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Recusants.
' A Recusants house shall be reserved to him, and
the Kings two parts
' shall not be demised to a Recusant. |
Chap. 81.
3 Jac. 4. |
§. 25.
Conformity. |
' If a Recusant reform, and be obedient to the Laws
and Ordinances of
' the Church, and duly go to Church, and continue there during Service
' and Sermon, he shall during the time of such Conformity, be discharged
' of all Penalties. 1 Jac. 4. |
1 Jac. 4. |
| Heir. |
' If a Recusant die, and his Heir be no Recusant,
he shall be discharged
' of all Penalties, in respect of his Ancestors Recusancy; or if the Heir
be
' a Recusant and afterwards conform, he shall be in like manner discharged:
' But if the Heir be within sixteen years of age, and at sixteen shall
become
' a Recusant, he shall be charged with the Penalties run upon his Ancestors,
' until he do conform; but then shall be discharged. |
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' If such offender conform, or die, no forfeiture
of 20 l. a month, or
' seisure, shall ensue upon full satisfaction of all Arrears. 29
El. 6. |
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' Any person guilty of any offence against that
Statute, except Treason,
' and misprison of Treason, which shall before Judgment conform before
' the Bishop of the Diocess, or before the Justices before whom he shall
' be indicted, arraigned or tried, having not made the like submission
' upon his Trial, for the first offence shall upon his Recognition
' of such submission in open Assizes or Sessions of the County where he
' it resident, be discharged of all offences, except Treason, and misprison
' of Treason. |
23 El. 1. |
§. 27.
Servant. |
' If any person shall willingly maintain, retain,
relieve, keep or harbour
' in his house, any Servant, Sojourner, Stranger, who shall forbear for
a
' month together, to hear Divine Service, not having a reasonable excuse,
' shall forfeit 20 l. for every month, &c. |
3 Jac. 4. |
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' Any that shall keep or retain in his, her or their
Service, Fee or Livery,
' any person that shall forbear going to Church by a month, shall for every
' month he shall so keep, forfeit 100 l. |
3 Jac. 4. |
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' But a Man may keep his Father, Mother, or Ward,
&c. |
3 Jac. 4. |
Justices of
peace. |
' Justices of Peace may hear and determine all offences of that Statute,
' except Treason. |
3 Jac. 4. |
§. 28.
Wives. |
' Wives shall not forfeit for not receiving the
Sacrament, during marriage,
' nor Husbands for their Wives, not receiving. |
3 Jac. 4. |
§. 29.
Justice of
Peace. |
' By the Statute of 1 El. 2. Justices of
Oyer and Terminer, and of
' Assize, have power to inquire and determine the offences; but by 23 El.
1.
' the Justices of Peace have also power to inquire and determine thereof
' and of the offences the party must be indicted at the next Sessions by
' 1 El. 2. |
23 El. 1. |
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' The Justices of Peace may inquire of the offences
against 23 Eliz. 1.
' And the Statutes made 1, 5 & 13 El. touching acknowledging
Her
' Majesties Supreme Government in Causes Ecclesiastical, and other matters
' touching the Service of God, or coming to Church, or establishing
true
' Religion in this Realm; as other Justices therein named may do, and may
' hear and determine all offences against this Act, except Treason and
Misprison
' of Treason. |
1 El. 2. |
§. 30.
Forfeitures. |
' All Forfeitures of Money shall be divided into
three parts, one third
' part to the Queen for her own use; another third part to the Queen for
the
' use of the Poor of the Parish, where the offence is committed, to be
delivered
' by the Principal Officers of the Exchequer, without further Warrant;
' and the other third part to the Prosecutor in any Court of Record,
' &c. |
23 El. 1. |
§. 31.
Justice of
Peace. |
' Justices of Peace in Sessions, have power to inquire
of all offences
' against 5 El. 1. against such as shall maintain the Authority
of the Bishop |
5 El. 1. |
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