nominate any person that shall then have any Benefice with cure of Souls but that such Presentation shall be void XIX Provided that if any person so presented c. to any Benefice with cure shall be absent from the same above sixty days in one year that such Benefices shall be void XX. Provided nevertheless That if any such person shall at the General Quarter-Sessions where his Name is recorded repeat and subscribe the said Declaration and take the Oaths contained in an Act of this Parliament Entituled An Act for the abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance c. he shall be discharged from the said Disability and be enabled to make such Presentation c. as if this Act had not been made Pardon I. Stat. 2 W. M. Sess 1. cap. 10. All Subjects of this Realm of England Wales and the Town of Berwick All Bodies Politick and Corporate Cities Burroughs Shires Ridings Hundreds c. shall be pardoned and discharged of and from all Treasons Felonies Misprisions of Treason Treasonable or Seditious Words or Libels Misprisions of Felony seditious and unlawful Meetings Offences of Premunire Ryots Routs Offences Contempts Trespasses Entries Wrongs Deceits Misdemeanors Forfeitures Penalties and Sums of Mony pains of Death pains Corporal and Pecuniary and of and from all Things Causes Quarrels Suits Judgments and Executions not hereafter excepted which by their Majesties in any wise can be pardoned before the 16th day of May 1690. II. All their Majesties Subjects and Bodies Corporate may by themselves their Deputies or Attornies plead this for any thing hereby pardoned or discharged without any Fee or other Thing paying to any person for writing or entry of the Judgments or other Cause concerning such Plea Writing or Entry but only 16 d. to the Officer or Clerk that shall enter the same III. This Pardon to be expounded most beneficial and available to the Subject IV. If any Officer or Clerk of any of their Majesties Courts shall after Easter-Term next make out any Process whereby any of the Subjects or Bodies Corporate aforesaid may be inquieted for any thing hereby pardoned or if any Sheriff Escheator or their under Officers levy or with-hold any thing discharged by this Act they shall pay to the party grieved treble Damages and Costs of Suit and forfeit to their Majesties 10 l. for every such Offence and such Process to be void V. Except Treasons and other Offences against the King and Queens persons or either of them and all Conspiracies and Confederacies against their Majesties most Royal Persons And all Treasons committed in Ireland or any Parts beyond the Seas since the 13th day of Febr. 1688. And all Offences in forging and counterfeiting the Great or Privy Seal Sign Manuel or Privy Signet or of Monies and all Offences of unlawful diminishing Monies and all Misprisions and Concealments of the Treasons above excepted and abetting aiding comforting and procuring the same VI. And except all Murthers Petit Treasons and wilful Poysonings and the Accessaries thereunto VII And except Robberies and Pyracies upon the Seas procuring and abetting such Offenders and receiving them or Goods taken by Pyracy VIII And except all Burglaries and breaking into and stealing out of any Dwelling-houses in the day and Accessaries thereunto IX And except Robberies of Churches and Robberies committed on the High-way X. And except Buggery with Mankind or Beast and Rapes of Women XI And except the wilful taking away or marrying any Maid Widow or Damsel against her will or the assent of her Parents or Guardians and Accessaries thereunto XII And except all Offences of Perjury and Subornation of Witnesses and of forging and counterfeiting Deeds Writings or Records or Examinations of Witnesses tending to bring any Persons in danger of Life and all procuring or counselling the same XIII And except all Offences committed in any Forest since the 13th day of Febr. 1688. XIV And except Forfeitures now due or which may be be due to their Majesties by reason of any Offence c. contrary to any Statute other than using a Trade without serving seven years or contrary to the Common Law and whereof any Action Bill Plaint or Information within six days next before the day of holding this present Parliament viz. the 20th day of March 1689. hath been commenced in any of their Majesties Courts at Westminster and is there depending or whereupon any Verdict Judgment or Decree is already given or entred or whereof their Majesties have made any Assignment before the said 16 day of May. XV. And except all Proceedings concerning High-ways and Bridges and Issues return'd upon any such Process since the 20th day of March 1679. XVI And except all Offences in imbezeling and purloining their Majesties Goods Monies Chattels Jewels Armor Munition Stores Naval Provisions Shipping Ordinance and other Habiliments of War and all Offences in conveying to the French King any Naval Stores or contraband Goods XVII And except all Conditions and Covenants and all Penalties Titles c. accrued to their Majesties by the breach of them XVIII And except all Offences of Incest Simony and Dilapidations for which any Suit is or was depending the first day of this Parliament XIX And except Adultery and other Enormous Crimes by Persons in Holy Orders punishable in Ecclesiastical Courts XX. And except First-fruits and Tenths Pensions Procurations Synodals and other Payments out of any Ecclesiastical Benefice other than Tenths due out of small Livings not worth 30 l. a year improved value and which shall be so certified by the Bishop or Guardian of the Spiritualties before the last of Michaelmas-Term but this Act shall not discharge Bishops from answering any of the said Arrears by them received XXI And except the Monies and Duties following and Concealments thereof viz. of any Custom or Subsidy Excise Hearth-mony