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B02966 Anno sexto & septimo Gulielmi III. Regis. An act to prevent counterfeiting and clipping the coin of this kingdom. England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III). 1695 (1695) Wing E1153AC; ESTC R175051 5,438 4

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aforesaid it shall and may be lawful to such Warden and Assiants and Justices with the assistance of a Constable to break open any Door Box Trunk Chest Cupboard or Cabinet in order to search for and discover such Bullion as is aforesaid and in case the persons so searching shall at any time find any such unlawful Bullion the persons so finding the same are hereby required to seize as well such Bullion as the person and persons in whose possession the same shall be found and the said Wardens Assistants and Constables shall bring him and her before the next Justice of the Peace who shall upon Oath made of such finding which Justice within the Weekly Bills of Mortality and the said two Justices without the said Bills of Mortality shall and may examine the person so brought before him or found by them respectively upon Oath whether the Bullion so found be lawful Silver and whether the same was not before the melting thereof the currant Coin of this Realm or Clippings thereof and in case the said person so examined shall not prove by his or her Oath or by the Oath of one credible Witness before the said Justice and Justices respectively that the Bullion so found is lawful Silver and that the same was not before the melting thereof the currant Coin of this Realm nor Clippings thereof then and in such case the said Justice or Justices respectively shall commit the person so examined to Prison and shall secure the Bullion so found and shall likewise oblige the persons that can give any Evidence concerning the same to enter into a Recognizance to prosecute the said Offender and Offenders And in case such Offender and Offenders in whose possession such unlawful Bullion shall be found shall not upon his her or their Tryals on an Indictment for melting the currant silver Coin of this Realm prove by the Oath of one credible Witness at the least the Bullion so found to be lawful Silver and that the same was not the currant Coin of this Realm nor Clippings thereof then and for want of such Proof such Offender shall be found guilty of the Offence contained in such Indictment and shall suffer Imprisonment for the space of six Months without Bail or Mainprize And whereas the Coin of this Realm is of late much Clipped and Counterfitted for want of due Encouragement to be given to such persons as shall Discover the same Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that from and after the said first day of May One thousand six hundred ninety five all and every person and persons who shall apprehend and take any person or persons who have Counterfeited any of the currant Coin of this Realm or that for Lucre or Gain have Clipped Washed Filed or any ways diminished the same or shall bring or cause to be brought into this Kingdom the Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed any Clipt False or Counterfeit Coin and prosecute such person or persons until he she or they be convicted for any such Offence shall have and receive from the Sheriff or Sheriffs of the County where such Conviction shall be made for every such Offender so convicted the Sum of forty Pounds without paying any Fee for the same within One Month after such Conviction and Demand thereof made by tendring a Certificate to the said Sheriff or Sheriffs for the time being under the Hand or Hands of the Judge or Justices before whom such Traytor or Traytors Offender or Offenders as aforesaid shall be Convicted Certifying the conviction of such Traytor or Traytors done within the County of the said Sheriff or Sheriffs and that such Traytor or Traytors was or were taken and prosecuted by the person or persons claiming the said Reward which Certificat as aforesaid the said Judge or Justices are hereby Required to give and in case any Dispute shall happen to arise between the persons apprehending and prosecuting to Conviction such Traytors as aforesaid touching their Right and Title to the said Reward that then the said Judge or Justices so respectively Certifying as aforesaid shall in and by their said Certificat direct and appoint the said Reward to be payed unto and amongst the Parties claiming the same in such share and proportions as to the said Judge or Justices shall seem just and reasonable And if default of payment of the said Sum or Sums of Money shall happen to be made by any Sheriff or Sheriffs such Sheriff and Sheriffs so making Default shall Forfeit to the person or persons to whom such Money is due as aforesaid double the Sum or Sums of Money he ought to have payed to be Recovered by him or them or his or their Executors or Administrators in any of His Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein but one Imparlance and no Effoign Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed with treble Costs of Suit by him or them Expended in recovery of the same And it is hereby further Enacted that all Sheriffs their Executors or Administrators upon producing such respective Certificats and the Receipts for the Money by them payed in pursuance of this Act shall be allowed and are hereby Impowered to deduct upon their Accompting with His Majesty all Moneys other than the double Sum or Sums of Money and Costs of Suit which they shall Disburse as aforesaid without any Fee or Reward whatsoever Provided always that if upon the Account of any Sheriff or Sheriffs there shall not be Money sufficient in the hands of such Sheriff or Sheriffs to Reimburse him or them such Moneys payed by him or them by vertue of this Act That then the Sheriff or Sheriffs having so payed the said Moneys shall have the same Repayed by the Lord Treasurer or Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury for the time being out of the Revenue of the Crown upon Certificat from the Clerk of the Pipe to that Effect And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if any person or persons being out of Prison shall from and after the first day of May One thousand six hundred ninety five be guilty of Clipping Coyning Counterfeiting Washing Filing or otherwise diminishing the Coyn of this Realm and afterwards discover two or more person or persons who already have or hereafter shall commit any of the said Crimes so as two or more of the person or persons Discovered shall be Convicted of the same any such Discoverer shall himself have and is hereby Intituled to the Gracious Pardon of His Majesty His Heirs and Successors for all ●uch his Crimes which he or they have committed at any time or times before such Discovery made and if the person making such Discovery be an Apprentice he shall be Deemed and taken and is hereby declared a Freeman and shall have and may exercise any lawful Trade Profession or Mystery with all Liberties and Priviledges and in as full and ample manner as if the said person had served the full time of his Apprenticeship any Law Statute Custom or Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case any Seizure shal happen of any Bullion shipt to be Exported and a Doubt arise thereon whether the same be English or Foreign Bullion that then the Proof shall lie upon the Owner Claimer or Exporter of such Bullion that the same is Foreign Bullion and had not been melted down in this Realm of England Dominion of Wales or Town of Berwick upon Tweed And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case any Person or Persons enter or ship any Bullion allowed by this Act to be exported beyond the Seas other than in the Name of the true Owner and Proprietor or Importer the Exporter thereof shal forefeit the same or the full Value thereof one Moiety to his Mejesty his Heirs and Successors and the other Moiety to the Person who shal seize or discover the same Provided always and be it further Enacted That this Act or any thing therein contained shal not extend to prohibit the Exportation of such Bullion as shal be Licensed by his Majesty such Licences being Entred in the Books of the Custom House for the Port of London so as the same be Exported before the first day of January One thousand six hundred ninety five and do not exceed Seven hundred thousand Ounces of Silver to be applied for the Payment of his Majesties Forces EDINBVRGH Re-printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Prin●r to His most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1695.