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Construction of Act.
Extent of Act.
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77. This Act shall extend to aliens, denizens, and women, both to make them subject thereto and to entitle them to all the benefits given thereby; and all powers given to or duties directed to be performed by the lord chancellor may be performed by the lord keeper or lords commissioners of the great seal; and whenever this statute hath used words importing the singular number or the masculine gender only, it shall be understood to include several matters as well as one matter, and several persons as well as one person, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction; and this Act shall not extend to Great Britain, except where expressly mentioned.
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