statute in such case made and provided on every promissory note for payment to the bearer on demand of any sum of money exceeding thirty pounds, and not exceeding fifty, both the said abovementioned pieces of paper being so stamped as aforesaid, at the time of committing the felony aforesaid, and the goods and chattels of the said and each and every of the said stamps being then available, and of full force and effect, against the peace, &c. No. 24. The like in a more general form. [Two pieces of paper duly stamped as directed and required by the statute in such case made and provided,] of the value of nine shillings, of the goods and chattels of the said against the peace, &c. No. 25. The like for stealing a Bill of Exchange in a Dwelling House of a Widow, under 12 Ann. st. 1. c. 7. In the dwelling-house of widow, situate in the parish of in the county of aforesaid, feloniously did steal, take, and carry away [one bill of exchange, for payment of thirty-three pounds eleven shillings of the value of thirty-three pounds eleven shillings], the property of the said and the said sum of [thirty-three pounds eleven shillings] payable and secured by the said bill of exchange, being then due and unsatisfied to the said prietor thereof, against the form of the statute, &c. and against the peace, &c. the pro No. 26. The like, the Property of a Widow and Executors. The same as above, only laying the property in the widow and executors. No. 27. Commitment for stealing Shrubs in the Night Time from a Garden, under 6 Geo. 3. c. 35. See No. 27. p. 275. Vol. I. on at For that the said in the night time, to wit, about the hour of twelve in the night of the same day, did feloniously pluck up, steal, take, and carry away [twenty shrubs, called of the value of fifteen shillings,] then and there growing in a certain garden ground of the said there situate, and then and there being the against the form of the statute, property of the said &c. and against the peace, &c. No. 28. For milking a Cow in a Meadow and stealing the Milk. For that the said at in the county aforesaid, unlawfully did enter a certain inclosed field there situate belonging to the said and then and there unlawfully and injuriously did milk a certain cow, of and belonging to the said being in the said. inclosed field, and for that the said by such milking, did then and there draw and extract four quarts of milk of the value of eight-pence, from and out of the said cow, and the said four quarts of milk so drawn and extracted as aforesaid, of the goods and chattels of the said then and there unlawfully and feloniously did steal, take, and carry away, against the peace, &c. LETTERS. SENDING a letter without a name, or signed with a fictitious name, demanding money, venison, or other valuable thing, is felony without clergy, and the same with respect to those who by gift, promise of money, or other reward, promise another to join him or them in such unlawful act. 9 Geo. 1. c. 22. (Black Act.) Sending any such letter, threatening to kill or murder another, or to burn his house, outhouses, barns, stacks of corn and grain, hay or straw, though no money or venison, or other valuable thing shall be demanded, is felony without clergy. 27 Geo. 3. c. 15. Persons sending any such letter, threatening to accuse a person of any crime punishable by law with death, transportation, or pillory, or other infamous punishment, with a view to extort or gain money, goods, wares, or merchandises, are offenders against the law and public peace, and shall be fined and imprisoned, or publicly whipped, or be transported as felons for seven years. 30 Geo. 2. c. 24. The above act is extended to bonds, bills of exchange, promissory notes or other securities for the payment of money, or any warrant or order for the payment of money, or delivery, or transfer of goods or other valuable thing, by 52 Geo. 3. c. 64. No. 1. Information for sending a Threatening Letter. County of The information and complaint of of the parish of in the county of taken on oath before me W. R. to wit. esq. one of his majesty's justices, &c. for the said county, this in the year of our Lord one thousand day of eight hundred and Who saith, That he this complainant this morning from an unknown hand did receive a certain letter in writing without any name or signature subscribed thereto, directed to him the said by the name and description of [as the direction on the letter may be] demanding of the said and threatening to murder the said the sum of if the said sum of money was not left and deposited in a certain place on or before the is] and that he the said of day of and doth suspect, that the said threatening letter was written and sent by one in the said county, labourer, and therefore this complainant prayeth me the said justice to issue my warrant to apprehend the said hath this day made informa tion and complaint on oath before me W. R. esq. one of his majesty's justices, &c. for the said county, that he this morning, &c. [as in the information]. These are therefore to command you in his majesty's name forthwith to apprehend and bring before me or some other of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, the body of the said to answer unto the said complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail you not. Given, &c. No. 3. The like for sending a Threatening Letter to accuse a person with having hired another to burn a Dwelling House. 4 Geo. 4. c. 54. Did knowingly send to the said with the name of him the said directed to a certain letter subscribed thereto, threatening to accuse the said of having maliciously hired and procured a man wilfully to burn the dwelling-house [outhouse, &c. as the fact is], of him the said being a crime punishable by law with death transportation or pillory, with a view or intent to extort and gain money, security for money, goods, or chattels, wares or merchandises, from the said being the person so accused, and which said letter is to the tenor following (that is to say) [set out the letter] against the form of the statute, &c. and against the peace, &c. These are therefore, &c. &c. No. 4. Commitment for sending a Threatening Letter after Indictment found, under 32 Geo. 2. c. 34. [Commence as form No. 7. p. 267. Vol. I.] They standing indicted at the delivery of the king's gaol of Newgate holden for the county of for knowingly and feloniously sending to one on the day of of last, butcher, a certain letter in writing without any name subscribed thereto, directed to the said demanding certain valuable things to wit [one leg of mutton and six pounds of beef, &c. set out the articles as in the indictment], against the statute, upon which indictment they the said not as yet been arraigned on trial as appears by a certificate under the hand of clerk of the sessions of gaol deli very. Hereof fail you not at your peril. have No. 5. The like for sending Letters, threatening to accuse a person with a Capital Offence. threatening to accuse the said [Commence as form No. 4.] For knowingly sending two certain letters to with the name subscribed thereto, of a crime punishable by law with death, with a view to and intent to extort and gain money, goods, wares, or merchandises, from the said so threatened to be accused, contrary to the statute, &c. No. 6. The like for sending a Letter, threatening to accuse a person of a Capital Offence, under 20 Geo. 2. c. 24. [Commence as form No. 4.] On suspicion of unlawfully and knowingly sending a certain letter or writing with a certain name and letter thereto subscribed, to wit, threatening to accuse him the said with a crime punishable by law with death, with a view to extort money from the said the person threatened to be accused, against the statute, &c. [Conclude as form No. 7. p. 257. Vol. I.] No. 7. The like for sending a Letter, threatening to accuse a person of an Offence punishable by transportation, under 20 Geo. 2. c. 24. [Commence and conclude as form No. 4.] To answer all such matters and things as on his majesty's behalf are on oath objected against him by and another, for unlawfully and knowingly sending a certain letter to the said in the county of at threatening to accuse him of a certain offence punishable by law with transportation, or with an infamous punishment, with a view to extort money from him the said against the statute, &c. and against the peace, &c. No. 8. The like for obtaining Money, by threatening to accuse a man of Murder. [Commence and conclude as form No. 4.] For unlawfully extorting and obtaining from the said the sum of his property, by unjustly and wrongfully threatening to charge and accuse the said with murder, with intent to cheat and against the statute, &c. defraud the said No. 9. Information for stealing a Letter out of a Bag. County of The information and complaint of to wit. the parish of of in the county of taken on oath before me W. R. esq. one of his majesty's justices of the peace, &c. this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Who on his oath saith, that a certain letter or packet hath been lately stolen from and out of a cer |