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 OF CORNWALL. IIS aforesaid, deliver blocks of less weight than two hundred and three quarters, every such agent, or agents, book keeper, or book keepers shall for every such offence respec- tively forfeit the sum of five pounds, to be recovered by plaint or inFormation in the stannary-court by the party aggrieved, pro- vided always, that it shall be lawful for the owners, agents^, or managers of any smelting- house or blowing-house to deliver out blocks of tin of a less weight each than of two hun- dred and three quarters to any person or persons desiring the same, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. And such owners, agents, and managers are hereby required to deliver out such blocks accordingly, in case six days' notice is given to them, or left at such smelting or blowing- house for that purpose. 18. Item. Whereas by the present prac- 18. Witai«f tice in the respective stannary-courts after uceofchL^g' the plaintiff or plaintiffs have or hath been defendants, at great charges to arrest the defendant or dlcwltioniwd defendants, and the defendant or defend- of *« "pence ' ^ ^ /Y» • . 1 •! • *"<* ™J^ attend* ants, for want or sumcient bail, is or are mgit often committed to the gaol of Lostwythiel, and in default of the defendant's appearance, then in order to charge such defendant or defendants with declaration of the cause of the action or actions, such prisoner must be brought by writ of duces tecum to the stan- nary court, and there have the said decla- ration read to him, which being pften at- tended with great expence to the plaintiff as well as the danger of the defendant's escap- ing in the way between the gaol and the court ;