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Foreign News
January 20, 1738
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
At a Guildhall session on September 21, presided by the Lord Mayor, an insolvent debtor from Fleet Prison was denied Act benefits due to prior pillory for forgery and remanded. A motion for clerk fees was overruled as not provided in the Act.
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Sept. 22. Yesterday at the Session at Guildhall, held before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, &c. for discharging the Insolvent Debtors in the Fleet Prison, when a Prisoner was brought up, in order to receive the Benefit of the Act of Insolvency; but having deliver'd in his Schedule, the Court was inform'd that he had some Time since stood in the Pillory for Forgery; whereupon they deem'd him an infamous Person, that his Oath ought not to be taken, and he was remanded back. The Court was moved by Counsel that the Clerk of the Papers in the Fleet, was entitled to a Fee from every Prisoner discharged for Costs of Cases, &c. but there being no such Provision made in the Act, the Motion was over-rul'd.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Proceedings
Insolvency Court
What keywords are associated?
Guildhall Session
Insolvent Debtors
Fleet Prison
Forgery Pillory
Act Of Insolvency
What entities or persons were involved?
Right Hon. The Lord Mayor
Clerk Of The Papers In The Fleet
Where did it happen?
Guildhall
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Guildhall
Event Date
Sept. 21
Key Persons
Right Hon. The Lord Mayor
Clerk Of The Papers In The Fleet
Outcome
prisoner remanded back; motion for clerk fees over-ruled
Event Details
A prisoner was brought up for discharge under the Act of Insolvency but denied due to prior pillory for forgery, deemed infamous, oath not taken. Counsel moved for clerk fee from discharged prisoners, but over-ruled as no provision in Act.