be to them and every of them a fufficient warrant
and authority, without any other or further war-
rant or declaration of the pleafare of his majefty,
his heyres or fucceffours, in that behalf to be
obtayned,

And his majefty doth hereby further declare
and agree, that for the better and more effectual
impowering and enabling the said fir James Shaen,
William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas Hoare,
Francis Sone, William Mufchamp, Edward
Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stanyan,
John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, to have,
take, receive and enjoy the faid quit-rents, and
all other the rents hereby demifed, as the fame
fhall from time to time grow due and payable
during the time hereby granted, it shall and
may be lawful to and for the faid fir James
Shaen, William Hill, William Ryder, Thomas
Hoare, Francis Sone, William Muschamp,
Edward Richbell, Stanhop Mill, Lawrence Stan-
yan, John Gourney and Thomas Sheridan, or
any feven or more of them, from time to time,
and all times during the term hereby demised, to
make and give under their or any feven or more
of their hands, acquittance and acquittances to
all or any person or perfons whatsoever paying
the faid quit-rents and other rents hereby de-
mised, and the acquittance or acquittances of

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
revenue are

tice thereof.

of the court of exchequer in Ireland, and all And all offi-
other officers and minifters of the revenue there
for the time being, are hereby authorized and to take no-
impowered to admit, allow and approve of all
fuch acquittance or acquittances, by them the
faid farmers, or any feven or more of them, from
time to time, fo made and given as aforefaid,
and to exonerate and discharge all and every the
person and perfons of and for all and every such
quit-rents, and other rents, fumme and fummes
of money, in all and every acquittance or ac-
quittances mentioned, in as full and effectual
manner and form as if the fame quit-rents and
other rents, fumme and fummes of money had
been really payd by fuch perfon or perfons into
the receipt of his majesties exchequer in Ire-
land; and for fo doing, these presents or the in-
rolment thereof, fhall be to them and every of
them a fufficient warrant and authority in that
behalf.

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,

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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

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