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A74297 An act prescribing certain times to delinquents for perfecting their compositions effectually, under several penalties. Die Lunæ, 9 April, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.; Laws, etc. England and Wales. 1649 (1649) Thomason E1060_20; ESTC R205486 6,296 15

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AN ACT Prescribing certain Times to DELINQUENTS For perfecting their Compositions Effectually under several Penalties Die Lunae 9 April 1649. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Act be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliament ' London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons and are to be sold at his Shop in Fleetstreet at the Sign of the Golden-Dragon near the Inner-Temple April 12. 1649. AN ACT Prescribing certain Times to DELINQUENTS For perfecting their Compositions Effectually under several penalties VVHereas by Ordinance of Parliament of the sixth of February 1646. it is Ordained That the Commissioners for compounding with Delinquents have power to suspend the sequestration of the Estates of such Delinquents as shall compound with them the Delinquents having paid the moyety of the Fines compounded for and given Security to the said Commissioners for the remainder thereof according to the proportion to be set by both Houses of Parliament Provided That every such person so compounding do within six weeks pay the remainder of his said Fine and sue forth his Pardon under the Great-Seal after his Composition shall be allowed by both Houses of Parliament otherwise the suspension to be void Yet many whose Compositions have been set and allowed by both Houses of Parliament have not paid in the second moyety of their said Compositions according as by the said Ordinance is appointed by reason whereof the Commonwealth hath been disappointed of those moneys which were intended from the said Treasury for the publique service to supply which the Treasurers at Goldsmiths-Hall have been necessitated to take up at Interest great sums of money upon the credit of the said Compositions for which the said Treasury stands ingaged The Commons assembled in Parliament being very sensible how much the said Compounders have abused the said Act of Grace Do therefore Enact and Declare That this Clause onely in the said proviso of the said Ordinance viz. That every such person so compounding do pay in the remainder of his said Fine within Six weeks after the Compositions shall be allowed by both Houses of Parliament shall be and is hereby Repealed and made void And to the end that a present supply of Moneys may be brought in to the said Treasury It is Enacted and Ordained by the Commons assembled in Parliament That all such persons whose Compositions have been set or allowed by both Houses of Parliament shall pay or cause to be paid in to the said Treasury before the Sixth day of May in the year of our Lord God 1649. the full sum or sums remaining due upon their said Compositions respectively and in default thereof shall pay Interest for the same after the Rate of Eight pounds per cent from the time or times at which the same became due and payable respectively together with one fourth part more of the whole sum of their respective Compositions as an additional Fine And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all such persons whose Fines or Compositions have been set by the said Commissioners and allowed of by the House of Commons onely shall pay or cause to be paid in to the said Treasury before the twentieth day of May 1649. the full sum of their said Fines or so much thereof as remains due upon their said Compositions respectively and in default thereof to pay Interest for the same after the rate of Eight pounds per centum from and after the said twentieth day of May 1649. together with one fourth part more of the whole sum of their respective Compositions as an additional fine And that all such persons whose fines for Compositions have been set by the said Commissioners before the seventh day of April 1649. but before the same day have not been reported unto or allowed by the Commons assembled in Parliament shall pay or cause to be paid in to the said Treasury the one Moyety of their respective fines before the sixth day of May 1649. if such Moyety be not already paid and the other Moyety thereof within six weeks after their said fines respectively shall be allowed by the said Commons or by such as by their authority shall be authorized and appointed thereunto or otherwise in default of such payment of the said several Moyeties or either of them shall pay Interest for the same at the rate aforesaid from the time or times at which the same shall be become payable by vertue of this Act together with the like penalty as aforesaid of one fourth part more of the whole sum of their respective Compositions as an additional fine And that all such persons whose fines for Compositions shall after the said seventh day of April 1649. be set by the said Commissioners or by such others as shall be by the Commons in Parliament assembled authorized thereunto shall pay or cause to be paid in to the said Treasury the one Moyety of such their respective fines within fourteen days after the setting thereof and the other Moyety within six weeks after such their several fines shall be allowed of by the Commons in Parliament assembled as aforesaid or by such as by their Authority shall be authorized and appointed thereunto or otherwise in default of such payment of the said several Moyeties or either of them shall pay Interest for the same at the Rate aforesaid from the time or times at which the same shall become due and payable by vertue of this Act together with the like penalty as aforesaid of one fourth part more of the whole sum of their respective Compositions as an additional fine And it is further Enacted and Ordained That in case any of the persons above-mentioned that make default in paying in his or their full Compositions within such time and times as are above limited that then the Real and Personal Estates of such Defaulters shall be forthwith Sequestred until they respectively conform thereunto And the said Commissioners at Goldsmiths Hall or any five or more of them are hereby authorized and enabled to Sequester or to take order for the Sequestring of the Real and Personal Estates of such Delinquents and defaulters and to direct to the respective Committees for Sequestrations in the several counties or such other Committees for Sequestrations as shall be appointed by Parliament a Warrant for the purposes aforesaid and for the removing of every such person and persons out of the possession of his or their house or houses who are hereby required to obey and perform the same And all Governors of Garisons and other Officers and Soldiers in the service of Parliament are hereby required to be ayding and assisting unto them in the execution thereof for the purposes aforesaid And for the more effectual prosecuting of the said Sequestrations It is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Commissioners or any five or more of them shall and may nominate and appoint and authorize by Warrant under their Hands a