. The complete works of Henry Fielding, esq., with an essay on the life, genius and achievement of the author. William hy P. Van Gtinst^from a paintin,?; hy J. If. Bra/don. officer act 41 s •should not cc: he icl-M V. : ■. ,: with fek_ .-. ::S OF TEE ;i?=.pr if t1> fr>]oil :.d- mdthey may well ■ - -■ - ?^re of (trretst a known Nor does the law stop here. ^ mg such felons is ^ authori ;raged, wii ity to J- iV, and with regard to others. By 3 and i of William and Mary, persons guilty of rob-bers- in the highwav. fields % who, being out of prison, be conviite


. The complete works of Henry Fielding, esq., with an essay on the life, genius and achievement of the author. William hy P. Van Gtinst^from a paintin,?; hy J. If. Bra/don. officer act 41 s •should not cc: he icl-M V. : ■. ,: with fek_ .-. ::S OF TEE ;i?=.pr if t1> fr>]oil :.d- mdthey may well ■ - -■ - ?^re of (trretst a known Nor does the law stop here. ^ mg such felons is ^ authori ;raged, wii ity to J- iV, and with regard to others. By 3 and i of William and Mary, persons guilty of rob-bers- in the highwav. fields % who, being out of prison, be conviited of such^ of such rob-tted. uled to burglary, rchcnd a felon >. out of shop, bv day (pro- •~d to a ic such in the .-or- iUOt u trators ^11 .tTinrehend. shall .III mniffiW. Copyri<jh/H90Z ^y Ooscup <S SoerUrt^ OS J^^n; FiTixt. LATE INCREASE OF ROBBERS, &g, 105 receive of the sheriff 40L within a month after the convic-tion, for every offender; and in case of the death or removalof the sheriff, the money to be paid by the succeeding sheriffwithin a month after the demand and certificate sheriff on default forfeits double his sum, to be recoveredof him by the party, his executors, &c. And if the person be killed in this attempt by any suchrobber, the executors of such person, &c., are entitled to thereward, under the like penalty. Again, by the same act, the horse, furniture, arms, money,or other goods, taken with such highwayman, are given tothe apprehender who shall prosecute to conviction, notwith-standing the right or title of his majesty, any body politicor lord of franchise, or of those who lent or let the same tohire to such robber, with a saving only of the right of suchpersons from whom such horses, &c., we


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