Imposition upon Wine or other Liquors Duties arising by Wine-licences or the Post-office or any other Duty due to their Majesties by Act of Parliament and Forfeitures for non-payment thereof and Misdemeanors in Ministers concerning the same XXII And except all taking from their Majesties or the late King Charles II. or King James II. Goods forfeited for Treason Petit Treason Murder or Felony or the Issues and Profits of Lands of Traitors or Felons attainted or of the Possessions of any Bishoprick the Temporalties whereof upon the 20th day of March 1679. were or ought to have been in their Hands and except all Arrears of Rent due from any Farmer of any part of the Revenue and of Fee-farms and other Rents XXIII And except the accounts of Collectors Commissioners or Receivers of any Subsidy Custom Tunnage and Poundage additional Duty Prize Goods or other things grown due since the 25th of March 1673. and of all other Accountants to their Majesties in respect of any receit or other charge grown since the said 25th day of March and all untrue Accounts made since then XXIV And except Recognizances and other Securities given by any Accountant in the
Courts of Equity shall be written or ingrossed 6 d. XV. Licenses Ecclesiastical For every Skin c. on which any Institution or Licence under Seal of any Archbishop Bishop Chancellor or other Ordinary or any Ecclesiastical Court shall be written or engrossed 5 s. XVI Writs of Error c. For every Skin c. on which any Writs of Error Certioraries Habeas Corpus's or Appeals except to the Delegates shall be written or ingrossed 5 s. XVII Significavit pro Corp. c. For every Skin c. on which any Significavit pro Corporis deliberatione shall be written or ingrossed 5 s. XVIII Sentences c. in the Admiralty c. For every Skin c. on which any Sentence in the Court of the Lord High Admiral or Cinque-Ports exercising Admiralty Jurisdiction Attachments out of the said Court of Admiralty or any Relaxation of any such Attachment shall be ingrossed or written 5 s. XIX Licenses of Marriage c. For every Skin c. on which any Licence or Certificates of Marriage or Letters of Mart shall be ingrossed or written 5 s. XX. Probate of Wills c. For every Skin c. on which any Probate of Wills or Letters of Administration for any Estate above 20 l. value shall be written or ingrossed 5 s. XXI Recognizances Statutes For every Skin c. on which any Recognizance Statute-Staple or Merchant shall be ingrossed or written or entred of Record in any Court or Office 5 s. XXII Nisi prius Posteas For every Skin c. on which any Record of Nisi Prius or Postea shall be ingrossed or written 2 s. 6 d. XXIII Judgments For every Skin c. on which are ingrossed or written any Judgment which shall be signed by any Member of the Office or Prothonotaries their Deputies Secondaries or Clerks or others belonging to any the Courts of Westminster who have Power or usually do or shall sign Judgments 2 s. 6 d. XXIV Commissions Ecclesiastical For every Skin c. on which any Commission out of any Ecclesiastical Court not herein otherwise particularly charged shall be written or ingrossed 2 s. 6 d. XXV Warrants Decrees in Admiralty or Cinque-Ports For every Skin c. on which are ingrossed or written any Warrant Monition or personal Decree in any Courrt of Admiralty or Cinque-Ports any beneficial Warrant or Order under their Majesties Sign Manual except Warrant or Orders for the Navy Arms and Ordnance 2 s. 6 d. XXVI Special Bail For every Piece c. on which are ingrossed or written any Special Bail in any of the Courts at Westminster or before a Judge which shall be filed in the Court and also Appearances thereof 1 s. XXVII Bills Answers c. For every Skin c. on which shall be ingrossed or written any Bill Answer Replication Rejoinder Interrogatories Depositions taken by Commission or any other Pleadings whatsoever in the Chancery Exchequer Dutchy and County Palatine Courts or other Courts of Equity 1 s. XXVIII Admission into Corporations c. For every Skin c. on which any Admission into a Corporation or Company Matriculation in either University Admission into any of the Inns of Court or Chancery shall be written or ingrossed 1 s. XXIX Affidavits For every Piece c. on which any Affidavit shall be ingrossed or written except for burying in Woollen and such Affidavits as shall be taken before the Officers of the Customs or any Justice of Peace or any Commissioner appointed or to be appointed by any Act of Parliament for the assessing and levying any Duties or Aids granted or to be granted to their Majesties which Affidavits shall be taken by the said Persons by virtue of their Authorities respectively 6 d. XXX Copies of Affidavits For every Piece c. on which are ingrossed or written Copies of Affidavits herein charged that shall be read or filed in any Court 6 d. XXXI Indentures Leases c. For every Skin c. on which are ingrossed or written any Indenture Lease or Deed Poll not hereby otherwise charged 6 d. XXXII Original Writs For every Piece c. on which any Original Writ except such on which a Capias issues Subpoena Bill of Middlesex Latitat Writ of Capias Quo minus Dedimus Potestatem to take Answers examine Witnesses or appoint Guardians or any other Writ Process or Mandate that shall issue out or pass under the Seals in any Court at Westminster Quarter Sessions in Wales Counties Palatine or any other Court whatsoever holding Plea where the Debt or Damage amounts to 40 s. or above or the demand is of the value shall be ingrossed or written 6 d. XXXIII Entry of Actions in Inferior Courts For every Piece c. on which any entry of any Action in the Mayors or Sheriffs Courts London and in all other Courts or Corporations out of which no Writs Process or Mandate issue holding Plea for Debts or Damages amounting to 40 s. or above shall be ingrossed or written 6 d. XXXIV Common