AN
ACT
To
Prevent
Malicious
Maiming
AND
Wounding
.
WHereas
upon
the
One
and
twentieth
day
of
December
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
,
a
Violent
and
Inhumane
Attempt
was
made
upon
the
person
of
Sir
Joh
Coventry
Knight
of
the
Honourable
Order
of
the
Bath
,
being
a
Member
of
the
Commons
House
of
Parliament
,
and
then
attending
the
Parliament
,
and
upon
the
person
of
his
Servant
William
Wylkes
,
by
a
considerable
number
of
Armed
Men
,
both
on
Foot
and
Horsback
,
whereby
the
said
Sir
John
Coventry
and
his
said
Servant
,
then
lost
several
Goods
,
and
the
said
Sir
John
Coventry
received
divers
Wounds
,
some
of
which
were
given
him
in
such
Barbarous
manner
,
that
some
of
the
Offenders
held
him
whilst
others
wounded
him
.
And
whereas
by
several
Bills
of
Indictment
found
by
the
Grand
Iury
for
the
City
and
Liberty
of
Westminster
,
where
the
said
Facts
were
committed
,
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
Knight
,
Charles
Obrian
Esquire
,
Simon
Parry
,
and
Miles
Reeves
,
among
others
,
stand
Indicted
of
Felony
and
Robbery
for
the
same
,
but
have
fled
from
Iustice
,
not
daring
to
abide
a
Legal
Tryal
:
Be
it
therefore
Enacted
by
the
Kings
most
Excellent
Majesty
,
by
and
with
the
Advice
and
Consent
of
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal
,
and
of
the
Commons
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
and
by
the
Authority
of
the
same
,
That
if
the
said
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
,
Charles
Obrian
,
Simon
Parry
,
and
Miles
Reeves
,
shall
not
render
themselves
to
the
Lord
Chief
Iustice
of
His
Majesties
Court
of
Kings
Bench
,
or
to
some
other
of
the
Iustices
of
the
said
Court
,
on
or
before
the
Tenth
day
of
March
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
,
in
order
to
their
Tryals
for
the
Facts
aforesaid
;
That
then
such
of
them
the
said
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
,
Charles
Obrian
,
Simon
Parry
,
and
Miles
Reeves
,
as
shall
not
so
render
himself
as
aforesaid
,
shall
and
do
suffer
Perpetual
Exile
,
and
be
for
Ever
Banished
this
Realm
,
and
all
other
His
Majesties
Dominions
.
And
be
it
Enacted
,
That
the
Goal-delivery
for
the
County
of
Middlesex
and
the
City
of
London
,
which
is
intended
to
be
holden
the
Two
and
twentieth
day
of
February
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
,
shall
be
Adjourned
till
the
said
Tenth
day
of
March
,
and
the
Iustices
of
the
said
Goal-delivery
,
or
any
two
of
them
,
are
hereby
Authorized
and
Required
to
Adjourn
the
same
accordingly
;
and
that
no
Tryals
shall
be
there
proceeded
upon
before
the
Tenth
day
of
March
aforesaid
.
And
if
the
said
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
,
Charles
Obrian
,
Simon
Parry
,
and
Miles
Reeves
,
or
any
of
them
,
shall
not
render
themselves
as
aforesaid
,
and
shall
at
any
time
return
into
,
or
be
found
in
England
,
or
any
other
His
Majesties
Dominions
,
after
the
said
Tenth
day
of
March
;
Then
such
of
them
the
said
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
,
Charles
Obrian
,
Simon
Parry
,
and
Miles
Reeves
,
as
shall
not
render
himself
,
and
yet
return
or
be
found
as
aforesaid
,
shall
from
the
said
One
and
twentieth
day
of
December
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
,
be
Deemed
and
Adjudged
to
be
Guilty
of
the
said
Felonies
and
Robberies
,
and
shall
by
vertue
of
this
Act
be
Adjudged
to
be
Convicted
and
Attainted
of
Felony
and
Robbery
,
without
any
benefit
of
Clergy
,
to
all
intents
and
purposes
,
as
if
they
had
been
thereof
Convicted
and
Attainted
by
due
Tryal
and
Iudgment
of
Law
;
And
shall
suffer
such
Pains
,
Punishments
and
Forfeitures
,
as
by
Law
are
to
be
Inflicted
upon
Felons
Attaint
,
not
having
benefit
of
Clergy
.
And
be
it
further
Enacted
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
,
That
neither
the
said
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
,
Charles
Obrian
,
Simon
Parry
,
Miles
Reeves
,
nor
any
who
upon
the
Attempt
aforesaid
,
actually
took
away
any
Goods
from
the
persons
of
Sir
John
Coventry
or
his
said
Servant
,
or
actually
gave
any
Blow
or
Wound
to
the
said
Sir
John
Coventry
,
or
his
said
Servant
,
or
held
or
kept
down
the
said
Sir
John
Coventry
,
or
his
said
Servant
,
while
they
the
said
Sir
John
Coventry
,
and
his
said
Servant
,
or
either
of
them
were
Robbed
,
Beaten
or
Wounded
;
nor
any
who
Commanded
the
Party
,
either
of
Horsemen
or
Footmen
,
in
executing
the
aforesaid
Villanous
and
Barbarous
Attempt
,
shall
be
Pardoned
any
of
the
Offences
in
this
Act
mentioned
;
But
are
made
incapable
of
any
Pardon
for
the
same
from
the
Kings
Majesty
,
His
Heirs
and
Successors
,
unless
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
wherein
such
person
or
persons
shall
be
particularly
named
.
