Section X 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 12. continued by 1 Jac. 11. c. 17. § 1. and continued by 3 W. & M. c. 11. § 1.
Recital that by 3 W. & M. c. 11. no Provision is made for the Continuance of other Acts herein mentioned.; 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 12.; (Exception) continued for Seven Years.
And whereas an Act made in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth yeares of the Reigne of King Charles the Second entituled An Act for the better relief of the Poor of this Kingdom was enacted to have continuance (except what related to the Corporac[i]ons therein menc[i]oed and thereby constituted) until the nine and twentieth day of May One thousand six hundred sixty five and from thence to the end of the first Session of the next Parliament which said Act by an Act made in the First yeare of the Reigne of the late King James (except as to what related to the Corporac[i]ons therein menc[i]oed and constituted thereby) was enacted to be in force from the first day of May One thousand six hundred eighty five and so to continue for the space of seven yeares and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament And whereas by an Act made in the last Session of this present Parliament the said last menc[i]oed Act (as to what X1 related to the settlement of the poor) was enacted to be in force from the First day of March One thousand six hundred ninety one but no provision was thereby made for continueing of diverse other parts of the said Act which by experience are found to be useful and beneficial X2to the publick. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid That the said Act for the better relief of the Poor of this Kingdom as to all parts thereof not menc[i]oed and continued in and by the said Act made in the last Session of this present Parliament (other then and except what relates to the Corporac[i]ons, menc[i]oed in the said Act for the better relief of the Poor of this Kingdom and thereby constituted) shall be continued and shall be in force for the space of seven yeares from the Thirteenth day of February One thousand six hundred ninety two and from thence to the end of the next Session of Parliament and no longer.
Annotations
Editorial notes
- X1
Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: therein O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]
- X2
Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: for O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]