While it is unlikely that the clause introducing discharge into the Bankruptcy Act of 1705 was solely the result of the reaction to the Pitkin affair, clearly the various representations to the House of Commons during 1705 highlighted that, regardless of the penalties that existed in relation to fraudulent bankrupts, some
means of preventing impecunious debtors
from falling deeper
into debt [cut] was essential if the bankruptcy legislation was to engender fi nancial restraint and at the same time provide a predictable and ordered financial climate -
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