s. 1.

§ 7. By Statute 12 Ann. st. 1. c. 7. Offenders convicted or attainted by Verdict or Confession of stealing Money, Goods, Chattels, Wares, or Merchandizes, of the value of Forty Shillings or more, being in any Dwellinghouse, or Outhouse thereto belonging, although such House, &c. is not broken, and whether any person be therein or not, or assisting or aiding to commit such Offence, or standing Mute, or not answering directly, or peremptorily challenging above Twenty, are ousted of Clergy.

II. Larceny and Robbery in Churches, Chapels, or other Holy Places.

§ 1. By Statute 23 H. 8. c. 1. s. 3. Offenders found

guilty for Robbing of any Churches, Chapels, or other Holy places, or of abetting, procuring, helping, maintaining, or counselling of or to such Offence, ousted of Clergy.

§ 2. By Statute 25 H. 8. c. 3. s. 2. extended to such as stand mute of malice, or challenge peremptorily above Twenty, or not answering directly to the Indictment.

§ 3. By Statute 1 Ed. 6. c. 12. s. 10. Offenders attainted or convicted of felonious taking of any Goods out of_ any Church or Chapel, or confessing the same, or

not answering directly, or standing wilfully Mute, ousted of Clergy.

III. Larceny and Robbery in Booths or Tents in any Fair or Market.

By Statute 5, 6 Ed. 6. c. 9. Robbing any person in any Booth or Tent in any Fair or Market, the Owner, his Wife, Children, or Servants, then being therein, and whether they be sleeping or waking, ousted of Clergy.