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A Statute of the Fortieth Year of King Edward III., enacted in a parliament held in Kilkenny, A.D. 1367, before Lionel Duke of Clarence, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. (Author: [unknown])
article 15
XV. Also, whereas the Irish agents who come amongst the English, spy out the secrets, plans,
and policies of the English, whereby great evils have often
resulted; it is agreed and forbidden, that any Irish agents, that
is to say, pipers, story-tellers, bablers, rimers, mowers, nor any
other Irish agent shall come
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amongst the English, and that no English shall receive or
make gift to such; and that shall do so, and be
attainted, shall be taken, and imprisoned,
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as well the Irish agents as the English who receive or
give them any thing, and after that they shall make fine at the
king's will; and the instruments of their agency shall forfeit to
our lord the king.