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<p n="1415">Shillings per Thousand on the Makers of all Bricks and<lb></lb>
Ten Shillings per Thousand on the Makers of all Tyles<lb></lb>
Contrary to that Act, Which powers, if duely executed, would<lb></lb>
probably in great Measure have produced a Stricter<lb></lb>
observance of that Law, But those powers are now by the<lb></lb>
Act of the first of his present Majesties Reigne repealed<lb></lb>
and extinguished, And all the power now remaining in<lb></lb>
this Court is, to appoint Searchers, as they have already<lb></lb>
done, Which Searchers can only view, and take an Account,<lb></lb>
of bad or unlawfull Bricks and Tyles, having noe<lb></lb>
Authority to Seise or destroy them, or to prevent the use<lb></lb>
of them, Nor is there any Remedy against the Maker's<lb></lb>
of them , but by Accon at Law for the Penaltys of<lb></lb>
Twenty Shillings and Ten Shillings per Thousand,<lb></lb>
which Accons the Searchers are not obliged to prosecute,<lb></lb>
and which any other person has a Right to bring as<lb></lb>
well as they, And the Comittee Considering the<lb></lb>
Incertainty Expence and Difficulties attending these<lb></lb>
actions by Comon Informers, which have hitherto<lb></lb>
proved ineffectuall, Submitt to the Judgment of this<lb></lb>
Court, Whether any and what Application Shall be<lb></lb>
made to our Superiors, in Order to the amending and<lb></lb>
reinforcing the present Lawes, And if this Court Shall<lb></lb>
think fitt to proceed see farr, The Comittee Crave<lb></lb>
leave to recomend, the following particulars,</p>
<p n="1416">That the Bricks be made of the usuall Size, or if thought<lb></lb>
fitt to be altered, to be all of one Size, with respect to there<lb></lb>
Length bredth and thickness, Itt being found by<lb></lb>
experience, that the new bricks will not work up<lb></lb>
with the old without Severall inconvenientys<lb></lb>
ariseing from their different Dimensions. And the<lb></lb>
like as to Tyles.</p>
<p n="1417">That the present provisions as to Searchers, and alsoe as<lb></lb>
to the time & manner of digging and preparing the</p>
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