# General Pardon Act 1694, Section IX: Recognizances, &c. forfeited and not forfeited as herein mentioned, Specialties to the Crown, &c.


Recognizances, &c. whereupon any Seizure hath been made on which any thing hath been paid since the said 25th March, &c.
Provided always and bee it enacted That this Act shall not extend or bee construed to pardon or discharge any recognizance or obligation not yet forfeited nor to pardon or discharge any forfeited recognizance or obligation or any other forfeiture or penalty whereof the Farmers of the Excise or the Farmers of any other part of the publick Revenue ought to receive any benefitt or advantage Nor to pardon or discharge any debt due by recognizance obligation or other specialty to any person or persons indebted to his Majesty which hath been duely seized in aid of his Majesties debt Nor to pardon or discharge any debt due by recognizance obligation condemnation or otherwise whereupon any estallment or seizure hath been att any time heretofore made upon which estallment or seizure any thing is or att any time since the said twenty fifth day of March hath been answered and paid Nor to pardon or discharge any Penalties Forfeitures Su[m]ms of money due or accrued to his Majesty by reason of any Act Statute or Statutes which Forfeitures Penalties and Su[m]ms of money since the Twenty fifth day of March bee converted into the nature of any debt by any judgment order decree or by the agreement of the Offender or Offenders or have been estalled or any seizure made for the same And upon such seizure or estallment any thing answered or paid since the said Twenty fifth day of March.
Proviso for Recognizances for Appearance forfeited since the said 25th March.
Nevertheless it is hereby declared That all Obligations and Recognizances forfeited since the said Twenty fifth day of March for Non-appearance in any Court or other Place whatsoever or not keeping the Peace or not being of the good behaviour shall bee clearely pardoned and discharged except Recognizances granted to or in trust for the Lord Almoner.
Further Exception, Issues, &c. lost, &c.
And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all issues fines amerciaments lost imposed or assessed since the said Twenty fifth day of March being totted levied or received by any Sheriff Under-Sheriff Bailiff Minister or other Officer before the last day of Trinity Terme One thousand six hundred ninety five.
And alsoe excepted all issues fines and amerciaments lost imposed or assessed since the said Twenty fifth day of March affeered taxed sett estreated or entred severally or particularly touching or concerning any one or more persons joyntly or severally above the su[m]m of Six pounds.
Issues, &c. returned, &c. within a Year before this Parliament.
And alsoe excepted all issues fines and amerciaments returned affeered taxed sett or entred severally or particularly in any Court of Record att Westminster att any time within the space of one yeare next before the first day of holding and assembling this present Parliament or att any time since.
Proviso for other Fines and Issues.
And yett neverthelesse all other fines as well fines Pro Licentia Concordandi as others sett taxed estreated or entred before that time and alsoe all issues and amerciaments as well real as others within any Liberties or without being sett taxed estreated or entred before the time aforesaid and which severally and particularly extend to or under the su[m]m of Six pounds and not above whether they bee estreated or not estreated or whether they bee turned into debt or not turned into debt and not being totted levied or received by any Sheriff Under Sheriff Minister or other Officer before the first day of this present Session of Parliament shall bee freely clearely and plainely pardoned and discharged against the Kings Majesty his Heires and Successors by force of this present Act.
Estreats of Fines, &c. hereby pardoned, already estreated, to be delivered into the Pipe Office.
And yett neverthelesse all estreats of such fines issues and amerciaments as bee now pardoned by this Act and which bee already estreated forth of the Court of Exchequer and bee remaining in the Hands of the Sheriff Under Sheriff or Bailiffe for collecting of the same fines issues and amerciaments shall upon the returne of the same estreats bee duely and orderly charged and delivered by Scrowes into the Office of the Pipe in the Court of Exchequer as heretofore hath been accustomed to the intent that thereupon order may bee taken that his Majesty may bee truely answered all such fines issues and amerciaments not by this Act pardoned and which any Sheriff Under Sheriff Bailiffe or other Officer or Minister hath received or ought to answer by force or colour of any such estreat processe or precept to him or them made for the levying thereof.
Sheriffs and other Accountants may petition for Allow-ance of Fines, &c. pardoned without Fee.
And yett that notwithstanding all and every Sheriff and Sheriffs and other Accountants upon his or their petition or petitions to bee made for the allowance of such fines issues or amerciaments as by this Act are pardoned shall have all and every such his and their petition allowed in his and their account and accounts without paying any fee or reward to any Officer Clerk or other Minister for the making entring and allowing of any such petition or petitions Any usage or custome to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/6-7/20/section/IX (the official version)
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