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be good and valid in Law and barr the Debtor and his or their heirs
and all others claiming under them to all Intents Constructions and
purchases whatsoever And be it further Enacted that no Prisoner
shall be discharged out of Prison untill he shall declare upon Oath
or Affirmation as aforesaid before the Justices as aforesaid what
Debts are owing to him or them to the best of his or their Remem-
brance a schedule whereof shall be made by the said Justices or Clerk
of the County Court and the Creditors or such of them as will Joyn
shall be and are hereby Impowered to sue for the same in the Pris-
oners name saving him harmless from all Cost and Damages and

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after Recovery of all or any such debts they shall be by the said
Justices applied towards Satisfaction of such Creditors who sued
or was at the Charge of the recovering the same Provided neverthe-
less and it is the true Intent and meaning of this Act that if any Per-
son or Persons not having wife or Children of his own to maintain
being Prisoners as aforesaid and petitioning to be relieved by this
Act shall be of a handy craft Trade and of ability of Body to follow
the same or having no Trade yet is otherwise of strength and
Ability of Body to labour and that either their Creditors are willing
to accept of their Service in Satisfaction of their debts or part
thereof to be divided amongst the Creditors as af^d or that any other
person will accept thereof and discharge them from the Creditors
for any Length of time not exceeding five years every such person
refusing to make Satisfaction to their Creditors by Servitude in
manner aforesaid shall not be allowed to reap any advantage by this
Act any thing therein Contained to the Contrary in any wise not-
withstanding Provided likewise and be it Enacted by the Authority
Advice and Consent af^d that notwithstanding the Discharge of the
Persons of the Prisoners aforesaid upon taking either of the Oaths
af^d (excepting such as shall make Satisfaction to their Creditors
by Servitude) all and every Judgment now had and taken or that
shall hereafter be obtained had and taken against any of the afore-
mentioned Prisoners by any of their Creditors for any Debt owing
and remaining due from any of them to such their Creditors after
such Surrender and Distribution made as aforesaid shall be and
stand good and effectual in Law to all Intents & purposes against the
Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Goods and Chattels that the
said several Prisoners so discharged as af^d shall hereafter acquire
and Come to the possession of & in their own right only And it shall
and may be lawful to and for the Creditors of the said Several
Prisoners so discharged as af^d their Executors Administrators or
Assigns to take out any new Execution against the Lands Tenements
Hereditaments Goods and Chattells of the Prisoner or Prisoners
af^d (his or their wearing apparrell Bedding for his or their family
and Tools necessary for his or their Trade or occupation and
what may be necessary for their Subsistance not exceeding the

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