fees as fully as they ought to ed them, if the pay ments had been actu ficers ufual officers and minifters of his majefties court of exchequer aforefaid, all fuch juft and usual fees, have receiv- allowances and duties, for and in 'refpect of fuch rents and fummes for which the faid exonerations and difcharges fhall be made by them as aforeally made in faid, as they the faid officers and minifters ought exchequer. to have had and received, in cafe the faid 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 aforesaid. the court of This inden ture to be inrolled fpace of 12 moneths. Provided laftly, that if the faid fir James Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas within the Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp, Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, their executors, adminiftrators or affignes, shall not within the space of twelve moneths next enfuing the date hereof, cause this prefent indenture to be In chancery. inrolled in his majesties high court of chancery in Ireland, and alfo in the court of exchequer in Ireland, and in the office of the treasurers remembrancer there, that then and in every fuch In the exchequer and in the treafurers remembran 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 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 hall 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 aforesaid. 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 majefty 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 feal. 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 Settle 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 majesty'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 majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament, affem 5 bled, bled, and by the authority of the fame, That from and after the first day of September next all foreign merchants, traders, artificers, artizans, manufacturers, workmen, seamen, farmers, and others, who fhall transport him, her, or themselves, to fettle in any part of this kingdom, fhall after his, her, or their arrival within this kingdom, and after his, her, or their taking the following oath, (or affirmation if a Quaker,) before the chief magistrate of any city or town corporate in this kingdom, for the time being, who is hereby authorised to adminifter the faid oath, and thereupon to certify his, her, or their doing thereof unto his majesty's high court of chancery, to remain on record, shall be deemed, adjudged, and reputed, liege, free, and natural subject or subjects of this kingdom, in every refpect, condition, and degree, to all intents, conftructions and purposes, as if he, she, or they, had been or were born within this kingdom, any law or. ftatute to the contrary notwithstanding, whilft he, she, or they, fhall refide within this kingdom, viz. "I A. B. do take Almighty God to witness, "that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance "to our moft gracious fovereign lord king "George the third, and him will defend to the ❝utmost of my power against all confpiracies " and "and attempts whatever that shall be made "against his perfon, crown, and dignity; and I "will do my utmost endeavour to disclose and "make known to his majefty and his heirs, all "treafons and traiterous confpiracies which may "be formed against him or them: And I do "faithfully promife to maintain, support, and "defend, to the utmost of my power, the fuc"ceffion of the crown in his majefty's family, "against any perfon whatfoever, hereby utterly "renouncing and abjuring any obedience or al"legiance unto the perfon taking upon him felf the file and title of Prince of Wales in "the lifetime of his father, and who fince his "death is faid to have affumed the ftile and title "of king of Great Britain and Ireland, by the "name of Charles the third; and to any other "perfon claiming or pretending a right to the "crown of thefe realms: And I do fwear that I ❝ do reject and detest as impious to believe, that "it is lawful to murder or destroy any person "whatsoever for, or under pretence of being a « heretick; and also that impious principle, that no faith is to be kept with hereticks; I fur"ther declare, that it is no article of my faith, "and that I do renounce, reject, and abjure the "opinion, that princes excommunicated by the pope and council, or by any authority of the "fee |