commissioners, to settle his books and draw up his accounts; and
then shall deliver up all his books, together with a full and true
account of his whole estate, real and personal, to which account he
shall make oath, and afterwards to any particular of it, if the
commissioners require.

After this account given in, the commissioners shall have power to
examine upon oath all his servants, or any other person; and if it
appears that he has concealed anything, in breach of his oath, to
punish him, as is hereafter specified.

Upon a fair and just surrender of all his estate and effects, bona
fide, according to the true intent and meaning of the act, the
commissioners shall return to him in money, or such of his goods as
he shall choose, at a value by a just appraisement, 5 pounds per
cent. of all the estate he surrendered, together with a full and
free discharge from all his creditors.

The remainder of the estate of the debtor to be fairly and equally
divided among the creditors, who are to apply themselves to the
commissioners. The commissioners to make a necessary inquiry into
the nature and circumstances of the debts demanded, that no
pretended debt be claimed for the private account of the debtor; in
order to which inquiry they shall administer the following oath to
the creditor, for the proof of the debt.


I, A. B., do solemnly swear and attest that the account hereto
annexed is true and right, and every article therein rightly and
truly stated and charged in the names of the persons to whom they