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138 it shall be lawful for the owners of the said tin, to keep the tin aforesaid in their own custody wheresoever, so as the same, may be duly certified to the supervisors, their agents, or their deputies, upon demand unto the owner of the blowing-house, or to him that keepeth the accounts.

5. We likewise order, that whosoever be apprehended in fact for conveying, buying or selling of tin uncoined, or that the same appear by oath, confession, or due proof, before the Vice-Warden made thereof, the same tin being above the weight of one pound, whereby the Lord-Prince shall be defrauded of his customs, shall pay a fine to the Prince for such his offence, to the full value of the tin so conveyed, bought or sold, besides the forfeiture of the said tin so uncoined itself. Or if the said tin shall be seized upon, every one that shall be found necessary, aiding, or abetting thereunto, shall forfeit and pay to the Lord-Prince three pounds, and also every of the said offenders to be further punished at the discretion of the Lord-Warden or Vice-Warden, according to the quality of his offence; and if the tin is so far conveyed away, as to be past seizure, that then the seller, if he has received his price for the same of the buyer, or the buyer, if he has not paid for the same, shall further yield the true value thereof to the Lord-Prince; and the buyer in this case shall be freed of his contract with the seller, and no action lie in this case for the recovery of the price. 6. We