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 464. C. 28. Anno decimo quinto Georgii II. A. D. 1742. alter the Impreflion, or any Part of the Impreflion, of either Side of fuch lawful or counterfeit Shilling or Sixpence, with Intent to make fuch Shilling refemble or look like, or pafs for a Piece of lawful Gold Coin called a Guinea, or with Intent to make fuch Sixpence refemble or look like, or pafs for a Piece of lawful Gold Coin called an Half-Guinea; or fhall file, or any ways alter, wafh, or colour any of the Brafs Monies called Ha/pennies or Farthings, or add to or alter the Impreflion, or any Part of the Impref- fion of either Side of an Halfpenny or Farthing, with an Intent to make an Halfpenny refemble or look High Treafon to 'ike, or pafs for a lawful Shilling, or with Intent to make a Farthing refemble or look like, or pafs for guild filver Coin, a lawful Sixpence, the Perfon and Perfons fo offending in any of the Matters aforefaid, their Counfellors, &o Aiders, Abettors and Procurers, {hall be, and is and are hereby adjudged to be guilty of High Treafon. ' II. And whereas the uttering of falfe Money, knowing it to be falfe, is a Crime frequently com- ' mitted all over the Kingdom, and the Offenders therein are not deterred, by reafon that it is only a ' Mifdemeanor, and the Punifhment very often but fmall, though there be great Reafon to believe, that ' the common Utterers of fuch falfe Money are either themfelves the Coiners, or in Confederacy with Uttering falfe <■ t he Coiners thereof:' For preventing whereof, Be it hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, jWoney know-^^ That;f an y Perfon whatfoever fhall, after the faid twenty-ninth Day of September, utter or tender in impVifonment, Payment any falfe or counterfeit Money, knowing the fame to be falfe or counterfeit, to any Perfon or and Security for Perfons, and mall be thereof convicted, fuch Perfon fo offending fhall fuffer fix Months Imprifonment, two Years more, and find Sureties for his or her good Behaviour for fix Months more, to be computed from the End of For the fecond ^g f a j fuch Perfon fhall for fuch fecond Offence, fuffer two Years Imprifonment, and find Sureties for his rity for two or her good Behaviour for two Years more, to be computed from the End of the faid firft two Years; Years. and if the fame Perfon fhall afterwards offend a third Time in uttering or tendering in Payment any falfe For the third Of- or counter feit Money, knowing the fame to be fo, and fhall be convicted of fuch third Offence, he or without Clergy. ^ e ^ la ^ be an ^ ' s hereby adjudged to be guilty of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. III. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon whatfoever fhall after the faid twenty-ninth Day of September utter or tender in Payment any falfe or counterfeit Money, Uttering falfe knowing the fame to be falfe or counterfeit, to any Perfon or Perfons, and fhall either the fame Day, or Money twice within the Space of ten Days then next, utter or tender in Payment any more or other falfe or counter- within ten Days; f e j t J ney, knowing the fame to be falfe or counterfeit, to the fame Perfon or Perfons, or to any other Perfon or Perfons, or fhall at the Time of fuch uttering or tendering have about him or her, in his or or having other her Cuftody, one or more Piece or Pieces of counterfeit Money, befides what was fo uttered or tendered, falfe Money in then fuch Perfon fo uttering or tendering the fame fhall be deemed and taken to be a common Utterer of Cuftody, to fuffer f a jf e Money, and being thereof convicted fhall fuffer a Year's Imprifonment, and fhall find Sureties for fonment &c"" ^' s or ner S°°d Behaviour for two Years more, to be computed from the End of the faid Year; and if any Perfon having been once fo convicted as a common Utterer of falfe Money, fhall afterwards again Subfequent Of- utter or tender in Payment any falfe or counterfeit Money to any Perfon or Perfons, knowing the fame fence, Felony to be falfe or counterfeit, then fuch Perfon being thereof convicted, fhall for fuch fecond Offence be and mahout Ckrgy. j s h ereD y adjudged to be. guilty of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. Blood not to IV. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Perfon or Perfons convicted hs corrupted. f an y f t ] le Treafons and Felonies reflectively herein before mentioned, fhall fuffer Death as in cafe of High Treafon and Felony reflectively; but the Blood of the Heirs of fuch Offender fhall not be thereby corrupted, nor fhall his Wife thereby forfeit or lofe her Dower out of or in his Lands or Real Eftate. Evidence to be V. And it is hereby further enacted, That the Perfon and Perfons that fhall be guilty of any of the ufed f Tainft" 0W T r . ea ^ ons > Felonies or Crimes aforefaid, fhall be indicted, arraigned, tried, and convicted by fuch like counterfeiting Evidence, and in fuch Manner as is now ufed and allowed againft any Offenders for counterfeiting the the Coin. lawful Coin, provided that there fhall be no Profecution for any of the Offences made Treafon or Fe- lony by this Act, unlefs fuch Profecution be commenced within fix Months next after fuch Offence fhall be committed. ' VI. And whereas the coining or counterfeiting any of the Copper Money of this Kingdom is only a ' Mifdemeanor, and the Punifhment often very fmall;' Be it hereby further enacted by the Authority Coiners of Copr aforefaid, That if any Perfon whatfoever, fhall after the faid twenty-ninth Day of September make, coin per Money to be or counterfeit any Brafs or Copper Money, commonly called a Halfpenny, or a Farthing, fuch Perfon of- Y4a"j 6n tW ° f ena ' n S therein, and his, her and their Aiders, Abettors, and Procurers being thereof convicted, fhall fuffer two Years Imprifonment, and find Sureties for- his or her good Behavour for two Years more, to be computed from the End of the faid firft two Years. VII. And it is hereby further enacted, That whoever fhall after the faid twenty-ninth Day of September apprehend any Perfon or Perfons who have committed any of the Offences hereby made High Treafon or Felony, or who fhall have made or counterfeited any of the Copper Money aforefaid, and fhall profecute p^Treafonor ^ aye a "^ rece i ve fr° lT1 the Sheriff or Sheriffs of the County or City, where fuch Conviction fhall be Felony i And made, for every fuch Offender fo convicted of any of the Treafons or Felonies aforefaid, the Sum of iol. for con- forty Pounds; and for every Perfon fo convicted of counterfeiting any of the faid Copper Money, the liaing a Perfon Sum of ten Pounds, without paying any Fee for the fame, within one Month after fuch Conviction, of counterfeiting ana Demand thereof made, by tendering a Certificate to the faid Sheriff or Sheriffs for the Time being, Cor tffica'teto be ' OT ^' s or their Under-fhe riff, under the Hands of the Judge or Julfices before whom fuch Conviction given by the ' ih a ^ haye been made, certifying fuch Conviction, and that the Offender or Offenders were apprehended /udjje. 3 and.
 * a1; f^r con- f licn Offenders, until he, fhe or they fhall be thereof convicted, fuch Profecutor and Profecutors fhall