December 1652: An Act For further Doubling The Sum of One hundred thousand pounds, Upon an Act, Entituled, An Act for Sale ot several Lands and Estates forfeited to the Commonwealth for Treason.

December 1652

[17 December 1652.]

Be it Enacted by this present Parliament, and the Authority thereof, That (over and above the sum of Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds, formerly appointed to be borrowed upon the Security of the Lands exposed to sale by an Act of this present Parliament, Entituled, An Act for sale of several Lands and Estates forfeited to the Commonwealth for Treason) the sum of One hundred thousand pounds shall be borrowed upon the Security of such of the Lands by the said Act exposed to sale, as were not contracted for before the First day of November, One thousand six hundred fifty two, by way of Doubling the like Sum as shall be due to any person or persons, Body Politique or Corporate, which by the last mentioned Act might have been Doubled upon the Security of the said Lands, together with Interest for the same: And that all and every person and persons, Body Politique and Corporate, for every sum of money he or they shall lend, may and shall be secured the Moneys, formerly owing as aforesaid, and such other Moneys as he or they shall advance for the raising of the said Sum of One hundred thousand pounds in such sort; and shall have the like satisfaction, benefit and advantages as any the Lenders upon the said Act, in and by the said Act, have or might have and receive: And that the Trustees, Treasurers, Register, Surveyor-General, and other Officers and persons in the said Act mentioned, and the Registers-Accomptant for the said lands, shall do, execute, observe and keep, all and every the like Powers, Authorities, Orders, Directions, Instructions, matters and things, in relation to the premises hereby intended for Security of the sum aforesaid touching the sale thereof; and in relation to the Doubling before-mentioned, as they and every of them ought to do or have done, in reference to the Lands and Estates by that Act exposed to sale, or in reference to the Doubling formerly upon the Security of the Lands and Estate aforesaid.