unless the Buyer receive Part of them, or give fomething in Earneft, or fome Note thereof in Writing be figned by the Parties to be charged, or their Agents. No Nuncupative Will shall be good, where Nuncupathe Eftate bequeathed exceeds 30, uniefs it tive Will. be proved by three Witneffes prefent at the making thereof; nor unless the Teftator bid them bear Witnefs, that fuch is his Will; nor unless it be made in the laft Sickness of the Deceased in his Dwelling-houfe, unless he be furprized and die before his Return. And after fix Months, no Teftimony fhall be received of fuch Nuncupative Will, unless the faid Teftimony were put into Writing within fix Days after making fuch Will. tion. No Will in Writing of any Perfonal Eftate Revocafhall be repealed by Words only, except the fame be in the Life-time of the Teftator committed to Writing, read to him, approved by him; and this attefted by three Witnesses. By 29 Car. 2, cap. 9, The Writ De Here- Herefy. tico comburendo, with all Proceedings thereon, and all Punishments by Death in purfuance of Ecclefiaftical Cenfures, are abolished. By 31 Cur. 2, cap. 2, Upon the Service of Habeas Corpus an Habeas Corpus on a Jaylor, or his Servants, Act. or upon any other Perfon having a Prifoner in his Cuftody; the Prifoner within three Days after, upon paying or tendering twelve Pence a Mile for the Removal of him, fhall be brought up, and the Writ returned, and the Caufe of his Imprifonment certified: And Officers refufing to make their Returns, or bring the Prifoners up, c. as aforefaid, fhall forfeit 100 l. for the firft Offence, and 2007. for the fecond. 1 More be- If any Perfon committed to Prifon for Treafon or Felony, expreffed in the Warrant, fhall the firft Weck of the Term, or Day of the Seffions of Oyer and Terminer, pray to be brought to his Trial; if he be not indicted the next Term, or Seffions of Oyer and Terminer, after fuch Commitment, he fhall, upon Motion the laft Day of fuch Term, or Seffions, be admitted to Bail. Prifoners may obtain their Habeas Corpus from any Judge, or out of the Chancery; and if the Lord Chancellor, Keeper, or any other Judge, fhall deny fuch Habeas Corpus, he fhall forfeit 500 l. to the Party grieved. Upon a Review of this Alftract, it must be admitted, that King Charles II. passed more Acts made in of Parliament for the Benefit of his Subjects, than this Reign any Prince that ever reigned before or fince. than in any other. The End of the Reign of King CHARLES II. CHAP. T CHA P. II, The Reign of King JAMES II. HE Capacity of the late King for AD 168. Affairs of State, was fufficiently manifefted in the laft Years of his fac. II. Reign, when he was pleafed to apply him- The great felf to Bufinefs. To conquer a powerful and Capacity obftinate Faction by pure Dint of Policy, of the late without an Army, and without Treafure to King. bribe or foften their Prejudices, and reconcile a People to him, who had been long poyfoned in their Principles, and drawn from their Duty by the most artful Infinuations of their great Republican Leaders, difcovered an uncommon Genius. But nothing could give a greater Luftre to that Prince's Adminiftration, than the unpardonable Errors of his Succeffor; who, notwithstanding he came to the Crown with very great Advantages, was not two Days upon the Throne, before he gave fuch Indications of his furure Conduct, as alarmed fome of his beft Friends, even of his own Religion. But not to anticipare Matters, and prejudice the Reader against an unfortunate Reign, I fhail proceed to give the Hiftory of it, in as favourable a Light as the Truth, and Fidelity of an Hiflorian, will admit; not aggravating every little Slip, or finding Faults, where there are really none, as too many Writers have done, in order to justify the Conduct of their Friends. To defcend to Particulars: The fame Day King King Charles II died, his Brother and Heir James II. proclaimKing James 11, was proclaimed in the Cities ed. of |