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52 LAWS OP THE STANNARIES son that gave such warning to the owners to work the said work at farm, as long as he will continue his costs therein, paying to the owner, if it be dry work, the seventh dish to farm ; and if it be a water work, that draweth water both summer and winter, but the ninth dish to farm. Provided that before he enter into the work, he shall give suffi* cient caution, such as the steward of the stannary-court shall allow, for the well or- derly working and preservation of the said work ; and that he shall not break the pil- lars, backs, vaults, or binding thereof, nor fill the adit thereof to the prejudice or des*- truction of the said work. But for tin-works in several lands unbounded, which belong to the lords of the soil only ; we affirm and say, that by our custom no tinner may work in several or unbounded lands without the leave of the lord or owner of the soil. 32. Force in tin 32. We prcscut and affirm that all force iSie!"*"^ P"" in matter of tin, and going armed to tin- works, or washes, is punishable by our cus- toms. And for making the penalties thereof certain, we agree, declare, consitute, and ordaia that whosoever shall forcibly enter intd any tin-work, and disturb the workers, and shall by force and violence take away , and detain any tin at any wash, be it share, or toll, pr fanji, from the workers, lords, or owners in,ppsi9ession respectively, being therev of convicted, shall satisfy to the party wronged double the . value thereof; and shall further for the said force pay such fine as the judge l^efore whom he shall be convicted shall as- sess accordiog to the quantity of the offence,. so 'f, ,