Game Association founded

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

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Date of occurrence 1752

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United Kingdom (Location)

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The Game Association was founded by major landowners to initiate proceedings in the Court of King's Bench against poachers. As opposed to the more normal route for prosecuting poachers – which was to lay information before a justice of the peace --such an action imposed on the defendant legal costs of fifty to eighty pounds. The very threat of prosecution by the Game Association was therefore a considerable deterrent, especially for men of property but no legal right to take game. The Game Association also offered informants a reward of £5, a very considerable sum, for information leading to a successful prosecution, in addition to the customary half share in any fine awarded.

The activities of the Game Association were occasioned by a hardening of attitudes among the larger

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Game Association founded". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 24 August 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=7195, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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