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If found on assay, under the standard marked, assayed 2d time same day, if found under, a 3d trial, if required,
if in Dublin on next hall day,
if then found under, broken, and returned on payment of assay.
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XIII. And be it further enacted, That if any gold manufacture or parcel of gold manufactures brought to either of the said assay-offices shall be found by being assayed to be composed of gold less in fineness than gold of the particular standard, which the number in the mark of the maker marked on the said gold manufacture, or said parcel of gold manufactures, in the manner aforesaid, denotes it to be of, then the said gold manufacture or parcel of gold manufactures, shall be assayed a second time on the same day; and if the said gold manufacture, or parcel of gold manufactures shall on second trial be found to be composed of gold less in fineness than gold of the particular standard aforesaid, the said gold manufacture or parcel of gold manufactures (if required by the person who shall have brought the same to be assayed) shall be assayed a third time, which third trial shall be made if in Dublin on the hall day next following the second trial, and if the said gold manufacture or parcel of gold manufactures shall on such third trial, or on such second trial, if a third trial be not required as aforesaid, be found to be composed of gold less in fineness than gold of the particular standard aforesaid, the said gold manufacture, or parcel of gold manufactures, shall be defaced and broken, and shall be returned to the maker thereof, who shall pay for the assaying, and also for the additional assaying of the said gold manufacture, or parcel of gold manufactures, according to the same rate and price herein contained for the assaying, but nothing by the ounce for stamping.
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