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RIAISTANCS 01 A SILL (AI AMI $D (i$ PECOM-
-1111VUTIT) TU AMEND AND RIXOER MORE LF-
PLCIUAL Tilt LAw* IiaLAIING TO SPIRITUAL
PERSONS 1101.1)1N1 01 FARY,,I AND FUR EN-
/URGING TILL itIEDLVEL O 1• SPIRITUAL PLaiONS
ux nova 111:42fiCis.

Spiritual persons, against whom no action shall
have been brought under the Hen. VIII. indem-
nified ; and all contratts whi.lt ieotild be in,od after
the passing ( t this ze., made valid notwithstanding
that aft. Persors sued under the said :la may ap.
ply to the Court in Term, or Judge in Vacation, to
star proceedings.
persons may take houses, though not in
any city; and spiritual persons not hating sufficient
glebe, may by licence of bishop take farms. Spi-
ritual persons may hold estates and lands as pro-
perty, nithont their being siihjea to forfeiture; but
this not to rithorire holding farms for cultivation,
unless by such licence of the bishop as aforesaid.
Spiritual persons may buy and sell cattle for the
better occupation and cultivation of their glebe or
farms held pursuant to this aa.
Vicars and curates may take leases of the im-
propriati: parstmages, &e. of their pari.hes. No
ise of glebe to be void by reason of any non-resi-
dence, nor subjeaing the spiritual person to pecu-
niary penalties. Not to deprive spiritual persons of
any privilege they are now entitled to. Penalties
for non-residence will- 21 Henry VIII. repealed ;
and other forfeitures of proportions of profits of be-
nefices imposed.
o person who shall have resided for a. year
without v.-ilful absence for more thantliree movelis,
shall be liable for any previous non-residence. Cer-
tain spiritual persons exempted from penalties for
non-residence.
Persons entitled under :I.'S lien. VIII. to privi-
lege of non-residence until forty years of age, not to
be entitled after twenty-six. No penalties to be re-
covered-by execution against the person of a
_spiri-
tual person, where they can be recovered by seques-
tration of the profits of benefice.
Archbishops and bishops may, on petition, and
such proof as may be required by such archbishop,
&c. grant licences in caws enumerated in this aft.
Cases in which licences may be granted; spiritual
persons aggrieved by refusal, may appeal to arch-
bishop.
In certain cases bishops may grant licences for
non-residence, which shall he transmitted to the
archbishop of province for examination, who may
appro...e or annul ; licences not to be void by death
of bishop granting. unless revoked; in that case
rower of appeal against revocation ; costs to be paid
by person appealing.
Licences may be revoked by bishop so granting,
or by successor.
Copies of licences or revocations to be filed in re-
gistry of dioceses, and alphabetical list made and
open to inspeaion, and copy delivered to church-
wardens, and publicly read at visitations.
Annual lists of such licences to be laid before his
flajesty in Council, with causes of granting ; and
his Majesty in Council may annul such licences.
Licence may be pleaded in bar of :talon brought
for non-residence; if nott,uit,ar verdict for defend-
.it, the defendant to have treble costs.
Act rips to annul canonical consures, but no cen-
t area to take place on non-residence not exceeding
three months.
If spiziwal person does not reside, bishop may
rune monition, and if not satisfied with reasons stat-
ed in return, may issue order for residence, and if
disobeyed sequester profits ; power of appeal to
archbishop.
Spiritual person absent, who returns on monition,
nevertheless to pay costs of issuing and serving the
monition. That-contractx to be made for the letting
of parsonage houses shall be void upon the issuing
of the bishop's order to the incumbent to reside.
That contracts made for the ktting of parsonage.
shall be void within a limited time after t!.c day
specified in the bish"p's order.to the incumbent.
Clerk enatinning under sequestration for non-tesi-
deuce foe three years, benefice, acc..to be void.
If any action brought .for notwesidcace before
issuing of monition, bishop to recover sufficient to
satisfy penalties and costs..
Oath of residence not to be taken by vicar. Pro-
Visions of act to extend to all parsonages with cure,
vlearegcs, donatives, perpetual euracies, parochial
chareiries, reenlist .er not esempt. and peculiars.
Regulation as to jurisdiction when parsonage is in
more than one diocese.
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Not to meet his :Majesty's prerogative in grant-
ing dispensations.
Informations not to be prosecuted for non-res.!.
dente before Ist January, 1804.
No penalty to be incurred for farming before Sth
April, 164.
Aa not to extend be) and England.

LAir INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF RF.NiCtt, Trasotr, MAT 17.
Mr. Enstries woven* a Writ of Habeas Corpus
to bring up the body of Edward Darrel, a private
in the Buckinghamshire Mihtia, for the purpose of
his being admitted to bail. By the deposition it ap-
pealed that he stood charged with a burglary on the
10th of March, near Chelmsford, and two persons
positively swore to his identity. On the other side
an alts was morn to by 13 persons of unsuspeofted
eharacler. The Ceurt felt some doubt whether, as
the man waissloosit-to,theysould try the question of
alibi up to afEtavits•
Eas‘i at - ' • - could not. unless the
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a:imiued they .
evideace was so very elearthat it was impossible a
jury_ci?ulkeyer cow/
i.
It was asked by Mr. Justice Lsratiscr, whether
the ram had himself sworn .to his own. innocence;
ar.d it appearing that he had marten° affidavit,l4
lisskine withdrew his motion until that affidavit was
wade. . ,
• Tilt KING V. Mitt DAlltY. • ,
M. Guairrr. .moved fur a-rule to chew cause
why she TIM* tolthe certiorari sbouldnot be amend-.
. alb" aiteriag the caption of the indiirnent. accord-
ing ta)the trath.d..tlre faas,•by inserting the .true
aacithe names-of the.persons._ He stated, that
he had a lcng affidavit which accounted for the
mistake. It was done by the Clerk of the Peace
turning three leaves 4 the book over instead of one,
and thu‘ he took the caption of the wrong scs-
uns—Rule granted.