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§. 2.
Failer. |
Preachers, Printers and Printing.
If in the defect of the Post-Master, any person
riding Post shall fail of
a sufficient Horse, the Post-Master General shall forfeit 5 l.
A moiety to the
King, the other moiety to the Prosecutor in any Court of Record, by Action,
&c. or Information. |
Chap. 75, 76.
12 Car. 2.
c. 35. |
§. 3.
Ship. |
If the Packet or Mail carried out of England,
shall not be carried in a
Ship, Vessel, or Boat, English built, and Navigated by English;
the Post-Master
General shall forfeit 100 l. One moiety to the King, the other
moiety
to the Prosecutor, in any Court of Record, by Bill, PLaint, or Information. |
Ibid. |
§. 4.
Oath. |
No person shall be capable of the Office of Post-Master
General, or any Imployment
relating to that Office; unless he shall take the Oaths of Allegiance
and Supremacy before two Justices of the County, where he is or shall be
resident.
12 Car. 2. c. 5.
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Ibid. |
§. 1.
Disturbing. |
CHAP. LXXV. V. 41.
Preachers.
IF any person shall of his own authority, willingly
and of purpose, by
open act, maliciously disturb any Preacher in the time of his Sermon,
or other Divine Service or shall be aiding, procuring, or abetting thereto;
or shall refuse any such Offender being apprehended, or shall disturb the
arresting of any such Offender; and that any of the said Offenders shall
be brought before any Justice of Peace, (within the County where the
said offence shall be committed) then every such Justices of Peace (upon
due
accusation thereupon made) shall forthwith commit every such Offender
(so brought before him) to safe custody by his discretion. |
1 Mar. 1.
c. 3. p. 1, 2.
1 Mar. p. 1.
c. 3. |
§. 2.
Two Justices.
Examination. |
Within six days (after accusation had of any the
said offences) and after
the committing of the said Offender to safe Custody by one Justice of
the Peace, one other Justice of the Peace of that Shire, must joyn with
the first Justice in the examination of the said Offence; and if they two
upon their examination shall find the party accused guilty (and that by
two sufficient Witnesses, or by his own confession) then shall they commit
him to the Gaol, there to remain without Bail, for three months then next
ensuing; and further, tot he next Quarter Sessions, &c. But inquire,
if all this
Statute be not Repealed by 1 Eliz. cap. 2. in general words at the
later end
thereof, Lamb. 199 yet it seemeth not to be repealed in this matter,
scil.
for disturbance of Preachers: For this Statute containeth divers
several
Matters, and so divers Statutes. Cromp. 14. |
Ibid. |
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And yet Sir Nicholas Hide at Bury, Lent
Assizes, An. 1629. delivered it
(as I am credibly informed) that this Statute was wholly repealed by the
Statute made 1 El. cap. 2.
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1 Mar. c. 3. |
§. 1.
Scandalous
Books. |
CHAP. LXXVI.
Printers and Printing.
NO person shall Print, or cause to be Printed
in England, or Beyond
Seas, any Book or Pamphlets, wherein any Doctrine or Opinion
shall be asserted that is contrary tot he Christian Faith, or the Doctrine
or Discipline of the Church of England; or which may tend to the
Scandal
of Religion, or the Church, or the Government, or Governours of
Church, State, or Commonwealth, or of any Corporation or Person.
Nor shall import, publish, sell, or dispose of such Books, nor procure
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