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A45980 An act for the better suppressing Tories, robbers and rapparees and for preventing robberies, burglaries, and other hainous crimes.; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Gui.III.c.21 Ireland. 1662 (1662) Wing I314; ESTC R475717 3,866 8

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reason of any Robbery Burning of Houses or Corn or Destruction of Cattle Contrary to the Tenour of this Act the Person or Persons so Injured shall obtain or procure a Presentment to be made at the next Assizes or Quarter-Sessions to be held after such Robbery Injury or Fact Committed by the Grand Iury of the County where such Fact shall be Committed wherein Notice shall be taken of such Robbery or other Injuries or Mischiefs and of the Losses Sustained the Number of the Offenders and how many of them are Papists or Reputed such and how many Protestants or Reputed such As also of the Barony or Baronies and County where such Fact was Committed with the Names of the Offenders But in Case where the Person or Persons Robbed Burnt or Injured or their Servant or Servants do not know the Names of all or any of the Offenders and shall Declare so on their Oath openly in Court being Examined to the said particulars the said Grand Iury in such Presentment to give the best Description they can on the Evidence produced before them of such Malefactors to the End they may be brought the speédier to Iustice which Presentment shall be given in Evidence by the Person and Persons that shall obtain the same on any Tryal for Damages for his Losses Sustained according to the purport of this Act. And for the better Suppressing Robbers Tories and Rappareés that have so much of late Disturbed the Peace and Settlement of this Kingdom Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person or persons shall be at any time hereafter presented at the Assizes or quarter-Quarter-Sessions by the Grand-Iury as a Tory Rappareé or Robber out on his Keéping and such Presentment being returned to the Clerk of the Council the person and persons in such Presentment named shall by Proclamation from the Lord Deputy or other Chief Governor or Governors and Council of this Kingdom be Proclaimed and in case such person or persons so Proclaimed do not within the time to be limitted by such Proclamation render him or themselves to some one or more Iustices of the Peace of the County where such Presentment shall be made he and they so Presented and Proclaimed shall from thenceforth be convict of High-Treason and suffer accordingly And that all and every person and persons Concealing Aiding Abetting and Succouring such person and persons so Presented and Proclaimed knowingly from and after the time so limitted by such Proclamation shall be guilty of Felony without Clergy and Suffer as Felons convict of Felony without Clergy And for the better Encouragement of such persons as shall Take and convict or Kill any Robber Rappareé or Tory in Arms and upon his Keéping Indicted Proclaimed or Presented as aforesaid the Iustices of Assize in their Circuit and the Iustices of Peace in their quarter-Quarter-Sessions Respectively with the Assent of the Grand-Iury shall have power and Authority to Tax and Sess every Inhabitant in any County Barony City Burrough Town or Parish within the Limits of their Commissions and Authorities to such Reasonable Aid or Summ of Money as they shall think fit in their Discretion Convenient and Sufficient for Encouraging and Rewarding such Person or Persons as shall take and Convict or Kill any Robber Rappareé or Tory in Arms and upon his Keéping Provided such Summs do not Exceéd Twenty pounds for any one Tory which said summ or summs of Money so to be Raised shall be Applotted and Apportioned by the said Grand-Iury and Levyed by such Collectors as they shall appoint who shall have Power and Authority to Receive the said Summs of Money and to Distrain every such Inhabitant as shall be Taxed and refuse payment thereof and to Sell such Distress and deliver the Money Taxed to such Person or Persons as shall take or Kill such Robber Rappareé or Tory and the Residue if the Distress be better to deliver to the Owner thereof This Act to Continue and be of Force for threé Years from the Royal Assent being given thereto and to the End of the first Session of the next Parliament after the said threé Years and no longer FINIS