caforefaid; any thing in the faid act to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, No penalty for That none of the penalties in the faid former act, which may fuch wearing to be recoverhave been incurred for the wearing or ufing any fort of stuffed, unless made of linen yarn and cotton wooll manufactured and printed where judgor painted within this kingdom, as aforefaid, shall be recover- ment hath ed, or levied, unless fome profecution for the fame hath been been already already commenced, and judgment already obtained thereupon; any thing in the faid former act contained to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. CAP. V. An all to repeal the ftatute made in the first year of the reign of King James the First, intituled, An act against conjuration, witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked fpirits, except fo much thereof as repeals an act of the fifth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Against conjurations, inchantments, and witchcrafts, and to repeal an alt passed in the parliament of Scotland in the ninth parliament of Queen Mary, intituled, Anentis witchcrafts, and for punishing such persons as pretend to exercise or use any kind of witchcraft, forcery, inchantment, or conjura tion. obtained. E it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and 1 James 1. c. with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and tem- 12. repealed, poral, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That the ftatute made in the first year of the reign of King James the First, intituled, An að ágainfi conjuration, witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked fpirits, fhall, from the twenty fourth day of June next, be repealed and utterly void and of none effect (except fo much thereof as repeals the ftatute made in the fifth year of the reign except a claufe repealing of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An act against conjurations, in- 5 Eliz. c. 16. chantments, and witchcrafts.) Mariæ alfo re II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The act in from and after the faid twenty fourth day of June, the act paffed Scotland 9 in the parliament of Scotland in the ninth parliament of Queen pealed. Mary, intituled, Anentis witchcrafts, shall be and is hereby repealed. III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the After 24 June, faid twenty fourth day of June, no profecution, fuit, or pro- 1736, no perceeding, thall be commenced or carried on against any perfon fecuted for fon to be proor perfons for witchcraft, forcery, inchantment, or conjuration, witchcraft, or for charging another with any fuch offence, in any court &c. whatsoever in, Great Britain. IV. And for the more effectual preventing and punishing any pretences to fuch arts or powers as are before-mentioned, whereby ignorant perfons are frequently deluded and defraud-. B 2 ed; ftolen goods, Perfons pre- ed; be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if tending to exercife witch any person fhall, from and after the twenty fourth day of June, craft, tell for- pretend to exercise or ufe any kind of witchcraft, forcery, intunes, or by chantment, or conjuration, or undertake to tell fortunes, or crafty fcience pretend from his or her fkill or knowledge in any occult or crafty to difcover fcience to difcover where or in what manner any goods or chattles, fuppofed to have been ftolen or loft, may be found; every perfon fo offending, being thereof lawfully convicted on indictment or information in that part of Great Britain called England, or on indictment or libel in that part of Great Britain to be impri- called Scotland, fhall for every fuch offence fuffer imprisonment by the space of one whole year without bail or mainprize, and once in every quarter of the faid year in fome market town of the proper county upon the market day there ftand openly on the pillory by the fpace of one hour, and alfo fhall (if the court by which fuch judgment fhall be given fhall think fit) be obliged to give fureties for his or her good behaviour, in fuch fum, and for fuch time, as the faid court fhall judge proper according to the circumftances of the offence, and in fuch case fhall be further imprisoned until fuch fureties be given. foned for a year. be pillory'd, and bound for good behaviour. Preamble reciting the uniformity a&t. CAP. VI. An act to indemnify persons who have omitted to read the prayers, and make and fubfcribe the declarations directed to be read, made, and fubfcribed by the act of uniformity of the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the reign of King Charles the Second, within the time limited by law, and for allowing further time for doing thereof. HEREAS by an act of parliament made in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the reign of his late majefty King Charles the Second, intituled, An act for the uniformity of publick prayers, and administration of facraments, and other rites 13 & 14 Car.2. and ceremonies, and for establishing the form of making, or C. 4. daining, and confecrating of bifhops, priests, and deacons in the church of England, it was, among other things, enalted, That every perfon who fhould thereafter be prefented, or collated, or put into any ecclefiaftical benefice or promotion, within the realm of England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed, fhould, in the church, chapel, or place of publick worship, belonging to the faid benefice or promotion, within two months next after that he fhould be in the actual poffeffion of the faid ecclefiaftical benefice, or promotion, upon fome Lord's day, openly, publickly and folemnly read the morning and evening prayer appointed to be read by and according to the book of common prayer therein before-mentioned, at the times thereby appointed, or to be appointed; and after such reading thereof, fhould openly and publickly, before the congregation there affembled, declare his unfeigned affent and confent to the use of all things therein contained and preferibed, according to the form therein before appointed; and that all and every fuch perfons who should (without fome lawful impediment to be allowed and approved of by the ordinary of the aforefaid; any thing in the faid act to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithstanding. