Indemnity and Oblivion Act 1660

IX. Officer, &c. of the Court of Chancery, &c. Sheriff, &c. issuing Process against or going about to disquiet or trouble any Person pardoned;

Penalty; and such Process void.

And furthermore be it Enacted by the King our Soveraigne Lord and by the Authority aforesaid That if any Officer or Clerke of any of his Highnes Courts commonly called The Chauncery Kings bench and Common pleas or of his Exchequer or any other Officer or Clerke of any other of his Highnesse Courts within this Realme at any time after the passing of this present Act make out or write out any manner of Writts Processe Summons or other Precepts whereby any of the said Subjects or any of the said Bodyes corporated or others before rehearsed or any of them shall be in any wise arreasted attached distrained summoned or otherwise vexed inquieted or grieved in his or their Bodyes, Lands Tenements Goods or Chattels or in any of them for or because of any manner of thing pardoned or discharged by vertue of this Act of Free Pardon, Or if any Sheriffe or Escheater or any of their Deputy or Deputyes, or any Bailiffe or other Officer whatsoever by colour of his or their Office or otherwise after the passing of this [X1 present] Act doe levy receive take or withhold of or from any person or persons any thing pardoned or discharged by this Act, That then every such person soe offending, and therof lawfully convicted or condemned by any sufficient testimony witnesse or proofe, shall yeild and pay for recompence therof to the party soe grieved or offended thereby his or their treble dammages besides all costs of the Suite, and shall alsoe forfeit and loose to the Kings Majesty for every such default ten pounds. And neverthelesse all and singular such Writts Processe and Precepts soe to be made for or upon any manner of thing pardoned or discharged by this present Act of Free Pardon Indempnity and Oblivion shall be utterly void and of none effect.

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