All forgeries heretofore capital, and not declared so by this act, shall be

punished with transportation. Saving of acts relating to coin.

Forging the great seal, privy seal, privy signet, royal sign manual, &c. treason and capital.

of any person not being the owner thereof, or knowingly taking a false oath, or knowingly making a false affidavit or false affirmation, or demanding or receiving any money or other thing by virtue of any probate or letters of administration, knowing the will on which such probate shall have been obtained to have been false or forged, or knowing such probate or letters of administration to have been obtained by means of any false oath or false affirmation, would, according to the provisions contained in any of the said acts, be guilty of felony, and liable to suffer death as a felon; or where by any acts now in force any person making or using, or knowingly having in his custody or possession any frame, mould, or instrument for the making of paper, with certain words visible in the substance thereof, or any person making such paper, or causing certain words to appear visible in the substance of any paper, would, according to the provisions contained in any of the said acts, be guilty of felony, and liable to suffer death as a felon; then and in each of the several cases aforesaid, if any person shall after the commencement of this act be convicted of any such felony as is hereinbefore mentioned, or of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring the commission thereof, such person shall not suffer death for the same, unless the same shall be made punishable with death by this act; and if the same shall not be made punishable with death by this act, in such case every person who shall after the commencement of this act be convicted of any such felony, or of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring the commission thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years nor less than two years: provided always, that nothing herein contained shall affect or alter any acts relating to the coin of this realm, or to any coin of any other realm lawfully current within this realm.

II. And be it enacted, that if any person shall forge or counterfeit, or shall utter knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, the great seal of the United Kingdom, his Majesty's privy seal, any privy signet of his Majesty, his Majesty's royal sign manual, any of his Majesty's seals appointed by the twenty-fourth article of the Union to be kept, used, and continued in Scotland, the great seal of Ireland, or the privy seal of Ireland, every such offender shall be guilty of high treason, and shall suffer death accordingly: Provided always, that nothing contained in an act passed in the seventh year of the reign of King William the Third, intituled "An Act for regulating of Trials in cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason," or in an act passed in the seventh year of the reign of Queen Anne, intituled "An Act for "improving the Union of the two Kingdoms," shall extend

to any indictment, or to any proceedings thereupon, for any of the treasons hereinbefore mentioned.

or order for

payment of

III. And be it enacted, that if any person shall forge or Forging an exalter, or shall offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, knowing the chequer bill, same to be forged or altered, any exchequer bill or exchequer exchequer debenture, East debenture, or any indorsement on or assignment of any ex- India bond, chequer bill or exchequer debenture, or any bond under the bank note, will, common seal of the United Company of Merchants of Eng- bill of exchange, land trading to the East Indies, commonly called an East promissory India bond, or any indorsement on or assignment of any East note, or warrant India bond, or any note or bill of exchange of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, commonly called money, capital. a bank note, a bank bill of exchange, or a bank post bill, or any indorsement on or assignment of any bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, or any will, testament, codicil, or testamentary writing, or any bill of exchange or any promissory note for the payment of money, or any indorsement on or assignment of any bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of money, or any acceptance of any bill of exchange, or any undertaking, warrant, or order for the payment of money, with intent, in any of the cases aforesaid, to defraud any person whatsoever, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death as a felon.

be indicted under this act.

IV. And be it declared and enacted, that where by any act If any instrunow in force any person is made liable to the punishment of ment, however death for forging or altering, or for offering, uttering, dispos- law a bill of exdesignated, is in ing of, or putting off, knowing the same to be forged or change, &c. the altered, any instrument or writing designated in such act by forger of such any special name or description, and such instrument or instrument may writing, however designated, is in law a will, testament, codicil, or testamentary writing, or a bill of exchange or a promissory note for the payment of money, or an indorsement on or assignment of a bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of money, or an acceptance of a bill of exchange, or an undertaking, warrant, or order for the payment of money, within the true intent and meaning of this act, in every such case the person forging or altering such instrument or writing, or offering, uttering, disposing of, or putting off such instrument or writing, knowing the same to be forged or altered, may be indicted as an offender against this act, and punished with death accordingly.

entries in the

V. And be it enacted, that if any person shall wilfully Making false make any false entry in, or wilfully alter any word or figure books in which in any of the books of account kept by the Governor and the accounts of Company of the Bank of England, or by the Governor and public stock are Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South kept, or trans Seas and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fer of public fishery, commonly called the South Sea Company, in which stock in any other name than books the accounts of the owners of any stock, annuities, or the true own

er's, capital.

Forging a transfer of any public stock or of certain other

stock,

power of attorney to transfer

the same, or to

receive divi

or receipt of dividends by false personation, capital.

other public funds which now are or hereafter may be transferable at the Bank of England or at the South Sea House shall be entered and kept, or shall in any manner wilfully falsify the accounts of such owners in any of the said books, with intent in any of the cases aforesaid to defraud any person whatsoever; or if any person shall wilfully make any transfer of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at the Bank of England or at the South Sea House, in the name of any person not being the true and lawful owner of such share or interest, with intent to defraud any person whatsoever; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death as a felon.

