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 no LAWS OP THE STANNARIES ifoiiib^Qf over- flown, such Streamer or streamers, so c^nd- £^g«tSfor- ing, shall forfeit such damages and costs to fidt five pooods. jjj^ party aggrieved as he shall sustain there- by ; and al^ forfeit the sum of five pounds, one moiety to the King, or Lord Duke of Cornwall, and the other moiety to the person ' suing for the same, to be recovered by plaint or information in the court of the stannary wherein the offence, is committed, 14. To ezpitin 14, Item* Whcrcas doubts have arisen fngAefoS^ concerning the forfeiture of customary sets of customiry of mincs by not working the same ; and tomary sets may be preserved, although such ifnocvvorked miucs are not effectually wrought; Be it jS^tii!^* therefore declared and enacted, that if any seasons, or left persou or pcrsons shall take such cus- out^M^lbie ' tomary set, and shall not work the same cause, the setteit effectually at all working times and seasons, may It-en. ^^ ^^^^j j^^^ ^j^^ g^jj work uuwrought at any time, without reasonable cause, it shall and may be lawful for the person, or persons, so setting the said mine, to enter into, have again, repossess, and enjoy thd same in the same manner as if no such set had ever been made or granted. 15. Penalty oa 15. Item. Bc it declared and enacted, that SbLto^/' if any part owner or owners, tributer or tri- frauding their butcrs, taker, or takers in any tin work, shall k^smSi^. privately take or carry away any tin stufi; black or white tin, with an intent to defraud his or their part owners, or the adventurers by whom such tribute-set is granted, or shall in any other manner whatever, defraud such part owners or adventurers to the value of one
 * ^' w^iereas a notion has arisen, that such cus*