An Act for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by secret Bills of Sale of personal Chattels.
WHEREAS Frauds are frequently committed upon Creditors by secret Bills of Sale of personal Chattels, whereby Persons are enabled to keep up the Appearance of being in good Circumstances and possessed of Property, and the Grantees or Holders of such Bills of Sale have the Power of taking possession of the Property of such Persons, to the Exclusion of the rest of their Creditors: For Remedy whereof, be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consen...