Bail Appearance For every Piece c. on which are ingrossed or written any Common Bail to be filed in any Court and any Appearance that shall be made upon such Bail 6 d. which Appearance or Common Bail the Defendant shall cause to be entred or filed within eight days after the Return of the Process on which the Defendant was to be arrested on Penalty of 5 l. to be paid to the Plaintiff for which the Court shall immedately award Judgment and the Plaintiff may take out Execution XXXV Rule of Court For every Piece c. on which any Rule or Order made in any of the Courts at Westminster either Courts of Law or Equity shall be ingrossed or written 6 d. XXXVI Copies of Rules of Court and of Records For every Piece c. on which any Copy of such Rules and Orders entred or the Copies of any other Records or Proceedings in any of the Courts at Westminster not hereby otherwise charged shall be ingrossed or written 6 d. XXXVII Citations Monitions c. For every Skin c. on which any Citation or Monition made in any Ecclesiastical Court any Libel or Allegation Deposition or Signal Decree or any Inventory exhibited in any Ecclesiastical Court Courts of Admiralty or Cinque-Ports or Copies of them respectively shall be ingrossed or written 6 d. XXXVIII Charter-parties Policies c. For every Skin c. on which any Charter-party Policy of Assurance Pass-port Bond Release Contract or other Obligatory Instrument any Protest Procuration Letter of Attorny or any other Notarial Act whatsoever shall be ingrossed or written 6 d. XXXIX Declarations Pleas c. For every Skin c. on which any Declaration Plea Replication Rejoinder Demurrer or other Pleadings whatsoever in any Court of Law shall be ingrossed or written 1 d. XL. Copies thereof For every Skin c.
settlement of the Poor 56. An Act for the better repairing and amending the High-ways and for settling the Rates of Carriage of Goods 57. An Act against corresponding with their Majesties Enemies 58. An Act for the Relief of Creditors against fraudulent Devises 59. An Act for the better ordering and collecting the Duty upon Low-Wines and Strong-Waters and for preventing the Abuses therein 60. An Act that the Inhabitants in the Province of York may dispose of their Personal Estates by their Wills notwithstanding the Custom of that Province 61. An Act for granting to their Majesties certain Rates and Duties of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of ten hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the War against France 62. An Act for taking Special Bails in the Country upon Actions and Suits depending in the Courts of Kings-Bench Common-Pleas and Exchequer at Westminster 63. An Act for granting to their Majesties certain Additional Impositions upon several Goods and Merchandizes for the prosecuting the present War against France 64. An Act to prevent Abuses committed by the Traders in Butter and Cheese 65. An Act for encouraging the apprehending of High-way Men. 66. An Act for reviving two former Acts of Parliament for the repairing the High-ways in the County of Hertford 67. An Act for prohibiting the Importation of all Foreign Hair Buttons 68. An Act to make Parishioners of the Church United Contributors to the Repairs and Ornaments of the Church to whom the Union is made 69. An Act for punishing Officers and Souldiers who shall Mutiny or Desert their Majesties Service and for Punishing false Musters and for the Payment of Quarters 70. An Act for continuing certain Acts therein mentioned and for charging several Joynt-Stocks 71. An Act to prevent Frauds by Clandestine Mortgages 72. An Act for the regaining encouraging and settling the Greenland Trade 73. An Act to prevent malicious Informations in the Court of Kings-Bench and for the more easie reversal of Outlawries in the same Court 74. An Act for preventing Suits against such as acted for their Majesties Service in Defence of the Kingdom 75. An Act for the better Discovery of Judgments in the Courts of Kings-Bench Common-Pleas and Exchequer at Westminster 76. An Act for delivering Declarations to Prisoners 77. An Act for regulating the Proceedings in the Crown-Office of the Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster 78. An Act for the more easie discovery and conviction of such as shall destroy the Game of this Kingdom 79. An Act for reviving continuing and explaining several Laws therein mentioned which are expired and near expiring 80. An Act for continuing the Acts for prohibiting all Trade and Commerce with France and for the Encouragement of Privateers 81. An Act for repealing such parts of several former Act as prevent or prohibit the importation of Foreign Brandy Aqua Vitae and other Spirits and Bacon except from France 82. An Act for the importation of fine Italian Sicilian and Naples Thrown Silk 83. An Act to repeal a Clause in the Statute made in the four and thirtieth and five and thirtieth Years of King Henry the eighth by which Justices of Peace in Wales are limited to eight in each County 84. An Act to supply the Deficiency of the Mony raised by a former Act Entituled An Act for granting to their Majesties certain Rates and Duties of Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of ten hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the War against France 85. An Act to prevent Disputes and Controversies concerning Royal Mines 86. An Act for granting to their Majesties certain Rates and Duties upon Salt and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the Sum of ten hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the War against France 87. An Act for the explaining and for the more effectual Execution of a former Act for the Relief of poor Prisoners 88. An Act for repeal of a Clause in the Statute of the fifth Year of Queen Elizabeth containing divers Orders for Artificers and others which