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Notice of damage in 48 hours, or reasonable time, to town or village near,
and in 6 days to high constable and church wardens, if resident, published in market towns,
in 6 days after notice examination of the party servants, or family on oath before a justice in or near the barony, as to knowledge of offenders,
if known, recognizance to prosecute.
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X. Provided always, that every person or persons applying for such presentment shall by himself, herself, or themselves, or by some person or persons for and on his, her, or their behalf, shall within forty eight hours after such injury and damage done or committed as aforesaid, or within a reasonable time after he, she, or they shall be at liberty, give notice thereof unto some of the inhabitants of some town or village near unto the place, where such fact shall be committed, and shall within six days after such fact committed give notice to the high constable of the barony, and to the church wardens of the parish, where such fact shall be alledged to have been committed (if such high constable and church wardens shall respectively reside within such barony and parish) who are hereby required forthwith to publish the same in the several market towns of the barony and parish, where such fact shall be so alledged to have been committed; and that also within six days after such notice, so given as aforesaid, either the person or persons so injured shall give his, her, or their examination upon oath, or that examination upon oath shall be given by his, her, or their servant or servants, or family, who are in his, her, or their house, or who had the care of his, her, or their habitation, possession, property, goods, or chattles, before some justice of the peace of the county inhabiting within the barony where such fact shall be committed, or near unto the same, thereby specifying whether he, she, or they do know the person or persons, who committed such fact, or any of them; and if upon such examination it shall be confessed, that he, she, or they do know the person or persons, who committed the said fact, or any of them, that then he, she, or they shall be bound by recognizance to prosecute such offender or offenders by indictment or otherwise according to the laws of this kingdom.
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