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Theft Embezzlement and Fraudulent obtainment

Frauds Mercantile set of customers to lose, the bare notion of being said
to have been guilty of an offence for which people are
punishable in such a manner would be a very formidable
punishment. The reason why it may be proper
to punish an offence of this sort more than in proportion to
the profit upon that single offence is that this is one of those
acts that, which like coining, indicate a are strong indications of a habit. Petty profits will
be made by petty cheats of this sort much oftener than
cheats will be detected, and much oftener still than
they will be prosecuted. See Introd. Ch [Proportion &c]
Rule ...

Ignominious Punishment for Cheating by weights &c or and measures

— how punished For cheating by false weights or measures an offender the ignominious
punishment shall shall be the punished be as follows

1. A large pair of Scales or a large rule or measuring
pot shall be hung about his neck.
2. On his head shall be a foursided hat the Cap of Infamy with the
words "Cheating Dealer" on each side: and in this plight
he shall be exhibited at the public market place at one or more times for not less than half &

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Identifier: | JB/071/159/004"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	071	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	159	Info in main headings field	theft embezzlement and fraudulent obtainment
Image	004	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f25 / f26 f27 / f28
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	23562
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