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 A. D. 1747. Anno vicefimo Georgi I IL C. 41; 55 VIII. And for encouraging all and e%'ery Perfon and Perfons whatfoever any v/ays indebted, or liable to pay to any fuch forfeiting Perfon or Perfons, any Sura of Money hereby or otherwife vefted in his Majefly as aforelaid, to make a fpeedy Difcovery thereof to the faid Barons, or any three or more of them, and to pay a Proportion thereof as this Afl: direfts; Be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That every fuch Perfon Perfonr.ilffco- who fliall make a full and true Difcovery to the faid Barons, or any three or more of them, of any con- venrg Debts, cealed Debt, or Sum of Money fo due and payable unto any Perfon or Perfons^attainted, or to be attainted &^^' PY^Weto o^ High I'reafon within the Days and Times aforefaid (not being a Debt by Judgment, Statute, Recogni- ^|' °"' ^'^'"'"' zance, or on any regiftered Bond or Contra6l) and pay two third Parts thereof within the refpedtive Times ^^'^ ^3y]„e. twr> following (that is to lay) of Debts owing to Perfons attainted before the iSrfl: Day of May in the Year one xhiiiis thereof thoufand feven hundred and forty-feven, on or before the firit Day of December in the Year one by tbc Times li- thoufand. feven hundred and forty-feven, and of Debts owing to Perfons attainted afterwards, before the •""ed. Expiration of fix Calendar Months after fuch Attainders refpeflively, unto the faid Receiver General, for the Ufe of his Majefty, flrall be and ar-e, by Force and Virtue of this Act, releafed and difcharged of the entire ^^ ba difcharged. Debt, or Sum of Money fo due and payable as aforefaid ; but all and every Perfon and Perfons fo indebted, or liable as aforefaid, who fhall neglect to make fuch Difcovery to the faid Barons, within the refpeftive ^"(°" indebted, Times aforefaid, fhall forfeit double the Value of fuch D-ebt or Sum of Money ; to be recovered by Adion, "°!er''^J^°^-; Bill, Suit or Information, to the Ule of his Majefty as aforefaid ; and all and every Perfon or Perfons who ^cl^vlluL" were, or have been, or fhall have been pofTeffed of any Perfonal Goods or Chatties, of or belonging to any pj^fons poffeffed fuch Perfons attainted, or to be attainted of High Treafon as aforefaid, when the fame became forfeited, or of Go(.ds,^&c. "^ afterwards, or fliall be thereof pofTelled before the firft Day of Jidy one thoufand feven hundred and forty- making Difco- feven, are hereby flriflly charged and required to difcover and make known the fame to the faid Barons, be- ^"y, fore" the faid firft Day of December one thoufand feven hundred and forty-feven ; and the faid Barons, or any to be allowed a three or more of them, fhall and may thereupon allow to every Perfon difcovering the fame, fuch Proportion ft'uithj as they flialj^think reafonable^for fuch Difcovery, not exceeding one full fourth Part of the faid Perfonal Gc firft Day to be recovered for the Ufe of his Majefty as aforefaid ; and the faid BaroHS, or any three or more of them, Baron: rr^aji are hereby authorized and impowered to make any fuch Compoiltions or Agreements, touching any fuch ™^-'"^ '^""?i'°''° Debts, or Perfonal Goods or Chatties fo as aforefaid to be difcovered, as the faid Barons, or any three or I^"?;/"' '""^'^ more of them, fhall, in any fuch Cafe, on due Confideration of the Nature thereof, or Circuraftances of d'^utt'ijj'f^ the Parties concerned therein, think fit and reafonable ; which Compofitions or Agreements (hall be valid in Law, fo as the Monies payable upon every fuch Compofition or Agreement be paid unto the laid Recei- ver General for the Ufe of his Majefty, within the refpective Times allowed by the faid Barons, or any three or more of them, for Payment thereof; and where any of the faid Debts are fecured by Bonds or Obliga- and fcule Bond tions with Penalties, or are due and owing upon Accounts not adjufted, the faid Barons, or any three or Debts, &c. more of them, are hereby authorized to ftate, fettle and