An Act for making perpetual several Acts therein mentioned, for preventing theft and rapine on the northern borders of England; for the more effectual punishing wicked and evil disposed persons going armed in disguise, and doing injuries and violences to the persons and properties of His Majesty's subjects, and for the more speedy bringing the offenders to justice; and also two clauses to prevent the cutting or breaking down the bank of any river, or sea bank; and to prevent the malicious cutting of hop binds; for the more effectual punishment of persons maliciously setting on fire any mine, pit, or delph of coal, or canal coal; and of persons unlawfully hunting or taking any red or fallow deer in forests or chases; or beating or wounding the keepers or other officers in forests, chaces, or parks; and also so much of an Act as relates to the power of appealing to the circuit courts in civil cases, in Scotland..
Great Britain.Parliament.
London: : Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the assigns of Robert Baskett.,
1758..
At head of caption title (which continues to verso): Anno tricesimo primo Georgii II. Regis.
Text in black letter.
On the first page of text: last word of first line, 'herein'; first word of line below initial, 'mons,'; last word of last full line of text, 'are'.
Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, tricesimo primo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the thirty first day of May, Anno Dom. 1754. ... And from thence continued ... to the first day of December, 1757, being the fifth session of this present Parliament.
Imprint from general titlepage.
Signed on first leaf of text: 12G2 and with press figure 6 on page 1039
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