Accounts of Public Moneys Act 1667

II. Commissioners, or Persons constituted by them, may send Precepts to Sheriffs to summon Juries.

May take Inquests and examine Witnesses upon Oath; and certify and administer Oaths as in Suits between Party and Party in the Exchequer.

And be it further enacted That the said Commissioners or any five or more of them or any Five or more of such other persons as they shall thinke fitt from time to time by Warrant under theire Hands and Seales to constitute and appoint in that behalfe shall have full power and authority by vertue of this Act to enquire aswell by the Oathes of good and lawfull men of any County Citty Port Corporation or Liberty within this Realm aswell within Liberties as without and by depositions of credible Witnesses to be examined before them as by all other good and lawfull wayes and meanes of all and singular the Premisses when and as often as they shall thinke fitt and expedient And for that purpose to award theire Precept or Precepts to all Sheriffs Bailiffs and other Officers within the said Counties Cities Ports Corporations and Liberties who are hereby required to return and cause to appeare before them the said Commissioners or any five or more of them or before such other persons so by them constituted as aforesaid such and so many good and lawfull men inhabiting within theire respective Counties Cities Ports Corporations and Liberties at such time and place times and places as shall be required by such Precept or Precepts and under such Penalties as shall be therein contained to make such enquiry and to find out the truth of the Premisses without any Fee or Reward to be taken or demanded for the same And that the said Commissioners or any Five or more of them or any Five or more of such other persons so constituted as aforesaid shall have full power and authority by vertue of this Act to take Inquests and to examine and take the Depositions of Witnesses upon Oath in or touching any of the Premisses before mentioned for the information of the said Commissioners and to certifie the same in Writing under theire Hands and Seales And to that end the said Commissioners or any Five or more of them or the said persons soe deputed shall and may by authority of this Act administer such Oathes as are usually administred in causes of Suit betweene party and party depending in his Majesties Court of Exchequer.