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 (88) C. 6. Anno deeimo tertio Gulielmi III. A. D. 1701, Order liable to the fatisfaftion of the fajd refpeftive Perfons, their Executors, Admlniftrators or Affigns fucceffirely, without undue Preference of one before another, and not otherwife, and fliall not be divert- ed or diveitible to any other Ufe, Intent or Purpofe whatfoever; and that no Fee, Reward or Gratuity, directly or indircftly, be demanded or taken of any his Majelly's Subjeipcs, for providing or making' of any fuch Books or Regifters, or any Entries, Views or Search, in or for Payment of Money lent, or the In- any luch. fee or Keward, then to lole his rlace alio : And if any i due Preference of one before another fliall be made, either in Point of Rcgiftry or Payment, contrary ta vity o. liable to fuch Action, Debt, Damages and Cofts, and fhall be for ever after incapable of his Place or Of- fice j and in cafe the Auditor of the Receipt fhall not direct, or the Clerk of the Pells Record, or the Tel- ler make Payment, according to each Perfons due Place and Order,- as afore directed, then he or they fhall be adjudged to forfeit, and the refpeiStive Deputies and Clerks herein offending, to be liable to fuch Adlion, Debt, Damages and Cofts, in fuch Manner as aforefaid ; all which faid Penalties, Forfeitures, Damages and Cofts to be incurred by any of the Officers of the Exchequzr, or any their Deputies or Clerks, fhall and may be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, in any of his Maje- fty's Courts of Record at JVeftininfter, wherein no EfToin, Proteftion, Privilege, Wager of Law, In- juniStion or Order of Reftraint fhall be in any wife granted or allowed. i^ominc Prep- Provided always, and be it hereby declared, That if it happen that feveral Tallies of Loan, or Orders ..•»« to fay thofe for Payment as aforefaid, bear Date, or be brought the fame Day to the Auditor of the Receipt, to be re- jiift eiitred, giftred, then it fliall be interpreted no undue Preference which of thofe be entred firft, fo as he enters them all the fame Day. ' Nor to fay Sub- Provided alfo. That it fliall not be interpreted any undue Preference to incur any Penalty in Point of fe^umt Orders of Payment, if the Auditor dire£t, and the Clerk of the Pells Record, and the Tellers do pay fubfequent Or- >mi°d]hii-Mo- ^^^^ of Perfons that come and demand their Monies, and bring their Orders before other Perfons that did mf^ before others '1°'^ come to take their Monies, and bring their Orders in their Courfe, fo as there be fo much Money re- ihat did m covie feived as will fatisfy precedent Orders, which fhall not be otherwife difpofed, but kept for them, Intereft 10 take their Mo- upoh Loan being to ceafe from the Time the Money is fo referved and kept in Bank for them, irey, Sff. ^j^j jjg j(. fm-ther enacSted, That all and every Perfon.and Perfons to whom any Money fhall be due for trat^fer°Zi^%. Loans, hy Virtue of this Act, after Order entred in the Book of Regilter as aforefaid, his or their Exe- terefi^^cl cutors, Adminiftrators or AfTigns, by Indorfements of his Order, m.ayaflign or transfer his Right, Title, Intereft, and Benefit of fuch Order, or any Part thereof, to any other, which being notified in the Of- fice of the Auditor of the Receipt aforefaid, and an Entry or Memorial thereof alfo made in the Book of Regiltry aforefaid, for Orders, which the Oificers fhall, upon Requell, without Fee or Charge accord- ingly make, fhall intitle fuch Aflignee, his Executors, Adminiftrators, Succeflbrs and Affigns, to the Benefit thereof, and Payment thereon, and fuch Affignee may in like Manner affign again, and fo toties quoties, and afterwards it fhall not be in the Power of fuch Perfon or Perfons who have or hath made fuch Viefe Duties an AfEgnments, to make void, releafe, or difcharge the fame, or any the Monies thereby due, or any Part rejramcdbyj thereof. S-^> ■ ■ CAP. VI. An Ad: for the further Security of his Majefty's Perfon, and the Succeffion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line, and for extingiiifhing the Hopes of the pretended Prince oiJVales, and ail other Pretenders, and their open and fecret Abettors. s w, & M. c. 2, ' "^T T H E R E A S by an A£t made in the firft Year of the Reign of your moft Excellent Majefly and I 8, ' YY your late Royal Confort Queen Mary, of ever bleffed Memory, intituled. An ASi declaring the ' Rights and Libej-ties of the SubjcSf., and fettling the Succejfton of the Crown, it was enafted, eflablifhed and ' declared. That the Crown and Regal Government of the Kingdoms oi England, France, and Ireland, ' and the Dominions thereunto belonging, fbould be and continue to your faid Majefties, and the Survi- '- vor of you, during your joint Lives, and the Life of the Survivor of your Majefties ; and that after the ' Deceafe of your Majefty and of the faid late Qiieen Mary, the faid Crown and Regal Government ' to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Anne of Denmark, and the Heirs of her Body ; and for Default of ' iuch Iffue, to the Heirs of the Eodyr of your Majefty : And whereas by one other Adt made in the twelfth !s W. 3. c. I, ' Year of your Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better fecuring ' the Rights and Liberties of the Suhjeif, it was enadlcd. That the Crown and Regal Government of the ' faid Kingdoms, and the Dominions thereunto belonging, with the Royal State and Dignity of the faid ' Realms, and all Honours, Stiles, Titles, Regalities, Prerogatives, Powers, Jurifdiftions and Authori- ' tics, to the fame belonging and appertaining, after the Deceafe of your Majefty, and of the faid Princefs ' Anne oi Denmark, and in Default of IlTue of the faid Princefs Anne of Denmark, and of your Majefly ' Duchcfs
 * fhould be and remain to the Heirs of the Body of the faid late Queen ; and for Default of fuch Iffue,
 * rpfpedtively, fhould be, remain, and continue to the njoft excellent Princefs Sophia, £le£trefs and