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A84524	A collection of the statutes made in the reigns of King Charles the I. and King Charles the II. with the abridgment of such as stand repealed or expired. Continued after the method of Mr. Pulton. With notes of references, one to the other, as they now stand altered, enlarged or explained. To which also are added, the titles of all the statutes and private acts of Parliament passed by their said Majesties, untill this present year, MDCLXVII. With a table directing to the principal matters of the said statutes. By Tho: Manby of Lincolns-Inn, Esq.; Public General Acts. 1625-1667	England and Wales.; Manby, Thomas, of Lincolns-Inn.	1667 (1667)	Wing E898; ESTC R232104	710,676	360

Merchant and of the Staple VVHereas the Security by Statute-Merchant and of the Staple is now become of little use and benefit by the fraud of the Conusors thereof in sundry Cases who to prevent the payment of their Debts secretly assign small parts of their Lands to several and unknown persons And it having been used that if the Creditor take Execution on such Statute yet if the Lands of any one or more person or persons to whom such alienation was made and liable to such Execution be omitted out of such extent The same execution hath been avoided by Audita Quaerela Executions avoided by Audita Quaerela and the party extending lost his Costs and was delayed of his iust Debt and so again upon any new extent toties quoties And if any one Acre or Parcel of Land happened to descend to an Infant the whole execution was deferred till full age of such Infant And if afterwards other part of the Lands or Tenements liable to such Debt descended to another Infant then also a farther delay happened during that Infancy also Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled For what causes extents upon Iudgments or Statutes shall not be avoided or delayd and by the Authority of the same That when any Iudgment Statute or Recognizance shall be extended the same shall not be avoided or delayed by occasion that any part of the Lands or Tenements extendible are or shall be omitted out of such extent saving alwayes to the Party and Parties whose Lands shall be extended his and their Heirs Executors and Assigns his and their remedy for contribution against such person and persons whose Lands are or shall be omitted out of such extent from time to time Proviso for Heirs within age Provided always that this Act or any thing therein contained shall not be construed to give any Extent or Contribution against any Heir within the age of one and twenty years during such Minority of such Heir for or in respect of any Lands to such Heir descended farther or otherwise then might have béen before the making of this Act. To what statutes and extents only this Act shall extend The continuance of this Act. Provided that this Act extend only to such Statutes as are or shall be for payment of Moneys And to such extent as shall be within twenty years after the Statute Recognizance or Iudgment had and obtained Provided that this Act shall continue for the space of thrée years and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament and no longer CAP. VI. Part of an Act of Parliament Entituled An Act directing the prosecution of such as are accomptable for Prize-goods repealed 14 Car. 2. cap. 14. Directions for recovery of Prize-goods not accompted ●or WHereas by an Act made in this present Parliament entituled An Act directing the prosecution of such as are accomptable for Prize-goods It is amongst other things Enacted That all and every Admirals Vice-Admirals Captains of Ships Officers and Mariners that did surprise or receive to or for the publique use or by pretence thereof any Ships Plate Iewels Bullion Money Silver Gold Arms Ammunition Waxes Merchandizes or any manner of Goods whatsoever seized or taken for Prize betwixt the thirtieth of January One thousand six hundred fourty two and the nine and twentieth day of May One thousand six hundred sixty And that had not at the making of the said Act truly Accompted for and paid in the same or the just Provenues thereof should be chargeable to His Majesty for the said premisses and convened and sued for in His Majesties Court of Admiralty and called to accompt or otherwise by such Suit and in such manner as should be most available to His Majesty And in case of defect of Iurisdiction in the said Court of Admiralty then upon Certificate thereof from the said Court of Admiralty made into His Majesties Court of Exchequer spéedy procéedings were to be had in the said Court of Exchequer for the recovering and levying of the Prizes Goods matters and things as by the said Act relation being thereunto had more plainly fully and at large appears Whereupon divers Captains and Officers of His Majesties Fleets and several others the Commanders Officers and Mariners imployed in the Sea-service have been sued or may possibly be sued concerning the several Prizes and Prize-goods by them heretofore seized and taken at Sea or in Ports since the Moneth of January One thousand six hundred forty two and before the twenty ninth of May One thousand six hundred sixty contrary to the grace and favour extended