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 A. D. 1757. Anno tricefinio primo Georgii II. C. 39. 299 Afligns for ever, in Truft neverthelefs for fuch Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Politick or Corporate^ Ecclefiaftical or Civil, as at or immediately before the Time of making this A<St, were the fevcral and refpe£tive Owners and Proprietors thereof, according to their feveral Eftates and Interns therein at the fame Time, in Poffeflion, Reverfion, Remainder or otherwife, until fuch Eftates and Interefts fhall be refpe£lively adjudged and determined, and the feveral Sum or Sums of Money, and Intereft for the fame, after the Rate of four Pounds/)^;- Centum for one Year, for the grofs Sum that 4 per Cent. Intereftai- fhall be afleffed for the true and real Value thereof, in Manner and Form as is herein after menti- g,^ffsLmafiif]ed'fo"r!hI oned and exprefied, fhall be paid., o^ r - Value of the PremiiTes.' II. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That reafonable and juft Conipenfation p^^^j^^j-^j^P^jy ^^ ^^ and Satisfaction (hall be made out of the next Aids to be granted in Parliament, for a«d in refpcct p^id outof thcnext Aid* of the faid Lands herein before mentioned, to all and every Perfon and Perfons, Bodies Politick and granud in Parliament, Corporate, Ecclefiaftical and Civil. III. And be it further enadled. That for the better afcertaining the feveral Owners and Proprie- ComminionErsof Clainu tors of the faid Lands, and their refpedtive Titles and Claims thereto, it fhall and may be lawful to to be appointed by his and for his Majefty, by one or more Commiffion or Commiflions, by Letters Patent under the Majefij^ j Great Seal oi Great Britain, to authorize and appoint any Number of Perfons to be Commiffioners to hear and determine all Titles and Claims that fhall or may be made to the faid Lixnds, Tene- ments and Hereditaments, or to any Part or Parcel thereof ; which Commiflioners fo to be appointed, who are to proceed in a or any f^ve or more of them, are hereby authorized and required, and (hall and may, in a fummary fummary Way m their Manner, proceed, aft and determine, by and upon the Teftimony of VVitnelles, upon Oath (which l^etermmations, byExa- Oath they, or any five or more of them, are hereby impowered to adminifter) Infpe6tion and Exa- ^'d inf "eaion of EvT- mination of Deeds, Writings and Records, or by Inquelt of twelve good and lawful Men to be im- dencef.'or by a Jury of panelled and fworn in Manner herein after mentioned and directed, or by all or any of the faid Inqueft j Ways, or otherwife according to their Direction, all and all Manner of Rights, Eftates and Inte- refts, and all Controverfies, Debates and Queftions, which (hall happen and arife between any Per- fon or Perfons whatfoever, or any other Matter or Thing relating to any of the Premifles, or any Part thereof; and (hall have Power to fend for any Perfon or PerTbns, and oblige them to produce ^itj, Power to fend for their Deeds or Writings, upon Oath, relating to any of the fame Premifles ; and alfo (hall and may, Perfons and Papers; by Agreement with the refpeftive Perfon or Perfons that (hall be determined to be the Owners and and to agcee for, or dc- Proprietors of the faid Lands, or by the faid Inqueft of the faid twelve good and lawful Men to be termine the Value of impanelled and fworn, inquire, proceed, a£t and determine, touching and concerning the true and the PremifTes, by a»y of real Value the faid Premifles, or any Part or Parcel thereof, were or was of at the Time the fame thofeWays and Means j were firft made ufe of for the Purpofes aforefaid ; and the faid Commiflioners, or any five or more of them, are hereby required to caufe all their Judgments and Decrees to be entered fairly in Books; which Judgments and Decrees (hall exprefsly mention and fpecify the refpecStive Houfe or Houfes, {^5;^ judgments and De- Number of Acres or Parcels of Lands, with their feveral Abuttals and Boundaries, together with crces to be entered in the Name or Names of every Perfon or Perfons interefted refpectively in the fame, and the refpec- proper Books, fpecitying tive Sum or Sums that fhall be fo agreed for, or aflefled by the faid Jury to be paid for the fame re- ^^^ Particulars of the their Heirs, SuccelFors, Executors, Adminiftrators and AlTigns refpeiStively, notwithftanding any C'erk of ihe Crown in Difability or Incapacity whatfoever; any Law, Statute or Cuftom, or other Matter or Thing ^*'^"'^*^>'^".'^^^'^« R^- . whatfoever, to the contrary notwithftanding; Copies of which faid Judgments and Decrees fhall be^^J"^"""y '".^'^^ ^''' laid forthwith before both Houfes of Parliament, that a juft and reafonabie Compenfation and Satis- fin^arand'conciuIT^^e'" ^ faction may be made to the feveral Owners and Proprietors of the faid Lands, Tenements and and Copies there, t to be Hereditaments. jaiJ before Parliament, in order to he granting IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That for the better carrying the p,^"^"'^" '"^ '^^ faid Commiflion or Commiflions into Execution, the faid Commifiloners to be appointed in and ^ /r wr by the faid Commiflion or Commiflions, or any five or more of them, (hall, and lawfully may, and w^Mlt'ToThrrcfpec-^ are hereby authorized and required, to ifTue forth their Warrant or Warrants, under their Hands tivt sheriffs for impanel- and Seals, to be directed to the refpeftive Sherifts of the refpedtive Counties wherein fuch Mefl'uages, ''"g and fummoning Ju- Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments fliall lie, thereby commanding them refpectively to impanel, "^' » fummon and return, before the faid Commiflioners, at fuch Times and Places as fhall be appointed in fuch Warrant or Warrants, a good and fufficient Jury of fubftantia! Gentleman and Freeholders, who, upon their Oaths (which the faid Commiflioners, or any five or more of them, (hall have Power to adminifter) (hall enquire into the true and real Value of the faid Meflliages, Lands, Te- . nements and Hereditaments, and every Part or Parcel thereof, and who refpeftively are the Owners and P^roprietors thereof, and their refpective Eftates and Interefts therein; and the Sherifts of the sheriff to obey the faid (aid Courities refpedtively, upon Receipt of fuch Warrant or Warrants from the find CommiiTioners Warrants, and fummon as aforefaid, are liereby required to impanel, fummon and return twenty-four good and lawful Men, ^^^ return a Jury accor- fubftantial Gentlemen and Freeholders of the refpedlive Counties; and at the Returji of fuch War-'^'"^'^' rant or Warrants to attend the faid CommiiTioners, with his B»-i]iffs or Officers, to prove, if necef- ^"'^ to attend on the fary, the Summons of the Jurors fo to be impanelled and returned refpedively, upon Oath; which fo^'^ove 7hlservi?f of " Oaih the faid Commiflioners, or any five or more of them, (hall have Power to adminifter to the faid fuch°Suir.inonsi'/ne''- Q_q 2 SherifFj ceffary.