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, No penalty for fuch wearing That none of the penalties in the faid former act, which may to be recoverhave been incurred for the wearing or ufing any fort of stuffed, unless made of linen yarn and cotton wooll manufactured and printed where judgor painted within this kingdom, as aforefaid, shall be recover- ment hath ed, or levied, unless fome profecution for the fame hath been been already already commenced, and judgment already obtained thereupon; any thing in the faid former act contained to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. CAP. V. An act to repeal the ftatute made in the first year of the reign. of King James the First, intituled, An act against conjuration, witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked. fpirits, except fo much thereof as repeals an act of the fifth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Against conjurations, inchantments, and witchcrafts, and to repeal an alt passed in the parliament of Scotland in the ninth parliament of Queen Mary, intituled, Anentis witchcrafts, and for punishing such persons as pretend to exercise or use any kind of witchcraft, forcery, inchantment, or conjura tion. obtained. E it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, by and 1 James 1. c. with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and tem- 12. repealed, poral, and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That the ftatute made in the first year of the reign of King James the First, intituled, An act againft conjuration, witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked fpirits, fhall, from the twenty fourth day of June next, be repealed and utterly void and of none effect (except fo much thereof as repeals the statute made in the fifth year of the reign repealing except a claufe of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An act against conjurations, in- 5 Eliz. c. 16. chantments, and witchcrafts.) II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The act in from and after the faid twenty fourth day of June, the act paffed Scotland 9 Mariæ alfo rein the parliament of Scotland in the ninth parliament of Queen pealed. Mary, intituled, Anentis witchcrafts, fhall be and is hereby repealed. fecuted for III. And be it further enacted, That from and after the After 24 June, faid twenty fourth day of June, no profecution, fuit, or pro- 1736, no perceeding, thall be commenced or carried on against any perfon fon to be proor perfons for witchcraft, forcery, inchantment, or conjuration, witchcraft, or for charging another with any fuch offence, in any court &c. whatsoever in, Great Britain. IV. And for the more effectual preventing and punishing any pretences to fuch arts or powers as are before-mentioned, whereby ignorant perfons are frequently deluded and defraud B 2 ed; ercife witch to difcover ftolen goods, Perfons pre- ed; be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if tending to ex- any perfon fhall, from and after the twenty fourth day of June, craft, tell for- pretend to exercise or ufe any kind of witchcraft, forcery, intunes, or by chantment, or conjuration, or undertake to tell fortunes, or crafty fcience pretend from his or her fkill or knowledge in any occult or crafty fcience to difcover where or in what manner any goods or chattles, fuppofed to have been stolen or loft, may be found; every perfon fo offending, being thereof lawfully convicted on indictment or information in that part of Great Britain called England, or on indictment or libel in that part of Great Britain to be impri- called Scotland, fhall for every fuch offence fuffer imprisonment by the space of one whole year without bail or mainprize, and once in every quarter of the faid year in fome market town of the proper county upon the market day there ftand openly on the pillory by the fpace of one hour, and alfo fhall (if the court by which fuch judgment fhall be given fhall think fit) be obliged to give fureties for his or her good behaviour, in fuch fum, and for fuch time, as the said court fhall judge proper according to the circumftances of the offence, and in fuch case fhall be further imprifoned until fuch fureties be given. foned for a year. be pillory'd, and bound for good beha viour. CAP. VI. An all to indemnify perfons who have omitted to read the prayers, and make and fubfcribe the declarations directed to be read, made, and fubfcribed by the act of uniformity of the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the reign of King Charles the Second, within the time limited by law, and for allowing further time for doing thereof. WHE THEREAS by an act of parliament made in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the reign of his late majesty King Charles the Second, intituled, An act for the uniformity of publick prayers, and administration of facraments, and other rites and ceremonies, and for establishing the form of making, ordaining, and confecrating of bishops, priefts, and deacons in the church of England, it was, among other things, enacted, That every perfon who should thereafter be prefented, or collated, or put into any ecclefiaftical benefice or promotion, within the realm of England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed, fhould, in the church, chapel, or place of publick worship, belonging to the faid benefice or promotion, within two months next after that he fhould be in the actual poffeffion of the faid ecclefiaftical benefice, or promotion, upon fome Lord's day, openly, publickly and folemnly read the morning and evening prayer appointed to be read by and according to the book of common prayer therein before-mentioned, at the times thereby appointed, or to be appointed; and after fuch reading thereof, Should openly and publickly, before the congregation there affembled, declare his unfeigned affent and confent to the ufe of all things therein contained and prefcribed, according to the form therein before appointed; and that all and every fuch perfons who fhould (without fome lawful impediment to be allowed and approved of by the ordinary of the CAP. XI. An act for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the The recited private act is further continued for 21 years. CAP. XII. An act to enable the juftices of the peace, acting for the crown at Maidstone, in the western divifion of the county of The juftices at their general quarter feffions may authorize perfons to CA P. XIII. An alt for the better regulating the nightly watch and bedels WHEREAS the keeping a fufficient and well regulated watch in the night-time within the parish of Saint Paul, Covent Garden, within the liberties of the city of Westminster, is of great importance for the prefervation of the perfons and properties of the inhabitants thereof, and very neceffary to prevent, as well the mif B 4 chiefs Preamble. |