jA.D. 1670. Anno vIcefimorecundo& tertio Caroli II. C. 2— 5. 351 quitted and diTcharged from the faid Crimes and Felonies, and from all further Profecutions and Impri- fonments, Indii5tments, Conviilions, Attainders, Pains, Penalties or Forfeitures that may accrue for the fame. Vir. And for Prevention of the like Mifchiefs for the Time to come, Be it further enaded by the Autho- Maiidou, rity atorefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons, from and after the four and twentieth Day of June which Maiming made ftiall be
the Year o our Lord God one thoufand fix hundred feventy and one, on Purpofe and of Ma- i-'ciony.
lice fore-thought, and by lying in wait, fliall unlawfully cut out or difable the Tongup, put out an Eve ^" "' ^"'"^ flit the Nofe, cut off a Nofe or Lip, or cut off or difable any Limb or Member of any Subje(St of his Ma- Tc ^'" jefty, with Intention in lo doing to maim or disfigure in any the Manners before mentioned fuch his Ma- jelly's Subjefl:-, that tlien and in every fuch Cale the Perfon or Perfons fo offending, their Counfellers Aiders and Abettors, (knowing of, and privy to the Offence as aforefaid J fliall be and are hereby declared to be Felons, andihall fuffer Death as in Cafes of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. VIII. Provided, That no Attainder of fuch Felony (hall extend to corrupt the Blood, or forfeittheDow- Forf.: cr of the Wife, or the Lands, Goods or Chattels of the Offender. it ineuow Forfe.turcv T,.M^ Provided always, and it is hereby declared and enaded. That his Majefty's Royal Affent to this SemonofPar.- , Bill ■Ihall not determine this Seffion of Parliament. liamont not ds» ■ tcimined. CAP. II. An Aft for Continuance of a former Adl, intituled, Jn AEl to prevent Delays in extendino- Sta- tutes, Judgments and Recognizances, HERE AS one A£l of Parliament made in a late Seflion of this prefent Parliament held in the fixteenth and feventeenth Years of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord the King that now is, inti- tuled. An A£l to prevent Delays in extending Statutes, Judgments and Recognizances, to continue in Force for three Years, and to the End of the next Seffion of Parliament after the fiid three Years, and no Ion- ' ger : Now forafmuch as it appears that the faid Law is beneficial to the People of this Realm ;' (2) Be it 16& i7Ca enabled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual c. 5. " and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame That the faid A61 fhall remain and be perpetual from the End of the laft Seffion of Parliament. ' Made perpetual, :. C A P. III. An Aft for granting a Subfidy to his Majefty, for Supply of his extraordinary Occafions, CAP. IV. An A£l for Continuance of a former Aft, to prevent Arrefls of Judgments, and fuperfeding: .; Executions. WHEREAS an Act of Parliament was made in the fixteenth and feventeenth Years of the Reign of f our Sovereign Lord the King's Majefty that now is, intituled. An ASi to prevent Arrefls of judg- ^^^^^-^^^-^^ , ments, and f up erf c ding Executions, to continue in Force for three Years, and to the End of the next Seffion c. 8, of Parliament after the Expiration of the faid three Years, and no longer; now forafmuch as it-hath fioce by Experience appeared, That the fame is a good and wholfome Law.^ and very beneficial to the People of this Realm ;' (2) Be it enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That the laid Aft ftiall remain, continue and be perpetual from the End oi 1 the laft Seffion of Parliament. C A P. V. An hdi for an Additional Excife upon Beer, Ale and other Liquors. . THE Commons affembled in Parliament, as an Aid to your moft Excellent Majefty, whole weighty 12 Car. 2. ^.33 , and urgent Affairs require an extraordinary Supply towards the Difcharging of your Majefty's great S? 14. ' Debts,' have given and granted, and do hereby give and grant, unto your moft Excellent Majefty, the feveral Additional Rates and Duties of Excife herein after mentioned, and do moft humbly befeech your Majefty, That it may be ena£):ed ; (2) and be it enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by apd v with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parlia-- i- ment affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from and, after the four and twentieth Day ot'-yij^^jjjtjonjj ■ j /«K« which fliall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand fix hundred and feventy-one, there fliall beouty to com- ■■ throughout your Majefty's Kingdom of England, Dominion of /F^/«, and Town of JS^-w/f;^ upon 3"wr«^, mence the 24th. -. I raifed, levied, collefted and paid unto your Majefty, your Heirs and Succeffors, during the Space and.Term°*^J"°^ '^7'- - | of fix Years, from the four and twentieth Da.yo(June aforefaid, and no longer, for Beer, Ale, Cyderand-Tg continue for r ' other Liquors herein after expreffed, by Way of Excife, over and above all other Duties, Charges and fix Years from - i Impofitions, by any former Ad or Afts fet and impofed, and in Manner and Form following, (that is "le raid 24th of r 1 to fay) ' . ,>"= "Syr. . • ^.: <}} For
