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3" A. D. 1719. Anno fexto Georgii Regis. rv 2 r. or other Perfon or Perfons, which fhall at any Time orTimes be imployed in the Serv f ti. rtfpeclive Companies, any Sum or Sums of Money whatibevcr by way of Bottomry ; any Tiling in . Act contained to the contrary notwithftanding. XXVII. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That nothing in Act contained (hall extend, or be conftrucd to extend to any Corporation formerly cr< on a Trade, which they have publickly continued to exercife from the Tim^ of their Eftablifhment ; any Subfcriptions made or to be mad: for enlarging the Capital Stock of the Governor and Company Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South-Seas and other Parts of America, and for encouraging thc : Fifhery (by or by Order of the General Court, or Court of Directors of the fame Company) < r to any] Receipts made out and given, or to be made out or given, in refpedt of fitch Subfcriptions, but that all ° fuch Subfcriptions made and to be made, fhall be firm and valid, and all Receipts made out and given, cr ro be made out or given, concerning the fame, fhall be affignable at Law by Endorfement made or to be made thereon ; any Thing in this or in any other Aft, or any Law, Ufagc or Cuflom to the contrary notwithstanding. XXVIII. Provided alfo, That any Thing in this AcT contained fhall not extend, or be conftrued to Sal ™ r or Eaft- extend to hinder or deprive the Corporation of the United Company of Merchant.; of England trading t ' India Company** the Eajl-Indics, from having and enjoying all and every fuch Powers, Privileges, Franchifes, Benefits, Ma ters and Things, as do or fhall belong to them, or which they could or might er.joy in any manner of wife if this Act had not been made ; any Thing in this Act to the contrary notwithitanding. XXIX. Provided always, and it is hereby further enacted, That if any Governor, Si.b-governor, De- Com P J "' rs not puty-governor, Director or Member of either of the Corporations intended to be erected and eftabliflied '° [u" d c M ""° y in purfuance of this Act fhall, upon the Account of the faid Corporations, or either of them, hereby t, ut on cvd : .-.f intended to be eftabliflied, at any Time or Times advance or lend to his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeilbrs, AGs of Parlta? any Sum or Sums of Money, by way of Loan or Anticipation, on any Part or Parts, Branch or Branches, ment. Fund or Funds of the Revenues now granted or belonging, or hereafter to be granted or belonging to his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeilbrs, other than fuch Fund or Funds, Part or Parts, Branch or Branches of the faid Revenue only, on which a Credit of Loan is or fhall be granted by Parliament, That then the faid" Governor, Sub-governor, Deputy-governor, Director, or other Members of the faid Corporations, or either of them, who fhall content, agree to, or approve of the advancing or lending to his Majefty, his- Heirs or Succeilbrs, fuch Sum or Sums of Money, as aforefaid, and each and every of them, fo agreeing, confenting or approving, and being thereof lawfully convicted, fhall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit treble Penalty. the Value of every fuch Sum or Sums of Money fo lent, whereof one fifth Part fhall be to the Informer,, to be recovered in any of his Majefty 's Courts of Record at TVeJhninffer, by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, wherein no Protection, Wager of Law, Effoin, Privilege of Parliament, or other Privi- lege,, fhall be allowed, nor any more than one Imparlance, and the Refidue to be difpofed of towards pub- Farther Brew- lick. Ufes as fhall be directed by Parliament, and not otherwife. fom concerning JJJfurance - Glq I. c. 27. Z.Gco. 1. c. 15. II Geo. I. c. 30. 19 Ges. ». c. 37, 21 Geo. z. c. 4. 15 Gec r 2. c. 2&, € A P. XIX.