Billeting Act 1679

XXI. Monies levied under this Act, (Exception) to be appropriated to the paying and disbanding the Forces, &c.

Doing, &c. any Act to divert or misapply Monies; Premunire, 16 R. II. c.5.; and incapable of Pardon.

And bee it further enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That all moneyes herein before named and mentioned collected levyed and paid by vertue of this Act into the Receipt of the Exchequer as well upon Loane as otherwise except the Allowances therein made to the respective Collectors Clerkes and Receivers Generall and the usuall Fees of the Officers of the Exchequer and to the Commissioners hereby appointed for disbanding the said Forces and what shall be issued thence for the repayment of Loanes and payment of Orders made in persuance of this Act in manner aforesaid, upon the Credit of the said Two hundred and sixe thousand fower hundred sixty two pounds seaventeene shillings and three pence shall be applyed & appropriated and are hereby appropriated to and for the speedy and compleate paying and disbanding the Forces Officers and Souldiers by this Act appointed to be disbanded and the necessary Charges for doeing thereof and to noe other Intent Use or Purpose whatsoever And any person or persons that shall advise frame contrive countersigne or putt in execution any Commission Act Order Warrant or Command whatsoever for diverting or misapplying any of the Money hereby granted to His Majestie to any other Intent Use or Purpose whatsoever then the Uses Intents and Purposes by this Act limitted & appointed he or they soe offending shall incurr and sustaine the Paines Penalties and Forfeitures limited ordained and provided in and by the Statute of Provision and Premunire made in the Sixteenth yeare of King Richard the Second and shall from thenceforth be disabled dureing his life to sue or impleade any person in any Action reall or personall or to make any Gift Grant Conveyance or other disposition of any his Lands Tenements Hereditaments Goods or Chattells which he hath to his owne use either by Act executed in his life time or by his last Will or otherwise or take any Gift Conveyance or Legacie to his owne use and bee incapeable of any Ease or Pardon from his Majestie his Heires or Successors of the said Penalties Forfeitures and Disabilities or any of them.