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Silk Throwing Act 1667
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II.Silk-winders or Doublers purloining Silk, to be imprisoned or punished as by 14 (13 & 14) C.II. c. 15. §5, 6.
And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid That if any Silk winder or Doubler shall hereafter be found faulty in unjustly deceitfully or falsely purloyning imbezilling pawning selling or detaining any Silke committed to his or theire Trust That then any Justice of Peace Maior Bailiffe or cheif Officer of any County Liberty or Corporation shall immediately upon conviction by confession of the party or upon the Oath of one Witnes before any of the said Justice or Justices of the Peace or other Officer commit to Prison or to the house of Correction the Offender till satisfaction be given to the party wronged or punishment inflicted as by an Act of Parliament intituled An Act for regulating the Trade of Silke Throwing made this present Parliament is directed and appointed Any thing in the said Act contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding
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