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Section LXII Where Wood-lands assessed, and no Distress had, Collectors, &c. may enter and cut Wood, &c. growing;

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Buyers of such Wood may sell the same, rendering Overplus to Owner.

Provided alwayes and bee it enacted That where any Woodlands shall be assessed and noe Distresse can be had That in such case it shall and may be lawfull X1 for any Constable Collector Headburrough or Tythingman by Warrant under the hands and seales of two or more of the Commissioners of that Hundred or Division at seasonable times of the yeare to cutt and sell to any person or persons soe much of the Wood growing on the Woodlands soe assessed as will pay the Assessment or Assessments to be behinde and unpaid and the Charge incident therunto And that it shall and may be lawfull for the person and persons and his and their Assignes to whome such Woods shall be sold to sell cutt downe dispose and carry away the same to his owne use rendering the Overplus (if any be) to the Owner Any X2thing to the contrary notwithstanding.

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X1

Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: to and O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X2

Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Law O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]