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 A. D. 1733. C. u 2. in Anno Regni GEORGII II. fexto. ' A% mini one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-feven, in the firft Year of the Reign of our Sove- c X X re jg n L or j G EORGE II. by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, ' of January one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-two, being the fixth Seffion of this prefent Par- ' liament.' CAP. I. An Act for continuing the Duties upon Matt, Mum, Cyder and Perry in that Part of Great Britain called England; and for granting to his Majefty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, for the Service of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and thirty- three ; and for giving further Time to Clerks and Aprentices to pay Duties omitted to be paid for their Indentures and Contracts. EXP. CAP. II. An Act to allow a further Time to John Thomfon to appear and produce the Books, and dif- cover the Effects of The Charitable Corporation for Relief of induftrious Poor, by affifting them •with fmall Sums upon Pledges at legal Interefl, and to be examined thereupon at the Times and Places fixed in the Bill, and for allowing the faid John Thomfon a Proportion out of the Effects of the faid Corporation which he fhall difcover, and for preventing fraudulent Releafing or Affigning any Debt due, from George Robinfon or the faid John Thomfon, or either of them. P R. ' 1T7HEREAS by an Aft made and paffed in the laft Seffion of this prefent Parliament, intituled, ' duce the Books and difover the Effecls of The Charitable Corporation for Relief of induftrious Poor, by ' and Places therein mentioned, it was amongft other Things enacted, That if the faid George Robinfon and ' dred and thirty-two, appear before either Houfe of Parliament or a Committee of either Houfe of Par- 1 liament, and fubmit to be examined touching the Matters and Things, and in the Manner therein ' mentioned, and in that Cafe ihould not, on or before the fourth Day of April one thoufand feven hun- 4 feveral Commiffions of Bankruptcy therein mentioned to be awarded againft them reflectively, or to ' Act mentioned, and deliver up to the faid Commiffioners, or the major Part of them, all fuch Goods, ' Wares, Merchandizes, Effects and Eftate, and all Books, Papers and Writings relating thereunto, as 4 at the Time of fuch Examination before fuch Commiffioners ihould be in the Poffeffion, Cuftody or ' thereof lawfully convicted by Indictment, fhould be deemed and adjudged to be a Felon, and ihould ' fuffer as a Felon without Benefit of Clergy, and all Juftices of Peace within the Kingdom of England, ' Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed were authorized and required by the faid Act, in ' liament or a Committee of either Houfe of Parliament,' and fubmit to be examined as aforefaid withirc ' the Time thereby limited for that Purpofe, to grant Warrants for the taking and apprehending the faid ' of the County, City or Place where they or either of them fhould be fo taken and apprehended ; and ' Power and Authority was alio given by the fame Act to any Perfon or Perfons, by virtue of a War- ' fions refpectively authorized, to demand Admittance in the Day-time into any Houfe or Room where- 4 in they or any of them mould have Reafon to believe, or fhould be informed, the faid George Rcbin- 4 fon or John Thomfon, fo making Default as aforefaid, were, and upon Refufal to be admitted into fuch ' Houfe or Room, in the Company of a Conftable or other Peace-Officer in the Day-time, to break ' or caufe to be broke open the Doors or Locks of every fuch Houfe or Room, and the faid George Re-. 4 binfon or John Thomfon fo making Default as aforefaid to feize, take and carry away, and to deliver 1 ered and appointed to receive them refpectively : And whereas the faid George Robinfon and John Thorn- 4 fon have both of them neglected to comply with the Terms of the faid Act of Parliament, and are
 * /* T the Parliament begun and holden at Weftminjler the twenty-third Day of "January, Anno Do-
 * Defender of the Faith, csV. and from thence continued by feveral Prorogations to the fixteenth Day
 * W An Acl to encourage and corapel George Robinfon Efquire, and John Thomfon, to appear and pro-
 * affifting them with fmall Sums upon Pledges at legal Intereft, and to be examined thereupon at the Times
 * John Tliompfon reflectively fhould not, on or before the thirtieth Day of March one thoufand feven hun-
 * dred and thirty-two, furrender himfelf or themfelves refpectively to the Commiffioners named in the
 * fome of them, and fubmit to be examined from Time to Time upon Oath by and before the faid
 * Corrmiffioners, or the major Part of them, and in all Things conform themfelves to the feveral Sta-
 * tutes made concerning Bankrupts, and alfo upon fuch Examination make fuch Difcovery as is in the faid
 * Power of the faid George Robinfon or John Thomfon, or either of them, then fuch of them the faid
 * George Robinfon and John Thomfon as fhould be guilty of any Default or wilful Omiffion therein, being
 * cafe the faid George Robinfon or John Thomfon reflectively fhould not appear before either Houfe of Par-
 * George Robinfon or John Thomfon, and them or either of them fo taken to commit to the common Gaol
 * rant under the Hands and Seals of the faid Commiffioners of Bankruptcy in and by the faid Commif-
 * to fuch Perfon or Perfons, as by the faid Commiflioners, or the major Part of them, mould be irnpow-
 * thereby