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 86 C. 25. Anno tricefimo Georgti II. A. D. 1757. thret; 01 more Deputy Lieutenants, or of any two Deputy Lieutenants, together with any one Juftice of tne Peace, or of any one Deputy I^ieutenant, together with any two Juftices of the Peace, rendering the Overpl'.is (if any} on Demand, after deducting the Charge of fuch Diltrefs and Sale, to fuch Officer upon whom fuch Di(trefs (hall have been made as aforefaid. PiivateMan X^^IIL Provided always, and be it enabled. That no private Man, perfonally ferving for himfelf in the ferying for bim- fjjj Militia, during the Time of his ferving as a MiHtia Man, fliall be liable to do perfonally any High- rnm^eversTnu- ^'^^ Duty, comiiionly called Statute-work, or to ferve as a Peace Officer or Parifh Officer v nor fhall fuch ticesandOifices. private Man be liable to ferve in any of his Majefty's Land Forces, by virtue of any A<51 for recruiting his Majefty's Land Forces, unlefi he (hall confent thereto. None having XXIV. Pjovided always. That no Pcrfon having perfonally or by Subftitute ferved three Years in the ftrvcd thtee Militia, (hall be obliged to ferve again, until by Rotation it comes to his Turn. Years, is liable to I'eive again but in Rotation. The fame Liber- XXV. And be it ena£led, That every Man having perfonally ferved in the Militia, when called out rnafrifd^Men f ^' "^ aiTembled in cafe of aiiual Invafion, or upon imminent Danger thereof, or in cafe of Rebellion, and called out in' bcing a married Man, may fet up and exercife any fuch Trade as he is apt and able for, in any Town or Ca^es 01 publick Place within the Kingdoms of Great Britrin ^nd Ireland, without any Let, Suit or Moieflation, of any Danger, to fet Peribn or Perfons whatfoever, for or by Reafon of the ufmg of fuch Trade, a^ freely, and with the up Trades. fame Provifious, and under the fame Regulations, and with the like Exception in refpecl to the as by 22 Geo. 2. two Univcrfitics of that Part of Great Britain called England, as any Mariner or Soldier may do, by c. 44.. is gta.nted an A<5t pafled in the twenty-fecond Year of his Majefty's Reign, intituled. An /M to enable fuch Offi- S^ldiVs"^""*^ '■'^^^» y^/rT^r/'/zfrj and Soldiers, as have been in his Maje/iys Service fmce his Accejfion to the Throne^ ta exer- cife Trader. If a Quaker be XXVL And be be it enabled. That if any Perfon, being one of the People called ^iakers, {hall be chofen ard re- chofen by Lot to ferve in the Militia, and fliall rcfufe or neglecl to appear and to take the Oaths, and tufe to ferve, make, repeat and fubfcribe the Declaration aforefaid, and to ferve in the faid Militia, or to provide a Subftitute^* Subftitute, to be appointed as aforefaid, who fhall take the faid Oaths, make, repeat and fubfcribe the Deputy Li'eute- ^^ Declaration, and fubicribe his Confent to ferve as the Subftitute of fuch ^taker ; then and in every rsiits'ate to ^^^'^h Cafe, any three Deputy Lieutenants, or any two Deputy Lieutenants, together with any one Ju- ptovide one, and ftice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieutenant, together v/ith any two Juftices of the Peace, ftiall, levy the Expense upon as reafonable Terms as may be, provide and hire a nt Perfon, who {hall take the faid Oaths, make, by Diftrcfsand repeat and I'ubfcribe the faid Declaration, and fubfcribe his Confent to ferve in the faid Militia for the ^^^' Space of three Years, as the Subftitute of fuch ^aker ; and any three Deputy Lieutenants, or any two Deputy Lieutenants, together with any one Juftice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieutenant, together with any two Juftices of the Peace, are hereby irnpowered and required to levy by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of fuch !^iaker, by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of any three Deputy Lieutenants, or any two Deputy Lieutenants, together with any one Jultice of the Peace, or any one Deputy Lieutenant, together with any two Juftices of the Peace, fuch Sum or Sums as fhall be necefTary to defray the Expcnce of providing and hiring fuch Perfon to ferve in the faid Militia for the Space of three- Years, as the Suhltitute of fuch ^taker fo refuftng or neg]e6ting as aforefaid, rendering the Overplus, if If opprefllvc any, after deducting the Ch.-irges of fuch Diftrefs and bale, to fuch ^aker, upon whom fuch Diftrefs Mediures beufed {[yj have been made as aforefaid ; and in cafe any Meafures fliall be ufed in making Diftrefs as afore- Diih'cfi'"Quakr ^'^^' ^hich may be by any fuch ^wker thought oppreffive, it fliall be lawful for fuch Quaker to com- wporcompfain^ plain thereof to the Deputy Lieutenants and juftices of the Peace at their next Meeting, who are hereby to be rediefled. ' impovvercd and required to hear and finally determine the fame. ■W,thin one XXVIL And be it cnaclcd, That within one Month after the faid Rolls are fo returned from the De- Monih after puty Lieutenants, and Juftices of the Peace as aforefaid, his Majefty's Lieutenant, together with any Keurnofthe two or more Deputy Lieutenants, or in the Abfence of the faid Lieutenant, any three or more Deputy f-"'!^ '^^ d Lieutenants Ihall meet together, and form and order the Militia for their refpcdive Counties, Ridings DeV"t7L'»'eu"c- o^" Pl^ecs, into Regiments, confifting, where the Number of Militia Men will admit the fame, of twelve, jiaitsare to but in no cafe of lefs than feven Companies, of forty Men each at the leaft, of Perfons living as near to mtet, and foMii each other as conveniently can be ; and fliall poft to each Company proper Officers commiifioncd and tlieMilita into quaJifi^J as aforcfaid, and other proper Non-commiluon Officers ; and tlio Militia fo formed and ordered !ld^ l^a^lro' er ^^"^'^ ^^^' trained and excrcifcd in Manner following j that is to fay. In half Companies on the Hrli Monday CiRcM»to°e"h in the Months oi' March, April, May, June, July, Auguji, September, and Oilober, and in Companies on Company. the third Monday in the laid Months, at each Place of Kxtrcife, or fo many, not amoimting to half Corn- Manner of train- panics or Companies refpe(Stively, living within the I^iftances herein after mentioned, as can be conve- int; a..d e«'ci- nicntly brought toe'-ther ; and in Regiments or by Battalions on tc Tucfday, lVe:bhfday, Th-urfday .ind fing the Militia, fyifj^y If/hitfifi Wti-k, in every Year, at Places of Exercife to be appointed wicliin the refpedive Counties, Riduigs or Places by his Majelly's Lieutenant, together with any two or more Deputy Licu- ten;ints, or in the Abfence of the laid Lieutenant, by any three or more Deputy Lieutenants, as conve- nient with rj.nard to the rcfptclive Abodes of the Militia Men as may be, and fo as fuch Militia Men may not be obliged i;o go above fix Miles from Home to perform fuch Exercife in Hilf Companies or Notice of the Companies; and Notice of the fevcral Places of Exercife to which the Militia Men of each Parifli, y.mit of Exfr- ciic ii to be lent to the Chief Conf.ables, 5:c. and bj' them to ihc Paii/h OHiccrs, who arc to fix the fame on the Church Doors. 3 Tything