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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45992	An act to prevent Protestants inter-marrying with papists	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I326; ESTC R475473	4,134	10

or Popish Priest or other person whatsoever shall after the said First Day of January Ioyn in Marriage any Protestant Maid or Woman having any of the said Estates or Interests aforesaid to any person whatsoever without having such Certificate in Writing as aforesaid then every such Protestant Minister Popish Priest or other person whatsoever Ioyning in Marriage as aforesaid such Protestant Maid or Woman to any person without such Certificate as aforesaid for every such Offence he or they shall so Commit being Convicted thereof by his or their Confession or by the Verdict of a Iury of Twelve Men of the County wherein such Offence shall be Committed shall suffer One Year's Imprisonment without Bail or Mainprize and Forfeit the Summ of Twenty pounds Sterling the one Moyety thereof to Our Sovereign Lord the King that now is His Heirs and Successors and the other Moyety to the party or parties that will Sue for the same by any Bill Plaint Action Sute or Information wherein no Essoyn Wager of Law or Protection shall be allowed And whereas the Marriages of Protestant persons to and with Popish Maidens and Women have proved Pernitious to the Protestant Interest it commonly happening such Protestant persons and their Issues being influenced by such Popish Wives are Reconciled to Popery and become Papists For Remedy whereof Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in Case any Protestant person or persons shall after the said First day of January next Marry any Maiden or Woman without having obtained a Certificate in writing under the Hand of the Minister of the Parish Bishop of the Diocess and some Iustice of the Peace living near the place where such Maid or Woman shall be Resident at the time of such Marriage or any Two of them of her being a known Protestant which Certificate shall be Attested by Two Credible Witnesses as aforesaid and shall be Granted without Feé or Reward such person or persons so Marrying any Maiden or Woman shall from and after such Marriage be in Law deémed and esteémed to all intents constructions and purposes to be a Papist or Popish Recusant and shall for ever afterwards be Disabled and Rendered Incapable of and from being Heir Executor Administrator or Guardian to any person or persons whatsoever as also be Disabled to Sit in either House of Parliament and Rendered Incapable of and from having bearing or Exercising any Civil or Military Office or Imployment whatsoever unless such person so Marrying shall within One Year after such Marriage procure such Wife to be Converted to the Protestant Religion and shall obtain a Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the Bishop of the Dioces or Arch-Bishop of the Province or Chancellor of this Kingdom that she hath renounced the Popish Religion and is become a Protestant and shall procure the said Certificate to be Inrolled in the Court of Chancery in this Kingdom And whereas several Popish Priests have of late endeavoured to withdraw several of the Soldiers Inlisted in His Majesty's Army from His Majesty's Service by Marrying them to Popish Wives Be it therefore further Enacted That any Popish Priest or Protestant Minister or other person whatsoever that shall Marry any Soldier Inlisted in His Majesty's Army in this Kingdom to any Wife without such Certificate as aforesaid shall Forfeit the Summ of Twenty pounds for every such offence to be Levyed by Warrant from any Iustice of the Peace in any County in this Kingdom where such offence shall be Committed of the Goods and Chattels of the Offender or in default thereof the party so Offending to be Commited to the County Goal there to remain without Bail of Mainprize until he shall pay the said Summ one Moyety thereof to such person or persons that shall give Information and make out such Offence before any Iustice of the Peace and the other Moyety to the Tresurer of the County to be applyed to the use of the County and that every Iustice of the Peace shall give an account of his proceédings to the next quarter-Quarter-Sessions Provided always That any person that shall think himself Agrieved by the Iudgment of any Iustice of the Peace may have Liberty to Appeal to the next quarter-Quarter-Sessions where the said Matter shall be Examined and such Relief therein given as to the Iustices at the quarter-Quarter-Sessions shall seém reasonable Provided always And be it Enacted That in all Cases where a Certificate is required by this Act that the person Marrying is a known Protestant if any Marriage shall be Made without such Certificate and it can afterwards be made appear by Proof that such person was a known Protestant that in such Case they shall not be Lyable to any Forfeitures or Penalties in this Act. An ACT for Granting an Additional Duty on Tobacco and for continuing unto His Majesty an Aid or Additonal Custom on several Goods and Merchandizes And also for continuing the Additional Duty on Beer and Ale and other Liquors till the Twenty fifth Day of December One thousand Seaven hundred and Two CHAP. XXIX