A.D. 1670. Anno vicefimo fecundo & tertio Caroli II. C. 8. 357 fliill deliver the fame out of his or their Poffeflion before the fame be fealed, fliall likewife forfeit for every iuch Piece other four Shillings, to the Ufe of the Poor of the faid Trade. XIII. And if any Perfon Ihall counterfeit any Seal of the faid Trade, or fliall feal any Piece of Cloth or Penalty for Stuff made under the Regulation of the faid Trade, with any counterfeit Seal, or fliall remove a Seal off counterkitin^ one Piece, and fet it unto another Piece which hath not been fealed as before in this A6.i is appointed to be "=Scal. fealed, every Perfon fo offending, and being thereof convidfed by his own ConfefTion, or by the Oaths of two or more Witnefles, to be taken by the Bailiff or any Juftice of the Peace of the faid Borough for the Time being, who refpedively have hereby Power to adminifter an Oath for that Purpofe, ftiall forfeit for every fuch Offence the Sum of twenty Pounds. XIV. And for the better providing that poor Journeymen who have ferved in the faid Trade, and are not How Journn'- able to fet up for themfelves, may be employed in Work, it is hereby enafted. That every Perfon under nicn ftiall be the Regulation of the faid Trade, who fliall employ two Apprentices in the faid Trade, ftiall likewife em- ?■■<>"<■' ^of* ploy and fet on work two Journeymen in the faid Trade, during the Time he fliall have or employ two Apprentices ; upon Pain that every Perfon fliall forfeit for every Month fo ofi:ending as aforefaid, the Sum of twenty Shillings. XV. And be it enaftcd by the Authority aforefaid, That the one Moiety of all Fines, Forfeitures and Towhatirfes. Penalties before in this Aft mentioned, other than fuch as are exprefly otherwife appointed, ftiall be to the [^"^ ^""•'^ "'^^ Ufe of the King's Majeft:y, l.-s Heirs and SuccefTors; the other Moiety to the Ufe of the Poor of the faid '^' Trade; (2) and fliall and may be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the Offender or Offenders, by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of the Bailiff and one of the Juftices of the Peace of the faid Borough, or be recovered by Adtion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of his Majefly's Courts of Record, wherein no Effoin, Protection or Wager of Law fliall be allowed. XVI. And be it alfo enaded. That all Bailiffs, Juflices, Sheriffs, Conflables, and all other OfScers, All Bainffs, J..i. fliall be aiding and afliffing to the faid Prefident, Wardens and Alfiftants, or any of them, as often as 'hey |^'"^"j/-"°""^; ftiall be thereunto required; (2) and in all Aftions and Suits that fliall be brought againft any Perfon or ^j^^'^'^j'^^ j^^.^ Perfons for what he or they ftiall do in Purfuance or in Execution of this Aift, or any of the Authorities hereby given, the Perfon or Perfons fo fued or moleffed fhall or may plead the General Ifl'ue of Not guilty. If fneJ, plead tha- and give the fpecial Matter in Evidence, and fhall recover double Cofts in every fuch Cafe, if the Verdift GeneraiiiTue. pafs for fuch Perfon or Perfons, or that the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs be nonfuit therein, or forbear further Pro- fecution, or fuffer Difcontinuance ; for which Cofts the faid Perfon or Perfons fliiall have the like Remedy Double Cofts,. as in any Cafe where Coflrs by the Law were given to Defendants.
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Anno vicefimo fecundo & tertio Carol i fecundi Regis. T the fame Parliament held by feveral Prorogations and Adjournments, Osioher twenty-fourth, W" Diftinnimi 22 Car. 2. and thence continued onto March the fixth, one thoufand fix hundred and feventy, " 7!*^ °" ^'"^ Anno^^Car.2.Stat.^: ITi^tl?' CAP. IX. (Stat. 2. Cap. 5.) An Aft for laying Impofitions on Procceedings at Law. E your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjeds, the Commons afFembled in Parliament, having entred into a due and ferious Confideration of the extraordinary Occafions which oblige your Aia- jefty to a great and prefent Expence for the neceflary Defence of your Realms,, and confidering your Ma- jefty's great Debts, and being defirous to raife fuch Aids and Supplies as may be proportionable to thefe Occafions, do humbly prefent your Majefty with the free Gift of the Rates and Aids herein after men- tioned ; and do befeech your Majefty that it may be enafted ; E X PJ (149.) CXXXVI. And for Prevention of trivial and vexatious Suits in Law, whereby many good Sub- jefts of this Realm have been and are daily undone, contrary to the Intention of an Aft made in the three 4'? T^'i^:- «• fi- and fortieth Year of Queen i'/Zzfl^^/A, for avoiding of infinite Numbers of fmall and trifling Suits com- !^° ^"'^^ ^"' menced in the Courts at Weftmlnjier ; (2) Be it further enafted, for making the faid Law effedfual. That ,^Sal?/Vqi from and after the iirft of May aforefaid, in all Acftions of Trefpafs, Aflault and Battery, and other Per- 206, 208. fonal Aftions, wherein the Judge at the Trial of the Caufe fliall not find and certify under his Hand upon Raymond c,%f,. the Back of the Record, that an AftTault and Battery was fufficiently proved by the Plaintiff againft the De- 4^8. fendant, or that the Freehold or Title of the Land mentioned in the Plaintiff's Declaration was chiefly in ^ ^j<^<*- 39- Queftion, the Plaintiff in fuch Aftion, in Cafe the Jury fliall find the Damages to be under the Value of p^rfo"i'a?Aai-' forty Shillings, fhall not recover or obtain more Cofts of Suit than the Damages fo found fhall amount un- ons, wherein no to : (3) And if any more Cofts in any fuch Action fhall be awarded, the Judgment fliall be void, and the T't'e of Laq^^s- Defendant is hereby acquitted of and from the fame, and may have his Adfion againft the Plaintiff for fuch "J' qufKi""- vexatious Suit, and recover his Damages and Cofts of fuch his Suit in any of the faid Courts of Record. co!frtie«pai.t- tine by II & IK C A P. X.. (6.) W.3,.c.9,. An A (51 for the better Settling of Inteffates Eftates. 'to B E it enacTled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual All Ordinaries and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembkd, and by the Authority of the who haw Power. 3 ^ 1. fame, '° ^""' Admiaio-
