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102 bounds, from whence the tin or tin stuff was carried away according to their respective shares in damages to be recovered by action in the court of the stannary, wherein the said

And whereas it is difficult for the owners of, and adventurers in the next adjoining lands, bounds, or adventures, to know where the tinners are digging in, and taking away tin or tin stuff from, their said lands, bounds or adventures; in order to make the knowledge thereof more easy; Be it declared and enacted, that upon request made in writing by, or on the behalf of, the owner or owners, adventurer or adventurers, in such next adjoining lands, bounds or ad- ventures in the same lands or bounds to the tinner or tinners digging as aforesaid, or to one of them for liberty to go down and measure the ground, such liberty shall from time to time be granted together with the use of the tackle for so doing and in default thereof, it shall and may be lawful to and for the Vice Warden of the stannaries, and he is hereby authorized and required to give an order in writing, directing such person or persons so refusing, to permit the person or persons so requesting to go down, in order to admeasure the said ground,

and such person and persons respectively, who upon such order shall refuse to obey such order, shall be fined at the discretion of the Vice-Warden. And if after such admeasurement it appears, that such tinner or tinners, is or are, or have been digging in the next adjoining lands or bounds, or adjoining adventures in the same lands or bounds, or if that appear doubtful, it shall be lawful for the