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the_o king_n his_o heir_n or_o successor_n of_o the_o say_a forfeiture_n loss_n or_o disability_n or_o any_o of_o they_o 13._o provide_v always_o that_o nothing_o in_o this_o act_n extend_v to_o give_v benefit_n to_o any_o person_n who_o shall_v by_o contract_n in_o write_v agree_v with_o any_o merchant_n or_o owner_n of_o any_o plantation_n or_o other_o person_n whatsoever_o to_o be_v transport_v to_o any_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o receive_v earnest_a upon_o such_o agreement_n although_o that_o afterward_o such_o person_n shall_v renounce_v such_o contract_n 14._o provide_v always_o and_o be_v it_o enact_v that_o if_o any_o person_n or_o person_n lawful_o convict_v of_o any_o felony_n shall_v in_o open_a court_n pray_v to_o be_v transport_v beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o court_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o leave_v he_o or_o they_o in_o prison_n for_o that_o purpose_n such_o person_n or_o person_n may_v be_v transport_v into_o any_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n this_o act_n or_o any_o thing_n therein_o contain_v to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o 15._o provide_v also_o and_o be_v it_o enact_v that_o nothing_o herein_o contain_v shall_v be_v deem_v construe_v or_o take_v to_o extend_v to_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o any_o person_n before_o to_o first_o day_n of_o june_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o seventy_o and_o nine_o or_o to_o any_o thing_n advise_v procure_v or_o otherwise_o do_v relate_v to_o such_o imprisonment_n any_o thing_n herein_o contain_v to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o 16._o provide_v also_o that_o if_o any_o person_n or_o person_n at_o any_o time_n resiant_a in_o this_o realm_n shall_v have_v commit_v any_o capital_a offence_n in_o scotl._n or_o ireland_n or_o any_o of_o the_o island_n or_o foreign_a plantation_n of_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n or_o successor_n where_o he_o or_o she_o aught_o to_o be_v try_v for_o such_o offence_n such_o person_n or_o person_n may_v be_v send_v to_o such_o place_n there_o to_o receive_v such_o trial_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o same_o may_v have_v be_v use_v before_o the_o make_n of_o this_o act_n any_o thing_n herein_o contain_v to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o 17._o provide_v always_o and_o be_v it_o enact_v that_o no_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v be_v sue_v implead_v molest_v or_o trouble_v for_o any_o offence_n against_o this_o act_n unless_o the_o party_n offend_v be_v sue_v or_o implead_v for_o the_o same_o within_o two_o year_n at_o the_o most_o after_o such_o time_n wherein_o the_o offence_n shall_v be_v commit_v in_o case_n the_o party_n grieve_v shall_v not_o be_v then_o in_o prison_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o prison_n then_o within_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o person_n imprison_v or_o he_o or_o her_o delivery_n out_o of_o prison_n which_o shall_v first_o happen_v 18._o and_o to_o the_o intent_n no_o person_n may_v avoid_v his_o trial_n at_o the_o assize_n or_o general_a gaol_n delivery_n by_o 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