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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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HIS MAJESTIES Most Gracious and Royal COMMISSION For the Relief of Poor Distressed PRISONERS Published by Authority Royall Oake LONDON Printed for M. D. and are to be sold by Nathaniel Webb at the Royal Oak in St. Pauls Church-yard neer the little North-door of St. Pauls Church M. DC.LX.IV His Majesties Most Gracious and Royal COMMISSION For the Relief of Poor Distressed PRISONERS CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To Our Right Trustly and Right Well beloved the most Reverend Father in God the Archbishop of Canterbury now and for the time being The Right Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of London now and for the time being The Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of Winchester now and for the time being and the Lord Bishop of Rochester now and for the time being To Our Trustly and Well-beloved the Lord Mayor of Our City of London now and for the time being The Iudges and other Our Iustices as well for the Pleas before Vs to be Holden as of the Common-Pleas assigned or to be assigned for the time being The Chief Baron and other the Barons of Our Excheequer now and for the time being The Chancellour of Our Dutchy of Lancaster for the time being The Masters of Our Requests for the time being Our Serjeants at Law Atturney General and Sollicitor General for the time being The Atturney of Our Dutchy of Lancaster for the time being The Almoner of Our Houshold for the time being The Master of the Rolls of Our Court of Chancery now and for the time being The Dean and Resident Cannons of Our Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Our City of London for the time being The Dean and Resident Cannons of Our Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster for the time being The Master of Our Savoy for the time being The Chancellor and Chancellors for the time being of every the Arch-bishops and Bishops aforesaid The Arch-deacons of London Essex and Middlesex for the time being The Masters of Our Court of Chancery now and for the time being The Recorder of Our said City of London now and for the time being The Lieutenant of Our Tower of London now and for the time being All and every of the Iustices of the Peace now and for the time being All and every of the Iustices of the Peace now being or which hereafter shall be Resident or dwelling within Our said City of London and Suburbs thereof And in the Counties of Middlesex Surrey and Kent within five miles of the City of London And all and every the Advocates towards the Court of Canterbury of the Arches of London now and for the time being And all and every the Advocates of the said Court for the time being or which hereafter shall be All and every the Masters and Governours especially appointed by the Mayor and Commonalty of the said City for the Receipt Order Disposition and Government of the Rents Revenues and Profits of the Houses of the Poor of Christ and Sr. Thomas the Apostle now and for the time being And the Masters and Governours thereunto appointed now and for the time being And all and every the Masters and Wardens now and for the time being of the Company of Mercers Drapers Gold-smiths Grocers Cloath-workers Merchant-taylors Ironmongers Haberdashers Fish mongers Salters Skinners and Vintners of Our City of London now and for the time being and to every of them Gréeting Whereas the late Quéen ELIZABETH upon the lamentable Petitions Complaints and Supplications of divers her loving Subjects being Prisoners in the Kings Bench and in the Fleet did by her Commission under the Great Seal of England bearing Date the Twentieth day of April in the Eight and Twentieth Year of Her Reign Authorize certain Commissioners therein named for the Ordering and Compounding of the Controversies and Causes betwéen the said distressed Prisoners and their Creditors and such others by whom they were detained Prisoners or in Execution And to do divers other things in the said Commission expressed which Commission continued in force from the Date thereof until the Decease of the said Quéen ELIZABETH And Whereas Our late Dear and most Royal Grand-Father King James of Happy Memory being informed that certain Clauses contained in the said Commission had séemed unto some to be derogatory to the Common Lawes of this Our Realm of England And also for that by colour of the said Commission which was intended for the Charitable Relief of Poor Miserable and Distressed Persons sundry refractory and obstinate Debtors which rather wanted Will than Means to satisfie their just Debts took occasion to molest and trouble their Creditors Our said Grand-Father out of His Princely Care and Vigilancy to prevent all occasions of Inconveniency to his Loving Subjects especially such as tended to the breach of His Lawes Did for many years forbear the Renewing of the said Commission And finding that as his forbearance wrought a good effect by discouraging of obstinate and wilful Debtors that sought nothing more than Evasions to avoid the Payment of their just Debts so also that for want of that or some other like charitable Course for the Relief of such as were truly and indéed Poor Distressed and Miserable and wanted Means to satisfie their Creditors It had been occasion to pester and fill His Prisons with the Bodies of such Persons whose Punishment could no way avail their Creditors but rather was a hindrance to the satisfaction of their Debts For that during the time of their Restraint they were no wayes able to go about or attend their lawful Business but must of force consume themselves and that little they had miserably and in Prison And upon due consideration had of the Premises Our said Royal Grand-father by His Commission under the Great Seal of England bearing Date the Eleventh day of November in the Sixtéenth Year of His Reign of England by the Advice of the then Lord Chancellour of England and also of divers of His Principal Iudges of His Courts at Westminster Did Authorize the Commissioners therein named to procéed according to the Tenour of the said Commission for the Relief of the said poor Prisoners in the aforesaid Prisons And afterwards Our said Royal Grand-father being informed that His said Commission had not taken that good effect which was expected Renewed the said Commission and thereby prescribed and directed such a moderate Course as that neither the Insolence of wilful and obstinate Debtore should be thereby encouraged to the derogation of His Lawes nor yet His Grace and Clemency be wanting unto such to whom it should be méet to extend the same And whereas Our said Grand-father upon the Humble Suit and Petition of His loving Subjects His distressed Prisoners in the Prison of the Marshalsea and other Prisons in and about the Cities of London and Westminster and other Places near adjoyning to the same whose Case was as much to