Popish Recusants Act 1672

IV. Executing Office after Refusal to take the Oaths or Sacrament.

Incapacity to prosecute any Suit in Law or Equity, or to be Guardian of any Child, or, Executor, &c., and also Penalty £500.

And bee it further enacted That all and every such person or persons that shall neglect or refuse to take the said Oathes or the Sacrament as aforesaid within the times and in the places aforesaid and in the manner aforesaid, and yet after such neglect and refusal shall execute any of the said Offices or Imployments after the said times expired wherein he or they ought to have taken the same, and being thereupon lawfully convicted in or upon any Information Presentment or Indictment in any of the Kings Courts at Westminster or at the Assizes every such person and persons shall be disabled from thenceforth to sue, or use any Action, Bill, Plaint or Information in course of Law, or to prosecute any Suite in any Court of Equity or to be Guardian of any Childe or Executor or Administrator of any person, or capeable of any Legacie or Deed of Gift or to beare any Office within this Realme of England, Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede and shall forfeite the Summe of five hundred pounds to be recovered by him or them that shall sue for the same to be prosecuted by any Action of Debt, Suite, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of his Majestyes Courts at Westminster, wherein noe Essoigne, Protection or Wager of Law shall lye.