No person may surreptitiously hold a meeting for public worship, or sing, read, or preach in the same, on the penalty of 100 pounds Flemish and the hearers to be each liable to a penalty of 25 pounds Flemish, without regard to the religion or sect they may be of, as per the edict of the 1st of ;

Feby. 1657. Brewers not to be retailers of liquors.

These two occupations may not be followed by the same individual, neither shall they sell by the on the penalty of all the beer which may be found in their houses, and in addition of having

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their trade stopped for 6 months, according to the edict of the 12th of Jany 1648.

Goats.

The Goats which run at large without keepers, in consequence of their injuring fruit and other trees, may be seised by the officer and taken possession of according to the edict of the 16th of March, 1648. Public instruments or papers.

No man may draft public documents or papers, unless authorized by the Director General and Council ; offenders shall be brought to trial before the high court of judicature according to the edict of May 1649. Receiving articles in pawn for liquor forbidden.

No man may take anything in pawn for liquors, on penalty of restoring the coods, and paying in addition 25 guilders for the first offence, 50 guilders for the second and double (100 guilders) for the third offence, and also to have his license taken away and trade stopped, according to the edict of the