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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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656 16 & 17 CAR 2. CAP. 8, JEOFAILS.
STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER, Anno decimo sexto & septimo CAROLI
secundi Regis, and A. D. 1664.
CAP. VIII.
An Act to prevent Arrests of Judgment, and superseding Executions.
Whereas great Delay, Trouble and Vexation hath been, and
still is occasioned to the People of this Realm, as well by
Arresting and Reversing of Judgments, as by staying Execu-
tions by Write of Error and Supersedeas: (2) For Remedy
thereof. Be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty,
484* by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirit-
ual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That if any
Verdict of twelve Men shall be given in any Action, Suit, Bill
or Demand to be commenced from and after the five and twen-
tieth Day of March, which shall be in the Year of our Lord
one thousand six hundred sixty and five, in any of his Majesty's
Courts of Record at Westminster, or in the Courts of Record
in the Counties Palatine of Chester, Lancaster, or Durham,
or in his Majesty's Courts of the Great Sessions in any of the
twelve Shires of Wales, Judgment thereupon shall not be stayed
or reversed, for Default in Form, or Lack of Form: (3) or by
Reason that there are not Pledges, or but one Pledge to prose-
cute, returned upon the Original Writ; (4) or because the
Name of the Sheriff is not returned upon such Original Writ;
(5) or for Default of entring Pledges upon any Bill or Declara-
tion; (6) or for Default of Alledging the Bringing into Court
of any Bond, Bill, Indenture, or other Deed whatsoever men-
tioned in the Declaration, or other Pleading; (7) or for De-
fault of Allegation of bringing into Court of Letters Testa-
mentary, or Letters of Administration; (8) or by Reason of the
Omission of Vi & armis, or Contra pacem; (9) or for or by Rea-
son of the Mistaking of the Christian Name or Surname of

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