VI. And be it enacted, that if any person shall forge or alter, or shall utter knowing the same to be forged or altered, any transfer of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at the Bank of England or at the South Sea House, or of or in the capital stock of any body corporate, company, or society which now is or hereafter may be estadends thereon; blished by charter or act of parliament, or shall forge or transfer of stock alter, or shall utter knowing the same to be forged or altered, any power of attorney or other authority to transfer any share or interest of or in any such stock, annuity, public fund, or capital stock as is hereinbefore mentioned, or to receive any dividend payable in respect of any such share or interest, or shall demand or endeavour to have any such share or interest transferred, or to receive any dividend payable in respect thereof by virtue of any such forged or altered power of attorney or other authority, knowing the same to be forged or altered, with intent in any of the several cases aforesaid to defraud any person whatsoever; or if any person shall falsely and deceitfully personate any owner of any such share, interest or dividend as aforesaid, and thereby transfer any share or interest belonging to such owner, or thereby receive any money due to such owner as if such person were the true and lawful owner; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death as a felon.

Personating the owner of any public stock or

certain other stock, and endeavouring to transfer or to receive the dividends, transportation for life, &c.

VII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall falsely and deceitfully personate any owner of any share or interest of or in any stock, annuity, or other public fund which now is or hereafter may be transferable at the Bank of England or at the South Sea House, or any owner of any share or interest of or in the capital stock of any body corporate, company, or society, which now is or hereafter may be established by charter or act of parliament, or any owner of any dividend payable in respect of any such share or interest as aforesaid, and shall thereby endeavour to transfer any share

or interest belonging to any such owner, or thereby endeavour to receive any money due to any such owner as if such offender were the true and lawful owner, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years nor less than two years.

VIII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall forge Forging the atthe name or handwriting of any person as or purporting to be testation to any a witness attesting the execution of any power of attorney or power of attor other authority to transfer any share or interest of or in any of stock, &c. ney for transfer such stock, annuity, public fund, or capital stock as is herein- transportation before mentioned, or to receive any dividend payable in re- for seven years, spect of any such share or interest, or shall utter any such &c. power of attorney or other authority, with the name or handwriting of any person forged thereon as an attesting witness, knowing the same to be forged, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years nor less than one year.

less sum than

IX. And be it enacted, that if any clerk, officer, or ser- Clerks of the vant of or other person employed or intrusted by the Gover- Bank wilfully nor and Company of the Bank of England, or the Governor making out diand Company of Merchants commonly called the South Sea vidend warrants Company, shall knowingly make out or deliver any dividend for a greater or warrant for a greater or less amount than the person or per- what is really sons on whose behalf such dividend warrant shall be made due, transportaout is or are entitled to, with intent to defraud any person tion for seven whatsoever, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, years, &c. and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion

of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years nor less than one year.

countable re

X. And be it enacted, that if any person shall forge or Forging a deed, alter, or shall offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, knowing the bond, receipt same to be forged or altered, any deed, bond, or writing for money or obligatory, or any court roll or copy of any court roll relating goods, or an acto any copyhold or customary estate, or any acquittance or receipt either for money or goods, or any accountable reeeipt order for deliceipt, or an either for money or goods, or for any note, bill, or other secu- very of goods, rity for payment of money, or any warrant, order, or request transportation for the delivery or transfer of goods, or for the delivery of for life, &c. any note, bill, or other security for payment of money, with intent to defraud any person whatsoever, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life or for any term not less than seven

Fraudulently acknowledging any recogni

years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years or less than two years.

XI. And be it enacted, that if any person shall, before any Court, judge, or other person lawfully authorized to take any recognizance or bail, acknowledge any recognizance or zance, bail, fine, bail in the name of any other person not privy or consenting judgment, in the to the same, whether such recognizance or bail in either case be name of another; or be not filed; or if any person shall, in the name of any other transportation

recovery, or

for life, &c.

Knowingly purchasing or receiving, or having in possession, forged bank

notes; transpor

tation for four

teen years.

Making or having, without authority, any mould for making paper with the words

the substance, or for making pa per with curved bar lines, &c., or selling such paper; transportation for fourteen years.

person not privy or consenting to the same, acknowledge any fine, recovery, cognovit actionem, or judgment, or any deed to be enrolled; every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for life or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years nor less than two years. XII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall, without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie upon the party accused, purchase or receive from any other person, or have in his custody or possession, any forged bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, or blank bank note, blank bank bill of exchange, or blank bank post bill, knowing the same respectively to be forged, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be transported beyond the seas for the term of fourteen years.

XIII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall, without the authority of the governor and company of the Bank of England, to be proved by the party accused, make or use, or shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved by the party accused, knowingly have in his custody or possession, any "Bank of Eng-frame, mould, or instrument for the making of paper with land" visible in the words "Bank of England" visible in the substance of the paper, or for the making of paper with curved or waving bar lines, or with the laying wire lines thereof in a waving or curved shape, or with any number, sum, or amount, expressed in a word or words in Roman letters, visible in the substance of the paper; or if any person shall, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, manufacture, use, sell, expose to sale, utter, or dispose of, or shall, without lawful excuse, to be proved as aforesaid, knowingly have in his custody or possession, any paper whatsoever with the words "Bank of England" visible in the substance of the paper, or any paper with curved or waving bar lines, or with the laying wire lines thereof in a waving or curved shape, or with any number, sum, or amount, expressed in a word or words in Roman letters, appearing visible in the substance of the paper; or if any person, without such authority, to be proved as aforesaid, shall, by any art or contrivance, cause the words "Bank of England" to appear visible in the substance of any paper, or cause the numerical sum or amount of any bank note, bank bill of exchange, or bank post bill, blank bank note, blank