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A. D. 1702. Anno prim o Ann^ ReghiJE. Stat. 2. C. 19 — 22. 127 IV And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all Wages, Demands, Frauds, and How Wages, Defaults of Labourers in the Woollen, Linen, Fuftian, Cotton, and Iron Manufafturcs, for or con- Frauds, &c. of cerning any Work done in the fame Manufaftures, fhall and may be heard and determmed by any two ^^ ,^7","/^, Tuftices of the Peace of the County, Riding, Divifion, City, or Town Corporate, where the Matter in ,„„in^<i. Controverfy arifeth, who are hereby impowered to fummon and examine WitnefFes on Oath concerning the fame : But in cafe any Perfon ftiall think himfelf aggrieved by any Judgment or Order of the faid p^,ty aggncveiS Tuftices, it fhall and may be lav/ful for fuch Perfon to appeal againft the Judgment and Order of the may appeal. Taid two Juftices, to the Juftices of the Peace in the General Qiiarter-Seffions of the Peace, which fhall be held for the fame County, Riding, Divifion, City, or Town Corporate, next after Notice of iuch Order of the fidd two Juftices ; and the Juftices of the Peace in the faid General Qiiarter-Seffions, are hereby impowered to Tummon and examine Witnefles on Oath, and to hear and finally determine the Matter of the faid Appeal ; and in cafe the fame Juftices, in the faid General Quarter-Seffions, fliall give Judgment againft fuch Appellant, then the fame Juftices fhall award and order to the Party, on whofe Behalf the fame Appeal is determined, fuch reafonable Cofts and Charges to be paid by fuch Appellant, in reoard of fuch Appeal, as to the fame Juftices fhall feem meet. V.^'Provided alfo, and be it further enacted. That this Adl fhall continue for the Space of three Aa to contmne Years, to be commenced from the faid twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand fcven hundred f°f 3 Ytars. and three, and from thence to the End of the next Seffion of Parliament, and no longer. [Made i^Geo.z.c. 8. perpetual by 9 Ann^s, cap. 30.] ^ .w.&M.ff.z. CAP. XIX. V&sW. &M. An Aft for taking, examining, and ftating the publick Accounts of the Kingdom. CommJfTioners '^- »'• ^^ ,13. I Names for taking the Accounts of the publick Revenue. CommifTioners to take Account of all Mo nies granted to the Crown from 5 Nov. i688. No Money to be paid to the Colonels, Is'c. of the e'&^'w. j.c. 9. Dutch Forces, till Jacob Vandercfche pafs his Accounts. EXP. • . 7 & 8W. 3,0. 8. I Annse, ilat. I. CAP. XX. ^ ^ jW^&M.c.fe. An Aft for reviving and continuing the late Afts for appointing Commiflioners to take, examine, and uw. 3. c. 8. determine the Debts due to the Army, and for Tranfport Service, and alfo an Account of the Prizes 13 W. 3* c. r, taken during the late War. Whatever Commiffioners determine to be due to each Commifjion Of- ficer, l^c. they fliall certify the fame to the Paymafter of the Forces, &c. Aiid tranfmit a Lift of Debentures to the /;z/X Truftees. Colonels, Agents, ^c. to exhibit the Accounts of Regiments, Ga- rifons, isfc. not made up. Debentures to be made out for the Debt due to Owners of Foreign Tranf- port fchips, i^c. Pay due to Regiments who ferved in Ireland, &c. to be fettled. Commiffioners of Prizes to make up their Accounts. Debentures to be delivered to the Earl oi Ranei.ngh, late Payrruifter of the Forces. Debts due to John Bingham and Kathai-ine Dunbm', &c. to be ftated. EXP, C A P. XXI. »R. An Aft for advancing the Sale of the forfeited Eftates m Ireland, and for vefting fuch as remain un- J Ann J flat!' r. fold by the prefent Truftees, in her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, for fuch Ufes, as the fame ^ 31. ' were before vefted in the faid Truftees ; and for the more effeftual felling and fetting the faid Eftates i Anna?, flat. i. to Proteftants ; and for explaining feveral Afts relating to the Lord Bophin, and Sir Redmond Everard. c. 41. 'a private Truftees to apportion Quit-rents, &c. Apportionments to be inrolled in the Exchequer in Irehmd, ^^' &c. Manors,, Lands, ^'c. vefted in the Truftees, and not fold by 24 ^7^/2^ 1703. and all Judgments, Statutes, i^c. fhall be vefted in the Queen, ts'c. After 24 Jz^zc 1703. all Powers, &c. given to the Truftees to ceafe, and all Deeds, Writings, l^c. concerning the forfeited Eftates, to be delivered up. After 24 'rime. Rents of the forfeited Eftates to be levied in the Queen's Name, i^c. and paid into the Exchequer in Ireland, &c. All Sales, Mortgages, ^'c. of Eftates forfeited or reftored, to be only to Proteftants. The Perfons difabled by i Annas, ftat. i. c. 32. incapable of holding the faid Lands, y<r. Purchafermoney fhall be paid into the Exchequer in Ireland. Time allowed Truftees for conveying Eilates fold, i^c. Leafes, Releafes of fuch Lands, iyV. made in Truft for any Papift, iffc. void. Perfon claiming Benefit of fuch Bargain, feV. fubje£t: to Penalties, &c. and Money gives in Confideratipn thereof recoverable. On Payment of 2,000 /. to the Truftees, i^c. all the Manors, Caflles, Lands, is'c. of Sir -John Everard, deceafed, fhall be vefted in the Duchefs of Devonjhire, &c. Subject to the Trufts, is'c. in the Aft. Truftees to raife 25,000/. by Sale of the Lord ,S«if &'«'s Eftate, and pay the fame into the Exchequer in Ireland^ CAP. XXII. An Aft for preventing Frauds in her Majefty's Duties upon ftamped Vellum, Parchment, and Paper. ' T7^ OR Preventi-n of feveral Frauds, whereby her Majefty's Duties, by the feveral Afts of Parlia- gSfio^. j, ' X. nnent in that Behalf made, impofed on ftamped V elltim. Parchment, and Paper, have been very c 15- ' much lefTened ;' Be it enafted by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal,, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from and after the five and twentieth Day of March in the Year of penalty sBClerfc, &c, segleijling tg ester or file any Aflion, fte, Vmr f, 19. 490. Burn, ;', 1. 454,