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86 C. 52. Anno vicefimo Georgii II. A. D. 1747. Iflues anH Fines XLVI. And alfo excepted out of this Pardon all Iffues, Fines and Amerciaments, loft, impofed'or af- by Sheriffs, &c. feffed fince the faid twenty-fourth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and twenty- one, which have been, or fliall be totted, levied or received by any Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Bailiff, R'linifter or other Officer, who are to account for the Year ending at Michaelmas now next eafuing, at any Time before they fliall finifli fuch their Accounts refpectively. Pod Fines, &c. XLVII. And alfo excepted all Fines /);-5 licentia concordandi. commonly called Fojl Fines, and all fuch If- fues, Fines and Amerciaments, above the Sum of fix Pounds, which have been loft, impofed or affeffed, and have been affecred, taxed, fet, eflreated or entered, fmce the faid twenty-fourth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-one. Iffues and Fines XLVIII. And alfo excepted all fuch Iffues, Fines and Amerciaments, returned, affeered, taxed, fet or 7Rec<5r'd'^°" ^^^^'^'^^ '^^ ^"y Court of Record within this Realm of Great Britain, at any Time fince the fifteenth Day of y«/7<? one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five; and yet neverthelefs, all the Eftreats of fuch Fines, Iffues and Amerciaments, as be now pardoned by this AcSt, and which be already eftreated forth of either of the Courts of Exchequer of England or Scotland, and be remaining in j:he Hands of the Sheriff, Under She- riff, Bailiff, or other proper Officer for collecting of the fame Fines, Iffues and Amerciaments, fbal!, upoA the Return of the faid Eftreats, be duly and orderly charged and delivered by Scrov/s into the Office of the Pipe in the faid refpective Courts of Exchequer, as hath been heretofore accuftomed in England, to the Intent that thereupon Order may be taken, that his Majefty may be truly anfwered all fuch Fines, Iffues and Amer- ciaments, not by this Act pardoned, and which any Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Bailift", or other Officer or Mi- nifter, has received, or ought to anfwer, by Force or Colour of any fuch Eftreat, Procefs or Precept to him Slieriffs, &c. or them made for levying thereof; and yet all and every Sheriff and Sheriffs, and other Accountant, upon. Petitioning, to his or their Petition-or Petitions, to be made for the Allowance of any fuch Fines, Iffues or Amerciaments, be allov.'cd the ^g j^y j-j^jj ^Q^ ^-g pardoned, iliall have all and every iuch his and their Petition allowed in his and their Ac- faraegvaus. count and Accounts, without paying any Fee or Reward to any Officer, Clerk or other Minifter, for tha making, entering and allowing of any fuch Petitioner Petitions; any Ufage or Cuftdm to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. Pbrfons difatled XLIX. Provided always. That this Aft fliall not extend to give or reftore any Ability or Capacity to take, by Judgment have, hold or exercife any Office, Place, Authority or Employment, Ecclefiaftical, Civil or A'lilitary, to Office™ not re- •"y Perfon Or Perfons, who, by virtue or reafon of any Judgment of any Court of Juftice, were or are made ftored.' or become incapable or diiabled to have, take, hold or execute the fame; but that all and every fuch Per- fon and Perfons fliall remain and continue under all and every the Difabilities and Incapacities aforefaid j any thing in this prefent Act to the contrary notwithftanding. perfons divefieJ L. Provided, and it is hereby declared. That nothing in this Aft fliall be conftrued to extend to reftore, of any Edate or ^Pgj.gjj(. Q^ ^g^,g|:}.^ to or in any Perfon, any Office, Place or Employment, Civil or Military, or any Real or fot reft ore d".' Pcrfonal Eftate, which has, or have been, or fliall be, on or before the faid fifteenth Day of yune one thou- fand feven hundred and forty-feven, diverted out of fuch Perfon, by virtue of any Judgment, Attainder, J . Conviftion, or Aft of Parliament, ed^'&c! of HWh ^^- -^""^ ^'^'^ excepted out of this Pardon all fuch Perfons as, on or before the Aiid fifteenth Day of ^kw Treafo'n before i" the Year onc thouiand feven hundred and forty-feven, are or fliall be attainted of High Treafon, by Act 15 June 1747. of Parliament, or Judgment, or convicted of High Treafon, by Verdift, Confeffion, or otherwife. Ferfiins tranf- LII. And alfo excepted all Perfons who have been, or ftiall be tranfported into Parts beyond the Seas, on ported. or before the laft Day of Trinity Term in the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-feven, for any . . Offence. J-! WiU.'i. c. 3. ,■ LIII. And alfo excepted out of this Pardon, all Treafons contrary to an Aft of Parliament made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of the late King William the Thiid, of glorious Memory, intituled. An Ail for the Attainder of the pretended Prince »/' Wales of Eligh Trejfon, committed fmce the nrft Day of 'july^ one thoufand feven hundred and forty-two, and before the twentieth Day of "July one thoufand feven hun- dred and forty- five. S7Gco.2,c.39. JJCsf . And alfo all Treafons againftan Aft of Parliament made in the feventccnth Ycr.r of his Majefly's Reign, intituled. An Atl to make it High Treafon to bold Ccrrefpondence with the Sons of the Pretender ti h'ii Mnjejlys Crowfi, and for attainting them of High Treafon, in cafe they Jhall land, cr attempt to land, in Grei^fil Britain, or any of the Dominions thereunto belonging; and for fufpendhig the Operation and EffeSi of a ClcufeK in the Act of the fmenth Year of the late S^ueen Anne, foj' improving the Union of the iivo Kingdoms, relating /a] Forfeitures for High Treafon, until after the Deceafe of the Sons of the faid Pretender, committed before "the laid twentieth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five, Perfons concern. LV. Alfo excepted out'of this Pardon, all Offences of High Treafon, and Mifprifion of High Treafon,| "' ~ committed at any Time or Times v^ihatfoever by any Perfon or Perfons, who, after the faid firft Day of Jiitf one thoufand feven bundled and forty-two, and before the faid twentieth Day of j^.v/v one thoufiuid feven^ hundred and forty-fi'e, hath or have confpired, carried on, confented to, affiftcd or been concerned in any Defign or Propofal for invading, or procuring an Invanon of this Realm, by the Forces of the French King, or any other Foreign Force, or for raifing or carrying on a Rebellion within the fame. mitteJbyPopifli LVl. And alfo excepted out of this Pardon, all and every Offence and Offences committed or done by Pried 5 again (I any Jefuit, Seminary, or other iJiJw.y/j Prieft whatfoever, contrary to the Tenure or Effeft of the Statute, »7Elii5. c. a. made in the twenty-feventh Year of the Reign of the late Qtiecn EH%ah-th, intituled. An Act againjl Ji~ flits. Seminary Pric/h, and other fuch like difobedient Perfom, and ail Outlawries, Proceedings, Judgments, and Executions for the fame Offences, or any of them; and except all Conviftions of Popifti Rccufants for their Recufancy, and the Confequences thereof; and all Foifeirures of Eftate^ Real and Pergonal, gi- iGco. I, c. 50. ven for fiipporting fuperftitious Ufes, mentioned in an Aft of the firft Year of the Reign of his Lite Majefty King George the Firft, of glorious Memory, intituled, An A^t fof- appointing Coiiimijftoners to enquire '■f- tht cd in procming an Invaiion. Of^'ences com-