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<p>†<lb/> It would be an inconvenience to the Inhabitants<lb/> <del>to be believe</del> to be driven to a less commodious method<lb/> of grinding their Corn: but it would be somewhat<lb/> more than an inconvenience, if for want<lb/> of such a barrier the Sea were to break in | <p>†<lb/> It would be an inconvenience to the Inhabitants<lb/> <del>to be believe</del> to be driven to a less commodious method<lb/> of grinding their Corn: but it would be somewhat<lb/> more than an inconvenience, if for want<lb/> of such a barrier the Sea were to break in &<lb/> destroy Corn & all.</p> <p>//<lb/> It was an opinion <del>that</del> <add>of</add> this caution's having been<lb/>neglected, that gave birth to the dissatisfaction conceived,<lb/> by many at the Statute called the<lb/> Dog - Act. By it an <hi rend="underline">Accessory subsequent</hi> <lb/> was annexed to the <hi rend="underline">Principal</hi> offence of Stealing:<lb/>viz: the having of the Skin of an animal of that<lb/> species in one's possession; not being able [which<lb/> was subjoined by way of <hi rend="underline">protecting clause</hi>] to give<lb/> an account of the manner of one's coming by it,<lb/> to the satisfaction of the Justice who should try<lb/> the Information: Now it was observed, that an<lb/> Informer might himself throw a Skin into the<lb/> Yard belonging to a man's House for the sake<lb/> of coming and finding it there: in which case,<lb/> the owner <add><sic>tho'</sic> innocent</add> not being able to give any account<lb/>of the manner of his coming by it, must be convicted.<lb/> This Accessory Offence therefore [said they in other<lb/> words] should not have been created, unless some <sic>provid</sic></p> <!-- text in the line below is cut through an unreadable --> | ||
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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.
//
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
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