Page:Ruffhead - The Statutes at Large - vol 7.djvu/582

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

562 C. 17. Anno viceGmo feptimo Georgii II. A, D. 1754, any fuch Office or Offices, or for any Part of any of them, or to the Intent that any Perfon fhould have, exercife or enjoy any fuch Office or Offices, or any Deputation or Deputations of any fuch Office or Of- fices, or any hart of any of them ; then all and every fuch Perfon and Perfons who {hall fo bargain or fell any fuch Office or Offices, Deputation or Deputations, or who fhall take any Money, Fee, Reward or Profit for any fuch Office or Offices, or any Deputation or Deputations of any of ihe faid Offices, or any Part of any of them, or who fhall take any Promife, Covenant, Bond or Affurance for any Money, .Reward or Profit to be given for any fuch Office or Offices, or any Deputation or Deputations of any fo forfeit their of the faid Offices, or any Part of any of them, lliall lofe and forfeit all his and their Right, Intereft and Offi'^Vs:^'^ Eftate, which futh Perfon or Perfons (hall then have, of, in or to any of the faid Offices or Deputations, ' ' or any Part of any of them, of or in, or to the Gift or Nomination of any of the faid Offices or Deputa- tions, for which Office or Offices, Deputation or Deputations, or for any Part of any of them, any fuch Perfon or Perfons fliall fo make any Bargain or Sale, or take or receive any Sum of Money, Fee, Reward or Profit, or any Promife, Covenant, Bond or Afiurance to h.ave or receive any Fee, Reward, Money or and thePurcha- Profit; and that all and every Perfon and Perfons who fhall give or pay any Sum of Mone}^ Reward or fcr6ifabled to Fee, or (hall make any Promife, Agreement, Bond or Affurance to give or pay any Sum of Aloney, Re- ^"I'i- ward or Fee for any of the faid Offices, or for the Deputation or Deputations of any of the faid Offices, or any Part of any of them, fhall immediately, upon the fame Fee, Money or Reward being given or paid, or upon any fuch Promife, Covenant, Bond or Agreement being had or made for any Fee, Sum of Money or Reward to be paid as aforefaid, be adjudged, and is and are hereby declared to be a difabled Perfon or Perfons in the Law, to all Intents and Purpofes, to have, occupy or enjoy the faid Office or Offices, Deputation or Deputations, or any Part of any of them, for which fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall fo give or pay any Sum of Money, Fee or Reward, or make any Promife, Covenant, Bond or other Affiirance to give or pay any Sum of Money, Fee or Reward whatfoever. Perfons who X. Provided neverthelefs, and it is hereby ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid, That nothing in this A£t have purchafed contained fhall extend, or be conflrrued to extend in any wife to prejudice any Perfon who at any Time ^^y|"^|^"°j;J^V heretofore hath purchafed any inferior Office or Place belonging to the Office of MarPnal of the Marjhalfea Mortgagees and aforefaid, of or from any Perfon or Perfons claiming under the aforefaid Mortgage of the twenty-fourth now in Pol- Day oi February one thoufand fix hundred and eighty-four, and v>ho is now in poifeffion of fuch Office or feffion. Place; but that every fuch Perfon who hath fo purchafed any fuch inferior Office as aforefaid, fliall and to hold the fame j^^y jj^jj ^.jid enjoy the fame in the fame manner as he might have done, if this Aft had not been made; for th" Execution ^'"y thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithftanding; giving fuch Security for the due Exe- cf fuch Ofs-ct; cution of his Office to the Marfhal of the MarJJjalfea for the Time being, as his Majefl:y's Court of King's and may affign Bench (hall direct and appoint; and fhall have Power to fell or difpofe of fuch Office or Place to any Per- the lame with fo,j „,ho fhall contraft or agree for the Purchafe thereof; fo as fuch Sale or Difpofition be made by Deed Co"I'r&°c?^ of Affignment, or by Words of Affignment indorfed on the Back of the Grant of the faid Office or Place, ' " and be made with the Approbation and Confent of the faid Court of King's Betich (if in Term Time)' or with the Approbation and Confent of the Lord Chief Juftice, or any other of the Juflices of the faid The Purchafer Court for the Time being, during any Vacation ; and every fuch Purchafer ihall by virtus of fuch Affign- fubjea to the jnent be feifed and poffefled of the faid Office for fo long '1 ime as he fhall well behave himfelf in the faid Regu.ations. Office, but fliall be amoveable in a fummaryWay as aforefaid, and fhall be fubjeiSt to the Regulations herein before-mentioned, and fhall have no Pov/er to fell or difpofe of the fame; and Ihall give fuch Security for the due Execution of his Office to the Marflial of the Alarjhaljca, as the faid Lo.d Chief JulHce, or any of the Juftices of the faid Court, fhall direct and appoint. ThePerfeni ac- ^I. Provided alfo, and it is hereby enatJted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Ehcnezer Black- cq,_tingthe^Com- ^,,^^^ as Truftee for the Heirs and Afiigns of the faid JFilliam Lenihall, and the i2.A Thomas A1nrtl?i and iiiipnintid in John Martin^ as Executors and Truflees named in the Will of the faid Edivard Boiuinan, fhall not be Kitisfaflion of liable to any Claim or Demand whatfoever, either at Law or in Equity, which fhall or may be made or • he Debt lecured ©iaimed by the Heirs or Affigns of the faid IVilliam Lcnthall, or by any other Perfon or Perlons claiming ^h ^'If'S^'ss ot under him or them., or by any Perfon or Perfons claiming under the Will of the faid Edivard Bowman^ WarihaT'^indem ■ f^'"' ° ^^ refpeiSt of any Breach of Truft or fuppofed Breach of Truft by the faid Ebenczer Blackivclly nificd. ' Thomas Martin and yohn Murtin, or any of them, in accepting fuch Compofition as herein btfore is men- tioned, in lieu and f„tisfa£tion of and for the aforefaid Debt, fecured by the aforefaid Mortgage of the Office of Marflial of the M.irJhalJ'ca aforefaid, or by affigning, conveying or rele;dmg all their or any of their Eftate, Right, Title and Interefl: in the faid Office, in purfiiance of this Aft, I'ut the)- the faio Ebenezer Blackivdl., "Thomas Alartin and John Martin, and every of them, are and is and ihall be, by virtue of this Aft, indemnified and laved harmlefs from all Claims and Demands whatfoever, of any Perfon or Perfons whomfoever claiming or to claim by, from or under the faid jy:llia}n Lenthall and Edward Boiumany or either of them, for or in refpeft of futh Compofition as aforefaid, or for or in refpeft of fuch Af- fignment, Conveyance, or Relcafe as aforefaid, or for any other Aft, Deed, Matter or Thing what- foever, vj'n'ich teY .z Li Ebenczer Black-iUell, Thames Martin ^nAJohn Martin, or any of the'ln, Ihall do or caufe to be done in purfuance of this Aft, or for the better carrying the iame into Execution. Thomas and Xll. Pro'ided alfo, and it is her-.by enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That it fliall and may be lawful John Mutin to jg j^,.,(j for the faid Thoinas Martin mA John Martinio f}^eiQ.7ia l■'iV^^■ to X.*nrkcs, out of the IVuft- Expciiccs."^"^ monies which fhall or may come to, their Plands by virtue of this Aft, a proportionable Part of all Xuch Colls, Charges and Expcnces, as they fliall have refpeftively iuilained or been put unto, in rela- tion to the fiiid Mortgage of the fuid Office of Marflial of the Marjhaljca aforefaid. XIII.