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such Minister Vestry and Church Wardens or the Major part
of them as afd And they are hereby required to Admonish
such person or psons According to the Directions aforemen-
tioned which Admonition togeather with proofe of the Cohabi-
tion of the parties soe Admonished or their frequenting the
Company of Each Other Contrary to and after such Admoni-
tion given shall be sufficient Evidence in any Court of this

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province to Convict the persons soe Cohabitting or frequenting
each others Company after Admonition given as afd of fforni-
cation or Adultery as the Case shall happen and subject them
to the penalties aforementioned any Law Statute or Custome
to the Contrary Notwithstanding.

An Act for stay of Execution after the tenth of May Yearly

Whereas many of the Inhabitants of this pvince are and
have been Exceedingly Grieved and burthened by Executions
Laid upon them in the Sumer time when it is not Possible for
them to procure Effects for the payment and Satisfaction of
their Creditors by means whereof they are often times kept
in Prison a long time and thereby Disabled from making and
Tending their Cropps to the great prejudice if not ruin of
many the Inhabitants of this Province being thereby Left
destitute of any means to Satisfie their Creditors for preven-
tion whereof for the ffuture,
Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellt Majty by and with
the Advice and Consent of his Majtys Governt Councill and
Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same that

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after the tenth day of May in Any year no Execution shall
Issue Out of any Court of this province against the body or
goods of any pson or psons Inhabiting within this province till
the tenth day of November next or untill the tenth day of
Novr in any year Ensueing for any Debt or Debts or upon
any Action Judgmt or Judgments sued had or recovered agt
the Inhabitants of or within this Province in the Provinciall or
any Couuty Courts of this Province for any Cause Matter or
thing whatsoever Provided such person or psons against
whome any such Judgmt is Obtained togeather with two other
psons such as the Justices shall approve of Come before one
Justice or more of the provinciall Court or two Justices or
more of the respective County Courts where such Judgmt is
Obtained as afd And shall Confess Judgmt for his Debt and
Costs of Suit Adjudged with Stay of Execution till the tenth
day of Novr next for this prsent year or untill the tenth day
of Novemr in any other year next following which Confession
is to be made in manner and forme following that is to say

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