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A93417	Smith, William, fl. 1655.	The Humble petition of the prisoners in the fleet: as it was presented to his Highness the Lord Protector, and his Honourable councell. The 18th. day of May, 1655. Remonstrating the illegality of outlaries, arrests, and imprisonments, in civill, and personall actions. With an expedient for the satisfaction of all debts for ever, without arrests or imprisonment.	1655.0		.xml	application/xml	3506	120	59	That afterward by the Statute of Hen. 7. like Process was given in Actions upon the Case , as in Action of trespasse and Debt , and by the Statute of Hen. 8. like Process was given in a Writ of Anuity , as in an action of Debt ; all which Statutes are as Voyd , as that of the 25. of Edw. 3. to which they have relation , in right construction of Law ; for they are not positive Lawes , but relative to those former Statutes repealed by that Generall law of 42. of Ed. And also to try any fradulent settlement of any Lands or Goods made to defeat the Creditor , by a Iury of Twelve men , and may be directed ( if your Highness and Councell think fit ) to satisfie Creditors their principall debt , with inte rest according to the priority of their debts , and of their securities ; which by Law are to be first satisfied , and also to have power to qualifie or take off Interest ( with respect had to the late Warre ) as occasion shall require , and to give Damages to such who have been wrongfully Imprisoned , or unlawfully vexed , either for Debts formerly satisfied , or where men have layne in Prison three Termes , and no Declaration filed against them .	cache/A93417.xml	txt/A93417.txt
