114 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

L. H. J.

oblidg'd to Credit every Debtor for till next year And also
that it shall be Lawfull to make the like defalcation or de-
duction p Cent from the Credits of Every publick Creditor
and shall be Oblidged to allow the same proportion out of his
Own Allowances whether the Same be for Sallaries or other-
wise

p. 145

The form of which Oath is as followeth Viz :
I A B Do declare that since I knew or heard that the Act
of Assembly [was made] Intituled An Act I have
not had nor now have any Tobacco belonging to me to pay
my Levies or any part thereof nor any publick or County
Allowances or Debts due to me from the Sherriff of this
County to Discount nor any Debt or debts due to me from any
other person or persons that I can now get to pay the same
(in Case the pson has no Tobacco) but if he has Tob^o and not
enough then to add Save only about the sum of pounds
of Tobacco which I will take the best Care I can to pserve and
pay in part of my said Levies when thereunto required.
As to the second and third pticulars That all other To-
bacco debts whether the same be for ffees or otherwise more
than the Levies due upon Judgm^t or Execution where the
Debtor produces at any time before payment to the Sherriff,
a Certificate of his haveing taken the following Oath before
such Justice as af^d The Sherriff shall not for that year take
the Body nor the goods or Chatties, of such person in Execu-
tion for any more than what he has declared upon His said
Oath he is Capable of paying and the remainder of all such
debts unp^d shall remain in the same Circumstances untill next
year as to the Matter of Law as they are in at the time of the
Debtors takeing such Oath, and in all such cases where the
debtor has Tobacco Sufficient only to pay part of such Debts
as aforesaid and that they are indebted to sundry psons in
maner af^d that it be at the Election of the Debtor to Apply
what payment he makes towards the paying such of his said
Creditors as he thinks meet
The form of the Oath is propos'd to be as follows Viz.
I A: B: Do declare that since I knew or heard the Act
of Assembly was made Intituled An Act I have
not had nor now have any Tobacco belonging to me nor any
Publick or County Allowance or Debts due to me from the
Sherriff of this County to discount nor any Debt or Debts due
to me from any other person or persons that I can now get
to pay towards such debts as I am indebted by Judgm^t or
[upon] Execution more than the sume of Except
such Tobacco as I already have or must Apply this year
towards the payment of my Levies the which Sume of To-