relates to Weavers of Cloath 89. An Act for Relief of the Orphans and other Creditors of the City of London 90. An Act to prevent Delays of Proceedings at the Quarter-Sessions of the Peace 91. An Act to take away the Process for the Capiatur Fine in the several Courts at Westminster 92. An Act to repeal the Statute made in the tenth Year of King Edward III. for finding Sureties for the good abearing by him or her that hath a Pardon of Felony 93. An Act for continuing the Act for punishing Officers and Souldiers who shall Mutiny or Desert their Majesties Service and for punishing false Musters and for the payment of Quarters for one Year longer 94. An Act for the importation of Salt-Petre for one Year 95. An Act for the exportation of Iron Copper and Mundick Metal 96. An Act for enabling their Majesties to make Grants Leases and Copies of Offices Lands and Hereditaments parcel of their Dutchy of Cornwal or annexed to the same and for confirmation of Leases and Grants already made 97. An Act for raising the Militia of this Kingdom for the Year 1694. although the Months Pay formerly advanced be not repaid 98. An Act for granting to their Majesties several Rates and Duties upon Tunnage of Ships and Vessels and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for securing certain Recompences and Advantages in the said Act mentioned to such Persons as shall voluntarily Advance the Sum of fifteen hundred thousand pounds towards carrying on the War against France 99. An Act for granting to their Majesties several Duties upon Vellum Parchment and Paper for four Years towards carrying on the War against France 100. An Act for the licensing and regulating Hackney-Coaches and Stage-Coaches 101. An Act for appointing and enabling Commissioners to examine take and state the Publick Accounts of the Kingdom 102. An Act for building good and defensible Ships 103. An Act for the better Discipline of their Majesties Navy Royal. AN EXACT ABRIDGMENT Of all the STATUTES OF King William Queen Mary IN Force and Use until the 14th of March in the Fifth Year of Their Reign An. Dom. 1692 3. Accounts I. STat. 2 W. M. Sess 2. c. 9. Sir Robert Rich Sir Thomas Clarges Paul Foley Robert Austen Sir Matthew Andrews Sir Benjamin Newland Sir Samuel Barnardiston Sir Peter Colliton and Robert Harley or any Five or more of them shall be Commissioners for taking the Accounts of the Publick Revenues of the Crown which were in the Receipt of the Exchequer on the Fifth Day of November 1688. or since or shall be before the Power for taking these Accounts be determined and of all
custody or stood upon Bail on the said 13th day of February shall be proceeded against as if the said Crimes had been committed before the said 11th day of December and all Persons for any Matter arisen since the said 11th day of December and before the said 13th day of February shall be liable to any Action and it shall be sufficient in all Indictments and Informations for any such Crimes and in all Actions and Declarations for any such Cause to alledge the Year of our Lord instead of the Year of the King and in such Indictments Informations or Actions wherein Conclusions used to be contra Pacem Domini Regis to conclude contra Pacem Regni and Indictments for Felonies committed within that time shall be good having the words contra Pacem Regni though the words Domini Regis Coronam Dignitatem be omitted X. Recognizances Statutes and Obligations made since the said 11th day of December and before the said 13th day of February in the Name of and to the late King James II. shall be good and may be sued in their Majesties Names and all Persons who were bound by Recognizance to the said late King to appear in the Court of Kings Bench at any time in Hill Term or at the next Assizes Oyer and Terminer General Gaol-delivery or of the Peace shall be obliged to appear in the said Court of Kings Bench on the first day of Easter-Term 1689. and at the next Assizes Sessions of Oyer and Terminer c. under the Penalty of forfeiting the said Recognizance c. XI Writs and Process issuing out of any of the Courts of Westminster as of Mich. Term 1688. that have been executed before they were returnable and all Bills Plaints Judgments and Proceedings in any Inferior Court and Executions thereupon since the said 11th day of December and before the said 13th day of February shall be good as if the said late King had continued so XII Bail Bonds taken by Sheriffs c. though not lawfully qualified since the first day of November 1687. and Recognizances of Bail taken since the said 11th day of December before any Person who upon the first day of December last was Justice of the Kings Bench Common Pleas or Baron of the Exchequer shall be good and may be inroll'd in Easter-Term 1689. and all Commitments to prison on any Writ or Process by the said Judges since the said 11th day of December shall be good in Law XIII No part of the time from the 10th of December 1688. until the 12th of March 1688. shall be accounted as part of the six months from the time of the avoidance of any Church in which any Person is bound to bring his darrein Presentment or Quare impedit or as any part of the time in which any Person by virtue of any Statute of Limitation ought to bring his Action Iudgments I. Stat. 4 5 W. M. cap. 20. The Clerk of the Essoins of the Court of Common Pleas every Clerk of the Doggets of the Court of Kings Bench and the Master of the Office of Pleas in the Exchequer shall before the end of every Easter-Term put into an Alphabetical Dogget by the Defendants Names a particular of all Judgments for Debt by Confession non sum Informatus or nihil dicit entred in the said respective Courts of the Term of St. Hillary preceding containing the Names of the Plaintiffs and Defendants their Places of Abode Title Trade or Profession if any such