# London Streets, etc. Act 1690, Section XVIII: Swine kept within London, &c. forfeited.


Churchwardens, &c. on Warrant from Lord Mayor, &c. may search and seize and sell such Swine.; Produce to the Poor.
And for the better keeping and preserving the Streets and Sewers in and about the said Cities of London and Westminster and the Liberties thereof and the Burrough of Southwarke and other the Parishes aforesaid Bee it further enacted That noe person or persons whatsoever from and after the said fifteenth day of December shall breed feede or keepe any sort or manner of Swine within any part of the Houses or Backsides of the paved Streets of the said Cityes Burrough or Parishes where the Houses are contiguous upon paine of forfeiting the same to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore of the Parish where such Swine shall be kept bred or fedd to the use of the Poore thereof And that it shall and may be lawfull for all or any of the Churchwardens Chappellwardens Overseers of the Poore Constables Beadles Headburroughs or Tythingmen of any of the Parishes of the said Cityes and places respectively at all times hereafter in the day-time by Warrant under the Hand and Scale of the said Maior of London or any other of their Majestyes Justices of the Peace of the place respectively to search in all such places in their respective Parishes for the finding all such Swine and all that shall be soe found to seize take drive and carry away and the same to sell for the best price that can be had and the Money thereby produced forthwith to deliver the Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poore of the Parish where such Swine shall be seized to be distributed to the Poore of the same in such manner and proportions as the said Churchwardens and Overseers respectively shall thinke fitt

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMarSess2/2/8/section/XVIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-streets-etc-act-1690/section-XVIII
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