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 A. D. 1 7 5 ^' Anno triceiimo fecundo G e o r g 1 1 IL C. 28, ^73 or demanded for any Arreft or Taking, or for detaining, or waiting till the Perfon or Perfons To arrefted or in Cuftody fhall have given an Appearance or Bail, as the Cafe (hall require, or agreed with the Perfon or Perfons at w^hofe Suit or Profecution he, fhe or they fhall be taken or arrefted, or {he or th' y Oiall be fent to the proper Gaol belonging to the County, Riding, Divifion, fafe and convenient Dwelling Houfe of his, her or their own Nomination or Appointment, within fufe to be carried to fome which the Perfon under Arreft wjs arrefted; and then and in any fuch Cafe it (hall be lawful to and for any fuch SherifF, or other Ofncer or Minifter, to convey or carry the Perfon or Perfons fo arrefted, and refufmg to be carried to fuch fafe and convenient Dwelling Houfe as aforcfaid, to fuch Gaol or Prifon as he, fhc or they may be fent to, by virtue of the AiSlion, Writ or Procefs againft him, her or them. II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That no SherifF, Under SherifF, Bailiff, Nor may OfScer take E>,. ... other than what lliall be allowed as realonable in fuch Cafes by fome Order or Orders already made, Cfes, by an Order of or which ftiall hereafter be made by the Juftices of the Peace at fome General or Quarter- SefTions the juflices in their Ge- which fhall be held for the County, Riding, Divifion, City, Town or Place where fuch Arreft or ""*^' or Quarter-Sef- Taking (hall be, who are hereby authorifed and required, with all convenient Expedition, to make aTe"req^rcd t^mlkl^'^' fome Standing Order orOrders for afcertaining fuch Charges and Expences within their refpedtiveCoun- ^jth all Expedition -^ ties. Ridings, Divifions, Cities, Towns and Jurifdidtions, if the fame hath or have not already been there made; and if any fuch Order or Orders hath or have been there already made, fuch Ju- ftices for the Time being, at their refpe£tive General or Qiiarter-Seffions, are hereby authorifed and required to vary or alter the fame, from time to time, as they ftiall fee Occafion ; and alfo are a Copy whenof Is to le hereby required to caufe a Copy of every fuch Order, and of every Variation or Alteration thereof, hung up in fome c n- figned by the Clerk of the Peace of every fuch County, Riding, Divifion, City, Town or Place j[^^"°"' ^'t" °'^^^ ^'^' relpedtively, to be put and kept up in fome confpicuous Place in the Stffions Houfe, or fome other 3^^^^ riac'e *"^ ^''^^'^ proper Place, of every fuch refpedtivc County, Riding, Divifion, City, Town or Place as fuch Juftices fhall order, fo as the fame may be there feen and examined as Occafion may require. III. And to the Intent that no Perfon may fufter by reafon of his Ignorance of the Provifions ShirifFsnnd the-fcconda- made by this Adl, Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Sheriff, ^'" ^c Compters, to Under bherift', and Bailiff of any Liberty, and alfo the refpedive Secondaries and Clerk Sitters in S^cuS^" ^Tff/^ the refpeftive Compters in London, and all other Perfons intrufted with the Execution of Procefs, and Iiher^Officers" i "^' or who fhall enter any Anions, or make any Warrant or Warrants, or any Writ or Procefs, in ployed in the Execution order to have the fame e?cecuted, fhall deliver a printed Copy of the feveral Claufes contained in of Writs, &c. this A6t relating to Bailiffs, Serjeants, and other Officers and Perfons who fhall be imployed under them refpeilively to execute any Writ, Procefs or Attachment, or who fhall arreft any Perfon on any Adtion which (hall be entered, or otherwife, v/ithin their refpeclive Sheriff'wicks crjurifdic- tions, to every fuch Bailiff, Serjeant, Officer, and other Perfon, and fhall make it Part of the Con- ^^^ make itaPartof . dition of every Security or Bond which fhall be given or made to any fuch Sherift" or Under Sheriff, I^^* Conditim of the cr Bailiff of any Liberty, by any Bailiff, Serjeant at Mace, or other Officer orPerfbn, who fhall fhem/lh'l' ^he" £ii be imployed or intrufted to execute any fuch Writ or Procefs as aforefaid under him, them, or any Aew and deliver^ a"copy •f them, that every fuch Bailiff, Serjeant at Mace, or Officer, and other Perfon refpedfively, fhall of the faid Ciaufcs to and will fhew and deliver a Copy of the faid Claufes to every Perfon he fhall arreft by virtue of any ^^^ Prlfoner, if cairied Procefs, Action, Writ or Attachment, or under any Warrant made out thereon, and carry or '^^ ,* ^"^!"^.^°"'^'. go v/ith to any Publick or other Houfe where any Liquor fhall be fold ; and alfo fhall and will per- Fnen^do read"™ '"^"'' mit every fuch Perfon who fhall be fo arrefted, or any Friend of him or her, to read over the fam.e fame, before any^LiJiuir Claufes, before any Liquor, Meat or Victuals fhall be at any fuch Publick or other Houfe called or Vidtuais be brought o* for, or brought to any fuch Perfon who fliall be fo under Arreft there ; and in cafe any Bailiff, Ser- "^^ ^o"".- jeant at Mace, or other Officer or Perfon, fhall in any refpedt offend in the Premiffes, every fuch prf^'in-jf "u'^r^ '" ^^'^ Offence, bcfides the Breach of the Condition of every fuch Security Bond, fnall be accounted and Breach of CcVcliant'^r - deemed a ?vlifdeme:.nor in the Execution of the Procefs or A£lion on which any fuch Perfon was bJe to le punijiied for a" arrefted, and fhall be punifhable as fuch by virtue of this7£l. Mifderrcanor. IV. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That every Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Sheriff's and Gaolers to Bailiff' of any Liberty Gaoler and Keeper cf any Prifon or Gaol, and other Perfon and Perfons, allow Debtors in C-.-.ftody to whofe Cuftody or Keeping any one hath been, or hereafter fhill be arrefted, taken, committed !° ^^^'° ^°^'y°J ^"'^ rtr charged in Execution, by virtue of any Writ, Procefs or Adlion, or Attachment, fhall at all tuals^anVBeer^^o'mTvh'at Times hereafter permit and fufter every fuch Perfon and Perfons, during his, her and their refpec- Placeiheyflwlithi.'i.iciitv tive Continuance under Arreft or in Cuftody, or in Execution t-ar any Debt, Damages, Cofts, or Contempt, at his, her 2i;;d their ^ree Will and Plealure, to fend for, cr have brought to him, her 9j; ihem, at feaibixable Times in the Day-time, any Beer, Ale, Vidtuals, or other ntceffary Fooii, from