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[ No. LXIX. ] 15 George II. c. 28.-An Act for the more effectual preventing the
counterfeiting of the Current Coin of this Kingdom, and the uttering or paying
false or counterfeit Coin
176
[No. LXX. ] 11 George III. c. 40.-An Act for the more effectually preventing
the counterfeiting the Copper Coin of this Realm
[No. LXXI.] 13 George III. c. 71.-An Act for the better preventing the counter-
feiting, clipping, and other diminishing the Gold Coin in this Kingdom... 180
[ No. LXXII. ] 14 George III. c. 42.-An Act to prohibit the Importation of light
Silver Coin of this Realm, from Foreign Countries, into Great Britain or Ire-
land; and to restrain the Tender thereof beyond a certain Sum
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[ No. LXXIII. ] 14 George III. c. 92.-An Act for regulating and ascertaining the
Weights to be made use of in weighing the Gold and Silver Coin of this King
dom
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[ No. LXXIV. ] 30 George III. c. 31.-An Act to alter so much of an Act made
in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second,
intituled, "An Act for the better preventing Frauds and Abuses in Gold and
Silver Wares;" and also so much of another Act made in the twenty-fourth
Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for granting to his
Majesty certain Duties on all Gold and Silver Plate imported, and also certain
Duties on all Gold and Silver wrought Plate made in Great Britain," as relates
to the marking of Silver Wares
ib.
[ No. LXXV. ] 37 George III. c. 126.-An Act to prevent the counterfeiting any
Copper Coin in this Realm made or to be made current by Proclamation, or any
Foreign Gold or Silver Coin; and to prevent the bringing into this Realm or
uttering any counterfeit Foreign Gold or Silver Coin.-[19th July 1797.] ... ib.
[No. LXXVI. ] 38 George III. c. 67.--An Act to prevent the Exportation of Base
Coin to his Majesty's Colonies in the West Indies and America.—[21st June
1798.]
185
[No. LXXVII. ] 38 George III. c. 69.-An Act for allowing Gold Wares to be
manufactured at a Standard lower than is now allowed by Law.-[21st June
186
[No. LXXVIII. ] 43 George III. c. 139.—An Act for preventing the Forging and
Counterfeiting of Foreign Bills of Exchange, and of Foreign Promissory Notes
and Orders for the Payment of Money; and for preventing the Counterfeiting of
Foreign Copper Money.-[11th August 1803.]
[No. LXXIX. ] 44 George III. c. 71.-An Act to prevent the Counterfeiting of
Silver Coin issued by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England,
called Dollars, and Silver Coin which may be issued by the Governor and Com
pany of the Bank of Ireland called Tokens; and to prevent the bringing into the
United Kingdom or uttering any Counterfeit Dollars or Tokens.-[10th July
1804.]
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[ No. LXXX. ] 45 George III. c. 42.-An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act
made in the last Session of Parliament for preventing the Counterfeiting of cer-
tain Silver Coin issued by the Banks of England and Ireland respectively, to
Silver Pieces which may be issued by the Governor and Company of the Bank
of Ireland called Tokens; and to promote the Circulation of the said Tokens.
-[17th May 1805.]
... ib.
[ No. LXXXI. ] 48 George III. c. 31.—An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act
made in the forty-fifth Year of his present Majesty's Reign for preventing the
Counterfeiting of certain Silver Tokens, to certain other Tokens, which may be
issued by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, and to promote
the Circulation of the said last-mentioned Tokens.—[14th April 1808.] ........ 189
[ No. LXXXII. ] 57 George III. c. 46.-An Act to prevent the issuing and circu-
lating of Pieces of Copper or other Metal, usually called Tokens.-[27th June
1817.]
[ No. LXXXIII. ] 58 George III. c. 14.-An Act to amend an Act of the last Ses-
sion of Parliament, for preventing the further Circulation of Dollars and Tokens
issued by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England.-[19th March
1818.]
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[No. LXXXIV. ] 58 George III. c. 37.-An Act for further continuing, until the
5th day of July 1819, an Act of the forty-fourth Year of his present Majesty, to
continue the Restrictions contained in several Acts of his present Majesty, on
Payments of Cash by the Bank of England.-[28th May 1818.]