towards them not onely in and by His Majesties most gracious Act of Frée and general Pardon Indempnity and Oblivion but also by a Proclamation since made by His Majesty bearing Date the Fourteenth day of July One thousand six hundred sixty two in the Fourteenth year of His Majesties Reign Declaring His Majesties grace and favour towards all Commanders and Seamen in relation to Prizes and Prize-goods seised and taken since the moneth of January One thousand six hundred forty two untill the nine and twentieth of May One thousand six hundred sixty His Majesty thereupon willing that His Grace and Favour towards all Admirals Vice-Admirals Commanders Sea-men and Mariners should take its full effect And being fully satisfied of their dutiful affections unto His Majesties Royal Person and Government and for their future incouragement to persevere loyally in His Majesties Service is most graciously pleased that it may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled 14 Car. 2. cap. 4. Repealed as to all Admirals Officers Mariners and Souldiers at Sea and by the Authority of the same That the said Act entituled An Act for directing the prosecution of such as are accomptable for Prize-Goods and all and every Branches Clauses Powers and Articles and every matter and thing therein contained for so much onely and as for and concerning all and every Admirals Vice-Admirals Captains of Ships Officers of Ships or Vessels Seamen and Mariners and every of them shall be and is hereby from henceforth repealed annulled and made void and of no effect to all intents and purposes whatsoever And that all and singular Process and proceedings whatsoever which before this time have been now are or may be at any time hereafter had sued forth and prosecuted in any of His Majesties Courts at Westminster or in the High Court of Admiralty of England or elsewhere within any His Majesties Dominions against any Admirals Vice-Admirals Captains of Ships Officers of Ships or Vessels Seamen and Mariners or any of them by force and vertue of the said Act or any Article or Clause therein contained be forthwith

but that the same during the continuation of such Lease Leases or other Agreements shall be payed delivered and performed in such measure and form as the same hath been payed delivered and performed before the making of this Act And that such measure Water measures to be continued that is commonly called Water-measure in any Ports Maritime Towns or other places shall be still used and continued as formerly the same hath béen Any thing in this Statute contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding The general issue may be pleaded Provided also That no Iustice or Iustices of the Peace Mayor Bailiff or other head Officer Churchwardens Overséers or any other authorized by this Statute for the due execution thereof in any point shall be sued impleaded or otherwise impeached for doing or executing their said Offices respectively And if any Suit or Suits hereafter shall be Commenced against them or any of them their Agents or Assistants touching the premisses That then it shall and may be lawful for them and every of them so sued or troubled in any Court or Courts wheresoever to plead the general issue Not Guilty and to give this Statute in Evidence or any other special matter in Evidence Treble costs for unjust vexation And in ease by or upon this Law they or any of them shall be found not guilty or the Plaintiff be Non-suited the Defendant or Defendants shall recover treble Costs against the Plaintiff for his unjust vexation CAP. XX. None shall be compelled to take the Order of Knighthood Writs issued for persons to take the order of Knighthood WHereas upon the pretext of an ancient custom or usage of this Realm of England That Men of full age being not Knights and being seised of Lands or Rents of the yearly value of forty pounds or more especially if their seisin had so continued by the space of thrée years next past might be compelled by the Kings Writ to receive or take upon them the order or dignity of Knighthood or else to make Fine for the discharge or respite of the same Several Writs about the beginning of his Majesties reign issued out of the Court of Chancery for Proclamations to be made in every County to that purpose and for certifying the names of all such persons and for summoning them personally to appear in the Kings presence before a certain day to be there ready to receive the said Order or Dignity Upon return of which Writs and transmitting the same with their Returns into the Court of Exchequer Returns and upon other Writs for further inquiry of the names of such persons issuing out of the said Court of Exchequer Processe by Distringas was thence made against a very great number of persons Distringas many of which were altogether unfit in regard either of Estate or quality Fines to receive the said Order or Dignity and very many were put to grievous Fines and other vexations for the same although in truth it were not sufficiently known how or in what sort or where they or any of them should or might have addressed themselves for the receiving the said Order or Dignity and for saving themselves thereby from the said Fines Process and