Wool Act 1698

XX. In Prosecutions for Offences against this Act, a Capias to issue in the first Process, specifying Penalty sued for.

Bail to be given to appear; and on Appearance, Security for Payment of Penalties, or Party imprisoned.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every Person and Persons who after the said Four and twentieth Day of June shall be guilty of any Offence or Offences contrary to the true Intent and Meaneing of this or any other Act of Parliament made for the preventing the Exportation of Wooll shall and may be prosecuted for any such Offence or Offences by Action Suite or Information in any of His Majesties Courts of Record at Westminster and thereupon a Capias shall and may issue the First Process specifying the Sum of the Penalty sued for and such Person or Persons shall be obliged to give Good and sufficient Baile and Security by Naturall Borne Subjects or Denizens to the Officer serving or executing such Process against him or them to appeare in the Court out of which such Capias shall issue at the Day of the Returne of such Writt to answer such Suite or Prosecution and shall likewise at the time of such Appearance give sufficient Baile or Security by such Persons as aforesaid in the said Court to answer and pay the Forfeitures and Penalties incurred for such Offence or Offences in case he she or they shall be convict thereof or to yeild his her or their Bodies to Prison