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A84551 An act and declaration for putting the lawes against priests and Jesuites in speedy and effectuall execution. Munday, March 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, clerk of the Parliament. England and Wales. 1660 (1660) Wing E974; Thomason E1074_35; ESTC R208408 989 4

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AN ACT AND DECLARATION For putting the LAWES against Priests and Jesuites in speedy and effectuall Execution Munday March 12. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act and Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published THOMAS St. NICHOLAS Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Streater and John Macock Printers to the Parliament 1659. AN ACT AND DECLARATION FOR Putting the Lawes against Priests and Jesuites in speedy and effectuall Execution FOr as much as the Lawes have not of late time been effectually put in Execution against Seminaries Iesuits and Romish Priests whereby they have lately more than heretofore taken the boldness to come into this Commonwealth in great numbers to the intent to stirr up and move Sedition Rebellion and open Hostility therein to the endangering of the peace of this Nation and seducing of the good People thereof from the true Religion established in this Commonwealth to the Romish Idolatry and Superstition The Parliament taking the same into their consideration do hereby Publish and Declare That all Laws and Statutes in force against all Iesuits Seminary-Priests or other such Priests Deacons or Religious or Ecclesiasticall Persons whatsoever made ordained or professed or hereafter to be made ordained or professed by any Authority or Iurisdiction derived challenged or pretended from the See of Rome by or of what Name Title or Degree soever the same shall be called or known shall be put into speedy and effectual Execution and against the Harbourers Concealors Abettors and Aiders of them And the Parliament doth hereby further require all Iudges Iustices Magistrates Sheriffs and other Officers and Ministers intrusted with the Execution of the Laws to take notice hereof and to put the same in Execution accordingly And for the more effectual putting the premisses in Execution and better encouragement of any discovery of any the persons aforesaid Be it hereby Enacted and Declared That he or they that shall hereafter first discover to any Iudge or Iustice of Peace any the Persons aforesaid and that by reason thereof any of the said Offenders be taken convicted or attainted That then he or they that have made such Discovery shall immediately after such Conviction have a Certificate from the Iudge or Iustice before whom such Conviction shall happen to be directed to the Sheriff or other Officer of any County Limit or Place where such Conviction shall be commanding the Sheriff or other Officer to pay him or them that shall first make such discovery twenty pounds which Warrant and Payment shall be effectual in the Law for that purpose and a sufficient discharge in that behalf for the Sheriff or other Officer upon his Accompt and that the Discoverer of such persons shall be free from the Penalties which he may have incurred by any of the said Laws and Statutes Munday March 12. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act and Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published THOMAS St. NICHOLAS Clerk of the Parliament