Section II Persons executing such Composition, if required, in Writing, by any other of the Creditors, to declare on Oath Amount, &c. of Debt for which he executed Composition; and that he has received no greater Advantage.
Such Oath to be filed in the Court of Chancery, at the Charge of Party requiring the same. False Oath, Perjury.
And for preventing Frauds in any such Agreement or Composition Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all or any of the Persons by whome the same shall be subscribed and sealed shall if required in Writing before Two credible Witnesses by any one or more of the Creditors their Executors Administrators Guarians or Trustees within Twenty days after such Request made make Oath in Writing before a Master in Chancery Ordinary or Extraordinary (who is hereby impowered and required to administer the same) upon what Account or Consideration the Debt or Debts by him or her claimed from the Debtor became due to the best of his or her knowledge and that neither hee or she or any other Person or Persons by or with his or her Direction Privity or Consent have or hath directly or indirectly received or been allowed or agreed to receive or be allowed any greater Advantage Gratuity or Reward for or in Consideration of the said Debt or Debts or for subscribing and sealing such Agreem[en]t or Composition than is comprised and expressed therein which Oath so made shall be filed within Twenty Days after in the Court of Chancery by the person making the same or any other Person by his or her order and the Person or Persons by whom the same shall be required shall pay the Chargs for the making and filing thereof X1And if any Person shall upon such Oath wilfully forsweare him or herselfe hee or she so offending shall be liable to and suffer all Penalties & Forfeitures appointed or inflicted for Perjury by the Co[m]mon or Statute Laws of this Realme.
Annotations
Editorial notes
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annexed to the Original Act in a separate Schedule.