thesame fee, money, or rewarde, geuen, or paied, or vpon any suche pro∣mise, couenaunt, bonde, or agrement, had, or made, for any fee, sōme of money, or rewarde to be paied, as is aforesaide, be adiudged a disabled persone in the law, to al ententes, and purposes, to haue, occupie, or en∣ioy thesaid office, or offices, deputacion, or deputacions, or any parte of any of them, for the whiche suche persone, or persones, shall so geue, or paie, any some of money, fee, or reward, or make any promise, couenaūt bonde, or other assuraunce, to geue, or paie, any sōme of money, fee, or rewarde.
And be it also enacted, by thaucthoritie aforesaide, that al, and eue¦ry suche bargaines, sales, promises, bondes, agrementes, couenauntes and assurances, as be before specified, shalbe voide, to and against him and them, by whome any suche bargaine, sale, bonde, promise, couena∣unt, or assuraunce, shalbe had, or made.
Prouided alway, that this acte, or any thyng therin conteined, shal not in any wise extende, to any office, or offices, wherof any persone, or persones, is or shalbe seased, of any estate of enheritaunce, nor to any Office of parkershippe, or of the kepyng of any Parke, house, manour, garden, chase, or forrest, or to any of them, any thyng in this acte here∣tofore mencioned, to the contrary thereof in any wise, notwithstan∣ding.
Prouided also, that if any persone, or persones, do hereafter offende in any thing contrary to the tenour, & effect of this acte, yet that not∣withstanding, al iudgementes geuen, and al other acte, and actes, exe∣cuted, or done, by any suche persone, or persones, so offendyng, by auc∣thoritie, or colour of the office, or deputacion, which ought to be forfei∣ted, or not occupied, or not enioyed by the persone, so offending as is a∣foresaid, after thesaid offence so by suche person committed, or done, & before suche person so offending, for thesame offence be remoued from the exercise, administration, and occupation of thesaide office, or de∣putacion, shalbee, and remaine, good, and sufficiente in Lawe, to al en∣tentes, cōstructions, and purposes, in suche lyke maner and fourme, as thesame should, and ought to haue remained, and bene, if this acte, had neuer bene hadde or made.
Prouided also that this acte, or any thyng therin conteined, shal not in any wise extende, to any bargaine, sale, gifte, graunt nominacion, bonde, conenaunt, promise, agrement, or assuraunce whatsoeuer it be, of, or for any the office, or offices, deputacion, or deputacions aforesaid or any parte of any of theim, had made, done, concluded, or agreed, be∣fore the firste daye of Marche nexte commyng, but that thesame bar∣gaine, sale, gift, graunt, nominacion, bonde, couenaunt, promise, agre∣mente, or assuraunce, hadde, made, concluded, or agreed, before the saide firste daye of Marche, shall alwayes remaine, continue, and be in suche force, strengthe, and effecte, as if this Acte had neuer