Shillings per Thousand on the Makers of all Bricks and
Ten Shillings per Thousand on the Makers of all Tyles
Contrary to that Act, Which powers, if duely executed, would
probably in great Measure have produced a Stricter
observance of that Law, But those powers are now by the
Act of the first of his present Majesties Reigne repealed
and extinguished, And all the power now remaining in
this Court is, to appoint Searchers, as they have already
done, Which Searchers can only view, and take an Account,
of bad or unlawfull Bricks and Tyles, having noe
Authority to Seise or destroy them, or to prevent the use
of them, Nor is there any Remedy against the Maker's
of them , but by Accon at Law for the Penaltys of
Twenty Shillings and Ten Shillings per Thousand,
which Accons the Searchers are not obliged to prosecute,
and which any other person has a Right to bring as
well as they, And the Comittee Considering the
Incertainty Expence and Difficulties attending these
actions by Comon Informers, which have hitherto
proved ineffectuall, Submitt to the Judgment of this
Court, Whether any and what Application Shall be
made to our Superiors, in Order to the amending and
reinforcing the present Lawes, And if this Court Shall
think fitt to proceed see farr, The Comittee Crave
leave to recomend, the following particulars,

That the Bricks be made of the usuall Size, or if thought
fitt to be altered, to be all of one Size, with respect to there
Length bredth and thickness, Itt being found by
experience, that the new bricks will not work up
with the old without Severall inconvenientys
ariseing from their different Dimensions. And the
like as to Tyles.

That the present provisions as to Searchers, and alsoe as
to the time & manner of digging and preparing the