{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvent-debtors-relief-act-1690/section-II",
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  "legislation": "aep/WillandMarSess2/2/15",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvent Debtors Relief Act 1690",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvent-debtors-relief-act-1690",
  "path": "section/II",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Justices of Peace making Order for Discharge to give Gaolers, &c. an Oath.",
  "text": "And it is further Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That any Justice or Justices of the Peace who pursuant to the before two mentioned late Acts and according to the true intent and meaning of this present Act shall make any Order for the Discharge of any poore Prisoner for Debt they the said Justice or Justices, shall cause to come and call before them Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of Prison of such Goale or Prison of and from whence such Prisoner or Prisoners he she or they is or are and shall administer and give to such Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of Prison an Oath to this effect following Viz[one]t\nForm.\nI A B doe Sweare That J S was really and truely my Prisoner in my custodie without any fraud, or deceit by me or by any other to my knowledge at or upon the eight and twentyeth day of November in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred and ninety Soe helpe me God.\nGaoler refusing to take the Oath.; Penalty.; Gaoler, &c. liable to Perjury.\nAnd if such Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of Prison or who was Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of such Prison at the time of such persons first Imprisonment and thereof not discharged and from whence such Prisoner is about to be Discharged shall refuse being duely summoned to appeare before the said Justice or Justices and shall refuse to take the before mentioned Oath soe to be given and administered by the said Justice or Justices as aforesaid such Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of Prison shall forfeit and pay to such Prisoner soe about to be discharged and released from Prison and thereby detained the value of such Debt or Debts for which he or she shall be Imprisoned to be recovered by Action of Debt in any Their Majestyes Courts of Record And if any such Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of Prison shall forsweare and perjure himselfe and shall be thereof lawfully convicted such Sheriffe Goaler or Keeper of Prison shall incurr and suffer such penalties as are now in force and may by Law be inflicted upon persons Convicted of Perjury",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: any O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMarSess2/2/15/section/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:25:47.100753+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}