[ No. LXXXV. ] 58 George III. c. 51.-An Act to amend certain Acts passed in
the fourth Year of King Edward the Fourth; 1st and 10th Years of Queen Anne;
first, twelfth, and thirteenth Years of King George the First; thirteenth, twenty-
second, and twenty-ninth Years of King George the Second; and thirteenth and
fifty-seventh Years of King George the Third, prohibiting the Payment of the
Wages of Workmen, in certain Trades, otherwise thau in the lawful Coin or
Money of this Realm.-[30th May 1818.]
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[ No. LXXXVI. ] 58 George III. c. 60.-Au Act to continue until three Months
after the ceasing of any Restriction imposed on the Bank of England from
issuing Cash in Payment, the several Acts for confirming and continuing the
Restrictions on Payments in Cash by the Bank of Ireland
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195
[No. LXXXVII. ] 59 George III. c. 23.—An Act to restrain, until the end of the
present Session of Parliament, the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land from making Payments in Cash, under certain notices given by them for
that purpose.-[6th April 1819.]
[No. LXXXVIII. ] 59 George III. c. 24.-An Act to restrain, until the end of the
present Session of Parliament, the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ire-
land from making Payments in the Gold Coin of this Realm, under certain no-
tices given by them
.... ib.
[ No. LXXXIX. ] 59 George III. c. 49.—An Act to continue the Restrictions con-
tained in several Acts, on Payments in Cash by the Bank of England, until the
first day of May 1823; and to provide for the gradual Resumption of such Pay-
ments; and to permit the Exportation of Gold and Silver.-[2d July 1819.] ib.
[No. XC.] 59 George III. c. 99.-An Act to continue until the first day of June
1823, the Restrictions on Payments in Cash by the Bank of Ireland, and to
direct the gradual Resumption of Cash Payments by the said Bank.—[12th
July 1819.]
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PART V. CLASS IV.
Homicide.
[No. 1. ] 52 Henry III. c. 25.-What kind of Manslaughter shall be adjudged
Murther
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[No. II. ] 4 Edward I. st. 2.-Of what things a Coroner shall inquire
[No. III. ] 6 Edward I. c. 9.-One Person killing another in his own Defence, or
by Misfortune. An Appeal of Murther
[No. IV. ] 21 Edward I. st. 2.-In what case the killing of Offenders in Forests,
Chases, or Warrens, is punishable, in what not
[ No. V. ] 28 Edward I. st. 3. c. 3.-Of what things only the Marshal of the King's
house shall hold Plea. Which Coroners shall inquire of the Death of a Man
slain within the Verge
[ No. VI. ] 25 Edward III. st. 5. c. 2.-A Declaration which Offences shall be
adjudged Treason
[ No. VII. ] 12 Henry VII. c. 7.—Of Murder
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[ No. VIII. ] 4 Henry VIII. c. 2.-Punishment of Murders. Causes of imbolden-
ing Men to commit Murders and Felonies. The Benefit of Clergy taken away
from such as commit Murder or Felony in any Church, Highway, &c. Trial of
a Felon pleading that he was taken out of a privileged Place in a Foreign Coun-
try
[ No. IX. ] 22 Henry VIII. c. 9.-Wilful Poisoning shall be adjudged High Trea-
son, and the Offender therein shall be boiled to Death
[ No. X. ] 23 Henry VIII. c. 13.-An Act for Trial of Murders in Cities and
Towns
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[No. XI. ] 24 Henry VIII. c. 5.-That a Man killing a Thief in his Defence, shall
not forfeit his Goods
[No. XII. ] 33 Henry VIII. c. 12.-The Bill for the Household
[ No. XIII. ] 1 Edward VI. c. 12.-An Act for the Repeal of certain Statutes con-
cerning Treasons and Felonies
[No. XIV. ] 2 & 3 Edward VI. c. 24.-An Act for Trial of Murders and Felonies
committed in several Counties
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[ No. XV. ] 4 & 5 Philip and Mary, c. 4.-An Act that Accessaries in Murder and
divers Felonies shall not have the Benefit of Clergy
202
[ No. XVI. ] 1 James I. c. 8.-An Act to take away the Benefit of Clergy for some
Kind of Manslaughter
[No. XVII. ] 21 James I. c. 27.—An Act to prevent the Destroying and Murther-
ing of Bastard Children
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[ No. XVIII. ] 2 George II. c. 21.-An Act for the Trial of Murders, in Cases
where either the Stroke or Death only happens within that Part of Great Bri-
tain called England
No. XIX. ] 25 George II. c. 37.—An Act for better preventing the horrid Crime
of Murder....
