The law against bankrupts: or, A treatise wherein the statutes against bankrupts are explained by several cases, resolutions, judgments and decrees, both at common law and in Chancery. Together with the learning of declarations and pleading relating thereunto. To which are likewise added forms and directions for commissioners, and presisidents, fit for the perusal of lawyers, or merchants and tradesmen. By T.G. serjeant at law.

Of Perjury,

• By the Bankrupt,
• Witnesses, Concealers and others, and the Penalties.

1 Jac. c. 15.

IF upon the Bankrupts examination it appears that he or she, or they have committed any wilful or corrupt Perjury, tending to the hurt or damage of the Creditors of the said Bankrupt, to the value of 10 l. of Lawful Mony of England or above, the party so offending shall or may be thereof indicted in any of the King's Majesties Courts of Record, and being lawfully corrected thereof, shall stand upon the Pillory in some publick place, by the space of two hours, and have one of his Ears nailed to the Pillo∣ry, and cut off.

And if any other person or persons, other than the Bankrupt, either by sub∣ornation, unlawful procurement, sini∣ster perswasion, or means of any others, or by his own Act, consent or agreement shall wilfully and corruptly commit any manner of wilful perjury by his deposition to be taken before the said Commissioners, or the greater part of them, as aforesaid, that then the Par∣ties so offending, and all, and every person and persons that shall unlawful∣ly and corruptly procure any such un∣lawful,

wilful and corrupt Perjury, shall or may therefore be indicted in any of the Kings Majesties Courts of Record; and after his or their conviction there∣of, shall incur such forfeitures, and re∣ceive and suffer such pains and punish∣ments as are limited by the Statute con∣cerning perjury, in the 5th Year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

The punishment by the said Statute is, The Perjured Person shall forfeit 20 l. and indure half an years Imprisonment without Bail or Mainprize, and his Oath never after to be received. And if he hath no Goods or Lands of that value, then to be set in the Pillory in some Mar∣ket Town, and to have both his Ears nail'd, and to be disabled to be a Wit∣ness in any Court, 5 Eliz. c. 9. And by the same Statute the procurers of Perju∣ry are to forfeit 40 l. and if they have not Estate of that value, then Imprison∣ment for half a year, and Pillory, and to be admitted no Witness in any Court of Record.