vexations And whereas it is most apparent that all and every such procéedings in regard of the matter therein pretended is altogether useless and unreasonable May it therefore please your most Excellent Majesty that it be by authority of Parliament declared and Enacted No person shal be compelled to take on him the order of Knighthood nor undergo any fine for that cause And be it declared and Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty and the Lords and Commons in this Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That from henceforth no person or persons of what condition quality estate or degrée soever shall at any time be distrained or otherwayes compelled by any Writ or Process of the Court of Chancery or Court of Exchequer or otherwise by any means whatsoever to receive or take upon him or them respectively the Order or Dignity of Knighthood nor shall suffer or undergo any Fine Trouble or Molestation whatsoever by reason or colour of his or their having not received or not taken upon him or them the said Order or Dignity And that all and every Writ or Processe whatsoever and all and every procéeding which shall hereafter be had or made contrary to the intent of this Act shall be déemed and adjudged to be utterly void And that all and every processe procéeding and charge now depending by reason or colour of the said pretended custome or Writs aforesaid or of any the Dependants thereof shall from henceforth cease and stand be and remain discharged and utterly void Any former Law or Custome or any pretence of any former Law or Custome or any other matter whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Stat. 1 E. 2. CAP. XXI Liberty for bringing in of Gun-powder and Salt-peter from Forraign parts and for the free making of Gun-powder in this Realm Mischiefs by prohibiting importing of Gunpowder WHereas the Importation of Gun-powder from forreign parts hath of late times béen against Law prohibited and the making thereof within this Realm ingrossed whereby the price of Gun-powder hath béen excessively raised many powder works decayed this Kingdom very much weakened and indangered the Merchants thereof much damnified many Mariners and others taken prisoners and brought into miserable Captivity and Slavery many Ships taken by Turkish and other Pyrates and many other inconveniences have from thence insued and more are likely to ensue if they be not timely prevented Liberty to all to import gun-powder Be it therefore declared and Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty and the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That it shall and may be lawful to and for all and singular persons as well Strangers as natural born Subjects of this Realm to import and bring into this Kingdom any quantities of Gun-powder whatsoever paying such Customes and Duties for the same as by authority of Parliament shall be limited and set down And be it further Declared and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid All Subjects may make and sell Gun-powder and import Salt-peter That it shall and may be lawful to and for all and singular his Majesties Subjects of this his Realm of England to make and sell any quantities of Gun-powder at his and their will and pleasure and also to bring into this Kingdom any quantities of Salt-peter Brimstone or any other materials necessary or requisite for the making of Gun-powder And lastly Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person or persons Penalty for putting in execution Letters Patents Proclamations c. against this liberty from and after the tenth day of August which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six

the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Proviso for owners of ships that have offended and shall first discover the same Provided always That if any Owner of any Ship or Vessel or any Master or Mariner knowing of such transportation of such shéep wool woolfels mortlings shorlings yarn made of wool wool-flocks Fullers earth Fulling clay or Tobacco-pipe clay shall within thrée moneths next after the knowledg thereof or after his return into the Kingdom of England or Ireland or into the said Town of Berwick or Dominion of Wales aforesaid give the first information bona fide before any of the Barons of either of the Courts of the Exchequer in England or Ireland for the time being or before the head Officer of any Port where he shall first arrive upon his or their Oath of the number and quantity of the goods mentioned in this Act so carryed conveyed and transported and by whom where and in what ship or vessel and afterwards shall be ready upon reasonable warning by Process to justify and prove the same that then such Owner and Owners Master Mariner and Mariners shall not be punished for felony by vertue of this Act but shall nevertheless be subject to all other penalties and forfeitures in this or any other Act contained for the Offence aforesaid and all such Exportation Transportation carrying or conveying of any the goods Common nusance Who may hear and determine the said offences wares or commodities in this Act mentioned is hereby declared and adjudged to be a common and publick Nusance And for the better execution