144 C; ii. Anno tertio Georgii Regis.. A. D. 1716 CAP. XL An Aft to explain and amend feveral Laws therein mentioned, for the better Prefervation of the Game. 5 Ann. c. 14, ' ¥1 7HEREAS by an Act made in the fifth Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, in-" 3nd ' W tituled, An Aft for the better Prefervation of the Game, it is enacted, That it mall and may be law- ' ful for any Lord or Lady of his or her refpective Lordfhip or Manor, by Writing under his or her Hand ' and Seal, to impower his or her Game-keeper or Game-keepers, upon his or her own Lordlhip or Manor
- to kill Hare, Pheafant, Partridge, or any other Game whatfoever; which Power of appointing feveral
' Game-keepers in the fame Manor with Power to kill Game, was found by Experience to tend very much ' to the Deftruclion of the Game of this Kingdom : For the preventing whereof, by one other Act of the i •9 Ann. c. 25. ' n i n th Year of the Reign of her faid late Majefty Queen Anne, intituled, An Aft for making the Aft of the ' fifth Year of her Majejty's Reign, for the better Prefervation of the Game, perpetual, and for making the fame ' more effectual, it was enacted, That no Lord or Lady of any Manor iha.ll make, conftitute, or appoint e ,.i _._._ to- /*__ ^- i- - - r^ 1 :..u:„ „„^T/r ___:^i. n _.. a_ .i_ •. . -i. *V ^ ' Manor does lie; which Power of appointing a Game-keeper fo to be entred, as aforefaid, was manifestly ' defigned to no other Intent or Purpofe whatlbever, but that any Lord or Lady might appoint fuch Perfon ' as he or fhe mould think proper to kill the Game upon his or her own Lordlhip or Manor, for the fole ' and proper Ufe of the faid Lord or Lady; fuch Game-keeper being expreily reftrained by the faid firft r% R. z.Jlat. 1. ' recited Act from felling or difpofing of any Game to any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, without the Con- «■■ 13- ' fent or Knowledge of the faid Lord or Lady of fuch Manor or Manors that had given fuch Power and j 1 H. 7. c. 17, t. Authority as aforefaid : And whereas under Colour and Pretence of the faid Power and Authority to kill „J;_/ g' § c ' Ci %' ' or take Game for the Ufe of the Lords or Ladies of any Manor it is become ufual and frequent in feveral 5 El. c.zi. ' Parts of the Kingdom, for Lords and Ladies of Manors to grant Powers and Deputations to the Farmers 23.E/. c, 10. ' Tenants, and Occupiers of the Lands and Eifates lying within the Precinits of their refpective Manors 1 jfae. i-c-^7- ' to be Game-keepers, with Power to kill and deftroy trie Game; which Practice is a very great Abufe of ~ff 23 ar ' ~' ' the Powers intended by the faid Acts to be grai|t< i, maniieftiy tends very much to the Deftruetion 4.&' 5 lF.(s?'M. ' of the Game of this Kingdom :' For Ileri. y . >? it enacted by the King's meft Excellent Ma- c'2,3. jefty, by and with the Advice and Gonfen- o! the;jiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this After July 10, prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority .me, That from and after the tenth Day of July 1717, no Lord one thoufand feven hundred and feventeen, no Low . of any Manor fhall mak:, conftitute, or ap- cfa ManorAa11 point any Perfon to be a Game-keeper, with ■; ■.. .hority to take and kill Hare, i heafant, Par- G^me-keeLr tr idge, or any other Game whatfoever, un! L. f o. qualified by the Laws of this Realm fo to do, with Power to or unlefs fuch Perfon be truly and properly a S r...., • ... faid Lord or Lady, or fuch Perfon be immedi- kiil tnc Game, ately employed and appointed to take and kill the Game lor the fole_ Ufe or Benefit of the faid Lord or except he be Lady, and not otherwise; and that no Lord r Lady of any Ml not fhall authorize or qualify any Perfon or quahfied (o to p er f on s whatfoever, not being q do, or be a Ser- — - at no Lord r Lady of any Manor fhall. authorize or qualify any Perfon or ualified by the Laws of this Realm fo to do, to take or kill anv Hare vant &c. 1 heaiant, Partridge, or other tj-ame whatie-ever, or to keep or ule any Greyhound, Setting-dogs, Hays, Nor to keep any Lurchers, Guns, Tunnels, or any other Engine, to kill and deftroy the Game; and that any Perfon or Greyhound, &c. Perfons whatfoever, net being qualified by the Laws fo to do, or not being truly and properly a Servant of p!T all? e f,. an y Lord or Lady of a Manor, or not immediately employed and appointed to take and kill the Game for the Game fnafl the *°' e ^ e or immediate Benefit of the faid Lord or Lady, who, under Colour or Pretence of any Power be liable to the or Authority, Deputation, or Qualification to him granted by any Lord or Lady of a Manor, fhall take or Forfeitures in kill any Hare, Pheafant, Partridge, or other Game whatfoever, or fhall keep or ufe any Greyhounds the recited Afls. Setting-dogs, Hays, Lurchers, Guns, Tunnels, or any other Engine, to kill and deftroy the Game, being thereof legally convicted, fhall, for every fuch Offence, incur fuch Forfeitures, Pains and Penalties, as are appointed to be inflicted by the faid recited Acts of the fifth and ninth Years of the Reign of the late Queen Anne; fuch Forfeitures to be.recovered by fuch Means, and in fuch Manner and Form, and within fuch Time, and to fuch Ufes, as are prefcribed by the faid recited Acts; any Thing in the faid Acts, or in any other Law or Statute to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. The recited Afts; - II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid recited Aits of the fifth and ninth fi-iall remain in Years of the Reign of her. faid late Majefty Queen Anne, and all other Laws now in Force for the better Pre- fervation of the Game, and all Matters, Powers and Things therein contained, not hereby altered and c ' **" repealed, fhall continue, remain, and be in lull Force 9 Ann. c. 25. FartberPrmifio;s»'" :cr >i>~*g Garni:, % Geo. I. c. 19. 10 Geo. z.'c. 32. 26 G.o. 2. c. 2, 2S Geo. 2. e, 12. 2 Geo. 3. c. 19. CAP. XII. • . An Act to impower Commifiioners in Commiffions of Bankrupts, ifTued fince the four and twentieth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fix, and on or before the fix and twentieth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fixteen, to make Certificates for Bankrupts; and the Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper, Commifiioners of the Great Seal, or two Judges, to confirm the fame, notwithftanding the Acts of the fourth. and fifth, and the fifth of Queen Anne, are expired; and for continuing a Claufe in a former Act for adjufting Accounts between Bankrupts and their Debtors. EXP. [See5Geo.2. c. 30.] ' Perfons againft whom Commiffions iffued as aforefaid, and who have not, nor fhall not furrender them- " felves", (St. before December 25, 1717, fhall fuffer as Felons. The Claufe in 4 Ann. c. 17. relating to the " mutual Credit between Bankrupts and others, continued." 2 CAP.
