190 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

Conviction be adjudged to Stand two hours in the Pillory and have
his Left Ear cut of and shall be wholly deprived of any the Bene-
fitts designed him by this Law and shall be from thenceforth Liable
to be prosecuted for any debts or demands whatsoever in the same
manner as if this Act had never been made any thing therein Con-
teined to the Contrary notwithstanding

Acts of
April, 1715,
ch. 21

An Act for Relief of Ezekiel Parr of Cecil County

Whereas Ezekiel Parr late of Liverpool in the Kingdom of great
Brittaine Merchant but now of Cecill County in the province of

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Maryland hath by humble Petition to this Present Generall As-
sembly amongst other things set forth that he hath Suffered and had
many Great Losses both by Sea and Land In so much that he hath
been thereby rendered Incapable of Satisfying his Just debts for
some of which he has been sued by his Creditors and hath laine in
prison near four years and still remaines in the Custody of the same
Sherriffe of the Same Countv of Cecil for such Large Sumes as that
all he hath or hath right to in the world will not make Satisfaction
for and Further that the said Ezekials debts wherein he stands Justly
Engaged to his Creditors amount to about Five hundred and twenty
pounds in mony and that all the Estate Effects or Interest that he hath
in the world does not Exceed the Value of Fifteen pounds in mony
that he has made freequent Application to his Creditors that they
would take all that he had at present in part of what he owed
amongst them and grant him his Liberty that he might have the
better Oppertunity of getting wherewith to pay them and of pro-
videing for his wife and three small Children who must otherwise
Inevitably fall upon the Charity of that County or undertake the
Extreame pressures of want But that tho some of his Creditors have
been willing to relieve him and have Certified the same to this present
Generall Assembly Others have refused so that unless relieved by an
Act to be made in his favour he must necessarily Continue a prisoner
whilst his wife and Children undergo all the Misfortunes of a
Ruined family that the said Ezekiell desires not a Discharge from his
debts but only his Liberty to Enable himselfe to pay them and there-
upon the said Ezekiell prayed Reliefe and for that the truth of the
said Ezekiells Allegations and pretentions is made Evident to this
psent Generall Assembly by Sufficient Testimony worthy of Creditt
and that his prayer seems reasonable and rather (if granted) Likely
to be a benefitt than a prejudice to his Creditors It is therefore humbly
prayd that it may be Enacted and Be it Enacted by the kings most
Excellent Majestye by and with the advice and Consent of his
majesties Governeur Councill and Assembly of this province and the

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Authority of the same that unless all or any of the Creditors of the
said Ezekiel Parr or their Attorneys shall within three months after
the End of this Session of Assembly go to the sherriffe of Cecil