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A74508 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. 1654 (1654) Thomason E1063_23; ESTC R209565 1,033 3

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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.