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A.D. 1669. Anno decimo & undecimo Gulielmi III. C. 11 — 14. 13 CAP. XI, An A61 to enable fuch Officers and Soldiers as Jiave been in his Majefty's Service, during the late War, exp. to exercife Trades : And for Officers to account with their Soldiers. s Eiii. c. 4. CAP. XII. An Ad for raifing the Militia for the Year one thoufand fix hundred ninety-nine, although the Month's Pay formerly advanced be not repaid.

  • II. A ND whereas Papifts, reputed Papifts, and fuch Perfons as do or fhall refufe to take the Oaths iW.tM.ff. i,
  • j[_ mentioned in an Aft of Parliament, made in the firft Year of the Reign of King William and c. S.
  • Queen Mary, intituled, yln ji£t /or abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, a7id appointing other

' Oaths, when lawfully tendred to them, are not thought fit to be intrufted with fetting out Horles and ^& s^-^^'

  • Arms in the K ilitia of this Kingdom;' Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That where any Pa- *' 3;

pift, or reputed Papift, or other Perfon refufing to take the Oaths as aforefaid, are in refpeft of their E- ^^f[^-^^^"^X- itates charged or chargeable to the finding any Horfe, Horfeman and Arms, or any Foot Soldier and fng^Hmfe an* Arms, the Lieutenant or Lieutenants, or in their Abfence, the Deputy Lieutenants of and for the Coun- Arms, &c. ty, Riding, Divifion or Place where fuch Eftates do lie, or three or more of them, are hereby authorized ^um, y. 2.— . and impowered to nominate and appoint fuch Perfon or Perfons as they fhall think moft meet and proper, 150, fefr. to furnifli and fet forth one or more Horfe, Horfemen and Arms, or Foot Soldiers and Arms, for the faid Lieutenant, ©V, Eftates ; and fhall and may charge the fanje Eflates with the Payment of the yearly Sums hereafter to furnifli, and mentioned ; that is to fay, For a Horfe, Horfeman and Arms, the Sum of eight Pounds, and for every '^?S^i"'^ *'"." Foot Soldier and Arms, the Sum of thirty Shillings, to be paid to the Perfons that fhall furnifh and fet p^y^a^^s^c. forth the fane : And in cafe fuch Papifl:, or reputed Papift, or Perfons refufing to take the Oaths as ' ' aforefaid, fhall negleiSt or refufe to pay the fame upon Demand, it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid Lieutenants, or three or more of the faid Deputy Lieutenants, by Warrant under their Hands and. Seals, to levy the fame by Diltrefs and Sale of the Goods of fuch Papifl, or reputed Papift, or Perfon re- fufing to take the Oaths as aforefaid, or upon his and their feveral and refpe£tive Tenant or Tenants, and the remaining Arrears from the faid Perfons refufing the Difcharge thereof, for the like Services already performed, to be adjudged and determined by three Deputy Lieutenants, or more of them, rendring the Overplus to the Party fo diftrained, all neceflary Charges in levying thereof being firft deducted ; and the Tenant or Tenants fo paying or diftrained on as aforefaid, fhall and are hereby impowered to deduft ■the fame out of their Rents payable for the faid Eftates. III. And be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That where two or more Perfons are charg- Where two er ed to find any Horfe or Foot Soldier and ArmSj it fhall and may be lawful to and for any three or more *'^"= charged Deputy Lieutenajits of the fame County, Riding, Divifion, Limits of the Cinque Ports or other Places, Horf "^d to direct and appoint who fliall find the Horfe and Arms, or Foot Soldier and Arms, and who Ihall be Arms, &c. the Contributors, and to fettle the Sums of Money to be paid by every Contributor, in cafe the fame Deputy Lieute- Contribution be not afcertained by Agreement of the Parties : And if any Perfon fo charged as a Contri- nant may dircft butor, being Inhabitant of the faid County, Riding, Divifion, Limits of the Cinque Ports, or other !lf° '^*' *" Place, fhall refufe to pay his Proportion upon Demand, or in cafe he be not an Inhabitant in that Coun- ^"^^ "^l* ty. Riding, Divifion, Limits of the Cinque Ports, or other Place, his Tenant or Tenants, whofe Eftate ' is charged with the fame Proportion, fhall negle£t or refufe to pay his faid Proportion upon Demand, that then it fhall and may be lawful to and for three or more Deputy Lieutenants of the faid County, Riding, Divifion, Limits of the Cinque Ports, or other Place, by Warrant under their Hands and Seals, to levy fuch Sum and Sums of Money, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods of the Perfon fo neglecting or refufing to pay, if he be an Inhabitant of the fame County, Riding, Divifion, Limits of the Cinque Ports, or "other Place, and in cafe he dwell out of the County, Riding, Divifion, Limits of the Cinque Fartlir Prew/- Ports, or other Place, then by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods of his Tenant or Tenants, or the Eftate «nsreiatinghm», charged with the fame Proportion, rendring the Overplus to the Party, all neceffary Charge in levying ' ■^'"'- Swf. a. thereof being firft dedufted; and the Tenant and Tenants is and are hereby authorized and impowered ^^' ^ to deduiSt and de&ulk the Sum fo charged, out df the Rent by him or them payable to his or their Land- '. ,J.' " '*' lord; and the Sum fo levied, fhall be paid according to the Direction of the Warrant of fuch three or 9 Ga. i.e. g. more Deputy Lieutenants. {Thefe ClauCs? made perpetual by i Ann<e, Stat. z. cap. 23. fed. 3.] 7 (^">- *• <^- ^j- 30 Geo. 2. c, 25* 31 Ga, a. r. a£. 3a Ceo. z. e, ao. 33 Get, a. t. z,zi& 24. CAP. XIIL An A5 for contiauing the Imprifonment of Counter and others, for the late horrid Confpiracy jxp. to affaffinate the Perfon of his facred Majefty. CAP. XIV. An A^ for limiting certain Times, within which Writs of Error fliall be brought for the re- verfing Fines, Comtnon Recoveries and Antient Judgments. WHEREAS Fines and Common Recoveries are the principal Affurances of Mens Eftates, and ,j^^ . ^^ Titles and PofTefTions depend thereon, and are proteSed and fecured thereby, and by antient 3. c. 12."