A. D. 1744. Anno decimo feptimo Georgii II. C. 39. 579 may freely refort, and fhall be delivered over from Time to Time to the new and fucceednic, Churchwar-
- den.s and Overfeers of the Poor, as foon as they enter into their faid Offices, to be preferved a* ai'ore! i J,
and fhall be produced by them at the General or Quarter- Seffions, when any Appeal is to be heard or determined. XIV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Churchwarden, Ovcrfecr of 1>,- ™!»> ™Rt;i»i the Poor, or other Officer of any Parifh, Townfhip or Place, (hall neglect or refufe to obey and perform ? ffic l the feveral Orders and Derections of this Act or any of them, where no Penalty is before provided by this "'-•"- ' Act, or fhall act contrary thereto ; every fuch Churchwarden, Overfeer of the Poor, or other Officer In offending in the Premiffes, fhall for every fuch Offence, on Oath thereof made, within two Kalendar Months after the Offence committed, before any two or more of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace, for- feit for the Ufe of the Poor of fuch Parifh, Townfhip or Place, a Sum not exceeding five Pounds, nor lefs than twenty Shillings, to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, by Warrant from fuch Juftices ; which Sum fhall be paid to fome Churchwarden or Overfeer of the Poor of fuch Parifh, Townfhip or Place, for the Purpofe aforefaid. XV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That Overfeers of the Poor, within every Power of 0«r- Townfhip or Place where there are no Churchwardens, fhall from Time to Time do, perform and exe- f « rs > wh «e cute all and every the Acts, Powers and Authorities, concerning the Relief of, and other Matters and chur^hwarHe Things relating to the Poor, as Churchwardens and Overfeers of the Poor may do, perform and execute ConcZrZg /w by this Act, or any former Statute concerning the Poor, and fliall lofe, forfeit and fuffer all fuch Pains and fa farther 3 i ' Penalties for Neglect, Abufe or Nonperformance thereof, as Churchwardens and Overfeers of the Poor Ge °- *» '■"• are liable to, by virtue of this or any former Statute concerning the Poor. CAP. XXXIX. An Act to make it High Treafon to hold Correfpondence with the Sons of the Pretender to his Majefty's Crown ■, and for attainting them of High Treafon, in Cafe they fhall land or at- tempt to land in Great Britain, or any of the Dominions thereunto belonging; and for fuf- pending the Operation and Effect of a Claufe in the Act of the feventh Year of the late Queen Anne, for improving the Union of the two Kingdoms, relating to Forfeitures for High Treafon, until after the Deceafe of the Sons of the faid Pretender. £ *1T7 H E R E A S by an Act of Parliament made in England, in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of *3 w< t> c > 35
- VV bis late Majefty King William the Third, of Glorious Memory, intituled, An Ac! for the At-
' tainder of the pretended Prince of Wales of High Treafon; the Perfon who pretended to be Prince of
- Wales, and fince the Deceafe of the late King James, affumed the Name and Title of James the Third,
- King of England, Scotland and Ireland, is, and ftands attainted of High Treafon : And whereas by the
' faid in Part recited Act, it was enacted, That any Subjects of the Crown of England, who correfpond
- with the faid Pretender, or with any Perfon or Perfons employed by him, knowing fuch Perfon to be
' fo employed, or do remit or pay any Sum or Sums of Money for the Ufe or Service of the faid Preren-
- der, knowing fuch Money to be for fuch Ufe or Service, being lawfully convicted, fhall be taken,
- deemed and adjudged to be guilty of High Treafon, and fhall fuffer and forfeit as in Cafes of High Trea-
- fon : And whereas by an Act made in the feventh Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, 7 Annss,cisi;
' intituled, An Ail for improving the Union of the two Kingdoms, it is enacted, That from and after the
- firft Day of July, which was in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and nine, fuch Crimes
- and Offences which are High Treafon or Mifprifion of High Treafon within England, fliall be con- Tnafins agamfr
- ftrued, adjudged and taken to be High Treafon, and Mifprifion of High Treafon within Scotland: And 'MsABanex-
I* whereas the eldeft Son of the faid Pretender is lately arrived in the French Dominions, and hath been "P tai «"°fib'
- received and encouraged by the French King ;' To the End therefore that your Majefty's faithful People £™ e ™' iw <"'»
- of Great Britain, affembled in Parliament, may in the moft folemn Manner, exprefs their unfhaken 2 ° w '**' , 5*»
Loyalty, Duty and Affection to your Majefty's facred Perfon and Government; and at the fame Time avow and manifeft to the whole World, That it is the fixed Refolution and Purpofe of all your Majefty's Subjects, to fupport and defend your Majefty, and your undoubted Right and Title to the Crown of this Realm, and the Proteftant Succeffion eftablifhed in your Royal Houfe, in Defiance of the faid Pretender, his Offspring and their Adherents; and that they may difappoint, defeat and extinguifh the injurious, groundlefs and deteftable Hopes and Expectations of your Majefty's Enemies ; may it pleafe your Ma- jefty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament af- fembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That if any of the Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, High Treafon to fhall from and after the firft Day of May in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and forty- hoidCorrefpon- four, within this Realm or without, hold, entertain or keep any Intelligence or Correfpondence in Per- d< : nce with ""* fon or by Letters, Meffuages or otherwife, with the eldeft or any other Son or Sons of the faid Petender, ° f ; h ^ 1>ret ?P* or with either or'-any of them, or with any Perfon or Perfons employed by the faid eldeft or other Son or Sons of the faid Pretender, or by either or any of them, knowing fuch Perfon to be fo employed, or fhall by Bill of Exchange or otherwife, remit or pay any Sum or Sums of Money for the Ufe or Service of the faid eldeft or other Son or Sons of the faid Pretender, or of either or any of them, knowing fuch Mo- 4 E 2 ney
