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I7i3« Anno duodecimo Ann^e Rcginse, Stat* r, 60 .:os. the firft Day of yz//)' in the Year one thoufand {even hundred and thirteen, felonioufly fteal any Money, vjIuc of .:c Goods or Chattels, Wares or Merchandizes, of the Value of forty Shillings oi" more, being in any Dvvel- bein.. in a' linf-houCe or 'Out-houie thereunto belonging, although fuch Houfe or Out-houfe be not actually broken '^*','^"'"g houfc, byTuch Oftender, and although the Owner of fuch Goods, or any other Pcrfon or Perfons, be or be not ^'/l,"/^"""'"' in fuch Houfe or Out-houfe, or fhall afTift or aid any Perfon or Peribns to coi-nmit any fuch Offence, being (.roUen "■fcc. and thereof convidled or attained by Verdict or Confellion, or being indi£led thereof fhall fland mute, or will being thereof not dire£t'y anfwer to the Indiftinent, or fliall peremptorily challenge above the Number of twenty return- convi(fied, fliaii cd to be of the Jury, fnall, by Virtue of this Afl:, be abfolutely debarred of and from, the Benefit of Cler- ^ '^'^^^"^i ih= gy ; any Law or Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. acTJ^ " II. Provided always. That nothing in this A61 fhall extend to Apprentices under the Age of fifteen Years, Not :o'cx-tcn<i who fhall rob their Maflers, as aforefaid. to Afpremic-s ' III. And whereas there has been feme Doubt, whether the entring into the Manfion-houfe of another, ""er 15, Years ' without breaking the fame, wi,h an Intent to commii: fome Felony, and breaking the faid Hcufe in the°'^p- to be guilty of Burglary, and fliall be oufted of the Benefit of his and her Clergy, in the Tame Manner l^ny.. and as if luch Perfon had broke and entred the faid Houfe in the Night-titne, vi'ith an intent to commit Felony.^'^'';'"? ''?^, o J Houfe in thff t"*^""^"* Niglu to get out, {ha'.l be Burglary." Fat;bsr Proz^ijians eorrcerTihig Burg^ary^ 4 Cfo, i.e. II. ar.d^iCco. . c, z' C A P. VIII. An A6l for ralfing the Militia for the Year one thouf.ind fcven hundred and thirteen, although the Month's Pay formerly advanced be not repaid. EXP. CAP. IX. An Act for continuing ?n Aft made in the third and fourth Years of the Reign of her prefent Majefly, intituled, Ah A5i jcr encoiiraghig the hvf on alien of Naval S'ores from h:r Majefi)'s FlaKtaiioiis in America-, and fo-r encouraging the Importation of Naval Stores from that Vz-rt oi Gi eat B7-itain czWtd Scotland, to that Vzrt oi Great Britain c<il&d England. '^7HEREAS An Act was made in the third an J fourth Years of her prefent Majefly's Reign, inti- V tuled, All Alt for encouraging the Importation of Naval Stores from her Majefly s Flanintions in Ame- rica ; which hath been found to be very advantageous for furniChing with Naval Stores the Royal Navy ana Shipping of this Kingdom, wherein, under God, the Wealth, S;ifcty, and Strength of this Nation is fo much concerned, and depends on the due Supply of Stores neceflary for the fame ; which by a due Encouragement may be had from her Majefty's Colonies and Plantations in America., which were at firlt fe'tled, and are ftill maintained and protected at a great Expence from this Kingdom ; and in Regard the faid Colonies and Plantations may (as theyhave done) commodiovifly afrord great Quantities of ail Sorts ircT;-'. _. of Naval Stores, by continuing the Encouragement given in the faid Acft for importing the fam.e into 2? Or a. c. -.' England: And whereas the faid Ai.'vt is near expiring;' Be it therefore enafced by the Queen's moll Ex- '■"= A'^ 3*4 cellent Majeity, by and wi;h the Advice and Content of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, "'^"; - ^■'" , in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That the faid A£t made in the ™' y"" jYoIn : third and fourth Years of her prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ail for encouraging the Importation of the Expiration' Naval Stores frotn her Majejiys Plantations in Km^ricz., and every Part thereof, fhall be and is hereby con- thiereof, &c. tinued from the Time of the Expiration of the fame, for and during the Space and Term of eleven YearSj "^^^ Premium and from thence to the End of the next Seffion of Parliament. for Hemp Wat.r, rot'ed s con- tinued for l6 Years ^y S Geo. i, c, 12. & i, IT. And whereas there are in feveral Parts of jVcr/'/^ 5r;Vfl;V;, commonly called Scotland, great Store of Premiums for 3 :fe 4 Anns, 10. T2 Car. ?. lick, as well as for conveying fuch Naval Stores to Sea Ports in North Britain, to be brought by Sea to that ragement reJa- Part of Great Britain called England; Be it enacted, (Jc. ting hereto, ice z Geo. a, c. 3j» " Tar 4I. *rr Tun. Pitch 4]. per Tnn. Rofin -^,1. per Tun. Mails, &c. 2cs. ;^«" Tun. To be paid " by the Officers of the Navy on Certificate from the Cultom Officers where landed. By 5 Geo. i. c. i r.. " ^. r6, 17. and 8 Geo. i.e. 12. §.4. farther Provifions are made concerning luch Certificate. And on " Certificate from the Comptroller of the Cufloms, &c. in North Britain where fuch Stores fhall be im- "..the CommiiTioners of the Navy. Making a falfe Oath, or counterfeiting Certificate, ,t5V. to fufl-er the '" Penalties of wilful Perjury, and forfeit lool. Comptroller, is'c. making falfe Certificate, liable to- the 4 H 2 •*. " Pe-
 * ' barked, that fuch Naval Stores were of the Growth o{ Scotland, &c. The Preemption to be tendred to