Textile Manufactures (Ireland) Act, 1840

Persons knowingly purchasing or receiving stolen materials or tools guilty of a misdemeanor;

3. Any person who shall purchase or take in pawn, or who in any other way shall receive into his premises or possession, linen, hempen, cotton, silk, or woollen yarns, or cloths made of any one or of any mixture of these materials, or tools or apparatus for manufacturing the same, knowing that such yarns, cloths, tools, or apparatus are embezzled, or that the persons offering the same for sale are fraudulently disposing thereof, shall, on conviction by the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, be deemed and adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor.