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 388 C. 6, 7^ Anno vicciimo noao Caroli II. A. D. 1676. ' v/hatfoever depending or to be depending in all or any of the Courts aforefajd, or any wife concerning the ' Prcceeciings of or in the fame.' Who may im- 11. Be it enailed hy the King's mod Excellent Majcfty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the poA'ctFerfonshy Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament allembled, and by the Authority '^T-'a'^-T '° '^^ ^^" Cme, That the Chief Juftice, and other the Juftices of the faid Court of King's 13ench for the Time ta e Hi aviis. },jjpg^ q^ aj-iy ^-^q fjf ti,cin, v/hercof the Cliief Juftice for the Time being to be one for the faid Court of King's Bench ; (2) and the Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, and the reft of the Juftices there for the Time being, or any two of thcin, whereof the Chief Juftice of the fame Court to be one for the faid Court of Common Pleas ; (3) and alfo the Lord Treafurer, Chancellor and Barons of the Court of Ex- chequer for tlie Time being, or any two or more of them, whereof the Lord Treafurer, Chancellor, or Lord Chief Br.ron for the Time being, to be one for the faid Court of Exchequer; (j.) fliall and may by one or more Commiffion or Commiffions under the feveral Seals of the faid relpedlivt: Courts, frorn Time to Time as Need fhall require, impowcr what and as many Perfons as they fliall think fit and neceiury, in all and every the feveral Shires and Counties within the Kingdom of England and Dominion oi IFales^ and aSalJc. 461. Town oi Berwhk upon Tvjse.i^ to take and receive all and every fuch Affidavit and Affidavits as any Perfon or Perfons fhall be willing and defirous to make before any of the Perfons fo impowered, in or concerning any Caufe, Matter or Thing depending, or hereafter to be depending, or any wife concerning any of the Proceedings to be in the faid refpeflive Courts, as Mafters of Chancery in extraordinary do ufc to do; (5J Judges af .'ifTue a^j] f^at it fhall and may be lawful fo/ any Judge of Affize in his Circuit to take and receive any Affidavit m their C:rcuirs gr Affidavits as any Perfon or Perfons fliall be willing and deftrous to make before him, in or concerning rnav take Ariiaa- /-, r - n . nr^i ■ 1 i- 1 r i 1 i* • •/' - t ° ■vits concerning ^'"'5' Cauie, Matter or 1 hmg dcjjcndmg, or hereafter to be depenauig, or in any Vv'iie concerning any Pro- Mat crs cicpciitT- cecdings to be had in the falJ Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, or any of them; ing in the (6) which faid Affidavits taken as aforefaid fhall be filed in their feveral and refpective Offices of the faid King's Berch, Oourts the fame do concern, and then be read and made Ufe of in the faid Courts, to all Intents and Pur- ^nTE™'h'''.!er Po^^s as Other Affidavits taken in the faid Courts now are, and that all and every Affidavit and Affidavits The Fenaiivon" '^'^ken as aforefaid, (hall be of the fime Force as Affidavits taken in the faid refpeftive Courts now are ; (7) fuch as foii'wf ar and all and every Perfon and Perfons forfwearing him, her or themfelves in fuch Affidavit or Affidavits, themfelies in fliall jncur and be liable unto the fame Penalties, as if fuch Affidavit or Affidavits had been made and taken fiuh AffiJavivs. in open Court. The Perfon III. Provided, That for the Taking of every fuch Affidavit, the Perfon or Perfons fo impowered and i..king the fame taking the fame, fliall for fo doing receive only the Sum or Fee of twelve Pence, and no more, befides the ' fj'^h'r''^ "T JDuty payable to his Majefty for the fame, which faid Duty to his Majefty fliall not be paid to the (aid King's Duf^ Com.miffioner, but to the proper Officers in the faid refpeclive Courts, before fuch Affidavit or Affidavits be " ^' therein filed or made Ufe of. CAP. VI. An KGc for the Naturalizing of Children of his Majefty's Englijh Subjects, born in Foreign Countries du- ring the late Troubles. All Perfons whofe Parents were Subje£ls born out of the King's Dominions be- tween the 15th of June 1641. and the 24th of Alarch 1660. declared natural-born SubjeiSs. Such Perfons' fliall within ihven Years receive the Sacrament, and within one Month after take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy. And have no Benefit of this A& till Proof thereof made by Certificate and Witnelfles. Upon Proof v/hereof by Certificate and Witnefles, fuch Perfon may prove his Qualification viva voce, and have a Certificate thereof under Seal of the Court. EXP. CAP. VII. An A61 for tlie better Obfervation of the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday. rCat.i.c.i. XT ^ -"^ the better Obfervation and keeping Holy the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday ; fz) Beit J^ enacted by the ICing's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lord? Spi- ritual and Tensporal, and of the Commons, in this prefent Parliament afiembled, and by the Authority of 3 Car. I. c. I. the fame. That all the Laws enafted and in Force concerning the Obfervation of the Lord's Day, and re- pairing to the Church thereon, be carefully put in Execution; (3) and that all and every Perfon and Per- fons whatfoever, fliall on every Lord's Day apply tliemfelves to the Obfervation of the fame, by exercifing Tradefmep, themfelves thereon in the Duties of Piety and true Religion, publickly and privately; (4) and that no Artificers and Tradcfman, Artificer, Workman, Labourer, or other Perfon whatfoever, fliall do or exercife any worldly Labourers. Labour, Bufinefs or Work of their ordinary Callings, upon the Lord's Day, or any Part thereof (Works of Neceffity and Charity only excepted ;) (?) and that every Perfon being of the Age of fourteen Years or upwards, offending in the Premifles, fliall for every fuch Ofi^ence forfeit the Sum of five Shillings; (b) None (hall cry and that no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, fhall publickly cry, fliew forth, or expofe to Sale, any Wares, orexpofeto Merchandizes, Fruit, Herbs, Goods or Chattels whatfoever, upon the Lord's Day, or any Part thereof. Sale Wares. upon Pain that every Perfon fo offending fliall forfeit the fame Goods fo cried or fliewed forth, or expofed to Sale. Drovers, Horfc. II. And it is further enacted. That no Drover, Horfe-courfer, Waggoner, Butcher, Higler, their or any courf..Ts,^Wag. of their Servants, fhall travel or come into his or their Inn or Lodging upon the Lord's Day or any Part a°rHi uis'^'^'^" thereof, upon Pain that each and every fuch OfTender fliall forfeit twenty Shillings for every fuch Off^ence; Boats anJBa'rges. (~) ^""^ that no Perfon or Perfons fliall ufe, imploy or travel upon the Lord's Day with any Boat, W'herry, ■. Provifions for Lighter or Barge, except it be upon extraordinary Occafion, to be allowed by fome Juftice of the Peace of Coaches, hy 5 & the County, or Hc.id-Officer, or fome Juftice of the Peace of the City, Borough or Town Cor[)orate, ^ ^' *s^ '^ where the Fa£t fliall be conamitted ; (3 ) upon Pain that every Perfon fo offending fliall forfeit and lofe the Ann c '1 ^ ^ Surn of five Shillings for every fuch Offence. (4) And that if any Perfon offending in any of the Premifli.s t io_ ' * fliall be thereof convifled before any Juftice of the Peace of the County, or the Chief Officer or Officers, or