be in the Record and the Debt Damages and Costs recovered thereby and where the Actions were laid and the Number-roll of the Entry thereof and every Clerk of the Judgments and other Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas and Kings Bench shall within ten days before the said time bring to the Clerks of the Doggets Notes in Writing of all the Judgments by them entred of the said Term of St. Hillary upon Verdicts Writs of Enquiry Demurrer and every other Judgment for Debt or Damages in all things as aforesaid and that the Clerk of the Judgments and every other Clerk of the Exchequer shall within the time aforesaid bring unto the Master of the Office or Pleas the like Note in Writing of all the like Judgments by him entred to the end they may be respectively entred and the respective Officers and Clerks shall before the last day of the Term of St. Michael make the like Doggets containing all Judgments of the Terms of Easter and Trinity in all things as aforesaid and before the last day of every Hillary-Term the like Doggets of Judgments in Michaelmass-Term The said Doggets to be kept in Books in Parchment to be searched and viewed by all Persons at reasonable times paying for every Terms search 4 d. and no more on pain that every Clerk of the Essoins of the Court of Common Pleas Clerk of the Doggets of the Kings Bench and Master of the Office of Pleas in the Exchequer and every Clerk before-mentioned shall for every Term in which he shall neglect his Duty forfeit 100 l. one moiety to the Party grieved and the other moiety to the Prosecutor II. No Judgment not doggetted as aforesaid shall affect any Lands as to Purchasers or Mortgagees or have any preference against Heirs Executors or Administrators in the administration of their Ancestors Testators or Intestates Estates III. The Plaintiffs in every of the said Judgments shall pay to the Clerks of the Judgments for every Judgment entring 4 d. over and above the Fees now due IV. This Act to continue for one year from the 25th day of March 1693. and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament King and Queen I. STat. 2 W. M. Sess 1. cap. 1. The Lords and Commons publish declare and enact in Parliament that they do recognize and acknowledge that their Majesties are and of Right ought to be by the Laws of this Realm their Soveraign Liege Lord and Lady King and Queen of England France and Ireland c. in and to whose Princely Persons the Royal State Crown and Dignity of the said Realms with all Honors Prerogatives c. are fully rightfully and entirely invested incorporated united and annexed II. All and singular the Acts made in the Parliament assembled the 13th day of Febr. 1688. were and are the Laws and Statutes of this Kingdom and as such ought to be reputed taken and obeyed Leather I. STat. 1. W. M. Sess 1. cap. 23. Whereas an Act made in the 20th year of King Charles II. Entituled An Act for giving liberty to buy and export Leather and Skins tanned or dressed was revived by another Act made in the first year of the Reign of the late King James II. Entituled An Act for reviving a former Act for exporting Leather which Act will expire at the end of this Sessions Be it enacted that the said two Acts be revived and continue in force from the end of this Session of Parliament for seven
years and from thence to the end of the Session of Parliament then next ensuing II. Stat. 1 W. M. Sess 1. cap. 33. Every Hide Skin or Piece of tanned Leather shaved or liquored and well curried according to the Statute of 1 Jac. 1. shall be adjudged to be the made Ware and Manufacture of the Currier and subject to the view search and seizure of the Master of the several Mysteries of the Cordwainers Curriers Girdlers and Sadlers of the City of London or the major part of them as by the said Statute is provided and shall be liable to be seiz'd and subject to the same Penalties as other Wares insufficiently made of tanned Leather are liable and subject by the said Statute III. Nothing in this Act shall give any Power to the Master and Wardens of the Company of Curriers to search or seize any Leather Hide or Skin but such as shall be curried in London or within three Miles thereof by some Members of their own Company nor in any other Place but the open Market-place or in the Shops Houses or Ware-houses of such Curriers IV. All Persons whatsoever dealing or working in Leather may buy all sorts of Red tann'd Leather in any open Fair or Market curried or uncurried the same being first search't and seal'd according to Law and may sell the same again in their Shops or convert it into other made Ware V. Any Persons may buy or sell Leather Hides or Skins by weight London I. Stat. 2 W. M. Sess 1. cap. 8. Whereas a Judgment was given in the Kings Bench in Trinity-Term in the 35th Year of King Charles II. in a Quo Warranto against the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of London that the Franchise of the said City should be seiz'd into the Kings Hands as forfeited which Proceedings were illegal and arbitrary Be it enacted That the said Judgment and every other Judgment given or recorded in the said Court for seizing the Franchise of the said City into the Kings Hands be revers'd and made void and Vacats entred upon the Rolls II. The Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of London to remain a Body Politick by the Name of Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London c. without any Seizure or Forejudger of the said Franchise c. upon pretence of any Forfeiture or Misdemeanor done or to be done and to have and enjoy all their Rights Charters c. which they lawfully had at the time of the recording or giving the said Judgment III. All Charters Letters Patents c. for incorporating the Citizens and Commonalty of the said City or any of them and all Charters c. concerning