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A DECLARATION OF THE Parliament Assembled at Westminster.  
WHereas by a Clause in an Act of this present Parliament, for Enabling and authorising certain persons to be justices of the Peace, and Sheriffs, It is provided, That all and every person and persons, who on the Sixth day of May, or at any time within Three months before, did, or might Act as justices of the Peace, justices of Oyer and Terminer, or Sheriffs, of, or within several Counties, Cities, and Places within Scotland and Ireland respectively, be, and are hereby appointed and authorized to be justices of the Peace, justices of Oyer and Terminer, and Sheriffs respectively, of, and in the said several and respective Counties, Cities, and Places:  
And whereas, under colour of the Power given to the Sheriffs of Scotland, by the said Clause, They do take upon them to proceed in a judicial way to the Trial of Civil Causes, whether Personal or Real, contrary to the true meaning of the said Clause:  
It is therefore Declared, That all such Proceedings in Civil Causes, Personal or Real, are not Authorized by the said Act, but are to be forborn.  

Thursday, the 7th▪ of July, 1659.  
ORdered, That this Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published.  
Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament.    

London, Printed by John Field and Henry Hills, Printers to the Parliament.  
And are to be sold at the seven Stars in Fleetstreet over against Dunstan's Church.