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Persons petitioning a Rehearing within Seven Years, and giving Security for Costs, admitted to answer, and the Cause to be heard again.
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VI. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That if any Person so served with a Copy of such Decree shall within Six Months after such Service, or if any Person not being so served shall within Seven Years next after the making such Decree, appear in Court and petition to be heard with respect to the Matter of such Decree, and shall pay down or give Security for Payment of such Costs as the Court shall think reasonable in that Behalf, the Person so petitioning, or his Representatives, or any Person claiming under him by virtue of any Act done before the Commencement of the Suit, may be admitted to answer the Bill exhibited, and Issue may be joined, and Witnesses on both Sides examined, and such other Proceedings, Decree, and Execution may be had thereon, as there might have been in case the same Party had originally appeared, and the Proceedings had then been newly begun, or as if no former Decree or Proceedings had been in the same Cause.
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