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OF CORNWALL. IDS u aforesaid^ or whoever shall recqve into fais or their custody any black tin or tin stuiF^ in the night time^ shall be sutgect to the like penalties as the aforesaid person or persons buvine: or removing the same. Provided Not to extend t© -•'^ 11 .1. 1. . 1. person! honestly always nevertheless, that any thmg m this and faWy carry, act contained is not intended to extend to |2|^][ji^^ any person or persons, honestly and fairly biowmg-house. carrying his or their own black tin to the smelting-house, or blo;wingrhouse. !!• Item. Whereas the working and ad* u.Forthebetiw venturing in tin mines is usually undertaken "^T'*"^ ""^ and carried on by sundry persons, agreeing to become partners and co-adventurers, in such undertakings. And whereas it often hapoenSj that some of the partners and co-adventur- ers, their assignee or assigns, do refuse or neglect to contribute and pay the costs and expences of working the said mines, and carrying on the said adventure according to and in proportion to the shares or parts, which such partners and co-adventurers, assignee or assigns, have agreed and undertaken to carry on. And whereas on the death of any of the Executonora*. said partners and co-advenventurers, their haa% to pty* assignee or - assigns, it sometimes happens that the executors or administrators of such deceased partner or co-adventurer, or such assignee or assigns doth, or do refuse or ne- glect to contribute and pay their share of the cost and expences of working and carrying on such mines and adventures as aforesaid^ according to and in proportion to the share and part of such diceased partner and co- adventurer, or such assignee or assigns, , ^h^eby great inconveniences do often befal such