... 204
[No. XX. ] 43 George III. c 58.—An Act for the further Prevention of malicious
shooting and attempting to discharge loaded Fire-Arms, stabbing, cutting,
wounding, poisoning, and the malicious using of Means to procure the Mis-
carriage of Women; and also the malicious setting Fire to Buildings; and also
for repealing a certain Act, made in England in the twenty-first Year of the late
King James the First intituled "An Act to prevent the destroying and mur-
thering of Bastard Children ;" and also an Act made in Ireland in the sixth
Year of the Reign of the late Queen Anne, also intituled "An Act to prevent
the destroying and murthering of Bastard Children;" and for making other
Provisions in lieu thereof.-[24th June 1803.] .
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[ No. XXI. ] 59 George III. c. 70.-An Act to repeal certain Acts of the Parliament
of Scotland regarding Duelling.-[3d July 1811.]
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[ No. XXII. ] 6 George IV. c. 126.-An Act to make provision in Scotland for the
futher Prevention of malicious shooting and attempting to discharge loaded
Fire-Arms, stabbing, cutting, wounding, poisoning, maiming, disfiguring, and
disabling His Majesty's Subjects.-[5th July 1825.]
[ No. XXIII. ] 9 George IV. c. 31.-An Act for consolidating and amending the
Statutes in England, relative to Offences against the Person.-[27th June
1828.]
[ No. XXIV. ] 10 George IV. c. 34.-An Act for consolidating and amending
the Statutes in Ireland, relating to Offences against the Person.-[4th June
1829.]
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[No. XXV. ] 10 George IV. c. 38.-An Act for the more effectual punishment of attempts to Murder in certain cases in Scotland.-[4th June 1829.] ........ ib.
PART V. CLASS V.
Rape, Polygamy, Forcible Marriage, &c.
[No. I. ] 3 Edward I. c. 13.-The Punishment of him that doth ravish a Wo-
man
[ No. II. ] 13 Edward I. stat. 1. c. 34.-It is Felony to commit Rape. A Mar-
ried Woman elopeth with an Advouterer. The Penalty for carrying a Nun from
her House
[ No. III. ] 13 Edward I. st. 1. c. 35.-In what Cases do lie a Writ of Ravishment
of Ward, Communi Custodia Ejectione, &c.
[ No. IV. ]
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Henry VII. c. 2.-The Penalty for carrying a Woman away against
her Will that hath Lands or Goods
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[ No. V. ] 25 Henry VIII. c. 6.-The Punishment of the Vice of Buggery ib.
[ No. VI. ] 32 Henry VIII. c. 10.-A Repeal of the Punishment by Death of Priests
married or unmarried, and of Women offending with them by Incontinency,
limited by the Statute of 31 H. 8. c. 14. A Priest offending by Incontinency,
and convict according to the Laws mentioned in 31 H. 8. c. 14. shall the first
Time forfeit to the King all his Goods, Chattels, Debts, and all his Spiritual
Promotions, saving one; and being the second Time convict, he shall forfeit all
his Goods, Chattels, Debts, and the Issue and Profits of all his Lands, Benefices
and Promotions; and being the third Time convict, shall forfeit all his Goods,
Debts, Lands, Benefices, &c., and be imprisoned during his Life: And the
Woman, if married, she shall be imprisoned during her Life; but being unmar-
ried, she shall the first Time she is convict, forfeit all her Goods, Chattels and
Debts;
the second Time the Moiety of the Issues of her Lands during her Life;
and the third Time, the whole Issues and Profits of all her Lands, &c. and shall
be imprisoned during her Life. [The stat. 31 H. 8. c. 14. and the Laws of Con-
viction therein mentioned being repealed by 1 Ewd. 6. c. 12. this Statute is
absolute.]
