I. Three clauses in the Quarentine [sic] Act, VII. Georgii; II. The petition of the City of London to the House of Lords; III. Their Lordships protest on rejecting the said petition; IV. Another protest of their Lordships: And; V Another protest of their Lordships, on Sir George Bing's attacking the Spanish fleet.

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[1721]
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Credit: I. Three clauses in the Quarentine [sic] Act, VII. Georgii; II. The petition of the City of London to the House of Lords; III. Their Lordships protest on rejecting the said petition; IV. Another protest of their Lordships: And; V Another protest of their Lordships, on Sir George Bing's attacking the Spanish fleet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fi Three Claufes in the Quarentine AO:, VII. GEORGIL II. The Petition of the City of London to the Houfe of HI. Their Lordfhips Proteft on rejeSing the faid Pe i ion, IY. Another Proteft of their Lordfhips : And, V. Another Proteft of their Lordfbip% on Sir George B/7/gY Attacking the Spanish Fleet. 7Toe Claufes in the Quarantine-Act, VII. GEORG! 1. AND be it further EnaClei, That if ary Perfon infGTbed with the JT± Plague, or obliged to perform Quarentiner Jhall wilfully refufc or negleCb to repair within convenient time, after due Notice for that Purpofe given to him, her-) or them, by the proper Officer, to the Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place duly appointed for hi my her, or them \ or having been placed in fuch Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place, Jhall efcape, <?r attempt to efcape out of the fame-, whilft he, fhe, or they Jhall continue in- feinted, or before Quarentine fully performed rsfpectively It Jhall and may be Lawful to and for the Witchmen and other Perfons, appointed to fee Quarentine performed, any kind ol Violence rW r/?£ Gs/f /W/ rf- q uire, to compel every fuch Perfon fo refufwg or neglect mg? as aforefaid, and every fuch Perf on fo efcaping, or attempting to efcape, as aforefaid, to repair or return into fuch Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, or 0f/?£r Place, fo ap¬ pointed for him, or her-, as aforefaid and every fuch Perfon fo refufwg or neglecting to repair within convenient time after fuch Notice, as afore- faid, into fuch Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place appointed for him, or h r, as aforefaid, #7^ d//o Perfon actually efcaping, afore faid t flidll be adjudged Guilty of Felony, Jhall fuffer Death as a Felon without Benefit of Clergy. And be it further EnaCied, That if any Perfon not infeCledt nor liabt- to perform Quarentine, Jhall prefume to enter any Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, <?r effor Place fo appointed, at aforefaid, n?/??/# Perfon or Perfons fo infeCied, <?r fo//7g w?der Quarentine, Jhall be therein, dW Jhall returns or attempt to return from thence, &«/?/} w* /he/? Gz/w, /he/? oro- /?*r Licence, as Jhall be directed or permitted by fuch Order or Orders, or to be made and notified, as aforefaid, It Jhall and may be Law, ful to and for the IVttehwen, or other Perfons appointed to guard or fecure fuch Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, or er/?er Place, fo appointed, as aforefaid, &y any kind of Violence f/wr the Cafe Jhall require, caw/*/ /«c/? Perfon, re returning, or attempting to return, to repair into fome Ship, Houfe, Lazaret, or other Place, fo appointed, as aforefaid, there to continue