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A87307 An Act for the relief and release of poor distressed prisoners for debt or dammages Ireland. 1699 (1699) Wing I322A; ESTC R232096 5,486 14

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the_o same_o county_n or_o place_n the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n before_o the_o time_n of_o his_o discharge_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o act_n and_o of_o the_o way_n and_o course_n he_o intend_v to_o take_v for_o obtain_v the_o same_o before_o the_o time_n of_o their_o discharge_n as_o aforesaid_a but_o that_o upon_o any_o arrest_n for_o such_o debt_n damage_n or_o sum_n of_o money_n it_o shall_v and_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o they_o show_v a_o duplicate_v of_o their_o discharge_v under_o the_o hand_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n by_o who_o they_o be_v discharge_v or_o of_o any_o two_o of_o they_o or_o of_o such_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o case_n such_o prisoner_n be_v discharge_v after_o a_o allowance_n of_o maintenance_n by_o the_o creditor_n for_o threé_o month_n as_o aforesaid_a which_o the_o say_v justice_n be_v hereby_o require_v to_o give_v without_o feé_fw-fr to_o every_o prisoner_n so_o by_o they_o 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person_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n shall_v be_v discharge_v out_o of_o prison_n who_o shall_v be_v charge_v in_o execution_n with_o more_o than_o the_o sum_n of_o fifty_o pound_n to_o any_o one_o person_n principal_a money_n and_o damage_n provide_v always_o that_o if_o any_o prisoner_n who_o shall_v be_v release_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n shall_v at_o any_o time_n afterward_o be_v find_v or_o suspect_v by_o any_o creditor_n to_o have_v in_o ready_a money_n good_n or_o chattel_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o possession_n or_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o other_o to_o his_o or_o her_o use_n or_o in_o trust_n for_o he_o or_o she_o in_o value_n over_o and_o above_o what_o he_o or_o she_o be_v allow_v by_o this_o act_n other_o than_o such_o good_n in_o his_o shop_n or_o workhouse_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v credit_v and_o trust_v with_o since_o the_o time_n of_o his_o discharge_n and_o for_o what_o he_o shall_v be_v real_o indebt_v at_o the_o time_n of_o make_v such_o 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