A. P. 1714. Anno primo Georgii Regis. Stat. 2. C. 5. 9 or other Peace-officer, and all and lingular Perfons, being aiding and afTifting to them, or any of them, iKall be free, difcharged and indemnified, as well againft the King's Majefly, his Heirs and Succeffors, as againft all and every other Perfon and Perfons, of, for, or concerning the killing, maiming, or hurting of any fuch Perfon or Perfons fo unlawfully, riotoufly and tumultuoully afiembled, that {hall happen to be fo killed, maimed or hurt, as aforefaid. IV. And be it further enactedby the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfons unlawfully, riotoufly and Pulling down tumultuoully affembled together, to the Difturbance of the pub'lick Peace, (hall unlawfully, and with fcc - a ">' t-'hurch Force demolifh or pull down, or begin to demolifh or pull down any Church or Chapel, or any Building* *- | w ^ for religious Worihip certified and regiftered according to the Statute made in the firlt Year of the Reign cJtrgy. ■ of the late King IVilliam and Queen Afary, intituled, An Aft for exempting their Majefties Prote/tant Sub- i W, &M. jefts dijfenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain La%us, or any Dwelling-houfe, Barn, s " r - '• c - l8 - Stable, or other Out-houfe, that then every fuch demoliihing, or pulHng down, qr beginning to demolifh, or pull down, fhall be adjudged Felony without Benefit of Clergy, apd the Offenders therein fhall be ad- judged Felons, and Iliall fuller Dea':h as in cafe of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. V. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons Oppofrag, &e. do, or iliall, with force and Arms, wilfully and knowingly, oppofe, obftruct, or in any manner wilfully £ ,e I™! 1 " 1 !! fuc « and knowingly let, hinder, or hurt any Perfon or Perfons that {hall begin to proclaim, or go to proclaim^ el0 |, y w i t t-„ut according to the Proclamation hereby directed to be made, wheteby fuch Proclamation fnaii not be made^BenefitofCletgy that then every fuch oppofing, obftructing, letting, hindring or hurting fuch Perfon or Perfons, fo be- ginning or going to make fuch Proclamation, as aforefaid, fhall be adjudged Felony without Benefit of • Clergy, and the Offenders therein fhall be adjudged Felons, and fhall fuffer Death as in cafe of Felony, without Benefit of Clergy ; and that alfo every fuch Perfon or Perfons fo being unlawfully, riotoufly and'And Perrons fo tumultuoully affembled, to the Number of twelve, as aforefaid, cr more, to whbm Proclamation fhould aflembled, if the or ought to have been made if the fame had not been hindred, as aforefaid, fhall likewife, in cafe they or '/™^ ama T :n , fc= any of them, to the Number of twelve or more, fhall continue together, and not difperfe themfelves neva'thc-ief^f. ;"- within one Hour after fuch Lett or Hindrance fo made, having Knowledge of fuch Lett or Hindrance f er as felons. lb made, fhall be adjudged Felons, and fhall fuffer Death as in cafe of Felony, without Benefit of Clergy. ■ Vl. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if after the faid laft Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and fifteen, any fuch Church or Chapel, or any fuch Building for religious Wor- ihip, or any fuch Dwelling-houfe, Barn, Stable, or other Out-houfe, fhall be demolifhed or pulled down wholly, or in Part, by any Perfons fo unlawfully, riotoufly and tumultuoully affembled, that then, in cafe How the Da- fuch Church, Chapel, Building for religious Worfhip, Dwelling-houfe, Barn, Stable or Out-houfe, fhall mages (hall be be out of any City or Town, that is either a County of itfelf, or is not within any Hundred, that then mad <;Eood, if the Inhabitants of the Hundred in which fuch Damage fhall be done, fhall be liable to yield Damages to b" y de'mo'lifiied &C ' the Perfon or Perfons injured and damnified by fuch demolifhing or pulling down wholly or in Part; and &c- fuch Damages fhall and may be recovered by Action to be brought in any of his M'jjefty's Courts of Re- cord at IVeJiminfter, (wherein no Effoin, Protection, or Wa°;er'of Law, or any Imparlance fhall be al- lowed) by the Perfon or Perfons damnified thereby, againPc any two or more of the Inhabitants of fuch Hundred, fuch Action for Damages to any Church or Chapel to be brought in the Name of the Rector, Vicar or Curate of fuch Church or Chapel that fhall be fo damnified, in Truft for applying the Damages' to be recovered in rebuilding or repairing fuch Church or Chapel ; and that Judgment being given for ther Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in fuch Action, the Damages fo to be recovered fnall, at the Requeft of fuch Plain- tiff or Plaintiffs, his or their Executors or Adminiftrators, be raifed and levied on the Inhabitants of fuch Hundred, and paid to fuch Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, in fuch Manner and Form, and by fuch Ways and Means, as are provided by the Statute made in the feven and twentieth Year of the Reign of Queen Eli- 27 Eliz; c. 13.- zabeth, for reimburfing the Perfon or Perfons on whom any Money recovered againft any Hundred by any Party robbed, fhall be levied : And in cafe any fuch Church, Chapel, Building for religious Wor- ihip, Dwelling-houfe, Barn, Stable, or Out-houfe fo damnified, fhall be in any City or Town that is either a County of itfelf, or is not within any Hundred, that then fuch Damages fhall and may be re- covered by Action to be brought in Manner aforefaid (wherein no Elibin, Protection or Wager of Law, or any Imparlance fhall be allowed) againft two or more Inhabitants of fuch City or Town ; and Judg- ment being given for the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in fuch Action, the Damages fo to be recovered fhall,. at the Requeft of fuch Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, his or their Executors or Adminiftrators, made to the Jufti- ces of the Peace of fuch City or Town, at any Quarter- Seffions to be holden for the faid City or Town, be raifed and levied on the Inhabitants of fuch City or Town, and paid to fuch Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, in fuch Manner and Form, and by fuch Ways and Means, as are provided by the faid Statute made in the feven and twentieth Year of the Reign of ijueen Elizabeth, for reimburfing the Perfon or Perfons on whom any Money recovered againft any Hundred by any Party robbed, fhall be levied. VII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That this Act (ball be openly read at every This Aft to be Quarter-Seffions, and at every Leet or Law-day. ter^ffibn^aT VIII. Provided always, That no Perfon or Perfons fhall be profecuted-'by virtue of this Act, for anyp^^ 1 "^ ^ Offence or Offences committed contrary to the fame, unlefs fuch. Profecution be commenced within twel.ve w ; t hin twelve. Months after the Offence committed. Months. • . IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Sheriffs and their Deputies, Stew-5 heriffs > &c - in arts and their Deputies, Baiiies of Regalities and their Deputies, Magiftrates of Royal Boroughs,- and all ^Thme Pow"^ other inferior Judges and Magiftrates, and alfo all High and Petty -conftables, or other Peace-officers o£ a ' s j uftices> &c . VOL. V,. C any have in England..
