be to them and every of them a fufficient warrant And his majefty doth hereby further declare them them the faid farmers, or any feven or more of them, fhall be unto all and every fuch perfon or perfons fo paying the fame, from time to time, a fufficient discharge for the fame; and the lord treasurer, vice-treasurer, chancellor and barons cers of the tice thereof. of the court of exchequer in Ireland, and all And all offi- Provided alwayes, that the feveral perfons who fhall make or give fuch acquittances, do pay or fecure to be payd unto all and every the Dd 4 The perfons fuch acquittances to that give officers pay the exchequer of fees as fully as they ought to ficers ufual officers and minifters of his majefties court of exchequer aforesaid, all fuch just and ufual fees, have receiv- allowances and duties, for and in refpect of fuch ed them, if rents and fummes for which the faid exonerations the pay been actu the court of ments had and discharges fhall be made by them as aforeally made in faid, as they the faid officers and ministers ought exchequer. to have had and received, in case the said quitrents, and other rents and fummes of money in fuch acquittances mentioned and contained, had been actually payd into his majesties receipt of exchequer as aforefaid. This indenture to be inrolled within the fpace of 12 moneths. Provided lastly, that if the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators or affignes, fhall not within the space of twelve moneths next enfuing the date hereof, caufe this prefent indenture to be In chancery. inrolled in his majefties high court of chancery in Ireland, and also in the court of exchequer in Ireland, and in the office of the treasurers remembrancer there, that then and in every fuch cers office. cafe, and for every fuch default, the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas She In the exchequer and in the treafurers re membran ridan, ་ lofe 100l. moneth it rolment af ridan, their executors, administrators or affignes, and every of them, fhall forfeit and lofe unto his In default to majefty, his heyres and fucceffours, the fumme for each of one hundred pounds for each moneth, after mall remain the faid year expired, wherein the faid indenture without infhall remain and continue without inrolment ter the year expired. thereof made in manner and form aforefaid. In witness whereof to the one part of this indenture, remaining with the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, our faid foveraign lord the kings majesty hath caused the great feal of England to be affixed: and to the other part of this indenture, remaining with our faid foveraign lord the king, the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare, Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, have fet their hands and feals, the day and year first above-written, annoq. Dom. 1676. By writ of privy seal. PIGOTT, N° VII. The following Act of Parliament is referred to at the end of the last volume. An ACT for naturalizing fuch foreign Merchants, Traders, Artificers, Artizans, Manufacturers, Workmen, Seamen, Farmers, and others, as fhall Jettle in this kingdom, the 20th of G. III. c. 19. WHEREAS the increase of people is a means of advancing the wealth and strength of any nation; and whereas many foreigners and ftrangers, from the lenity of our government, the benefit of our laws, the advantages of our trade, the fecurity of our property, and from the confideration of the plentifulness of all forts of useful and profitable commodities with which this your majefty's kingdom of Ireland abounds, might be induced to come and fettle in this kingdom, if they were made partakers of the advantages and privileges which the natural-born fubjects of this realm do enjoy. Be it enacted by the king's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament, affem 5 bled, |