JB/063/026/004

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It would be an inconvenience to the Inhabitants
to be believe to be driven to a less commodious method
of grinding their Corn: but it would be somewhat
more than an inconvenience, if for want
of such a barrier the Sea were to break in &
destroy Corn & all.

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It was an opinion that of this caution's having been
neglected, that gave birth to the dissatisfaction conceived,
by many at the Statute called the
Dog - Act. By it an Accessory subsequent
was annexed to the Principal offence of Stealing:
viz: the having of the Skin of an animal of that
species in one's possession; not being able [which
was subjoined by way of protecting clause] to give
an account of the manner of one's coming by it,
to the satisfaction of the Justice who should try
the Information: Now it was observed, that an
Informer might himself throw a Skin into the
Yard belonging to a man's House for the sake
of coming and finding it there: in which case,
the owner tho' innocent not being able to give any account
of the manner of his coming by it, must be convicted.
This Accessory Offence therefore [said they in other
words] should not have been created, unless some provid

Identifier: | JB/063/026/004 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 63.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	063	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	026	Info in main headings field	offences principal and accessory
Image	004	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f46 / / /
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	20215
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