La Narrativa de Henry Fielding y la Sociedad Inglesa del Siglo XVIII

Persons not
surrendering
themselves
pursuant to such
order, deemed to
be convicted, &c
.
Persons abetting
them, &c.
deemed felons
Offenders
apprehended within
the time limited by
order of council,
shall be tried
according to law
.
La Narrativa de Henry Fielding y la Sociedad Inglesa del Siglo XVIII
and that it shall be lawful to and for the court of the king’s the court
and for the court of the king’s bench, or the justices of oyer and
terminer, or general gaol-delivery for the county, where the offence is
sworn in such information to have been committed, upon producing
to them such order in council, to award execution against such
offender or offenders, in such manner, as if he or they had been
convicted and attained in the said court of king’s bench, or before
such justices of oyer and terminer, or general gaol-deliver respectively.
V. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every
person and persons, who shall after the time appointed and aforesaid,
for the surrender of any person or persons so charged upon oath with
any of the offences aforesaid, be expired, concealed, aid, abet or
succour, such person or persons, knowing him or them to have been
so charged as aforesaid, and to have been required to surrender him
or themselves, by such order of orders as aforesaid, being lawfully
convicted thereof, shall be guilty of felony, without benefit of the
clergy.
VI. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby declared and enacted That
nothing herein contained shall be constructed to prevent or hinder
any judge, justice of the peace, magistrate, officer or minister of
justice whatsoever, from taking, apprehending and securing, such
offender or offenders, against whom such information shall be given,
and for requiring whose surrender such order in council shall be made
as aforesaid, by the ordinary course of law; an in case such offender
or offenders, against whom such information, and for requiring
whose surrender such order in council shall bee made as aforesaid,
shall be taken and secured in order to be brought to justice, before
the time shall be expired, within which he or they shall be required to
surrender him or themselves, by such order in council as aforesaid,
that then in such case no further proceedings shall be had upon such
order made in council against him or them so taken and secured as
aforesaid, but he or they shall be brought to trial by due curse of law;
anything herein before contained to the contrary in any wise
notwithstanding.
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