...nevertheless may be a witness), for wantof sufficient distress, to be committed to the house of correction, to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three months, unless the forfeiture be sooner paid. Provided that the justice may mitigate the said penalty, so as...

...required to commit him, her, or them, to the Houfe of Correftion for the faid County or City, there to be kept to hard Labour, for any Time not exceeding Three Calendar Months ; and fuch Offender or Offenders fliall not be difcharged before the Expiration of...

...is not exprefsly " limited, directed, and appointed, the faid juftices fhall com," mit fuch offender to the houfe of correction, there to be kept " to hard labour, until the next general or quarter feffions, or '' until difchirgc-d by due courfe of law ; and it fhall...

...immediately, then fuch or any other juftice fhall caufe him to be committed to th* houfe of correction, to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three months, nor lefs than one month, and alfo during the time of fuch commitment, fhall caufe him to be publicly...

...determine the same), shall be sent to the com" mon gaol or house of correction, there to continue and " be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three " months nor less than one." By s. 2. " If any such person or persons so convicted 2d of met filmy. " shall...

...may caufe fuch Perfon or Perfons to be carried before fome Juflice of the Peace, in order to be fent to the Houfe of Correction, there to be kept to hard Labour. 20, ANB whereas there are fometimes Perfons, who by Lunacy, or otherwife are furioufly mad, or are...

...reafon for fuch refufal, to the fatisfaition of fuch juftice, then to commit fuch feaman or mariner to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding thirty days, nor lefs than fourteen days. Penalty on IV. And be it enacbd by the authority aforefaid,...

...whole either to^the owner or overfeer. In default of payment, the juftice fhall commit the offender to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour not exceeding one month, unlefs the pe* nalty fhall be fooner paid. And in all informations, and other...

...Middle/ex, upon the oath of one or roee witnefs or witnefles, (hall, by warrant of the faid juftice, bt fent to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for fuch time as fuch juftice of the peace íhall direct, noi exceeding three months. CXI. Provided...

...nevertheless may be a witness,) for want of sufficient distress, to be committed to the house of correction, to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three months, unless the forfeiture be sooner paid. Provided that the justice uiay mitigate the said penalty, so...