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HEREAS Doubts have arien whether a Witnes can by Law refue to anwer a Quetion relevant to the Matter in Iue, the anwering of which has no Tendency to accue himelf, or to expoe him to any Penalty or Forfeiture, but the anwering of which may etablih, or tend to etablih that he owes a Debt, or is otherwie subject to a Civil Suit at the Intance of His Majety, or of some other Peron or Perons; Be it therefore declared and enacted by the King's mot Excellent Majety, by and with the Advice and Conent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this preent Parliament aembled, and by the Authority of the ame, That a Witnes cannot by Law refue to anwer a Quetion relevant to the Matter in Iue, the anwering of which has no Tendency to accue himelf or to expoe him to Penalty