Restoring of Ministers Act 1660

IV. How the Persons to be restored are to be qualified.

The Time until when the present Incumbent shall stay in; to give Bond on removal to pay moiety of Profits of Living to restored Minister.; Discharge to Minister removed.

And be it further Enacted that every Ecclesiasticall Person or Minister formerly sequestred or ejected dispossest and kepte out after lawfull presentation and perception of the proffits of any of the said Ecclesiasticall Benefices Liveings or Promotions which hath not subscribed any Petition to bring the late King Charles of blessed memory to tryall, or which hath not by writeing preaching printing or any other open Act procured endeavoured, or justified the murther of the said late King, or which hath not by preaching printing writeing or constant refusall to Baptize declared his judgement to be against Infant baptisme shall be restored to the same and to the possession thereof at or before the Five and twentyeth day of December next ensueing. And that every Ecclesiasticall person aforesaid who shall be removed shall or may enjoy the Tythes Proffits Dutyes Gleebe and Houses therunto belonging untill the said Five and twentyeth day of December next ensuesing, and shall then upon such removall peaceably leave, or yeild up the possession thereof, and shall alsoe give his penall Bond to the person or Minister soe to be restored to render to him his executors administrators and assignes the full moyetie of the cleare proffitts and Tythes or the value thereof (to be ascertained by the Commissioners hereafter appointed under their hands) from Michaelmas last past to Michaelmas next ensueing, (all Taxes and other requisite charges and expences first deducted and allowed before the removall of the Goods of the person or Minister soe to be removed) or the Tythes or other proffitts from the same at or upon the said Five and twentyeth day of December And the said person or Minister soe to be removed upon his quitting the possession at the time aforesaid shall be and is hereby absolutely discharged and acquitted from all Tythes and proffits received, and all and every arreares thereof, other then the moyetie of the proffitts and Tythes secured by Bonds aforesaid before and untill the said Feast of Saint Michaell next ensueing against the person or Minister soe restored his executors administrators and assignes and against all other person or persons whatsoever.