Oaths of Supremacy, etc., Ireland Act 1691

XI. [X1 XI. Justices of Peace to give the Oath of Allegiance to all Persons of Eighteen and upwards.

Persons refusing, Penalty upon first Refusal; Penalty upon Second Refusal.; How disposed of.; Third Refusal.; Premunire, 16 R. II. c. 5. Punishment of Femes Covert refusing.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawfull for two or more Justices of the Peace whereof one shall be of [X2 the] Quorum within any County City or Towne Corporate in the said Kingdom of Ireland and they are hereby required to direct their Warrant or Warrants to any Constable Tithingman Headborough or other Officer to Sum[m]on any p[er]son of the age of Eighteen yeares or upwards to appear before such Justices at such time and place as shall be menc[i]oned in such Warrant to take the Oath before menc[i]oned to be faithfull and bear true Allegiance to their Majesties And if such p[er]son [X2 being] soe sum[m]oned shall not appear at the time and place having no lawfull let or impediment or appearing shall refuse to take the said Oath being tendred to him or her by the said Justices the said Justices shall co[m]mitt such p[er]son makeing default or refusing to take the said Oath to the co[m]mon Goal or House of Correction there to remain without Bail or Mainprize for the space of Three Months unlesse such offender shall pay down to the Justices or any of them such so[m]me of Money not exceeding Fourty shillings as [X3 they] the said Justices shall require such offender to pay which Money shall be paid to the Church Wardens or Overseers of the Poor of such Parish or Place where such offender did last inhabitt And at some time after the end of three Months after such default or refusal two or more of such Justices as aforesaid shall have power and are hereby [X4 required] to direct their Warrant in manner as aforesaid to sumon such offender to appear before them to take the said Oath And if such offender shall be sumoned and make default at the time and place appointed not having any lawfull lett or impediment or appearing shall refuse to take the said Oath being tendred to him or her the said Justices shall co[m]mitt such offender to the co[m]mon Gaol or House of Correcc[i]on there to remain for the space of Six Months without Bail or Mainprize unlesse such offender shall pay down to the said Justices or any of them such Su[m]me of Money not exceeding Ten pounds nor under Five pounds as the said Justices shall require which said Money shall be disposed of to the réleife of the Poor of such Parish or Place in manner as aforesaid and unlesse such offender shall become bound with two sufficient Sureties with condition to appear at the next Assizes or General Goal delivery to be holden for such County where such offender shall inhabitt or reside and in the mean time to be of the Good Behavior At which Assizes or Goal Delivery the said Oath shall be tendred to such offender by the Justices of Assize or Generall Goal Delivery in their open Assizes or Sessions And if upon such tender such offender shall refuse to take the said Oath he shall incur the Danger and Penalty of Premunire mentioned in the Statute of Premunire in the Sixteenth Yeare of the Reigne of King Richard the Second except Women Covert who upon refusal of the said Oath shall be by the said Justices of Assize in their open Assize or General Goal Delivery com[m]itted only to the Com[m]on Goal there to remain without Bail or Mainprize till they will take the said Oath.]

Editorial Information

X1 annexed to the Original Act in separate Schedules.

X2 interlined on the Roll.

X3 O. omits.

X4 interlined on the Roll.