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[ No. VII. ] 2 & 3 Edward VI. c. 29.—An Offender in Buggery being attainted
by Confession, Verdict or Outlawry, shall suffer Death as a Felon, without loss
of Lands, Goods, or Corruption of Blood. Rep. 1 M. sess. 1. c. 1. ........ 211
[ No. VIII. ] 4 & 5 Philip & Mary, c. 8.-An Act for the Punishment of such as
shall take away Maydens that be Inheritors, being within the Age of sixteen
Years, or that marry them without Consent of their Parents
[No. IX. ] 5 Elizabeth, c. 17.-An Act for the Punishment of the Vice of Bug-
gery
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[No. X. ] 18 Elizabeth, c. 7.-An Act to take away Clergy from the Offenders in
Rape or Burglary, and an Order for the Delivery of Clerks convict without
Purgation
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[No. XI. ] 39 Elizabeth, c. 9.-An Act for taking away of Clergy from Offenders
against a certain Statute made in the Third Year of the Reign of King Henry
the Seventh, concerning the taking away of Women against their wills unlaw-
fully
... 215
[ No. XII. ] 1 James I. c. 11.—An Act to restrain all Persons from Marriage un.
til their former Wives and former Husbands be dead
[No. XIII. ] 35 George III. c. 67.-An Act for rendering more effectual an Act,
passed in the First Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, "An
Act to restrain all Persons from Marriage until their former Wives and former
Husbands be Dead."-[19th May 1795.]
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PART V. CLASS VI.
Riots, and Offences attended with Riot and Violence.
[No. I. ] 7 Edward I. st. 1.-To all Parliaments and treatises, every man shall
come without force and arms
[No. II. ] 2 Edward III. c. 3.—No man shall come before the Justices or go or
ride armed
[ No. III.] 7 Richard II. c. 13.—No man shall ride in harness within the realm,
nor with launcegays
[No. IV. ] 17 Richard II. c. 8.-The Sheriffs, and all other the King's Officers,
shall suppress Rioters, and Imprison them, and all other offending against the
Peace
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[No. V. ] 20 Richard II. c. 1.—No man shall ride or go armed. Launcegays shall
be put out
[No. VI. ] 5 Henry IV. c. 5.-It shall be felony to cut out the Tongue, or pull
out the Eyes, of the King's liege people
[ No. VII. ] 13 Henry IV. c. 7.-The Justices of the Peace and the Sheriffs shall
arrest those which commit any Riot, &c. inquire of them, and record their
Offences
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[ No. VIII. ] 2 Henry V. st. 1. c. 8.-Commissions shall be awarded to inquire of
a Riot, and of the Justices' default therein
[No. IX. ] 3 Henry VI. c. 1.-Masons shall not confederate themselves in Chapi-
ters and Assemblies
[No. X. ] 8 Henry VI. c. 6.-If any threaten, by casting of Bills to burn a House,
if Money be not laid in a certain Place; and after do burn the House: Such
burning of Houses shall be adjudged High Treason
[No. XI. ] 11 Henry VI. c. 11.—The Punishment of those that make Assault
upon any that come to the Parliament
[No. XII. ] 11 Henry VII. c. 7.-The principal Leaders of any Persons to commit
a Riot or unlawful Assembly, shall be committed to Prison so long Timè, and
pay such Fine, and be bound to the Peace with Sureties in such a Sum of Money
as shall seem meet to the Justices of Peace before whom the Complaint is
made, or the Indictment found. And if the Riot be with Forty Persons, or
thought heinous, then the Justices of Peace shall certify the same, and send up
the Record of Couviction to the King and his Council. [To endure to the next
Parliament.]
[ No. XIII. ] 19 Henry VII. c. 13.-Riot
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[ No. XIV. ] 21 Henry VIII. c. 20.-The President shall be associate with the
Chancellor, &c. in Examination and Punishing of Riots, &c. Obs. 16 Car. 1.
c. 10.
