Acts. 341

And be it further Enacted by the authority advice and Con-
sent aforesaid that all poore Debtors that shall be discharged
by Virtue of this act shall also be discharged from all imprison-
ment ffees due to any Sherriffe or Goaler or any preceeding
Sherriff or Goaler where they have been turned over from
one to another and of and from all Bill Bonds or other
Securitys given therefore.
And Whereas it may so happen that many Creditors of the
aforesaid debtors who shall surrender up their Estate in Satis-
faction of their Debts as aforesaid may Live out of this Province
and Cannot in a short time have notice of such Debtors being
discharged and Come and Claime or demand their Debts and
to prevent such Creditors from looseing their Divident Be It
Enacted by the authority advice and Consent aforesaid that
where the Justices aforesaid find any such Creditors to live
out of this Province they shall and are hereby required to give
twelve months time for such Creditors to Come and Claime
their debts and receive their proportionable Dividents out of
the said Debtors Estate and shall not divide the same before
the end of twelve months as aforesaid.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority advice and Con-
sent aforesaid that if any person shall be sued or prosecuted
for any matter or thing done by Vertue of this Act or in
obedience thereunto such person may and is hereby authorized
and impowred to plead the Generall Issue and to give this
Act and the Speciall matter in Evidence and if the plaintiff be

non suite discontinue his action or Verdict pass against him

the defendant shall recover treble Costs of Suite.
And be it further Enacted by the authority advice and Con-
sent aforesaid that if any person whatsoever who shall be dis-
charged out of prison or receive any beniffitt by this Act shall
wittingly and willingly Comitt any wilfull and Corrupt per-
jury or wittingly or willingly forswear themselves such person
being Legally Convicted thereof by Confession or Verdict of
twelve men shall be Guilty of ffelony and suffer death as a
felon Provided alwais that nothing in this Act shall Extend or
be Construed to Extend to discharge any person out of prison
who is not actually a prisoner or in Custody for the Sume of
five pounds sterling or one thousand pounds of Tobacco.
And provided also and it is hereby declared that the said
Justices or any three of them as aforesaid that shall sell and
dispose of any debtors Estate shall have full power Liberty
and authority to allow unto such Debtor out of his Estate as
aforesaid before any division made, his bed and ffurniture a
pott pann and other necessary working tooles and necessarys
not Exceeding five pounds Sterling to any debtor.

p. 342