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THE STATUTES OF WALES
[A.D. 1584

authorised or constituted as aforesaid, shall be allowed taken construed expounded and adjudged as good effectual and available to all Intents Constructions and Purposes as if the same had been had made taken done returned heard determined awarded adjudged or executed by or before any such One Justice, or One of the Justices now or late being Justice or Justices of the same Circuit or several Circuits aforesaid; Any Law Usage Statute Act Ordinance or Prescription to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

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27 Elizabeth, c. 6, s. 6.

An Act for returning of sufficient Jurors, etc.

6. Provided also, that this Act shall not extend to any Juries or issues to be returned in any city or town corporate or other town or place privileged to hold Plea, or in the twelve Shires of Wales; but that they shall and may be returned as heretofore they lawfully might have been; this Act or anything therein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

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27 Elizabeth, c. 9.
An Act for Reformation of Errors in Fines and Recoveries in the 12 Shires of WALES, Town and County of Haverfordwest with the Counties Palatine.

Whereas in the Parliament by Prorogation holden at Westminster in the 23rd year of her Majesty's Reign that now is One good and beneficial Statute was made and ordained for the appeasing of Suits, the avoiding of False practices Deceits Devices and Misdemeanours and for helping of Negligences and Misprisions of Clerks and Officers, dangerous to Assurances of Men's Lands and Hereditaments, entituled An Act for the Reformation of Errors in Fines and Recoveries; Forasmuch as the said Statute, or sundry good and necessary Clauses and parts thereof, doth not extend to Fines and Recoveries levied had and suffered in the 12 Shires of Wales, that is to say, Glamorgan Brecknock Radnor Carmarthen Pembroke Cardigan Montgomery Denbigh Flint Carnarvon Anglesea and Merioneth, the Town and County of Haverfordwest, and the Counties Palatine of Chester Lancaster and Duresme: Be it