And
be
it
further
Enacted
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
,
That
if
any
the
said
Offenders
,
other
then
the
said
Sir
Thomas
Sandys
,
Charles
Obrian
,
Simon
Parry
,
and
Miles
Reeves
,
and
such
as
did
actually
Rob
,
Strike
,
or
Wound
the
said
Sir
John
Coventry
,
or
his
said
Servant
,
or
held
or
kept
them
or
any
of
them
down
,
till
they
or
either
of
them
were
Robbed
,
Beaten
,
or
Wounded
as
aforesaid
,
and
other
then
such
as
Commanded
any
Party
in
the
said
Attempt
,
shall
before
the
Eighth
day
of
March
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
,
volentarily
Render
him
or
themselves
to
the
Lord
Chief
Iustice
of
the
said
Court
of
Kings-Bench
,
or
to
some
other
of
the
Iustices
of
the
said
Court
,
and
acknowledge
his
said
Offences
,
and
declare
his
whole
knowledge
of
the
facts
aforesaid
,
and
of
the
persons
acting
therein
,
and
shall
discover
to
the
Lord
Chief
Iustice
,
or
other
Iustice
as
aforesaid
,
some
of
the
persons
who
Wounded
or
Held
,
Robbed
or
Struck
as
aforesaid
,
Sir
John
Coventry
or
his
Servant
,
or
Commanded
as
aforesaid
,
and
shall
give
such
Security
as
the
said
Chief
Iustice
,
or
other
the
said
Iustice
before
whom
such
Render
shall
be
made
as
aforesaid
,
shall
think
reasonable
to
give
Evidence
,
if
lawfully
required
,
against
the
Offenders
by
this
Act
made
incapable
of
Pardon
;
so
that
the
said
Lord
Chief
Iustice
,
or
such
other
Iustice
of
the
said
Court
,
to
whom
such
Render
shall
be
made
as
aforesaid
,
shall
be
satisfied
that
he
or
they
so
Rendring
him
or
themselves
,
have
declared
the
truth
according
to
the
best
of
their
knowledge
,
and
obtain
a
Certificate
from
the
said
respective
Chief
Iustice
or
Iustice
before
whom
such
Render
was
made
to
that
effect
,
under
the
Hand
and
Seal
of
the
said
Chief
Iustice
or
Iustice
;
He
and
they
so
Rendring
him
and
themselves
,
and
declaring
as
aforesaid
,
shall
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
be
Pardoned
the
said
Assaults
,
Felonies
and
Robberies
,
and
immediately
from
and
after
the
obtaining
such
Certificate
as
aforesaid
,
he
and
they
so
Rendring
him
and
themselves
,
and
declaring
as
aforesaid
,
shall
be
Deemed
,
Adjudged
and
taken
to
be
hereby
,
to
all
intents
and
purposes
,
Pardoned
,
Acquitted
and
Discharged
from
the
said
Crimes
and
Felonies
,
and
from
all
further
Prosecutions
and
Imprisonments
,
Indictments
,
Convictions
,
Attainders
,
Pains
,
Penalties
or
Forfeitures
that
may
accrue
for
the
same
.
And
for
prevention
of
the
like
Mischiefs
for
the
time
to
come
,
Be
it
further
Enacted
by
the
Authority
aforesaid
,
That
if
any
person
or
persons
from
and
after
the
Four
and
twentieth
day
of
June
,
which
shall
be
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
God
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
seventy
and
one
,
on
Purpose
,
and
of
Malice
forethought
,
and
by
lying
in
wait
shall
unlawfully
cut
out
or
disable
the
Tongue
,
put
out
an
Eye
,
slit
the
Nose
,
cut
off
a
Nose
,
or
Lip
;
or
cut
off
or
disable
any
Limb
or
Member
of
any
Subject
of
His
Majesty
,
with
intention
in
so
doing
to
Maim
or
Disfigure
in
any
the
manners
before
mentioned
such
His
Majesties
Subject
;
That
then
,
and
in
every
such
Case
the
person
or
persons
so
offending
,
their
Counsellors
,
Aiders
and
Abettors
(
knowing
of
,
and
privy
to
the
Offence
as
aforesaid
)
shall
be
,
and
are
hereby
declared
to
be
Felons
,
and
shall
suffer
death
as
in
cases
of
Felony
,
without
Benefit
of
Clergy
.
Provided
that
no
Attainder
of
such
Felony
shall
extend
to
corrupt
the
Bloud
,
or
forfeit
the
Dower
of
the
Wife
,
or
the
Lands
,
Goods
or
Chattels
of
the
Offender
.
Provided
always
,
and
it
is
hereby
Declared
and
Enacted
,
That
His
Majesties
Royal
Assent
to
this
Bill
shall
not
Determine
this
Session
of
Parliament
.