4 ANNE, c. 16. "An Act for the amendment of the law, and the better advancement of justice." S. 17. All suits and actions in the Court of Admi- Seamen's ralty for seamen's wages, which shall be become due wages. after the said first day of Trinity term, shall be commenced and sued within six years next after the cause of such suits or actions shall accrue, and not after. (n) age, feme S. 18.—If any person or persons, who is or shall be Proviso in intitled to any such suit or action for seamen's wages, case of nonbe or shall be, at the time of any such cause of suit or covert or non action accrued, fallen or come, within the age of twenty- compos menone years, feme covert, non compos_mentis, imprisoned, tis, &c. or beyond the seas, that then such person or persons shall be at liberty to bring the same actions, so as they take the same within six years next after their coming to, or being of full age, discovert, of sane memory, at large, and returned from beyond the seas. sons gone be. their return. S. 19. If any person or persons against whom there Action is or shall be any such cause of suit or action for sea- against permen's wages, or against whom there shall be any cause yond the seas of action of trespass, detinue, actions sur trover, or re- may be plevin for taking away goods or cattle, or of action of brought after account or upon the case, or of debt grounded upon any lending or contract without specialty, of debt for arrearages of rent, or assault, menace, battery, wounding and imprisonment, or any of them, (o) be or shall be, at the time of any such cause of suit or action given or accrued, fallen, or come beyond the seas; (p) that then (n) The proper mode of pleading to the libel here is, "to allege directly that no suit has been brought within six years after the cause of action accrued;" Ewers v. Jones, 3 Salk. 228; 2 Ld Raym. 934; 1 Com. 137. (o) Page 105. (p) This exception applies to foreigners residing abroad; Stethorst v. Grame, 2 W. Bla. 723, at the time when the cause of action arises, Sir Thomas Cotton's case, 27 Eliz. Shepp. Touch. 31-34. This Act is not expressly referred to in 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27, s. 7.; the Act there mentioned is that of 21 Jac. 1, c. 16; but as this Act refers to the former, and tends merely to extend its provisions, it would The prosecu tion of of fences against 8 Will. 3, such person or persons, who is or shall be entitled to any such suit or action, shall be at liberty to bring the said actions against such person and persons, after their return (9) from beyond the seas, so as they take the same after their return from beyond the seas, within such times as are respectively limited for the bringing of the said actions before by this Act, and by the said other Act made in the one and twentieth year of the reign of King James the First. (r) 7 ANNE, c. 25. "An Act for making perpetual an Act for the better preventing the counterfeiting the current coin of this kingdom, &c." S. 2. The prosecution of such person or persons as offend against the said Act, by making or mending, or beginning or proceeding to make or mend any coining c. 26, may be tool or instrument therein prohibited, or by marking of money round the edges with letters or grainings, may be commenced at any time within six months after such offence. commenced in 6 months after the offence, 8 ANNE, C. 14. Rent in ar rear upon a lease for life, "An Act for the better security of rents, and to prevent frauds committed by tenants." S. 6. And whereas tenants pur auter vie, and lesyears, (s) or at will, (t) frequently hold over the sees for seem to be equally within the meaning of the above cited clause of explanation. (q) The word "return' must be read in its well known and popular sense, and therefore the mere touching at a sea port here during a voyage is not within the meaning of this section; Gregory v. Hurrill, 8 J. B. Moore, 189; 1 Bing. 324. (r) c. 16. s. 3. It must be certain in commencement and ending, and includes an estate for a quarter of a year or less; I Inst. 45 b; 2 Bla. Com, 140. (t) This is not a certain estate, but if the will is deter trained for the lease. tenements to them demised, after the determination of &c. expired such leases: and whereas after the determination of may be dissuch, or any other leases, no distress can by law be after the demade for any arrears of rent that grew due on such re- termination of spective leases before the determination thereof; It is hereby further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the said first day of May one thousand seven hundred and ten, it shall and may be lawful, for any person or persons, having any rent in arrear or due upon any lease for life or lives, or for years, or at will, ended or determined, to distrain for such arrears, after the determination of the said respective leases, in the same manner as they might have done, if such lease or leases had not been ended or determined. S. 7.