of this Act be it further Enacted that all Iustices of Assize Iustices of Goal-delivery and Iustices of Peace shall enquire of all the premisses in their General Quarter-Sessions and hear and determine the same and that all Mayors Bailiffs and other head Officers of Cities Burroughs and Towns not having Iurisdiction to try felony shall enquire of all and every Offence within this Act not made felony and hear and determine the same CAP. XIX Importing of Foreign Wool-cards Card-wire or Iron-wire prohibited WHereas by the Acts of Parliament made in the third year of King Edward the fourth and the nine and thirtieth year of Quéen Elizabeth 3 E. 4. ca. 4. ●9 El. c. 14. and several other Statutes before that time made It is Enacted amongst other things therein contained that no Cards for wool nor Iron thread commonly called white wire shall be Imported sent or conveyed into this Realm of England wherein the best Iron thread or wire for making wool-cards is made and by the said manufacture of making and drawing of wire and wool-cards very many poor people of this Kingdom and their families have béen imployed and maintained and the wool-cards made thereof are of great concernment to this Kingdom for the good making of woollen Cloth And whereas contrary to the said Statutes not only much Foreign Card-wire but also Foreign wool-cards have béen in these late times Imported into this Kingdom and also within the same many old wool-cards are by ill disposed persons for their private lucre bought up and the old Iron-wire of the said old wool-cards being very weak and insufficient for the well carding of wool is put into new leather and new boards and so uttered and sold to ignorant people for new wool-cards to their great detriment and the indamaging of their work carding of wool and the cloth made thereof By all which very great inconveniencies have béen found by experience of Clothiers in their making of English Cloth which is lately much debased and decayed and wherein this Nation is greatly concerned to uphold and encourage the well making thereof in and by all wayes and means in any wise conducible thereunto Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons assembled in Parliament No Foreign wool-cards card-wire or iron wire for wool-cards may be imported And it is hereby Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Foreign wool-cards or Foreign Card-wire or Iron-wire for making of wool-cards be Imported into this Kingdom of England Dominion of Wales or any parts thereof nor used within the same nor any Card-wire taken out of old Cards be from henceforth put into new leather and new Card-boards nor any such wool-cards made thereof be put to sale upon the pains penalties and forfeitures hereafter following that is to say Every person or persons who shall import or bring any Foreign wool-cards or Foreign Card-wire or Iron-wire for making of wool-cards into this Kingdom of England The penalty Dominion of Wales or any parts thereof or make any wool-cards of any such old Card-wire as aforesaid or put the same to sale shall forfeit the said wool-cards and Card-wire or Iron wire for making wool-cards or the value thereof if the same be not seised the one half part thereof to the Kings Majesty and the other half part thereof to such person or persons who shall first seise or sue for the same by Action of Debt Plaint Bill Information or Indictment in any of his Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster or within the County City Burrough or Town Corporate where such offence shall be committed wherein no Essoign Protection Wager of Law or Injunction shall be allowed or admitted Proviso for amending of old wool-cards Provided always That this Act shall not extend to hinder the Owners of any wool-cards to cause them to be amended for their own use or to transport or sell for Transportation onely any their old overworn wool-cards in any parts beyond the Seas out of his Majesties Dominions CAP. XX. Provision of Carriage by Land and by Water for the use of His Majesties Navy and Ordnance WHereas by an Act Entituled An Act for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries 12 Car. 2. cap. 24. and Tenures in Capite and by Knights Service and Purveyance and for setling a Revenue upon His Majesty in lieu thereof It was amongst other things Enacted for the reasons and recompence therein expressed That from thenceforth no Person or Persons by any Warrant Commission or Authority under the Great Seal or otherwise by colour of buying or making provision or purveyance for his Majesty or any Quéen of England for the time being or of any the Children of any King or Quéen of England that shall be or for his their or any of their Houshold shall take any Cart Carriage or other thing whatsoever of any the Subjects of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors without the free and full consent of the Owner or Owners thereof had and obtained without Menace or Enforcement nor shall summon warn take use or require any of the said Subjects to furnish or find any Horses Oxen or other Cattel Carts Ploughs Wayns or other Carriages for the use of his Majesty his Heirs or Successors or of any Queen of England or of any Child or Children