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Thing required of them, or either of them, to be done by this Act ;
that then the said John Powel, John Nowel, Samuel Stevens, Mary
Gordon, Thomas Price, Thomas Hill, James Ward, Richard Ed-
wards, Nathaniel Wright, Christopher Bonfield, Clarina Gilly, Ken-
nith Mackensy, Peter Bromfield, and Abel Van Burkelo, or the said
Sheriffs, or either of them whom it may concern, may enter a Com-
mon Appearance, or Appearances, without Special Bail, to any such
Action, or Actions, as shall be brought against them, or either of
them; and plead thereto the General Issue; and give this Act, or the
Exemplification thereof, with the special Matter thereon arising, in
Evidence. And that in case the Plantiff, or Plantiffs, commencing
and bringing such Action, or Actions, as aforesaid, shall be Non-suit,
the Defendant, or Defendants, shall recover against him, or them,
double Costs of Suit: Any Law, Statute, Usage, or Custom to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
And be it further Enacted, That the Sheriffs of the several and
respective Counties aforesaid, and either of them, shall (after such
Surrender and Delivery up as aforesaid, ) give publick Notice at the
Churches, Court-houses, and Mills, within the said Counties, of
some precise Time, by them the said Sheriffs, and the said Two
Justices to be appointed, for the Distribution of the said John Powel,
John Nowel Samuel Stevens, Mary Gordon, Thomas Price, Thomas
Hill, James Ward, Richard Edwards, Nathaniel Wright, Chris-
topher Bonfield, Clarina Gilly, Kennith Mackensy, Peter Bromfield,
and Abel Van Burkelo, their Effects and Estate, not less than
Twenty Days after the Time of the making the said Surrender; and
shall then and there, in the Presence of Two such Justices as afore-
said, and by their Advice and Directions, make Distribution of the
Estate or Estates of the said John Powel, John Nowel, Samuel
Stevens, Mary Gordon, Thomas Price, Thomas Hill, James Ward,
Richard Edwards, Nathaniel Wright, Christopher Bonfield, Clarina
Gilly, Kennith Mackensy, Peter Bromfield, and Abel Van Burkelo,
or of the Estate of either of them, so as aforesaid to be surrendered
and deliver'd up, or transferred, amongst such of their said Cred-
itors only, as shall then by themselves, or their lawful Attorney or
Attorneys, think fit to be present at such Distribution, by an equal
and proportionable Distribution thereof to every such Creditor, with
Respect had and in Proportion to the Largeness of his or her Debt :
The Proceeding of the said Justices and Sheriffs, in that Behalf, to
be certified to the Courts of the several Counties aforesaid, and there
lodg'd for the Perusal of any of the Creditors of the said John
Powel, John Nowel, Samuel Stevens, Mary Gordon, Thomas Price,
Thomas Hill, James Ward, Richard Edwards, Nathaniel Wright,
Christopher Bonfield, Clarina Gilly, Kennith Mackensy, Peter
Bromfield, and Abel Van Burkelo, that shall require the same, with-
out any Fee to be paid thereon, or for such Lodging thereof; saving
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