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A. D. 1576. Anno xviii Reginae Elizabeth*. C. 7, 615 . that are to be pai I to the Ufe of the Houl -••......• Day before t] it fhall be du , with '• eit : (4) Aj I f after to be made, and all collateral Bonds or Afl'u the contrary, (hall be void in Law to all Intern 1 an 1 Pui ne, to be expei L'liurt ii, I ' tils and Houl I by no Frau I or Colour lei athedral Chinch, 1] ill: an 11. ipon Pain of 1 tion . | Church, I Falls and liou uto 1 on(i nti II. Provided always, That this Act, or any I 1 ..-de to be , growing and being in the P riih ol . .1 the County of S lb that the Perm c!.:mifed in and by the fatd Leal ten ^ears from and after the Fcaft of St. Michael the Archangel next coming; any Piling therci to the contrary notwithstanding. III. Provided alfo, That this Act fhall not extend to any Leafe to be made by the Prefident and Sch ' - ' - of the College of St. John Bapti/i in Oxford, to any Hi - , late Knight " : " ;c ' deruian at London, Founder of the faid College; whii h Leafe fh ill be mile ai cording tj ihe Meaning of the Foundation and Statutes of the faid College, of the Manor of F ju!J, and no oth C A P. VII. An Aft to take away Clergy from the Offenders in Rape or Burglary, and an Order for the Delivery of Clerks convict without Purgation.' FOR the Reprefling of the mot wicked and felonious Rapes or Ravifhments of Women, Maids, Wives " ' " »*$■ »»* and Damofels, and of felonious Burglaries, and for the Avoiding of fundry Perjuries and other Abul" . in and about the Purgation of Clerks convict delivered to the Ordinaries, (2) Bs it enacted and ord . by the Authority of this prcfent Parliament, That if any Perfon or Pcrfons fhall fortune at any Time after the firfb Day of June now next enfuing, to commit or do any Manner of felonious Rape, Ravilhment, or '■ R/a. c 6. fliall fuffer Pains of Death, and forfeit as in Cafes of Felony hath been ufed and accuftomed by the Com- »■ Co- 3-. mon Laws of this Realm, without any Allowance of the Privilege or Benefit of Clergy ; any Law, Cuftom F or Ufage heretofore had, made or ufed to the contrary notwithstanding. $W.&M.c.g. ioS W. 3. c. sj. 5 Am. c. 31. 12 Ann. c. 7. 4 C c. 1. c. ir. o-c> II. And moreover, be it further enacted by the Authorityjaforefaid, That every Perfon and Perlbns, N I which at any Time after the End of this prcfent Seffion of PaiTiament fhall be admitted and allowed to have his cl "■ the Benefit or Privilege of his or their Clergy, fliall not thereupon be delivered to the Ordinary as hath been ;' accuftomed, but after fuch Clergy allowed, and Burning in the Hand, according to the Statute in that Be- half provided, fliall forthwith be enlarged and delivered out of Prifon by the Juftices before whom fuchlivaed. Clergy fliall be granted, that Caufe notwithftanding. 4 H. -. c. it. 3E6. 1. c. 2. 5 Co. 110. Cro. Jjl III. Provided neverthelefs, and be it alfo enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Juftices before The Juftkei whom any fuch Allowance of Clergy fhall be had, fliall and may for the further Correction of fuch Pcrfons m, y '■'• ■ to whom fuch Clergy fliall be allowed, detain and keep them in Prifon for fuch convenient Time as th e '. <:n<! ? " "L F "J fame Juftices in their Difcretions fliall think convenient, fo as the fame do not exceed one Year's Imprifon- x Bulfti. 1--.* ment; any Law or Ufage heretofore had or ufed to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. IV. And for plain Declaration of Law, be it enacted, That if any Perfon fliall unlawfully and carnal !y To krow a Wo- know and abufe any Woman-Child under the Age of ten Years, every fuch unlawful and carnal Know- ""-"j " ledge fliall be Felony, and the Offender thereof being duly convicted fliall fuffer as a Felon without Allow- ', -, ance of Clergy. he f<: V. Provided always, That all and every Perfon and Perfons, which fhall hereafter be admitted to have He that u>W> the Benefit of his or their Clergy, fliall notwithftanding his or their AdmiiTion to the fame, be put to anfyver >"^ J h ' - to all other Felonies whereof he or they fhall be hereafter indicted or appealed, and not being thereof before *j|er Fetor acquitted, convicted, attainted or pardoned, (2) and fliall in fuch Manner and Form be arraigned, tried, % , ^ . su't. adjudged, and fuffer fuch Execution for the fame, as he or they fhould have done, if, as Clerk or Clerks ,. r . 5. convidt, they had been delivered to the Ordinary, and there had made his or their Purgations ; any Tiling 8 e:. c. 4^ in this Act contained to the contrary notwithftanding. Dyo*^ C A !