Lustrings Act 1697

VIII. In Prosecutions for Offences against this Act,

Capias in the first Process, specifying; Amount of Penalty sued for.; Bail to be given to Officer serving Process; and, on Appearance, Security for Penalties .

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every Person and Persons who shall be guilty of any Offence or Offences contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Act or any other Act relating to Alamodes or Lustrings shall and may be prosecuted for any such Offence or Offences in any Action Suite or Information and thereupon a Capias in the first Process specifying the Sum of the Penalties sued for shall and may issue And such Person or Persons shall be obliged to give good and sufficient Bail and Security by natural born Subjects Persons naturalized or Denizens to the Officer serving or executing the Writt or Process on or against him her or them to appear in the Court out of which such Writt or Process shall issue at the Day of the Return of such Writt or Process to answer such Suit or Prosecution and shall at the Time of such Appearance give sufficient Bail or Security by such Persons as aforesaid in the said Court to answer and pay all 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.