Providing of Carriages for the King Act 1685

III. Length of Journey; Ready Payment.

Justice of Peace, &c. acting unduly; Penalty £10; Persons not empowered impressing Horses, &c. Punishment.

Provided alwayes That noe Horses Oxen Cart or Waine shall be enforced to travell above one dayes Journey from the place where they receive their Ladeing and that ready payment shall be made in hand for the said Carriages at the place of Ladeing without delay according to the aforesaid Rates And in case any Justice of the Peace Maior Cheife Officer or Constable shall take any Gift or Reward to spare any person or persons from makeing such Carriage or shall injuriously charge or grieve any person through envy hatred or evill-will who ought not to make such Carriage or shall impresse more Carriages then he shall be directed from the Greene-Cloth to doe That then upon due proofe and Conviction thereof the Partie soe offending shall forfeite the Summe of Ten pounds to the partie thereby grieved or any other who shall sue for the same to be recovered by Action of Debt in any of His Majestyes Courts of Records wherein noe Essoigne Protection or Wager of Law shall bee allowed And in case any person or persons shall presume to take upon him or them to impresse any Horses Oxen Cart Waine or Carriages for his Majestyes Service other then the person soe impowered then he or they soe offending shall upon due Conviction of the said Offence incurr and suffer the Punishment contained in the first recited Act