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have suffered the said owners and diggers to persevere in digging, searching and washing of tin nigh the said fresh water rivers and low places not making sufficient hatches and ties as by the said statute provided; It is en- acted, That no person or persons shall labour or work, or cause to be laboured or wrought in any manner of tin works called stream works within the said counties of Devon or Cornwall nigh to any of the said fresh waters; rivers or low places descending or having course unto the said havens or ports or any of them nor shall labour, dig or wash any tin in any of the said tin works called stream works unless the said digger, owner or washer shall make or cause to be made sufficient hatches and ties in the end of their buddles and cords and therein put and lay or cause to be put and laid all the said stones, gravel and robel digged about the ensearching finding and washing of the said tin, there to be wholly and surely kept by the said hatches and ties out and from the said fresh rivers or watercourses or any of them so that the said sand, stones, gravel and robel nor any part thereof be for lack of such hatches or ties conveyed into the said ports and havens or any of them upon pain to forfeit for every time that any owner, tinner, digger or la- bourer shall dig or wash, or cause to be digged or wash any tin contrary to the form afore- said twenty pounds, the one half thereof to be to the use of the King, and the other half to any of the King's subjects that will sue for the same in any of his Grace's courts by original writ, bill, plaint, information or otherwise."

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