any of their Liberties c. Lands and Tenements c. Rights Title or Estates made since the said Judgment by the late King Charles II. or King James II. are hereby declared void IV. Yet no Recoveries Verdicts Judgments Statutes Recognizances Inquisitions Indictments Presentments Informations Decrees Sentences Executions nor any Plaints Process or Proceedings in Law or Equity had in any Court within the said City or Liberties thereof since the said Judgment shall be avoided for want of any legal Power in such as acted as Judges or Officers belonging to the same V. This Act shall not extend to discharge any Persons from any Penalties for not duly qualifying themselves to act upon such Charters Grants or Commissions VI. All Officers and Ministers of the City that rightfully held any Office or Place therein or in Southwark when such Judgment was given are hereby confirmed as fully as they held them then except such as have voluntarily surrendred or been removed for just cause and Persons admitted since the said Judgment into any Office or Employment within the said City upon the death surrender or removal as aforesaid of the former Officers are hereby confirmed as if they had been admitted therein according to ancient Custom VII Leases and Grants of Lands and other things before the said Judgment belonging to the City made since the said Judgment by the said late King Charles II. or King James II. or any taking upon them to be Trustees for the City upon pretence of any Commission from either of the said late Kings being made for a just and valuable consideration and whereupon the accustom'd yearly Rent or more hath been reserved shall be good upon the Terms therein contained and the Commonalty and Citizens shall have all benefit and advantage thereof VIII All Judgments Decrees and Sentences obtain'd by any Persons taking upon them to be Trustees as aforesaid concerning any Interests belonging to the City shall stand in force and be prosecuted and executed by and to the use of the City and all Persons natural-born Subjects or Denizens that have been admitted into the Freedom of the City since the said Judgment shall be free thereof as if admitted before IX The present Mayor Sheriffs Chamberlain and Common Council shall continue till new Elections and the Persons to be elected sworn the Election of a Mayor Sheriffs and Chamberlain to be on the 26th day of May 1690 and of the Common Council on the 10th day of June 1690. Persons so elected to continue till the usual time of electing such Officers according to usage and from thence to continue for the year ensuing X. If the Mayor Sheriffs Chamberlain and Common Council shall not be elected as aforesaid the Mayor Sheriffs Chamberlain and Common Council which were in being at the time of the said Judgment shall be and continue in those respective Offices till new Elections be made according to ancient usage XI All Persons so to be restored and continued shall take the Oaths appointed by an Act made in the first year of their Majesties Reign Entituled An Act for the abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths the next Term after such restitution under the Penalties and Disabilities in the said Act provided XII The Mayor Sheriffs and Chamberlain so to be elected shall be sworn in usual manner on or before the 20th day of June next XIII The several Companies and Corporations of the City shall stand and be incorporated by such Names and in such manner as they were at the time of such Judgment given and are hereby restored to the Lands c. Rights and Liberties which they lawfully had then And all Surrenders and Charters for new incorporating any of them and concerning any of their Liberties granted by either of the said late Kings since the said Judgment shall be void but no Person shall be prosecuted for any thing by him lawfully done in pursuance of such Charters c. XIV Provided that all Leases Terms and Estates granted by any of the said Companies since the said Judgment for just and valuable considerations and whereupon the accustomed yearly Rents or more are reserved shall be of force as if they had been granted by the said several Companies as hereby restored and the said Companies shall have all
upon Record against them or are charg'd in Execution or imprison'd upon Attachments for Debt or upon Outlawries for Debt or upon any Process in Law or Equity for Debt Damages or Costs only who shall take the Oath mentioned in the Act of 22 and 23 Car. 2. Entituled An Act for the Relief and Release of poor distressed Prisoners for Debt and the Oath in this Act following shall be released in manner and form as is mentioned in the said Act and in one other Act made in the 30th year of the said late King Charles II. Entituled An Act for the farther relief and discharge of Poor distressed Prisoners for Debt II. Justices of Peace who pursuant to the said Acts or to this present Act shall make any Order for the discharge of any poor Prisoner for Debt shall cause to come before them any Sheriff Gaoler or Keeper of Prison where such Prisoners are and administer to them this Oath viz. I A. B. do swear that J. S. was really and truly my Prisoner in my custody without any fraud or deceit in me or by any other to my knowledge at or upon the 28th day of November 1690. So help me God III. If any Sheriff Gaoler c. refuse to appear and take the said Oath he shall forfeit to such Prisoner so about to be discharged the value of the Debt for which he is imprisoned to be recovered by Action of Debt in any their Majesties Courts of Record and if any such Sheriff Gaoler c. shall forswear himself he shall suffer as a person convicted of perjury IV. Prisoners taking the benefit of this Act and taking the Oath in the first recited Act mentioned shall also before such Justice or Justices by whom such Oath is to