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26 22. We agree that where divers owners being in one work, or partners in one pair of bounds, if any of them shall defraud his partners, and so suffer the said work or bounds to be void, and compoundeth with a stranger to cut new bounds, making some of his children, of others owners, and giveth not reasonable warning to his partners offering to shew the four corners; he that goeth so about to defraud his partners, loseth his part to the said work or bounds to his said partners; and he that pitcheth, as he that defraudeth, shall fall into the penalty of twenty pounds a piece; the one half to the Lord-Prince, and the other to him so defrauded, to be levied by fieri facias.

23. We agree that all gallons, and foot vats, are to be called in, and affeered by four sufficient men to be sworn for the affeering and sealing thereof all at one size according to the ancient standard, viz. the gallon ought to contain six wine quarts Winchester, and the foot vats ten wine quarts; and whosoever buyeth or selleth otherwise than by such a sealed gallon, or foot vats, shall forfeit ten shillings for every such offence; two buyers and two sellers to be returned by the head bailiff of the stannary to be the affeerers, and to have two-pence apiece, and for the seal four-pence to the tin bailiffs, and the steward to have his fee four-pence for giving the oaths.

24. We find according to ancient custom, that whosoever shall buy of receive any black tin or leavings from blowing houses