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 leafed by the Governor's Order, and Proclamation is made, That uch a one, the Son of uch a one, has conumed the Subtance of uch a one } and that if he has any Effects in the Hands of any Peron, Lands, Reverions, or Wealth in any other Shape whatoever, it mut be made known with the Term of a Month. In the mean time, the Bankrupt is bamboo'd on the Backide, if Dicoverey is made of any Effects of his, and at the ame time is upbraided with having been a Month in Prion, eating and drinking, tho' he had wherewithal to atisfy his Creditors. He is chatised in the ame manner, whether he makes Declaration of his Effects or not. They reproach him that his Buines is to get the Subtance of private perons into his Hnads, and embezzle it; and that he ought not o to defraud thoe he had dealins with, by tripping them of their Property. But after all, if they cannot dicover him to have been guilty of any Fraud, and if it is proved to the Prince that the Man has nothing in the World, the Creditors are called in, and receive a part of their Debt out of the Treaury of the Bagbun (this is the ordinary Title fo the Emperor of China and ignifies The Son of Heaven; but we commonly pronounce it after a different manner and call hiim Magbun.) Then it is publickly forbiddy to buy of, or ell anything to this Man upon pain of Death, and o he cannot defraud any of his creditors by concealing their Money. If dicovery be made that he has any Sums in the