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 A. D. 1726. Anno decimo frertio Georgii Regis. C. 29. 637 CAP. XXIX. An Aft for allowing further Time to Perfons on board the Fleet, or beyond the Seas in his Ma- jefly's Service, to qualify themfelves for the legal Enjoyment of Offices and Employments, and for indemnifying Rich Perfons as have omitted to qualify themfelves within the Time li- mited for that Purpofe, and for the better afcertaining fuch Time. VV the Fleet, and in feveral Countries and Places beyond the Seas in the Service of his Majefty, his ' Heirs or Succeflors, at fuch Times as it may pleafe his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors, out of his or their ' Being, be obliged to receive the Sacrament, and take and fubferibe the Oaths, and make and fubferibe the ' fuch Times may, by reafon of the great Diftance of fuch Perfons from the Kingdom of Great Britain, ' be impracticable : And whereas divers others of his Majefty 's Subjects zealoufly affected to his Perfon and ' unavoidable Accidents, been prevented from receiving the Sacrament, and taking the faid Oaths, and ' making and fubferibing the faid Declaration within the Times limited for that Purpofe, and by Means ' thereof are in Danger of incurring divers Penalties and Difabilities ;' Now for the making due Provifions, that fuch of his Majefly's Subjects, as are or (hall be on board the Fleet, or beyond the Seas in the Service of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors, may not incur the Penalties aforefaid, by reafon of their Continu- ance in fuch Service, and for quieting the Minds of others his Majefly's faithful Subjects, and preventing any Inconveniencies that might otherwife happen by Means of fuch Omiffions, Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Content of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That nothing contain- FmtherTime ed in one Act of Parliament, made in the twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King Charles allowed fo the Second, intituled, An ASl for preventing Dangers ivbich may happen from Popijh Recufanis, nor in one Perfons on other Act made in the firft Year of his prefent Majefly's Reign, intituled, An Ail for the further Security of h °"£ ^sT' his Majeflys Perfon and Government, and the Succeffion of the Croivn in the Heirs of the late Princefs Sophia, j 1, ca r 2 c. 2. being Proteftants, and for extinguijb'tng the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and fecrct i"Geo. 1. c. ij. Abettors, (hall extend or be conitrued to extend to any Perfon or Perfons, who upon the feventeenth Day of fanuary in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-fix, or at any Time after, was, were or {trail be on board the Fleet of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeffors, or in his or their Service beyond the Seas at fuch Time or Times, as any Office or Offices, Place or Places, Preferment or Preferments, Employment or Employments, Pay, Salary, Fee or Wages, was, were or fhall be granted, given or con- ferred to or upon him or them, and who by Virtue of the faid Acts, or either of them, ouht to receive the Sacrament, or take the faid Oaths in the laft mentioned Act contained, and make and fubferibe the De- claration therein mentioned, in refpect of any fuch Office, Place, Preferment, Employment, Pay, Salary, Fee or Wages fo granted, given or conferred, or to be granted, given or conferred as aforefaid, fo as fuch Perfon or Perfons do, within three Calendar Months next after his or their Return into Great Britain, re- So as they qua;, ceive the faid Sacrament, take and fubferibe the faid Oaths, and make and fubferibe the faid Declaration re- jify themfelves ipectively, as the cafe fhall require, in fuch Manner and Form, and in fuch Place and Places, as in and by '" '"'"Calendar the before mentioned Acts refpectively is directed and appointed. their Return. receive the Sacra- " All Perfons heretofore on board the Fleet, or beyond Sea, indemnified. They are to " ment before the laft Day of Michaelmas Term 1727." EXP. IV. And it is hereby declared and enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Space of three Months, By three Months in and by the faid Acts herein before particularly mentioned, or either of them, or any other Act or Acts is to beunder- of Parliament, limited for receiving the faid Sacrament, taking and fubferibing the faid Oaths, or making it»od three Ka- and fubferibing the faid Declaration, was meant »nd intended, and fhall be conftrued, deemed and taken '<*dar Months; to be three Kalendar Months, and that the fame ought at all Times to have been fo conftrued, deemed and " ln " 31 + - taken. V. Provided always, That this Act, or any Thing herein contained, fhall not extend or be conft ued to N tto7eflore-to extend, to reftore or intitle any Perfon or Perfons to any Office, Imployment, Benefice, Matter or Thing an Office ailuil- whatfoever, already actually avoided by Judgment of any of his Majefly's Courts of Record, or already fil- ty avoided. led up or enjoyed by another Perfon, but that fuch Office, Imployment, Benefice, Matter or Thing, fo avoided or filled up, or enjoyed as aforefaid, fhall be and remain in and unto the Perfon or Perfons who is or are now intitled by Law to the fame, as if this Act had never been made. VI. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe it fhall Officers net qua- happen that any fuch Officer or Perfon now or hereafter being on board the Fleet, or in the Service of his jify«gt!iem. Majefty, his Heirs or Succefibrs, beyond the Seas as aforefaid, or in cafe any of his Majefly's Subjects, who ^* j? ^r have omitted to receive the Sacrament, and take and fubferibe the Oaths, and make and fubferibe the De- ]j a y e toDifabi- claration, as by the faid A£ts they ought to have done (except all fuch Perfons who at any Time hereto- litks, ■&:. fore were on board the Fleet of his Majefty, or of any of his Predeceflbrs, or in his or their Service beyond the Seas, at the Time any Office, Imployment, Pay or Salary was granted to them, and who, within three Kalendar Months after their Return into Great Britain, did receive the faid Sacrament, take and. fubferibe 3 the
 * ■ I. W/~ H ERE AS divers of his Majefly's faithful Subjects now are and may hereafter be on board
 * Royal Grace and Benevolence, to reward the Services of fuch his Subjects with Offices, Places and Prefcr-
 * ments, in Confequence of which fuch Officers or Perfons fo preferred will, according to the Laws now in
 * Declaration directed by the Laws now in Force to be received, taken, made and fubferibed, within the re-
 * fpective Times limited for that Purpofe; the receiving, taking, making and fubferibing whereof, within
 * Government, and the Proteftant Succeffion in his Royal Houfe, have through Ignorance of the Law, or