E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Black Act.
9 Geo. I. c. 22 is so called, because it was directed against the Waltham deer-stealers, who blackened their faces for disguise, and, under the name of Blacks, appeared in Epping Forest. This Act was repealed in 1827.
