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 670^ C. 18. .i^nnoyic^limoijono Georgii II. A.;D^ 1756. and fnr.fiiiit n Qatln) ; and evsiiy; fuch Qflicer fliall within: fix/ Months after he fhaUhive taken ijnd fubfcribed luch. tifereor %ti OatiM as afordajd, 'trarilmit ^:. Certificate, thereof figned. 'by! Ordqr; ofrifych Court,: or , Pecibn or Perfoiw ( the Date of' ' before whom the; ;faine, fhalli; have been fo taken and fubforibedy as before directed, together with an. their Commif- Account of the IJate of his ComiTiiffion, to his Majefty's Secretary at War for the time being, who^ c°eui'*it'w"aV is hereby required to regifter the Names of all fuch Officers, and the Dates 'df their Commiillons.j; tobe'/esiileicd', and fuch Court, or Perfon or Perfons, before whom fuch Oaths are taken and', fubfcribed, are heieby; &C- required to give fuch Certiikate to every fuch Officer, as aforefajd ; an4 every ifucb Officer notfnow irr the Service of the States General, vvbo ihall accept ,of -a. C'ommifiion ia the. Corps, afoi^laid.^and (halj.. not take and fubfcribe the Oaths aforefaid, and tranfmit a Certiiicate thereof, in Manner before direded,* on Penalty of flia]] forfeit and pay the Sun» of five hUt^dred' Pouri-ds,' to be reeovered by AdUon of Debt, -Bill, Plaint ^°°'' or Information, in any of 'his Majefty's Courts of Record at Wejlmhijler, or in the. Court of Seffiion' or Exchequer in Scotland; on^ Moiety whereof fliall go to the Perfon or Perfons who (hall fue for tlie fame, and the other Mo'ety to his Majefty, within one Year after fuch Perfoh fo offending Ihall come into Great Britain. Offences com- VI. And be it further enacted by the Authority atbrefaid, That any Offisnce againft. this Acl, though mitted without committed without this Realm, (ball and may be alledged to be cDmhiitted, and may be laid, enquired beldeTilT' "^"^ of, and tried, in any County in Gwf^r/Vam. ,•■.•.;-■:.■- .... _ ,' Great Britain. VIl, Provided always, and be it en'aiSted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Attainder for any Of- Nottowork fence made Felony by this A(5t, ihall make or work any Corruption of Blood, Lofs of Dower, or &"°"'" Difherifon of Heir or Heirs. C A P. XVIII., An A(5t to obviiite a Doubt arifen on an Aft made in the laft Seflion of Parliament, intituled. An A51 for Relief of Infolvent. Debtors; and for Relief of Sheriffs and Keepers of Phfons, in refpeft to Elcapes of fuch Perfons as wete prevented by the faid Doubt from being difcharged under the faid A(5t. iSGeo.2. c. 13. ' -^T 7- H E RE A 8 by an Ad pafTed the laft Seflion of Parliament, intituled, An AT for Relief of In- ' VV folvent Debtors ; it is (amongft other Things) enadled. That all Sheriffs, Gaolers or Keepers ' of Prifons in any County,- Riding, Divifion, City, Town and Liberty, within this Kingdom, were ' required to make an exa(5l alphabetial Lift of the Names of all fuch Perfons who on the firft Day of ^t?- ' nuary one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five, were in their aftual Cuftody, together with the Names ' of the Perfons at whofe Suit fuch Prifoners were detained, and deliver the fame upon Oath to the Ju- ' ftices at their firft General or Quarter Seffions to be held after the thirty-firlt Day of March one thou- ' fand feven hundred and fifty-five ; as alfo to fix upon the Gate of the faid Prifons true Copies of the faid ' Lifts ten Days before the faid Seflions : And it was thereby further enaiSed, That the Perfons whofe ' Names were inferted in fuch Lifts, and who at the Time in the faid recited A&. mentioned were in ' the adual Cuftody of any Sheriff or Sheriffs, Gaoler or Gaolers, Keeper or Keepers ot~ Prifons, ta- ' king the Oath, and giving fuch Notice to their Creditors as the faid A& reqyires, mie^ht be releafed ' and difcharged from their Imprifonment : And whereas' it ;was in moft Places impracticable for She- ' riffs. Gaolers, or Keepers of Prifons to deliver in Lifts at the Time directed by the faid A6f, as the - ' firft General or Qiiarter Seflions next after the thirty-firft Day of March one thoufand feven hundred ' and fifty-five, was held before the faid'Adt pafTed into a Law : And whereas a Doubt has arifen, whe- ' ther the Juftices in any General or Qiiarter Seflions of the Peace held for any County, Riding, Di- ' vifion, City, Town or Liberty, within this Kingdom, had, by the faid above recited Acf, a Power ' to difcharge any Prifoner or Prifoners at any General or Quarter Seflions held fubfequent to that held ' after the thirty-firft Day of Tj/rfjv/; one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five; and whether the Dif- ' charges of Prifoners by the Juftices, in purfuance of the faid recited Aft, have been legal; And ' whereas the Juftices of the Peace for the County Palatine of Lancijler^ by reafon of fuch Doubt, have ' abfoluteby refufed to difcharge the Prifoners in the Gaols of their fevcial Jurifdiftions ; which Cale ' may likewife have happened in other Places, whereby they are ftill detained in a loathfcme Prifoiif; ' And whereas notwithftanding fuch Doubt the Juftices in many Counties have proceeded to difch.arge,* ' that held next after the thirtv-firft Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-rie;' To ob- viatf: which Doubt, be it enaded 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 afTembled, lumcesat tlieir and by the Authority of the fame. That it (hall and may be lawful to and for thp Juftices of the Peace liiTn^'may ordei- ^°'" ^"^ County, Riding, Divifion, City, Town or Liberty, within this Kingdom, at their General or Prifo'ners tor Qiiartcr Seflions of the Peace, to be held for fiich County, Riding, Divifion, City, Town or Liberty, Deht on 1 j;,n. attcr the pafling of this Ad, or at any. fubfequent General or Quarter Seflions (witliin the Time limited brou'^h? before ^^ }}^^, '^^ recited Ad) to dired and order the Sheriff or Sheriffs, Gaoler or Gaolers, Keeper or Keepers tiiem", to be of nions, to bring up any Perlbn or Perfons, who was, or were, in their adual Cuftodv, on the firft diidi.nrged on Day of January one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five ; and upon fuch Priloner and Prifoners pur- ing w°he re"l' ^"'"S the Directions of the faid former Ac^, fuch Juftices may (if they fee )uft Caufe) releale and dif- cited Aft. charge fuch Prifoner or Prifoners from their Imprifonment j any thing in this or the faid former Adt to the contrary notwithftanding. 8 . II. And
 * and have difcharged Prifoners from many Gaols in this Kingdom, at the SefTions held fubfequent'to