-That such distress be made within six kalendar Distress to be months after months after the determination (u) of such lease, and within six during the continuance of such landlord's title or in- the end of the terest, and during the possession (x) of the tenant from lease, and whom such arrears became due. during the landlord's title and tenant's possession. 9 ANNE, C. 14. "An Act for the better preventing of excessive and de S. 2. Any person or persons whatsoever, who shall The loser of at any time or sitting, by playing at cards, dice, 10l. at cards, tables (y) or other game or games whatsoever, or by for the money betting on the sides or hands of such as do play at any within three mined by the lessor, the lessee has a right to the corn sown and other emblements; Oland's case, Rep. 116. (u) Where by the custom of the country the tenant is entitled to leave his away going crop in the barns, &c. of the farm for a certain time, after the lease has expired, the determination arises at the end of this latter period; Beavan v. Delahay and another, 1 H. Bla. 5; Knight v. Bennett, 3 Bing. 364; 11 J. B. Moore, 227. (x) Though of part only of the premises; Nuttall v. Stanton, 3 B. & C. 51; 6 D. & R. 155. (y) As hazard, and whether played in private or at a public gaming table; M'Kinnell v. Robinson, 3 M. & W. 434; 2 Jurist, 595. &c. may sue months. of the games aforesaid, lose to any one or more person or persons so playing or betting in the whole, the sum or value of ten pounds, and shall pay or deliver the same or any part thereof, the person or persons so losing or paying or delivering the same, shall be at liberty within three months then next, to sue for and recover the money or goods so lost, and paid or delivered or any part thereof, from the respective winner and winners thereof, with costs of suit, by action of debt founded on this Act, to be prosecuted in any of her Majesty's Courts of Record. Landlords may distrain within thirty days. 11 GEO. 2, c. 19. "An Act for the more effectual securing the payment of rents, and preventing frauds by tenants.' S. 1.-In case any tenant or tenants, lessee or lesand sell goods sees, for life or lives, term of years, at will, sufferance, fraudulently or otherwise, of any messuages, lands, tenements, or carried off the hereditaments, upon the demise or holding whereof any premises rent is or shall be reserved, due, or made payable, shall fraudulently or clandestinely convey away, or carry off from such premisses, his, her or their goods or chattles, to prevent the landlord or lessor, landlords or lessors, from distraining the same for arrears of rent so reserved, due, or made payable; it shall and may be lawful to and for every landlord or lessor, landlords or lessors, within that part of Great Britain called England, dominion of Wales, or the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, or any person or persons by him, her, or them for that purpose lawfully impowered, within the space of thirty days next ensuing such conveying away or carrying off such goods or chattels as aforesaid, to take and seize such goods and chattels, wherever the same shall be found, as a distress for the said arrears of rent. 24 GEO. 2, c. 44. "An Act for the rendering justices of the peace more safe in the execution of their office; and for indemnifying constables and others acting in obedience to their warrants." S. 8.-Provided also and be it enacted, by the au- Limitation of thority aforesaid, that no action shall be brought against actions. any justice of the peace for anything done in the execution of his office, or against any constable, headborough, or other officer, or person acting as aforesaid, unless commenced within six calendar months after the act committed. 9 GEO. 3, c. 16. "An Act to amend and render more Effectual an Act made in the Twenty first Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act for the general quiet of the Subjects against all pretences of Concealment whatsoever." (z) sue or im S. 1.-The King's majesty, his heirs, or successors, The crown shall not at any time hereafter, sue, impeach, question, disabled to or implead, any person or persons, bodies politick or cor- plead any porate, for or in anywise concerning any manors, lands, person for tenements, rents, tythes, or hereditaments whatsoever, any manors, other than liberties or franchises, (a) or for or in anywise ditaments, concerning the revenues, issues, or profits thereof, or make &c. where (z) The Statute of Limitations, 21 Jac. 1, c. 16, may be pleaded to a scire facias issued by the crown against the drawer of a bill of exchange which was barred in the hands of the crown debtor, upon the ground that the crown is only entitled to its debtor's right, and cannot create, or reserve right, if none existed, or it has become barred; and as the crown debtor could not have recovered if the statute had been pleaded; so neither can the crown standing in the same situation as its debtor; Rex v. Morrall, 6 Price, 24. (a) This act does not apply to a reversion in the crown where the prior estate has been granted by it, and by its gift and provision for services; and which therefore cannot be barred by the subject, 34 Hen. 8, c. 20, s. 2; Perkins v.Sewell, 1 W. Bla. 654. lands, here the right hath |