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 A. D. 1753- Anno vicefimo fexto Georgii II. C. 6. 469 fubftantld Men (to be then arid there impanel'eJ and returned by the Sh"rifFof the County, Xvithout Fes' or Rev/ard) and caufc to be fworn, well and truly on ihcir Oaths to aiTeCs the Value of ths Ground com- prized in the laid Notices, and the Rent or Confideration to be given for the fame to the refpsfiire Own r or Owners thereof, according to their refpeaive Interelts therein ; which Oath tlie faid Juftlces are hereby required to adiT.imrLer to the faid Jury, and to which feid Jury the faid Perfons to be appointed by his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, and the Paities interefted in fuch Ground fhall have their lawful Chal- lenges; and the faid Jury being fo fworn and charged as aforefaid, after proper Evidence on Oath given to them, fhall by their VerdiiSi ailijfs the Rent or Confideration to be given for fuch Ground to the refpeaive Owner or Ov-'ners thereof, according to their refpeaive Interelfs therein ; which Verdi6t of the faid Jury, and judgment ot the faid Juftices thereupon, (hall be conclufive and finally bii^.d all Parties; and that from and after fuch Verdia and Judgin^nt^his Majefty, his Heirs and Succellbrs, flrall and may hold and enjoy fuch Ground for and during all fuch 1 ime a-d Term as his A'lajefty, his Heirs and Succellbrs, fliall judge neceffary for the Purpoles aforefaid, paying for the fame fuch Rate, Rent, or other Confideration, as Ihall be agreed upon, or affelled and adjudged as aforefaid. VII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the proper Officers authorized to put Officers to oblige in execution luch Orders made or to be made as aforefaid, fnall, and they are hereby irpowered and re-'" "fonsto quired to caufe and compel all Perfons obliged to perform Quarentine as aforefaid, and all Goods and Mcr-"jf>' '■^'^^^'-■ chandizes comprized within any fuch Orders made or to be ir.ade as aforelaid, refpedlively to repair, or be '"' conveyed to (ome of the faid Houfes or Lazarets, or to fuch other Places as fljali be provided for the Re- ception of fuch Perfons, Goods or Merchandizes, or for the opening and airing of fuch Goods or Mer- chandizes, according to fuch Order or Orders made or to be made as aforef;ud. VIII. And be it further enacled, That if any Perfon obliged to perform Qiiarentine as aforefaid, iliall Perfnns refufing wilfully refufe or neglect to repair, within convenient Time after due Notice for that Purpofe given to him, 'o p-n'oim Qn_a- her or them, by the proper Officer, to the Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place, duly appointed for him, her°"-"'=' '^=- or them, or having been placed in fuch Houfe or Lazaret, or other Place, fhall escape or attempt to efcape out of the fame before Quarentine fully performed; it fliall and may be lawful to and for the Watchmen, omcers may and other Perfons appointed to fee Quarentine performed, by fuch Force as the Cafe ihall require, to com- "^""T*' 'h'^'^ y pel every fuch Perfon fo refufing or neglc£iing as aforefaid, and every iuch Perfon fo efcaping or attempt- '^""^'^' ing to efcape as aforefaid, to repair or return into fuch Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place fo appointed for him or her as aforefaid; and every fuch Perfon fo refufing or negleiSing to repair, within convenient Time after fuch Notice as aforefaid, into fuch Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place appointed for him or her as afore- f"'"'"^ ='''"-. faid; and alfo every Perfon adually efcaping as aforefaid, fiiall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and flralii."|',^'^' ^"'>' fuffer Death as a Felon, without Benefit of Clergy. ofFcony. ' IX. And whereas Difobedience or refraftory Behaviour in Perfons under Quarentine may be attended O^-'s" ^° f"- ' with great Danger and Inconvenience;' Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Per-'''"" Obedience, fons liable to_ perform Quarentine, whether in Ships, Lazarets, or elfewhere, fhall be fubject, during the faid Qj.iaren:ine, to fuch Orders as they fliall receive from the proper OiScers authorized to fee it duly performed ; and the faid Officers are hereby impowered and required to enforce all ncceflar}' Obedience to their f.hd Orders; and may, in cafe of Neceffity, call in others to their Affiftance ; and all Perfons fo called are hereby required to aiTift accordingly. X. And be it further ena£tcd. That if any Perfon not infedled v/ith the Plague, nor liable to perform ^•■">' P^r^^'s Qiiarentine, fhall enter any Koufe, Lazaret, or other Place fo appointed as aforefaid, whilil any Perfon or"'^"'-| ^ ^X Perfons infected with the Plague, or being und-=r Quarentine, fliall be therein; and fliall return, or attempt ^hrik-caion 'is, to return from thence, unlefs in fuch Cafes, and by fuch Licence, as fnall be direcfted or permitted by fuch to be obligej to' Order or Orders made or to be made as aforefaid ; it fliall and may be lawful to and for th; Watchmen, «.-,tiniie there, or other Perfons appointed to guard or fecure fuch Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place fo appointed as afore-!;"' P'?^ faid, by fuch Force as the Cafe fliall require, to compel fuch Perfon fo returning or attempting to return, --i^'"" ' '' to repair into fuch Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place fo appointed as aforefaid, there to continue and perform Quarentine: And in cafe fuch Perfon fliall aftually efcape out of fuch Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place ^""^f'^l^^'!?'^' where he or fhe fhall be fo placed for Performance of Qiiarentine, before he or fhe fliall have fully per-p";^^,^"' ^^ °' formed the fame, he or fhe fhall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and fhall fufFer Death as a Felon, without Benefit of Clergy. XI. And it is hereby further enafted. That if any Officer or Officers of his Majefty's Cuitoms, or any Officer reglea- olher Officer or Officers, Perfon or Perfons whatlbever, to whom it doth or fhall appertain, to execute'"°-p"'>'.' ^. any Order or Orders made or to be made concerning Quarentine, or the Prevention of InfeiSlion, and/'V"'!„j,r'i nouned as atorelaid, or to fee the lame put in Lxecution, ihall be guilty or any v/ilrui Breacn or Neg- left of his or their Duty in that Behalf, every fuch Officer and Perlbn fo offending fhall forfeit his Office or Employment in the Cullom.s, or any other Office or Employment, and fhall become from thenceforth lajefty's Courts of Record at JVeJlminfter, Edinburgh, Dublin, or in the proper Courts of the Ifies of Gw.T/;/;',, Jcrfey, Aldmi y, Sark or ALm, rLfpeaivcly; and if any fuch Officer or Perfon fhall embezzle, jj^^^jj^ jj'^ f""- •or fliall knovv'ingly and widingly damage any Goods |ierforming. Quarentine under his Direction, ^^ Gw>is™o v^y Ihall Le liable to pay treble Damr.ges, and full Cofts of Sui . treble Damage;, ' '■■ li. And whereas certain Species of Goods and Merchandizes are more efpeciaily liable to retain In- ' fedtion, and may be brought from Places infected into other Countri.'s, and from thence imported into ' his Majefty's Dominions in Ships not obliged to perform Quarentine i' Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid.