12 C. 9, 10. Anrio primo Georgii Regis. Stat. 2. A. D. 1714. CAP. IX. An Act for the better preventing Mutiny and Defertion, by enforcing and making more effectual an Act of this prefent Parliament, intituled, An Acl for the better regulating the Forces to be continued in his Majefty's Service, and for the Payment of the faid Forces and their Quarters. 1 Geo. 1. Stat. «' Every Perfon in his Majefly's Service in the Army, who, after Auguft i, 1715, and before March 25,
- ■ c - 3- " .1716, fhall mutiny or defer't, {hall fuffer Death; or fuch Punifhment as a Court Martial fhall inflict*
" The King may grant Commiffions to affemble Courts Martial. Such Courts to confift of 13 Com- " miffion-officers. The Proficient to be a Field-officer, &c. Field-officers not to be tried by any Under- '" captains. Such Court may adrniniftef Oaths. Officers or Soldiers not exempted from Procefs of Law.
- ' Not to extend to the Militia, iivery Officer prefent in a Court Martial., where any Offence may be pu-
" nifhed with Death, fhall be fworn. Nine Officers to concur in every Sentence of Death. Proceedings " between eight in the Morning and one in the Afternoon. Acquittal or Conviction fhall be a Bar to an " Indictment. Perfons profecuted, &c. may plead the General iffue, &c. The King may make Articles 1 Geo. i.Stat, " f° r the better Government of his Forces. No Soldier to be difcharged by virtue of 1 Geo. 1. c. 3. with- z. c. j. ' " out giving three Months Notice to his Colonel. The King may quarter his Forces in fuch Places fub- " ject to the quartering of Soldiers, as he fhall think iit, during the Continuance of this Act. EXP." CAP. X. An Act for making more effectual her late Majefty's Gracious Intentions for augmenting the Maintenance of the poor Clergy. a.6H.%, f.3 £f 1 j_ tttHEREAS it is neceffary for the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmenta- 5 7- W tion of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy, in order to the more regular making proper Aug- kzH.S.l'.zz. ' mentations, to be informed, as exactly as may be, of the clear improved yearly Value of the Mainte- z&lEJ.'6. ' ' nance of all fuch Parfons, Vicars, Curates and Minifters, officiating in any Church or Chapel within c 20. « that Part of Great Britain called England, the Dominion of JVales, or Town of Berwick upon Tweed, 7 Ed, 6. c. 4. * w here the Liturgy, and Rites of the Church of England, as now by Law eftablifhed, are or fhall be ufed z ■inn'c'i ' anc * obferved, whole Maintenance is intended to be augmented :' Be it enacted by the King's moft Ex- %Jnn. C c. 24'. cellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, bAm.c.i-]. in this pVefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the refpective Biihops of The Biftops (hall ever y Diocefe, and the Guardians of the Spiritualites fede vacante, fhall be and are hereby impowered and jP" ' h ™' required, from Time to Time, as they fhall fee Occaiion, and as may beft ferve the Purpofes of the faid yearly Value of Bounty to the poor Clergy, as well by the Oath of two or more credible Witneffes (which they, or others every Benefice, com-miffioned by them under their Hands and Seals, are hereby impowered to adminifter) as by all other law- fee. f u i Ways and Means, to inform thcmfelves of the clear improved yearly Value of every Benefice with Cure of Souls, Living and Curacy, and of the true and clear improved yearly Value of the Maintenance of every Parfon, Vicar, Curate', and Minifter, officiating in any fuch Churchesor Chapels, as aforefaid, within their feveral Diocefes, or within any Peculiars or Places of exempt Jurifdiction within the Bounds and Limits of their refpective Diocefes, or adjoining and contiguous thereunto, although the fame be ex- empt from the Jurifdictionof any Bifhop in other Cafes, and how fuch yearly Values arife, with the other Gircumftances thereof, and the fame, or fuch of them whereof they fhall' have fully informed themfelves, and certify the from Time to Time, with all convenient Speed, to certify under their refpective Hands and Seals or Seals fame to the of their refpective Offices, to the faid Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Augmentation Governors. Q £ t k e Maintenance of the poor Clergy, for their better Information in the Premifies. Certificates re- II. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That where by Certificates duly return- turned into the e j j n to her Majefly's Court of Exchequer at Weftminfter, 'purfuant to an Act made in the Parliament held Exchequer by; p ^ n f tn Year of the Reign of her faid late Majefty, intituled, An Ait for discharging fmall Livings from Y irtuc ^5 A " n - ^ cf - r pifft-fruks and Tenths, and all Arrears thereof, and one other Act made in the fixth Year of the Reign fi Anns:" c. 27. of her faid late Majefty, intituled, An Ail t» enlarge the Time for returning- the Certificates of all Ecclcfiajiical (tell afcertain Livings, not exceeding the yearly Value of fifty Pounds : As alfs for difcharging all Livings of that Value from the the -Value of Payment of Firft-f uits; and for allowing Time to Arcbbifl:ops and Bifi?ops, and other Dignitaries for' Payment Livings not ex- D f t i-, s ] r p r ft-f ru its, or either of them, or made good by this Act, the yearly Value of any Livings, not Mr Ann?°" exceeding the clear yearly Value of fifty Pounds, are particularly and duly expreffed and fpecified, fuch Certificates fhall afcertain the yearly Values of fuch Livings, in order to their being augmented by the faid Governors, and no new or different Valuation thereof fhall be returned to the faid Governors by virtue of this prefent Aft. ■ All Rules, Me- ■ -« . And whereas by her late Majefty's Letters Patent under her Great Seal, bearing Date the third thods, &c <■ j) a y f November in the third Year of her Reign, incorporating the Governors of the Bounty of Queen agreed on by the , ^ nnet> f or the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy, the faid Governors were authorized G oTreTto his ' to confider, confult, advife, agree upon, draw up, prepare and propofe in Writing to her faid Majefty Majefty, and s Jier Heirs and Succeiibis, fuch proper and neceffary Rules, Methods, Directions, Orders and Confti