determine the fame ; and that every Perfon, not perfons not in. being fo indebted, or not being pofi'efled of fuch Perfonal Goods and Chatties as aforefaid, who fliall at any debted, &c. ma= Time after the faid firft Day of jfu/y, and before the firft Day of Dccanber, difcover to the faid Barons, or ting Difcovery, any three or more of them, any fuch Debts, or Perfonal Goods and Chatties concealed until the Time of fuch Difcovery, fliall be intitled, by virtue of this Acft, to have and receive for his or their Reward, fo much as the faid Barons, or any three or more of them, fhall judge to be reafonable, not exceeding ons ^ig^^j .j^ fourth Part of fuch Debts, or one fourth Part of fuch Perfonal Goods or Chatties, or of the Value thereof Fourth. fo difcovered after Recovery of the fame, to be paid over and delivered to him, her or them, by Warrant of the faid Barons, or any^three or more of them, from time to time ; and that every Perfon Who fliall, after pj.fC^„5 j;Cji,^^j,__ the faid firft Day of July, and before the faid firft Day of December, difcover to the faid Barons, or any ing concealed three or more of them, any Lands, Tenements, Rents, Hereditaments, or Chatties Real, forfeited as afore- Eftatts, &c. faid, and concealed until the Time of fuch Difcovery, fhall be intitled, by virtue of this A61, to have and receive for his or her Reward, fuch Proportion of the faid Lands, Tenements, Rents, Hereditaments and Chatties Real, as the laid Barons, or any three or more of them, fliall judge to be reafonable, not exceeding intitled to a one fourth Part thereof, or of the Value of the fame, after Recovery thereof ; and the faid Barons, or any F°"ith. three or more of them, fliall deliver Certificates, under their Hands and Seals, to all and every Perfon and Barons to give Perfons, who fliall make any fuch Difcovery or Difcoveries as aforefaid, fpecifying the Lands, Tenements, Ceuificaces to Rents, Hereditaments, Chatties or Real Eftates, by him or her fo difcovered, and the Part, Share or Prcr- Perfons making portion thereof, or of the Value of the fame, which he, flie or they ought to have in refpedt thereof; and Difcoveriee ; the faid Barons are hereby impowered and required to caufe to be paid, delivered, aflurcd or conveyed, fuch and to caufe Parts, Shares and Proportions, to the faid Difcoverers, their Heirs, Executors, Adminiftrators and Afligns "^^''^^ '<> refpeiftively, and that as foon as conveniently may be, after the Time fliall be elapfed for entering Claims '^'^ P*"*' *^'^* .in Manner herein after mentioned, on the Eftates Real or Perfonal fo difcovered, as to fuch Eftates Real or Claims as fliall be entered, relating to fuch Eftates Real or Perfonal refpeiftively, fliall be determined. n j a- IX. Provided alv/ays. That the Shares of the Eftates Real or Perfonal fo difcovered, that fliall be allowed cilims out of to the Difcoverers, fliall fufFer a Dedu<Slion or Abatement proportional to the Claims to, upon or out of the the shares al. .fame refpetStively, which ftiall be made and affirmed. lowed to Difco- X. And to the Intent the Perfonal Goods and Chatties herein before, or otherwife vefted in his Majefty, ^"• may be difpofedof, and the Value thereof applied to the Ufe of his Majefty, Beit further enafled by the '^'^"^°<^' "* Authority aforefaid. That the faid Barons fliall, as foon as conveniently may be, ufe their utmoft Endeavours p° 't'^", '""" to fecure all fuch Goods and Perfonal Chatties, in fuch Places, and in the Cuftody of fuch Perfons as fliall be '^™'"^«'*" '^"^ ' .thought moft proper by the faid Barons, for preventing the perifliing, or any Lofs or Embezzlement thereof; >''<J Inventaries and fliall make, or caufe to be made, a true and perfedt Inventory or Inventories thereof, containing a true ^"'^ Appraifc. 3 whom
 * or Perfonal, upon which no Claim fliall be entered, and as foon as conveniently may be after fuch Claim
 * and particular Account of all fuch Goods and Chatties, by whotn they were forfeited, and when, and by "4?^! '"