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A. D. 1739. Anno duodecimo Georgii II. C. 14,15. 331 called The County Court, holden in any County in that Part of Great Britain called England, who is not or fhall not then be legally admitted an Attorney or Solicitor, according to the fnid Act made in the Second Year of the Reign of his prcfent Mpjefty, that fuch Perfon (hall for every fiich Of- ^ZfluT' fence forfeit the Sum of twenty Pounds, to be recovered with Coils by any other Perfon win fl ».z. <•. 46. fue for the fame, within twelve Months next after fuch Offence ihall be committed, in any of Jus ' "■ -• '■■ ■ f >,- Majefty's Courts of Record. _ 33 <?«■ »■ '■ «• VIII. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That any Perfon being one of the Peopk Quakers 'o b«  called Quakers who may have ferved, or (hall hereafter fervc, a Clerkfhip with an Attorney or Soli- ^'^Affirma- citor, and (hall be qualified as by the faid Act belore is required, fhall, upon taking his folcmn Af- tion. firmation inftead of the Oaths thereby directed to be taken, before fuch Judges and others who are hereby authorized and required to adminifter the faid Affirmation, be admitted and imolled as an Attorney or Solicitor, as if he had taken the faid Oaths ; any thing in the faid Act to the contrary C kJ'"}"'"7ar7^iT notwithftanding. £zG«. i. i. 46. IX. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the twenty-fourth No Attomies, Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-nine, no Attorney or Solicitor who fhall be a to. to com-' Prifoner in any Gaol or Prifon, or within the Limits, Rules or Liberties of any Gaol or Prifon, g>?|? ce Suiu > if fhall, during his Confinement in any Gaol or Prifon, or within the Limits, Rules or Liberties of n " ers " any Gaol or Prifon, in his own Name, or in the Name of any other Attorney or Solicitor, fue out any Writ or Procefs, or commence or profecute any Action or Suit in any Courts of Law or Equity; and that all Proceedings in fuch Actions or Suits fhall be void and of none Effect ; and fuch At- Penalty. torney or Solicitor fo commencing or profecuting any Action or Suit as aforefaid, fhall be ftruck off the Roll, and incapacitated from acting as an Attorney or Solicitor for the future ; and any Attor- ney or Solicitor permitting or impowering any fuch Attorney or Solicitor as aforefaid to commence or profecute any Action or Suit in his Name, fhall be ftruck off the Roll, and incapacitated from acting as an Attorney or Solicitor for the future. X. Provided neverthelefs, and it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That no- Provifo. thing in this Act contained fhall extend, or be conflrued to extend, to prevent any Attorney or So- licitor fo confined as aforefaid, from carrying on or tranfacting any Suit or Suits commenced before the Confinement of fuch Attorney or Solicitor as aforefaid - f any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithftanding. CAP. XIV. An Act for allowing further Time for Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papifts, and for Relief of Proteftant Purchafers, Devifees and Leflees. " Deeds and Wills of Papifts made fince " 29 Sept. 17 17, and not regiftred, valid if regiftred by 28 Nov. 1739, unlefs Advantage of not " inrolling them hath been taken on or before 2 Feb. 1738. Purchafes made by Proteftants not " to be avoided through Neglect of Inrolment." EXP. CAP. XV. An Ac*b to enable his Majefty to fettle an Annuity of fifteen thoufand Pounds on his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, and the Heirs of his Body, and alfo one other An- nuity of twenty-four thoufand Pounds on their Royal Highneffes the Princeis Amalie, the Princefs Caroline, the Princefs ^Mary and the Princefs Lovisa. Mofi Gracious Sovereign, 'HE RE AS by an Act made in the firft Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen Anne, ^"^'I'/g; intituled, An Act for the better Support of her Majejifs Hcaftold, and of • the Honour and Dig- "Anna 6 ftat. S i. ' nit) 1 of the Crown; all Grants which fhould be afterwards made by her faid late Majefty, here. 7. ' Heirs or Succflbrs, of any Manors, MefTuages, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Tithes, Woods or other 9 Anns, c. io, out of the Revenues thereof for the Service of the War, and other her Majejiys Occafons ; it was en acted, That fuch Part of the Duties and Revenues arifing in and by the General Letter-office or Poft-office, which was thereby vefted in her faid late Majefty, her Heirs and SuccefTors, and there- in mentioned to be undeterminable, fhould not be alienable, changeable or grantable for any Eftate, Term or Time whatfoever, to endure longer than the Life of the King or Queen that fhould make fuch Alienation, Charge or Grant respectively ; and that all Gifts, Grants,' Alienations or Afllirances whatfoever, to be had or made of, or charged upon, the fame Duties or Revenue:-, or any Part thereof, contrary to the Provifion of that A&, fhould be null and void : And whereas her faid late Majefty at the Time of making the faid refpective A(ts having no IfTue nor any Profpect of any, no Power was thereby referved to make Provifion for the younger Children of the Crown : And whereas your Majefty is bleffed with a numerous Royal Progeny, endowed with many excellent Virtues and Accompliihments, and your Majefty has been pleafed to exprefs your Royal Inclination, that a competent Provifion fhould be made for your younger Children out of the hereditary Revenues of the Crown, to take Effect after the Demife of your Majefty (whom God long preferve) which gracious Inclination of your Majefty your faithful Commons think highly U u z •' juft