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the defender or defender 4 may ;demi that the matter cum.
plainel of Wall done in purvuanee urthir art, and tiny give
this art awl the special matter in 4.%ideot e; and if such
action shall he Itroui.llit or tooLtteneed lalef the Mali
1111111,d fin' ill the thou the saute 61E01 he d
; mot in MI( c tve, or if the defender or defenders
swill he asstullied, or the pursuer Or pursuers shall sud'er the
action or suit to CAI :Asleep, or a decision shall be pronounced
•tgatost the pursuer or pursuers upon the relevancs, the
the defe,ult.r ur defendt us shall [nice double etas or expetres,.
winch he or tutu shall snot may receive is such and the Fame
octioncr as all) nVielidris call by law recover (Awls or exprih.
Cell in other eases.

VIII. katl be it further enacted, that this act and all the
provisoms thereoif, •hall extend i i the won ral comities of
1/ilsicabter mot Chester, and to the Wo.et Hiding of
roomy of Y lurk, and to the c ties of War irk, St irtfurd,
Derbi , Leicester, Nottingham, Connie/land, Westmorland,
N 111 tl bents old, Durham, Renfrew, „lid I...niark, the
(mitotic. of the tonellS of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Non.
t 111,;11:11o, and of the city of Coventry, anti !Meet other count woe
or td ns of :scat Britain as his Majesty shall from time tic
m the repreecolation made by the justices assembled
at ;on opoartcrsess:mi of the iwace, or by any meeting of the
• I....Melt:mei. of any run.. ty or ruin% consequence of any dis-
turb:more thrtem, by au, prom Imitate 111 l made by and with
ta advice of his pr.vy c •11, declare to be so disturbed nu
in make it necessary that the pros-wino of this act 'humid b.
. tiforced then io ;end then in such case this aft shall be tw
full forte as ist nine sods county or euuutire, or ridings, Irons
tor day apecitied •11-411) such proclamattmt,aa If bUell county
of 'Aim: had been coon:Aimed iu this act. .

IC. Provided :diva) s, and he it further enacted, that it
shall he faasful 1:r his Majesty, by and with the advice af
priv c council, by peuelainisti ~,, , to di claire that t his tact Anil
he no longer iu Nice in :my counties or riding specified in
.t.iis act, nr ill any couisty or rtdtnr 10 Which the provisions
of this ail shall have beta ex feud dby pi (whim:awn
ant ,id and from and after the period !itti titled in any
such praclaniation, the pot% era of this Art shall no longer ye
nt horce iu such county or ; ; Weil al hay., that
11..111.14 tit real contained shall prevent or be to
esteial to pt event his Ainjesty, upon midi represent:loots and
by ,strii advice as athirevaid. deo:him.: by prat lamatudi any
.ueh enmity or riding. to he ili;;1111 w ilJuo the 'loners of
this act.
X Provided al w• iys, nni hr it fir Cher enacted, that th. 4
act shall be and i'oniinue iii force until the twenty-tiali day
of March one th•tusaand .ag=at huadred and tA%elity•twii.
XL. And lie it further enact. d, that thai cut may he
repeal, d in tile whole cif in ally part thrtriif, Or in any
~,,,, are altered or aiiiended, outing the mescal lass.ou of
parliament.

