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All officers as usual therein.
Molinger to be the shire town of Westmeath.
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III. And be it further enacted by the same authority, That the baronies or hundreds of Delven, Moyashell, Maghirityernan, Corkrie, Ferbille, Moyguoise, and the said baronies or hundreds now made by authority of this act, as Rathcormycke, Rossaughe, Fertullagh, and Kilkenny west, and the half barony of Fower, whereof the said Moylagaghe is now made parcell, shall be taken, accepted, and had, in the countie of West-Meth: and all and singular honoures, lordshippes, castels, mannours, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes, lying or being within the compass or precinct of the said baronies or hundreds of Delvin, Moyashell, Maghirityornan, Corkrle, Ferbille, Moyguoise and of the said baronies or hundreds now made and established by the authority of this act, as Rathcormirte, Rossaughe, Ferrullagh, and Kilkenny west, and the half barony of Fower, whereof the said Moylagaghe is now made parcell, whatsover they be or shall be, and every part thereof, shall stand and be for ever from the said feast of Saint katherin aforesaid reputed, accepted, named and taken the countie of West-Meth; and within the same countie there shall be ordayned, elected, and deputed, a sheriffe, coroners, escheator, clerke of the market, justice of peace and of goale deliverie, kinghtes of the shire, and all other officers and ministers, according as in the same shire of Meth before this time hath been used and accustomed, as ost as need shall require; which sheriffe, coroners, escheator, clerke of the market, officers, and ministers, so to be made, elected, and deputed, and every of them, shall have the same and like authority, power, prcheminence, priviledge, and profites, within the said baronies, precinctes, limites and bounds, now by this act made the countie of west-meth, as the like officers in times past had within the said shire of Meth, and in every part or place within the said shire of Meth; and that the towne of Molinger shall be named, accepted, reputed, used, had, and taken, the head and shire towne of the said countie of West-Meth.
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III. And further, forasmuch as it is though needful and necessarie, that there shall be a common goale for the receipt and sure keeping of such persons, as shall be committed to prison within the precinct of the said countie of West-Meth, and that there is no place so meet for the same, as the house of late Fryers of Molinger aforesaid, being the shire towne appointed by this act: be it therefore enacted, ordeyned, and established by authority of this present Parliament, That the said common gaole or prison shall be within the precinct of the said house, and in such place thereof where the lord deputie, the lord chauncellour, the three cheif judges, and the master of the rolles, for the time being, shall assigne and appoint.
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IV. Provided always, and be it enacted by authoity aforesaid, That all process and processes, awarded or to be awarded out of any our soveraign lord the King’s courts or by any of his Grace’s judges, officers, or ministers to the sheriffe, or any other officer or officers, minister or ministers, in the said countie of Meth, and not returnable ne returned before the said Saint Katherin’s day, being or pursued for the recoverie or redresse of any cause or matter within the limites, precinct, or circuit of the countie of Meth, made and established by authoritie of this present act; and that the same processe and processes, so to be served and returned, shall be of and in the same maner and condition, and of and in such like force, strength, and vertue, to all intents, constructions, and purposes, as though the same had been served and returned by the sheriffe, officer or officers, minister or ministers, of the said now countie of Meth, as though this act had not been made; this present act, or any thing therein contayned to the contrarie notwithstanding. And that likewise by authoritie aforesaid all processe and processes, awarded or to be awarded out of any of our said soveraign lord the King’s courts, or by any of his Grace’s judges, officers, or ministers to the shiriff or any other officer or officers, minister or ministers in the said countie of Meth, and not returnable ne returned before the said Saint Katherin’s day, being or pursued for the recoverie or redresse of anie cause or matter, thing or things within the limits, precinct, or circuite of the said countie of Westmeth, made and established by authoritie of this present act, shall be served and returned by the shiriffe, or other officer or officers, minister or ministers of the said countie of Westmeth, and that the same process, and processes so to bee served and returned shall bee of, and in the same manner and condition, and of and in such like force, strength and condition, and vertue, to all intents, constructions, and purposes, as though the same had been served and returned by the sheriffe, officer or officers, minister or ministers, of the said countie of Meth, as though this act had never been made, this present act, or any thing therein contayned to the contrarie in any wise notwithstanding.
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