This resulted in
the imprisonment of the conspirators and a new statute: Persons
not taking the oath of allegiance and above oath that they were
not Papist shall register their lands and yearly rents and pay
double the land tax and 100,000 pounds. After payment, they are
discharged from forfeiting 2/3 of their lands' rents for one year.
Jews may not refuse suitable maintenance to their children who are
Christian to pressure them to convert back to Judaism.
In 1712 was the last execution for witchcraft. By statute of 1736,
witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, and conjuration were abolished
as crimes.
Black slaves were common for a time in London. This was a result
of the voluminous triangle trade of manufactured goods from
England, slaves from West Africa, and sugar and tobacco from the
West Indies. Slavery was largely abolished by judicial decision of
Chief Justice Mansfield in 1772.
If a sheriff does not answer for money collected for the
Exchequer, he shall forfeit treble damages to the aggrieved
person, double the sum missing to the aggrieved person, 100 pounds
to the king, and 100 pounds to the party who sues. If a sheriff
take a fee for levying or collecting money due to the king (except
4d. for an acquittance) or take a sum for not levying money due,
he is guilty of extortion, injustice, and oppression and shall
forfeit treble damages and costs to the aggrieved person, and
double the sum extorted to the aggrieved person.
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