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A32310 His Majesties most gracious and royal commission for the relief of poor distressed prisoners published by authority. England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1664 (1664) Wing C3133; ESTC R35494 6,153 17

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be Commiserated and lamented as the said Prisoners of the said Kings Bench and the Fleet did by one other His Commission sealed with the Great Seal of England bearing Date the Tenth day of July in the Two and Twentieth Year of His Reign Authorize certain Commissioners therein named for the Ordering and Compounding of the Causes of the distressed Prisoners and their Creditors in the Prisons and within the Places therein and hereafter in these Presents mentioned and expressed as thereby may more at large appear And whereas Our Royal Father of Blessed Memory by two several Commissions under the Great Seal of England the one bearing Date at Canterbury the Sixth day of June in the Fourth Year of His Reign And the other bearing Date at Westminster the One and Thirtieth day of December in the Sixth Year of His Reign Authorized divers Commissioners therein expressed to the same or like purpose as aforesaid as thereby also more at large may appear Which Commissions upon the Death of Our said Royal Father of Blessed Memory determined And Whereas Our Loving Subjects the Poor Distressed Prisoners in Our Prisons within Our Cities of London and Westminster and Suburbs of the same Cities have by their Humble Petition besought Vs That We would be Graciously pleased to Renew the said former Commissions heretofore Granted by Our said Royal Predecessors Know ye therefore That We taking the same into Our Princely Consideration and minding the Welfare and Relief of the said poor distressed Prisoners Have by and with the Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council of Our especial Grace certain Knowledge and méer Motion Made Constituted and Appointed And by these Presents do Make Constitute and Appoint You to be Our Commissioners And do hereby Give and Grant to You or any Three or more of You full Power and Authority at all and every time and times from henceforth so often as to You or any Thrée or more of You as is aforesaid shall séem convenient and néedful to assemble and méet together in some convenient place in or néer the City of London as to You or any Thrée or more of You shall séem fit for the Execution of this Our Commission And before such Your Méeting by Warrant under Your Hands or the Hands of any Thrée or more of You as is aforesaid upon reasonable warning and at the Charges of the Prisoners To call before You as well such person or persons sufficiently instructed for and on the behalf of such distressed Prisoners as now or hereafter shall happen to be Imprisoned in Our Prisons of Our Kings Bench Fleet Marshalseas White Lyon Clink New Prison the Compter in Wood-street the Compter in the Poultrey Ludgate Newgate Gate-House St. Katherines White-Chappel Bringhurst and Finchbury and all other Prisons near or about London or any of them by reason of or for any Action or Actions of Debt Actions upon the Case Trespass Detinue Trover or other personal Action Iudgments Execution or Executions whatsoever And also the Creditors and such others as have or ought to have the benefit of the Actions Suits Iudgments or Executions for which they are detained in Prison and the Executors Administrators and Atturney of every of them and all other persons whatsoever to whom it shall appertain or some persons indifferently Authorized and Instructed for and on their behalf whom We do hereby Command to Appear before You upon such Your Warrants either in their own persons or by some other sufficiently Instructed and Authorized on their behalf And at such Your Méetings to receive the Supplications and Complaints of the said poor distressed Prisoners and by all wayes and means to inform your selves as well of the due Debt Damages and Duty for which such Actions Suits Plaints Iudgements or Executions is or shall be prosecuted obtained or gotten As of the certain Estate and Ability of the Prisoners how to pay and discharge the some And thereupon by all good and lawful wayes and means to treat with the Creditors or other Persons which have or shall have the Benefit of such Actions Suits Iudgments or Executions and to make Compositions and Agreements with them Wherein Our Pleasure is That some of the Iudges of the Court by or from which the said Prisoner or Prisoners shall be Committed shall be privy or consenting to the conclusion of such Compositions and Agréements And in Cases where no Conclusion or Composition can be made after Examination thereof to certifie the truth of the same unto Vs and Our Privy Council To the end such spéedy course may be taken therein as shall effectually tend to the Relief and Release of the Prisoners Grieved according to Iustice and Equity And that such of You Our said Commissioners as shall go about such Compositions shall do Your best endeavours That the poor Prisoners by Your means and mediations may be Relieved and have such reasonable Years Dayes and Times of Payment for such their Debts and Damages as they shall not be presently able to satisfie and with such security for payment thereof as in Equity and good Conscience having respect to the Ability of the Prisoner and the Charge of Wife and Children and other Incidents to pious Cases considered as by You shall be thought fit Streightly chargeing and commanding You and every of You That for the better Expedition and further Attemplishment of Our Charitable Intent and Will in remedying of the grievous Distresses of Our said poor Subjects and distressed Prisoners You or some Thrée or more of You as is aforesaid do from time to time and as often as it shall be néedful assemble Your selves together in some such convenient place as is aforesaid as You tender Our Pleasure Provided nevertheless and Our Will and Pleasure is That You Our said Commissioners or any of You shall not procéed to the Execution of this Our Commission for or touching any such Matter or Cause as is before mentioned Wherein You shall be occasioned to call or cause any person resident abiding or remaining in any place being above Ten Miles from Our Cities of London and Westminster to give Attendance upon You only within or during the time of the Termes or within Seven Dayes before the beginning or Ten Dayes after the end of every Term. And if any such Creditor or Creditors or other person or persons for whose Debts Costs or Damages such distressed Prisoner or Prisoners shall remain in Prison as aforesaid Shall Refuse upon the said Precepts or Warrants to Appear before You or appearing to refuse to Attend the Commissioners further pleasure or to send some other person or persons sufficiently Authorized and Instructed to Treat and Conclude with You as aforesaid Vpon due consideration of the nature and quality of such Refusal and Contempt You shall and may take such order for punishment of the same and for procuring such persons Appearance as to You shall be thought méet And that You or any such Thrée or more of You shall and do use