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A.D. 1576]
THE STATUTES OF WALES
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tions under the Great Seal of England, to any person or persons, learned as aforesaid, to be associate to or with every or any such several Justice or Justices for the time being of the said several Circuits and Counties aforesaid, or in any of the said Counties: And that all and every such two Justices or more within every of the said several Circuits and Counties, and also that every such Justice or Justices together with such person or persons associate, if any such Association or Associations shall happen to be as aforesaid, during such Association and after such Association ended, or without such Association, such Justice or Justices shall have the like full Power Pre-eminence Authority and Jurisdiction from henceforth, to all Intents and Constructions Purposes and Effects, as any one Justice within any of the said Circuits or Shires aforesaid now hath or at any time heretofore had or ought to have; And also shall have like Power Authority Pre-eminence and Jurisdiction to keep and hold the several Sessions aforesaid twice in every Year in every of the said Shires within their several Circuits aforesaid; and to hear determine order award adjudge receive take knowledge of and execute, all and singular Causes Matters Pleas of Assises Treasons Murders Felonies Indictments Appeals of Murder Felony and Mayhems, Actions Real Personal and Mixed, Suits Plaints Informations Quarrels Attaints Conspiracies Quare Impedit and all Actions grounded upon any Statute or Statutes, Writs Processes, Returns Essoigns Verdicts Judgments Fines Acknowledgments Confessions Warrants and Executions Actions and Acts whatsoever, And to do perform observe accomplish and make all and every other Act and Acts Matter and Matters Thing and Things whatsoever in like and in as ample beneficial lawful and effectual manner and form, to all Constructions Qualities Intents and Purposes, as any of the now several Justices, or any One of the now Justice or Justices, within the same several Circuit or Circuits and Counties aforesaid may ought hath or might lawfully do by force of any Law Usage or Statute heretofore had made or used before the making of this Act: And that from henceforth all and singular Writs and Processes Returns Essoigns Verdicts Judgments Fines Recoveries Recognizances Acknowledgments Confession Act and Acts Thing and Things Matter and Matters as aforesaid, had made taken done returned heard determined awarded adjudged or executed by or before any such two Justices or more, or any such Justice or Justices and Associate or Associates as aforesaid to be appointed, nominated