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Section XXIV Receivers General certifying Sums to be in arrear, and setting Persons insuper for Sums that have been paid.

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Penalty.

And for the better preventing such unjust Vexations as might bee occasioned by such persons as shall bee appointed Receivers Generall of any of the Summes of Money granted by this Act And to the intent the Receivers Generall may returne a true Accompt into His Majesties Court of Exchequer of such Summes of Money as shall bee received by them and every of them their and every of their Deputy and Deputies Bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any such Receiver Generall shall returne or certify unto the said Court any Summe or Summes of Money to bee in arreare or unpaid after the same have beene received either by such Receiver Generall or his Deputy or Deputies or any of them or shall cause any Person or Persons to bee sett Insuper in the said Court for any Summe or Summes of Money that hath beene soe received that then every such Receiver Generall shall forfeite to every Person and Persons that shall be molested vexed or damaged by reason of such unjust Certificate Returne or setting Insuper double the Damages that shall be thereby occasioned the said Damages to bee recovered by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Information in which noe Essoigne Protection or Wager of Law shall bee allowed nor any more than one Imparlance and shall alsoe forfeite to His Majesty His Heires and Successors double the Summe that shall bee soe unjustly certifyed or returned or caused to bee sett Insuper.