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Protestants.
3 G. 3. 26. the time of performance of legal requisites of conformity enlarged by 5 G. 3. 15. fee. 5. further enlarged to 1 Dec. 1768.
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VII. And whereas an act passed in the third year of the reign of his present Majesty King George the third, entitled, An act for confirming the titles and for quieting the possessions of protestants, and for giving time to converts from popery to perform the requisites of conformity prescribed by the laws against popery, which enacts, That all such person or persons, as had theretofore obtained the bishop’s certificate of their conformity, and from and after the obtaining the same had prosessed the protestant religion, and had continued protestants and had not performed all the other legal requisites of conformity, and should perform the same before the first day of December one thousand seven hundred and sixty five, should from the time of his, her, or their conformity from the popish to the protestant religion be deemed and taken to be protestants of the established church to all intents and purposes; in which said act there is a provisoe, That nothing therein contained should bar, defeat, or prejudice any judgment or decree theretofore obtained by any person or persons whatsoever in any court of law or equity, or any suit then depending grounded on the popery laws: and whereas by an act passed in the sixth year of his present Majesty King George the third, entitled, An act for continuing, reviving, and amending several temporary statutes, and for the empowering the grand jury of the county of Kilkenny at the assizes to encrease the yearly salary of the treasurer of said county, the time for performing the said legal requisites of conformity was enlarged to the first day of December one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven: and whereas the time for performing the said requisites is now expired: be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all such person and persons, as have heretofore obtained the bishop’s certificate of their conformity, and from and after obtaining the same have prosessed the protestant religion, and have continued protestants, and have not performed all the other legal requisites of conformity, and shall perform the same before the first day of December one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight, shall from the time of his, her, or their conformity from the popish to the protestant religion be deemed and taken to be protestants of the established church to all intents and purposes.
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VIII. Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall bar, defeat, or prejudice any judgment or decree heretofore obtained by any person or persons whatsoever in any court of law or equity, or any suit now depending either at law or in equity grounded on the popery laws, which have been duly obtained and proceeded on.
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