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for the term of two years, unless she continues to be the real property of the same owner

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LORD'S CLOSES. All persons whose tenements or grounds soever, abutt or adjoin the Lord's pastures or closes, shall make the ditch and ditches of the said closes, so far as their grounds extend, at their own proper costs and charges, and shall keep the same in sufficient repair, both winter and summer, on pain to forfeit, for every time the keeper of such closes shall make true presentment of the default in any court by his solemn oath, three shillings and four pence to the lordt.

Market.

No market to be kept on the Sabbath day, on pain of fine and imprisonment.

All the inhabitants of Kirk Christ Rushen, Arbory, Malew, Santan, Marown, Patrick, German, Ballaugh, and Michael, shall keep the ordinary market days appointed within those limits, and bring thither all such victuals, corn, wares, and merchandize, which they have to spare or sell, on pain of imprisonment and fine to the lord; and if they cannot sell there, then to be at liberty to take them elsewhere.

And none shall sell any corn to the strangers, but first they shall tender the same, or a sufficient part thereof to the market, that the country may be first served ‡.

* A. T. 1737. + Ordinance 1583. ‡ Ord. 1594.

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As often as the Feast of St John the Baptist falls upon the Sabbath day, the Tynwald and the fair shall then be kept on the following day: And in like manner all other fairs and markets shall be transferred to Monday, as often as the fair days fall out upon the Lord's day *.

No person shall, by himself, his agents, or servants, by way of engrossing, or forestalling, or regrating, buy any corn or grain, or other merchandize or provisions to sell the same again, on pain to forfeit the goods so bought, or the value thereof, to the lord.

And if any persons, by themselves or their servants, or agents, ingross, or buy out of market, any corn or other goods, and sell the same again, they shall forfeit such goods, or the value of them to the lord: And it is declared, that any person who shall buy, or cause to be bought, any merchandize or other thing, coming by land or water, to any fair or market, to be sold therein; or coming towards any town, village, port, haven, creek, or road, of this island, from beyond sea, to be sold; or make any bargain for the buying thereof, before the same shall be in such market, fair, town, &c. ready to be sold, or shall make any motion, by message, or otherwise, to any person for changing the price, or dear selling of any of the things aforesaid, or move or stir any person coming to the market or fair, to forbear to bring any of the things aforesaid, to any fair or market, town, port, haven, or creek, to be sold, shall be judged a forestaller †,

Whoever shall engross, or get into his hands, by buying, contract, or promise, (other than by demise, grant, or lease of land, or tithe) any corn growing in the fields, or any other corn or grain, butter, cheese, fish, or other dead victuals, within the said isle, to the intent to sell the same again, shall be deemed an ingros

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* Ord. 1610.

+ A. T. 1637.

A. T. 1691,

It is enacted, that in case any person shall bring to market, veal before it has come to the age of three weeks at the least, and be fit and wholesome to eat, the constable and clerk of the market shall seize upon such victuals; to wit, veal under three weeks old, and also such lambs, kids, and pigs, as shall appear unmarketable, in respect of their leanness and tenderness of age, and distribute the same to the poor of the town, or otherwise to burn the flesh in some convenient place, and the owner not to have any recompense: and if the owner give any opposition thereto, such constable and clerk of the market to make presentment against him, and he shall be fined and punished at the court's discretion*.

Marriage.

NONE to be married until they have received the communion of the Lord's Supper, unless being an orphan, there be occassion for his speedy marriage; and this to be approved and dispensed with by the ordinary, for a limited time, to fit himself for the sacrament: and where any of them are of another parish, they are to bring a certificate from their proper pastor †.

Marriage Act.

ALL banns of matrimony shall be published in an audible manner, in the parish church to which the persons to be married belong, according to the form of words prescribed by the rubrick, in the book of common-prayer, upon three several Sundays, during the

* A. T. 1673.

+ A. T. 1704.

time of morning service, or of evening service, if there be no morning service in such church, upon any of those Sundays, immediately after the second lesson; and if the parties live in different parishes, the banns shall be so published in the parish church to which each of them belongs; and the rules prescribed by the said rubrick, for the publishing of banns and solemnization of matrimony, and not hereby altered shall be observed: and that the marriage shall be solemnized in one of the parish churches where the banns have been published, and in no other place. But no minister shall be obliged to publish the banns of matrimony, unless the persons to be married shall, seven days at least before the time required for the first publication, deliver, or cause to be delivered to such minister, a notice in writing of their true christian and sirnames, and of the house and houses of their respective abodes, and of the time they have dwelt therein. And no such banns shall be published in any church of this isle, if either of the parties be aliens, or strangers, who shall resort, or come to this isle, unless such stranger shall have resided here at least three months, and one month in such parish before such publication. And no minister solemnizing marriage between persons, both or one of whom shall be under the age of twentyone years, after banns published, without consent of pa rents or guardians, shall be liable to punishment, unless he have notice of the dissent of such parents or guardians and in case they, or one of them, shall publickly declare, or cause to be declared in the church, at the time of the publication of banns, his, her, or their dissent, such publication of banns shall be absolutely void.

And no licence of marriage shall be granted by the bishop, vicar-general, or other person, to solemnize any marriage in any other church or chapel, than in the parish church belonging to the parish in which the usual place of abode of one of the parties hath been for three months before the granting of such licence, and in no other place whatever: Provided that this act shall not

deprive the bishop of the right of granting special licences, to marry at any convenient time and place, so that such licence be under his own proper hand and seal episcopal; and that licences of marriage shall not be valid unless the same be under the hand and seal of the person authorized to grant the same; and that no such licences shall be granted to any person but according to the canons of 1703, relating to marriages. And if any person do solemnize matrimony in any other place than as aforesaid, or without publication of banns, or licence as aforesaid; every person wilfully offending therein, and being lawfully convicted thereof, if persons holding or exercising any ministerial function in the church of this isle, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and transported to some of his majesty's plantations in America, for fourteen years: And if such offender be an alien, or stranger, and nct of the ministry of this isle, and convicted as aforesaid, his ears shall be nailed to a pillory at Castletown cross, upon the next court of general gaol delivery, at twelve o'clock at noon, and there to remain for one hour, when his ears are to be cut off, and remain on the said pillory, and the offender to be returned to prison in Castle-Rushen, there to remain till the governor thinks proper to release him, on paying a fine, not exceeding fifty pounds, and abjuring this isle. And all marriages solemnized in any other place than a church, unless by a special licence as aforesaid, or that shall be solemnized without publication of banns, or licence from some person having authority to grant the same, shall be null and void, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, provided that all prosecutions for the said felony shall be commenced within three years after the offence committed, the offender residing or continuing in this isle during that period: And that it shall not be necessary, in support of marriages solemnized as aforesaid, to give any proof of the actual dwelling of the parties, in such parish where the banns were pub lished: And if the marriage is by licence, it shall not

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