be given take this Oath viz. I A. B. do swear That on the 28th day of November 1690. I was actually a Prisoner in the custody of the Gaoler or Keeper of D. Prison in the County of C. at the Suit of J.S. without my consent or procurement or by any Fraud or Collusion whatsoever So help me God V. Such Prisoners forswearing themselves besides the penalties now in force against persons convicted of Perjury shall suffer seven years imprisonment VI. This Act shall not extend to persons in Execution for a Fine impos'd for any Offence VII Taking the Oaths and giving the Creditors notice as by this Act is required in all other things for the discharge of any poor prisoner it shall be observed in form and method as is directed by the two before mentioned Acts. VIII None shall have the benefit of this Act who shall stand charged with more than 100 l. principal Mony or Damages or who shall stand charged with any Debt to their Majesties IX Notwithstanding the discharge of such Prisoners Judgments against them shall be good in Law against their Lands and Goods their wearing Apparel Bedding for them and their Familes and Tools for their Trade c. only excepted X. Stat. 4 5 W. M. cap. 21. If any Defendants taken or charged in custody upon any Writ or Writs out of any of the Courts at Westminster and detained for want of Sureties for their appearance the Plaintiffs may before the end of the next Term after such Writ or Process shall be returnable declare against such Prisoners in the Court out of which the Writ shall issue and cause a Copy thereof to be delivered to such Prisoners or the Gaoler in whose custody he shall remain to which if the said Prisoners shall not appear and plead the Plaintiff shall have Judgment as if they had appeared and refused to answer or plead XI In all Declarations against Prisoners detained by virtue of any Process out of the Kings Bench it shall be alledged in custody of what Sheriff Bailiff c. such Prisoners are at the time of such Declaration which allegation shall be as effectual as if such Prisoners were in the custody of the Marshal or the Marshalsey c. Prizes I. Stat. 3 4 W. M. cap. 4. An Act for preserving two Ships lading of Bay-Salt taken as Prize for the benefit of their Majesties Navy Religion I. SEat Anno 1 W. M. Sess 1. cap. 18. Neither the Statute made in the 23th year of Queen Elizabeth Entituled An Act to retain the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due Obedience nor that of the 29th of the said Queen Entituled An Act for the more speedy and due execution of certain Branches of the Statute made in the 23th year of the Queens Majesties Reign nor that Clause of a Statute made in the first year of the said Queens Reign Entituled An Act for the Uniformity of Common Prayer c. whereby all persons are required to resort to their Parish-Church or Chappel or some usual place of Common-prayer c. Nor the Statute made in the third year of the Reign of King James I. Entituled An Act for the better discovering and repressing Popish Recusants nor that other Statute made in the same year Entituled An Act to prevent and avoid Dangers which may grow by Popish Recusants nor any Statute made against Papists or Popish Recusants except the Statute made 25 Car. 2. Entituled An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants and except the Statute made Anno 30 Car. 2. Entituled An Act for the more effectual preserving the Kings Person and Government c. shall be construed to extend to any persons dissenting from the Church of England that shall take the Oaths mentioned in a Statute made this Parliament Entituled An Act for removing and preventing all Questions and Disputes concerning the assembling and sitting of this Parliament and shall make and subscribe the Declaration mentioned in a Statute made in the 30th year of King Charles II. Entituled An Act to prevent Papists from sitting in either House of Parliament which Oaths and Declaration the Justices of Peace at their General Quarter-Sessions are hereby required to administer and thereof to keep a Register no Fee or Reward to be paid above 6 d. for such Entry and that but once nor above the farther Sum of 6 d. for a Certificate thereof II. Persons already convicted or prosecuted in order to Conviction of Recusancy that shall take the said Oaths mentioned in the said Statute made in this Parliament and make and subscribe the Declaration aforesaid in the Court of Exchequer or Assizes or General Quarter-Sessions c. to be thence certified into the Exchequer shall be discharged from all Penalties c. incurred by any the aforesaid Statutes III. All persons that shall take the said Oaths and make and subscribe the said Declaration shall not be liable to any penalties mentioned in an Act of the 35th of Queen Elizabeth Entituled An Act to retain the Queens Majesties Subjects in their due Obedience nor in an Act made in the 22th year of King Charles II. Entituled An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles nor shall be prosecuted in
