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 A. D. 1676. Anno vicellmo nono Caroli II. C.'io. 391 aboliflied ; any Law, Statute, Canon, Conflitution, Cuflom or Ufage, to the contrary heretofore or now in Force, in any wife notwithftanding. II. Provided always. That nothing in this Aft fliall extend or be conftrued to take away or abridge the A Saving nf the JurifJiwlion of Proteflant Archbifhops or JSifliops, or any other Judges of any Ecclcfiaftical Courts, in EcclcfiLidicalju- Cafes of Atheifm, Blafphemy, Herefy or Schifni, and other damnable Doftrines and Opinions, but ihac "g^^'""' th(y may proceed to punifh the fame according to his Majefty's Ecclefiaflical Laws, by Excommunication, ' ^ '•'SS. '3 • IX-privation, Degradation and other Ecclefiaflical Cenfures, not extending to Death, in fuch Sort and no oilier, as they might havedone before the Mafa'iig of this Acl: ; any Thing in this Law contained to the contrary in any wife notwithfianding. C A P. X. An A£l: for die better Repairing and Maintaining the Pier of Great Tarmonth. Tiie Duty not to excced'^^Car. a-, c. :, fix Pence /lirChalder, Lafl, Weigh and Ton, i^'c. The Powers in the former Acl revived. Commif- ^* "• fioners how to be cholen. And how often to meet. This Aft when to commence. P R., , I I t ^ ' ' ' : Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Anglise, Scotis, FranciiC 8^ Fliberniae, vicefimo nono & tricefimo. T the Parliament begun at JVcflin'niJler' the eighth of May^ Anno Dom. one thoufand fix hunJrcd ' The former fixry-cne, in the tliiiteenth Year of the Reign of our molt gracious Sovereign hard Charles, by Ed.iionsh.ive it, the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, fcV. Continued lo I 'and by feveral Proro|atins and Adjournments ther€ continued to the fifteenth Day of /VZ'raary in the ^;'4',^'^Dl"of J ' twenty-ninth Year of h'is Majefiy's Reign ; and thence continued to the thirteenth Day of May in the jrnuary, T.nA '.thirtieth Year of his Majeily's Reign.' thence'tothe Cap. L twentieth Day of rvlarch.' An Afl for raifin'g Money by a Poll and otherwife, to enable his Majefty to enter into an actual War a- gainlt the French King, and for prohibiting feveral French Commodities. EXP. C A p. II. An Aci for Continuance of two former A£ts for preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the Northern Borders of Englaid. 'TT 7 HEREAS an Ait was made in the fourteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord the King,  VV that now is, intituled. An ASffir prcverdingof Theft and Rapine upon the lortbern Borders c/'Eng- T3 & 14 Car. z, i ' 'land : A.nd whereas alfo another Adt was m.ade in the eighteenth Year of the Reign of our i'aitl Sovereign '^- ^^• j 'Lord the King, intituled. An A£i to continue a former A^ for preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the Nor- is Car. 2. c. 3. t ^'thern Borders «/" England : Both which Afts are expired, and have been found very necefifary for the Pre- 'fervation of thofe Places from that great Number of lewd, diforderly and lawlefs Perfons, that ufLiaily ' frequented thereabouts :' (z) Be it therefore enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with TheAflsof the Advice and Content of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament '3 &i4-f'°i- 1- aflembled, and by Authority thereof, That the faid tv/o former A6ts, and either of them, and every Mat- f • 2^- * 18 Car. ter, Claufe and Claufes therein contained, and all and every the Powers and Authorities thereby given, ^-'j^^'^-^' '^°"" fliall be, continue and remain in full Force from henceforth, for and during the Space and Time of ftvcn Years, and alfo from thcnie until the End of the fiifi: Seffion of the next Parliament. TI. And f . r the better Management of the Powers and A.uthorities in or by the faid two former A.cts The JuftKef of given; (2) Be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid feveral Jufi:iccs of Peace of the i^cace (h.tll t.ii;e faid rcfpcdive Counties fhall from Time to Time, at the refpedtive QLiarter-Seffions, take good and fufft- ^"|^'"^^°l'^"^'' ciertt Security of the Perfon or Perfons by them employed in the faid Service, for the Prefervation of the to aniwcr ihe faid refpective Counties from Theft and Rapine, to anfwer the Dairiages fufiained by any Perfon or Per- Damages fuftain- fons by biis or their Neglect or Default therein, and to p,-y andfiitisfy the fame within four Months after ed by their that Proof thereof fhall be made by the Oath of one or more credible Witneiles before the Juftices of Peace Negka, of the faid refpective Counties, at the nexi C^iarter-SeiTions in the refpedtive County ; (3) which Oath or Oathsthe faid Juftice or Juftices are hereby authorized to adminifter; fo as the Goods ftolen be entred iu one of the Books to be kept for that Purpofc within the Space of forty-eight Hours after the fame fhall be ftolen or gone ; (4) and that Books fhaJl be kept for that End in every Market- 1 own of the faid refpec- Books ftall be tive Counties, and at fuch other convenient Places therein, and by fuch Perfon or Perfons, as the faid Juf- kept in Majket. ticcs of the Peace in the faid refpedtive Counties, at their General Seflions of the Peace, fhall order or ap- Towns tcrEntry ... "^ "^ ot Goods fiolen. ppmt. III. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid feveral juftices of the Peace of Ths Jiftices of the faid refpe£tive Counties, at the General Qiiarter-Seffions of the Peace for the faid Counties refpectively. Peace {liall ye=r- fh'all yearly, or every two Years at the fartheft, in open Court, make Choice of and appoint fuch Perfon l' ° '="">' ."^^ or Perfons as they fnail refpeiStiveiy think fit, for the faid Counties refpe£tive!y, to be employed in the faid pfrfons'wie' Service. en ployej in the IV. Provided, that every Perfon and Perfons employed for the Prefervation of the faid refpeiftive Couri- Serv-e. ties from Theft and Rapine, or as Trdifurer for the faid Service, do 'receive the Sacrament of the Lord's The ivfons to Supper, according to the Ufage of the Church oi' England, in fofne- publick Church, upon fome Lprd's beemphjyedfh.ul Day, com^monly called Sunday, within the Space of three Months after they fhall enter upon fuchJm- '■^'^'^ ti-,cSacrt.- ployment, and delivers Certificate thereof to the next Qiiarter-Sefiions in the refpeftivc County ■^^•^cre they ^^^"1,^^^"^ ^'jj'^^j, fhall.be fo employed, and take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and make and fiibfcribe the De- ancrand Sopre- clar.-.tion appointed to be made and fubfcribed in and by one'Afc of this pi'efent Parliament, intituled. An macy, and make A£f the Declaratiu.i