A. D. 1729. Anno fegundo Georgi 1 II. C. 8. 679 his folemn Affirmation or Declaration, affirm or declare any Matter, which (hall he falfc, or if any other Quakcn or Perfon, before any fuch Receiver or other Perfon hereby authorized to adminifter Oaths, fhall wilfully make othera guilty of a falfe Oath, every fuch Quaker or other Perfon, being thereof lawfully convicted, (hall, for every fuch Of- '/*"" c 0l . rh - fence, fuffer and be liable to the like Fines, Pains, Penalties and Punifhments as Perfons convicted of wilful kaoliMolikc and corrupt Perjury are fubjedt or liable to by the Laws of the refpedtive Places where fuch Gflcr.ce fhall be wilful Perjury. committed. IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every the Forfeitures and Pennl- Forfeitures and ties which fhall at any Time hereafter be incurred by Virtue of this Aft, or -.my Claufe therein contained, I'cnalties howio. within the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland refpedtively, fhall be fued for and recovered in fuch Man- be fue<l fur - ner, and with fuch Coifs of Suit as by the faid Adt of the tenth of Queen Anne is prescribed and directed for the Recovery of the Penalty or Forfeiture of twenty Pounds, hereby laid or inflicted upon the faid Ma- tters, Commanders and Owners of Ships or Veffels neglecting or refilling to appear, or make Difcovery, or to pay the faid Duty, in fuch Manner as by the faid laft mentioned Act is required and directed ; and that all and every the Forfeitures and Penalties, which fhall at any Time hereafter be incurred by Virtue of this Act, or any Claufe therein contained, within the faid Iflands of Gucrnfey, Jerfey, Alderney, Sari and Atfan, or the faid Colonics, Iflands or Dominions in America, or within any of them refpedtively, (hall be fued for and recovered within the faid Iflands, Colonies, and Dominions refpedtively, in fuch and the fame Manner as is ufual in fuing^ for and recovering other Forfeitures or Penalties incut red by Virtue of Penal Laws within the faid Iflands, Colonies and Dominions refpedtively, together with double Cofts of Suit ; and that one Moiety of all and every the faid Forfeitures and Penalties, when recovered, fhall go and be to the Ufe of the /aid Hofpital, and the other Moiety thereof to the Ufe of fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall fue for the fame in Manner as aforefaid. X. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That if at any Time or Times hereafter, any Perfon or Perfons (hall be fued for any Matter or Thing which fhall be done by Virtue or in Execution hereof, fuch Perfon or Perfons (hall and may plead the General Iffue, and give this Adt and the Special Mat- Ceneral iiToc. ter in Evidence ; and if upon any Trial the Plaintiff fhall become nonfuited, or a Verdict: fhall pafs for 2 Geo. 2. c. 36.- the Defendant, fuch Defendant fhall recover and be allowed treble Cofts of Suit. fcft- g, <o. Concerning Sea- men fee farther, 6 Geo. 2. c. i 5. S Geo. 2. c. 29. 1 1 Geo. 2. c. 30, 13 Ceo. 2. e. 3 & 17. 14GV0. 2, c. 38. 17 Geo. 2. c. 34. 18 Geo. 4. c 31. 20 Gee. 2. c. 38. 22 Geo. 2. c. 52. 24 Geo. 2. c. 47. 31 Geo. 2. c, 10. CAP. VIII. An Aft to difcharge the Truflees appointed by an Aft of the feventh Year of his Jat; Majefty's Reign (for raifing Money upon the E dates of the late Directors of the South-Sea Company, and others) of their Truft, and to veft in the faid Company fuch of the Eftates which were veftedin the faid Truftees, as remain undifpoftd of, as alfo the Produce of fuch Eftates and Effefts as have been difpofed of by the Truftees. HERE AS by an Act made in the feventh Year of his late Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Ail 7 Geo- i.c,2?j for raifmg Money upon the Eftates of the late Sub-Governor, Deputy-Governor, Directors, Cajloier, Deputy-Cajkder, and Accountant of the South-Sea Company, and of John Aiflabie, Efquire, and likewifc of James Craggs fen. Efquire, deceafd, towards making good the great Lofs a?ul Damage fiiftained by the faid Company ; and for difabling fuch of the faid Perfons as are living to hold any Office or Place of Truft under the Crovjn, or to fit or vote in Parliament for the future; and for other Purpofes in the faid Ail expreffed;' It is amongft other Things enadted, Thatall and every the Catties, Honours, Lordihips, Manors, MefTuages, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Reverfions, Services, Remainders, Polieffions, Royalties, Franchifes, Jurif- didtions and Privileges whatfoever, and all Appurtenances to them, every or any of them belonging or ap- pertaining, and all Rights of Entry, Rights of Adtion, Titles, Conditions, Ufes, Trufts, Powers and Authorities, and all Leafes for Life, Lives or Years, Penfions, Annuities, Rent-Charges and Heredita- ments whatfoever, and of what Nature or Kind foever they be, and all and every Share and Shares in the Capital Stock or Stocks of any Corporation, Company or Society whatfoever, and all Monies due upon any Account or Accounts balanced or to be balanced, and all other Debts and Securities for Debts, and all ready Monies, Jewels, Plate, Goods, Merchandizes, Perfonal Eftate and Effects whatfoever, and of what Nature or Kind foever, in Great Britain, Ireland, or elfewhere, which Sir John Fellowe$, Baronet, (late Sub-Governor) Charles Joye, Efquire, (late Deputy-Governor) and William Aftell, Efquire, Sir Lambert B/achuell, Baronet, Sir fohn Blunt, Baronet, Sir Robert Chaplin, Baronet, Sir William Chapman, Knight and Baronet, Robert Chefter, Efquire, Stephen Child, Efquire, Peter Delaporte, Efquire, Francis Eyles, Efquire, fames Edmonfon, Efquire, Edward Gibbon, Efquire, fohn Gore, Efquire, Sir William Hammond, Knight, Francis Hawes, Efquire, Richard Horfey, Efquire, Richard Houlditch, Efquire, Sir Theodore JanJJen, Knight and Baronet, Sir Jacob facobfon, Knight, Arthur Ingram, Efquire, Sir fohn Lambert, Baronet, Sir Harcaitrt Mqfters, Knight, IVilliam Mm ley, Efquire, Ambrofe Page, Efquire, Colonel Plugh Raymond, Sa- muel Read junior, Efquire, Thomas Reynolds, Efquire, Jacob Saworidge, Efquire, IVilliam Tillard, Efquire, and John Turner, Efquire, (late Diredtors of the Corporation of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South-Sea, and other Parts of America, and for encouraging the FifheryJ and alfo Robert Knight, late 1 reafurer or Cafhier, Robert Surman, late Deputy-Cafhier, John Grigsby, late Accountant to the faid Corporation, and John Aifabie, Efquire, every or any of them, or any Per- fon or Perfons in Truft for them, every or any .of them, upon the firft Day of June Anno Domini one thoufand feven hundred and twenty, or at any Time or Times afterwards, or which James Craggs the elder, deceafed, 6r any Perfon or Perfons in Truft for him at the Time of his Death, was or were feifed or.