AN ACT FOR TOP: MORE EEFEcTuAt. PREVENTION AVM.
PUNistiME.NT 05' RLAspIiEMOUS AND sF.DitiOtts
hereas it is expedient to make mote elfeettml provision tor
the punislimeot of blasphemous and malicious obel, ; be it en-
acted by the King's most Excellent Majesty. by and with the ad-
vice and untsent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Com •
mans, in this present Parliament asseitioltal, and by the Amato .-
rity of the same, that front and after the paasin.; of this act, in
every ease it. witch any verdict or judgment by default shall ba
had against any person tin conga:dog, printing, or publishing;
any blasphemous libel, or ally seditious libel, tending to bring
• into mitred or contempt the i.ersun ut nis alaje.ty, Ills heirs or
siteceswas, or tho Regent, ur the loco:intent taut eon:Motion of
the unittA kin;,than as by law e.etalnisliett, or either house of
Parliament. or to excite his 31.ijesty's subjects to attengn the.
alteration of any matter in Churcii and Sate as by law established,
otherwise than by lawful means, its all be la s for the judge
or the court lietere a limn or in which such ee:. ten a.iall have
been given, or t .e court in width stun juitemi. n, m default shall
be had. to ma .e no order ler the seizure and e.:-r) trag away and
detaining in ate custody, in taxi] moaner a.,scall be directed in
miter, ali copies al tae iibel widen shad be in th possession
I of the person A„Ainsi whoa. atteli verdict or judgment shall have
j been had, or in die 1105I,e9b:Oli of ati f other person named in the
older fur his use; esiti, nee upon oath hating been pievtously
Oren to the satisfataion ut sue'. coat t or judge. that a copy or
pies of the sand libel Is or are in tae poasess.on of suet other
iarsou tot the we of the person against w man such ver.'ict or
. hen rave been had as aforesaid ; and in ciety such
• cast alined ire lawfw for any ustice m .tic prate, or tor any
emiatable or other pta,ee olin er. actim, under any sue. v.der, or
• for :ny permit, o: iterants acting with or iu aid u. any b ach jus-
tice of the pe.c., c inatarile. or toiler peace onetr, to search Mr
any eve ies or such libel iu any house, buntline,. or tatter place
altatenever.belon.,mg to the oiersioi u,,u nst v..ioui any suco ver-
dict of itAginew swill (Al any other person */
named, iii w host possessioo any copies ur any soca hL, i. belong-
ing to the tictsun aguirst w;..A31 any risca verdict ur judgment
shall Live 'uoen be; and it, case lo(!injosi.oll ..wall be
retuned or not obiMatit within a reasonable time Ater it shall
have beet. Ocif,Jotteti, to enter by tome by day iiito any such
house, huilditg, or plaee what et va r. and to carry sway all
copies of the load found. :aid In .IcVAlit t.e saute in safe
cuamely until the same stall be restored Olll4et Ihe provisions
of this act, or disposed of to ftrtilet tinier made in
relation thele:o.
Sect. V. declares t:oat copies of libels so seized are to be reamed
if judgiticat tor ucicndai.t 't tit! erwase to be disposed of as the
coo. t shall dirt ct.
::eet. 3, declares the court of justiciary in Scotland ate to make
order for sciztog copis ut i las leo Ac.
Sect. 4. And be it tic flier enectitt. that if any eerson shall.
alter the passing of Otis at;, he uhiticted rt having after
the lissing of this act cowl-A...Ai. inititen, tit published any
bla.pl.eiuuus Libel, or any halm s.elttioua Libel as aforesaid, and
shall, attcr being so convicied, otfelitt a ..,,cond time, and be
, thereof Idgally eon% icted before ally Cot iiiii Isom of Oyet and
terniiner or gaol delively, or in his noijesty's court of King's
Bench, such person ntiy, on such second convict ion, be adjudged
at the dist:roma of the court. eitht r to 'hirer such punishment
as ma) ilow by law be inflicted tit eases of high misdemeanours,
or to be banished front the United Kingdom, arid all other
parts of I.i, majesty's don) moos. for seen term 4.. f years
I as the Court in which such Conviction shall take place shall

order.
Sect. 5,, declares that persons not departing wthin thirty days
after sentence of banishment. may be conveyed out of ius ma.
jesty's thaniaions.
Sect. 6. &elute. that persons bani:Jted, found at large within
his maje,ty', dominions shall sufkr tramtpurtauutt tur a term not
exceentng 14 years.
'rhe temaitsibg ,actions declare that ertilicatv, are to be given
of cons ittion ti:' forwer lib, I by the clerk of 11. e peace, &c.
which ,11:1111 be .ttt:.ci.m Imo' ; tile 'blink inn of Hewn§ ; that
the general issue may be pleadtd ; asstaa titrible Lostb, &c. etc.,
~-.
An Art to Rribjert midair Paaiarrans to the tbmcg of Stamps
wpo* NeteNiltipl? N, Old hi ?Mike yolk., lirg.aatroas fir/' re-
straining the Abner* arising Irons Me Para...Wiwi of blarphe
mous and sedition: Lift*.
h lit wit, p mien.. Is sou 1.111.1 e .1 I..iet-.! ! O. nanny; 01150.
Vllll,tils tip, .11 Willi( event, and It t I.llirs.ta,, I. IldiliZ 1,/ titt its
hatred and tunictupt of the o,over iiiii rut ail constitution of
these Kebab by law atabliawiaed, wail ato v.lifying our hut]