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[ No. XV. ] 26 Henry VIII. c. 11.-Whosoever dwelling in Wales, or the
Marches thereof, shall assault, beat or hurt any person of the County of Glou-
cester, Salop, or Hereford, and shall be indicted and convict thereof, shall be one
Year imprisoned.-[To endure to the next Parliament.]
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No. XVI. ] 33 Henry VIII. c. 12.-The Bill for the Household
[ No. XVII. ] 37 Henry VIII. c. 6.-The Bill for Burning of Frames
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[ No. XVIII. ] 3 and 4 Edward VI. c. 5.-It shall be High Treason for Twelve
Persons or above, being assembled together, to attempt to kill or imprison any of
the King's Council, or to alter any Laws, and to continue together by the space
of an Hour, being commanded by a Justice of Peace, Mayor, Sheriff, &c. to re-
turn. And it shall be Felony for Twelve Persons or above, to practise to destroy
any Park, Pond, Conduit or Dove-house, or to have Common or Way in any
Ground, or to pull down any Houses, Barns, or Mills, or to burn any Stack of
Corn, or to abate the Rents of any Lands, or the Prices of any Victual, and to
continue together an Hour, being commanded by a Justice of Peace, Sheriffs,
Bailiffs, &c. by a Proclamation to return. EXP. 7 Ed. 6 cap 11. and REP. 1 M.
sess. 2. cap. 12.
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[ No. XIX. ] 5 and 6 Edward VI. c. 4.-Against Quarrelling and Fighting in
Churches and Churchyards
[ No. XX. ] 1 Mary, sess. 2. c. 12.
[No. XXI. ] 4 and 5 Philip and Mary, c. 4.-An Act that Accessaries in Murder
and divers Felonies, shall not have the Benefit of Clergy ....
[ No. XXII. ] 1 Elizabeth, c. 16.-The Statute made Anno 1 Mar. sess. 2. c. 12.
against unlawful and rebellious Assemblies, shall be continued during the
Queen's Life, and until the end of the Parliament then next following EXP. ib.
[No. XXIII. ] 13 Charles II. c. 5.—An Act against Tumults and Disorders upon
Pretence of preparing or presenting Public Petitions or other Addresses to his
Majesty or the Parliament
[ No. XXIV. ] 22 and 23 Charles II. c. 1.—An Act to prevent malicious Maiming
and Wounding
it.
[ No. XXV.] 22 and 23 Charles II. c. 7.—An Act to prevent the malicious Burn-
ing of Houses, Stacks of Corn and Hay, and killing or maiming of Cattle .. 234
[No. XXVI. ] 22 and 23 Charles II. c. 11.-An Act to prevent the Delivery up of
Merchants' Ships, and for the Increase of good and serviceable Shipping.. 235
[No. XXVII. ] 1 Anne, st. 2. c. 9.-An Act for punishing Accessaries to Felonies,
and Receivers of Stolen Goods, and to prevent the wilful burning and de-
straying of Ships ..
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[ No. XXVIII. ] 9 Anne, c. 16.—An Act to make an Attempt on the Life of a
Privy Counsellor, in the Execution of his Office, to be Felony without Benefit
of Clergy
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[ No. XXIX. ] 12 Anne, st. 2. c. 18.-An Act for the Preserving all such Ships
and Goods thereof, which shall happen to be forced on Shore, or stranded, upon
the Coasts of this Kingdom, or any other of her Majesty's Dominions
[No. XXX. ] 1 George I. st. 2. c. 5.—An Act for preventing Tumults and riotous
Assemblies, and for the more speedy and effectual punishing the Rioters .. ib.
[No. XXXI. ] 1 George I. st. 2. c. 25.-An Act to prevent Disturbances by Sea-
men, and others; and to preserve the Stores belonging to his Majesty's Navy
Royal; and also for explaining an Act for the better preventing the Imbezil-
ment of his Majesty's Stores of War, and preventing Cheats, Frauds, and
Abuses in paying Seamen's Wages; and for reviving and continuing an Act for
the more effectual Suppression of Piracy
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