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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A74508) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 169189) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 158:E1063[23]) An ordinance for the suspending the proceedings of the judges named in the act, intituled, An act for the relief of creditors and poor prisoners. England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) England and Wales. Council of State. 189-191, [1] p. Printed by William du-Gard, and Henry Hills Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector, [London : 1654] Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Order to print dated: March 31, 1654. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Debtor and creditor -- England -- Early works to 1800. Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England -- Early works to 1800. eebo An ordinance for the suspending the proceedings of the judges named in the act, :$bintituled, An act for the relief of creditors and poor prisoners. [no entry] 1654 3 585 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2013-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2013-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-01 Sampled and proofread 2014-01 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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AN ORDINANCE FOR Suspending the proceedings of the Judges named in the Act , Intituled , An ACT for the Relief OF Creditors and poor Prisoners .

WHereas upon perusal and serious consideration had of one Act of Parlament , Intituled , An Act for the Relief of Cretors and poor Prisoners ; many doubts and difficulties do appear , which must necessarily occasion an Explanation of the said Act , for the better inabling the Iudges in the said Act named and authorized for Sale of such Estates as are to bee Sold by the said Act , for satisfaction of Creditors , which cannot in short time be effected ; and without such Explanation and further direction to bee given to the several & respective Iudges , authorized in & by the said Act , several inconveniencies and mischiefs would grow , not onely to the said Creditors and Prisoners , but to divers other persons , not meant or intended to bee included within the said Act , and will occasion many troubles , and suits in Law , and Equitie ; For the prevention whereof , due care is likewise to bee had : And whereas many of the said Prisoners have offered really to endeavour the satisfaction of the said Creditors , if som further time may bee given for that purpose ; Bee it therefore Ordeined by His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR , by and with the advice and consent of His Council , That the said several and respective Iudges mentioned in the said Act , or any of them , shall not proceed to the Sale or Disposition of any the Estates Real or Personal , of any of the said Prisoners , or of any other person or persons whatsoever mentioned or intended in or by the said Act ; nor shall otherwise intermeddle in the execution of the said Act , or of any the powers or authorities given by the same , until the 20th day of April next . And bee it further Ordeined by the Authoritie aforesaid , That all acts or things to bee don by the said several and respective Iudges , or any of them , by virtue , color , or pretence of the said Act , from henceforth , and before the said 20th day of April , shall bee utterly void , null , and of none effect ; saving onely that it shall and may bee lawful for the said several and respective Iudges that have bailed or let out any Prisoners upon Suerties or otherwise , out of Prison ( which Prisoners are to appear again at a certain day before the said Iudges , and are not absolutely discharged by any Order of the said Iudges ) to sit onely for the remanding and recommitting of the said Prisoners into their former Prisons and Goals , where they formerly were deteined in Prison , there to remain in safe custodie , and to continue and bee in the same condition as formerly they were at the time of their Bailing or letting out as aforesaid .

Friday the 31 March , 1654.

ORdered by His Highness the Lord PROTECTOR and His Council , that this Ordinance bee forthwith Printed and Published .

HEN. SCOBEL , Clerk of the Council .

LONDON , Printed , by William du-Gard , and Henry Hills , Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector . 1654.