shall utter or sell any Vellum Parchment or Paper with such counterfeit Mark or Impression knowing such Mark or Impression to be counterfeit then every such Person so offending being thereof legally convict shall suffer Death as a Felon without benefit of Clergy LII Person to be appointed to inspect Vellum c. The Commissioners to appoint a fit Person to attend in any Court or Office to take notice of the Vellum Parchment or Paper upon which any thing aforesaid shall be ingrossed or written and of the Marks and Stamps thereupon and all other things tending to secure the Duties arising by this Act And the Judges in the several Courts to make good Orders for securing the said Duties And all Persons commissionated by this Act and every Person imployed under them for the marking or stamping of Vellum Parchment or Paper as aforesaid before his acting in marking or stamping of the same shall take the Oath following viz I A. B. do swear Commissioners and Offieers Oath That I will faithfully execute the Trust reposed in me pursuant to an Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for granting to their Majesties several Duties upon Vellum Parchment and Paper for four years towards carrying on the War against France without Fraud or Concealment and shall from time to time true Account make of my doing therein and deliver the same to such Person or Persons as their Majesties their Heirs or Successors shall appoint to receive such Account and shall take no Fee Reward or Profit for the execution or performance of the said Trust or the Business relating thereunto from any Persons other than such as shall be paid or allowed by their Majesties their Heirs or Successors or by the Commissioners of their Majesties Treasury or three of them now being or by the Treasurer of the Exchequer or three or more of the Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being LIII All Parts of the Kingdom to be furnished with Vellum Stamps c. The Commissioners are to take special care that the several Parts of this Kingdom Wales and Berwick shall be furnished with Vellum Parchment and Paper stampt so as Persons may have their Election either to buy the same of the Officers or Persons to be employed by the Commissioners or to bring their own Vellum Parchment or Paper to be stampt LIV. All Deeds Writs c. to be writ as usually All Records Writs Pleadings and other Proceedings in Courts of Law and Equity and all Deeds Instruments and Writings whatsoever hereby charged shall be ingrossed and written in such manner as they have been usually accustomed to be written or are now written LV. Alteration of Stamp to be by Proclamation As often as their Majesties shall think fit to alter or renew the said Marks or Stamps then they unto whom any Blank Vellum Parchment or Paper inrolled with the old Stamp within sixty days after such intention of altering shall be published by Proclamation may bring it to the respective Officers to be appointed as aforesaid who shall deliver the like quantity of Vellum Parchment or Paper and as good stampt with the new Stamp without Fee under the Penalty of 100 l. And that which shall not be brought in in the time aforesaid the same shall be of no other effect than if it had been never stampt And all Persons who shall ingross or write any Matters chargable by the Act on such Vellum Parchment or Paper after that time shall forfeit as those that write or ingross on Vellum c. uâ—stampt at all LVI Time of notice of alteration of the Stamp The Proclamation for giving notice for the altering the Stamps shall within twenty days after the date thereof be sent to the Mayor Chief Magistrate or other Head-Officer of every City Corporation Borough or Market-Town which Officers shall cause the same to be published to the respective Inhabitants either on the next Market-day or the next Sunday in the Church immediately after Divine Service under the Penalty of 200 l. LVII And it shall be lawful for any Person Native or Foreigner Body Politick or Corporate to lend to their Majesties upon the Credit of this Act any Sum not exceeding the Sum of 330000 l. and to receive Interest for the same not exceeding the Rate of 8 l. per Cent. per Annum An Abstract of what Things are chargable by the ACT for granting Duties upon Vellum Parchment and Paper Grants of Honours Dignities Promotions Franchises Liberties or Priviledges under the Great Seal or D. Lancaster   Pardons Reprieve or Relaxation from Fines Corporal Punishments or Forfeitures  Grants of Mony above 100 l.  Grants of Offices or Employments above 50 l. per An. Lands in Fee or Leases for Years under the Great Seal  Grants of Exchequer D. Lancaster or Privy Seal 40 s. For each Skin Sheet or piece of Parchment or Paper  Donations Dignities and Promotions Ecclesiastical above 10 l. per Ann. in the Kings Books   Degrees in Universities   Dispensations and Faculties for two Benefices  Admittance of every Physitian in Col. Med. London  Admittance of every Attorny Clerk Advocate Proctor Notary and other Officer in any Court  Appeals from Courts of Admiralty Arches and Prerogative  Inrolments of Conveyances Surrenders of Grants or Offices Releases or Deeds inrolled  Writs of Covenant for levying Fines  Writs of Entry for Common Recoveries   Exemplifications under Seal of any Court whatsoever   Institutions Licenses to preach or serve Cures  Writs of Error Certiorari or Habeas Corpus 5 s. For each Skin Sheet or piece of Parchment or Paper  Appeals except to Delegates   Significavits pro Corporis deliberat   Sentences Attachments   Relaxations in Admiralty and Cinque Ports   Licenses or Certificates of Marriage   Letters of Mart.   Probate of Wills   Administrations above 20 l.   Statutes or Recognizances  Records of Nisi Prius or Postea  Records of Judgments signed in any Courts of Westminster   Commissions in Ecclesiast Courts   Warrants Monitions and Personal Decrees in Courts of Admiralty and Cinque Ports 2 s. 6 d. For each Skin Sheet or piece of Parchment or Paper   Beneficial Warrants or Orders under Sign Manual except for Navy Army and Ordnance   Special Bails and Appearances  Ingrossments of Bills Answers Replications Rejoinders Interrogatories Depositions and other Pleadings in Chancery Exchequer and other Courts of Equity 1 s. For each Skin Sheet or piece of Parchment or Paper Admissions into Corporations Companies Universities Inns of Courts and Inns of Chancery  Decrees and Dismissions In Chancery Exchequer D. Lancaster Chester Durham   Common Bails and Appearances Rules or Orders at Westminster  Copies of Rules Orders or Records  Copies of Citations Monitions Libels Allegations Depositions Answers Sentences Decrees