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sect._n 12._o in_o these_o word_n '_o provide_v that_o no_o popish_a recusant_n or_o feme_fw-fr covert_n shall_v be_v compel_v or_o bind_v to_o abjure_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act._n 2._o that_o q._n eliz._n and_o her_o wise_a parliament_n do_v not_o intend_v or_o take_v such_o protestant_a recusant_n to_o be_v within_o the_o meaning_n of_o or_o punishable_a by_o the_o other_o before_o mention_v statute_n against_o popish_a recusant_n for_o if_o they_o have_v so_o understand_v they_o may_v have_v punish_v they_o sufficient_o on_o those_o old_a law_n without_o give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n of_o make_v this_o new_a law_n against_o they_o frustra_fw-la fit_a per_fw-la plura_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la per_fw-la pauciora_fw-la god_n and_o the_o law_n do_v nothing_o in_o vain_a 3._o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o all_o those_o law_n as_o well_o as_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v construe_v to_o one_o
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magistrate_n respective_o shall_v appoint_v have_v regard_n to_o their_o diligence_n and_o industry_n in_o the_o discovery_n disperse_v and_o punish_v of_o the_o say_a conventicle_n 3._o and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o every_o person_n who_o shall_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o preach_v or_o teach_v in_o any_o such_o meeting_n assembly_n or_o conventicle_n and_o shall_v thereof_o be_v convict_v as_o aforesaid_a shall_v forfeit_v for_o every_o such_o first_o offence_n the_o sum_n of_o twenty_o pound_n to_o be_v levy_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a upon_o his_o good_n and_o chattle_n 2._o and_o if_o the_o say_a preacher_n or_o teacher_n so_o convict_v be_v a_o stranger_n and_o his_o name_n and_o habitation_n not_o know_v and_o be_v flee_v and_o can_v be_v find_v or_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o justice_n justices_z or_o chief_a magistrate_n before_o who_o he_o shall_v be_v convict_v shall_v be_v think_v unable_a to_o pay_v the_o same_o the_o 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