Attainder of Certain Persons Act 1665

Recital that the said Persons adhere to the King's Enemies beyond Sea.

The said Persons not returning into the Realm, and rendering themselves, by a Day, to stand attainted of High Treason.

In all humble manner shew unto Your most Excellent Majestie Your Majestyes most dutyfull and loyall Subjects the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons assembled in Parlyament That whereas it is notoriously knowne that Thomas Dolman Joseph Bampfield alias Stepner and Thomas Scott sonne of Thomas Scott lately executed as a most execrable Traitor and one of the horrid and bloody murderers of His late Royall Majestie King Charles the First of ever blessed Memory contrary to the duty of their Allegiance have most trayterously and wickedly adheered and still doe adheere to Your Majestyes Enimies beyond the Seas where they as yet remaine and committ diverse Treasonable acts without any sence of Loyaltie to Your Majestie or of naturall Affection to their native Country May it therefore please Your most Excellent Majestie That it may be enacted And bee it enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie by and with the consent and advice of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Coo[m]mons in this present Parlyament assembled That if the said Thomas Dolman Joseph Bampfield alias Stepner and Thomas Scot shall not returne into the Realme of England and render themselves to some or one of His Majestyes Justices of the Peace for the County wherein he or they shall first arrive at or before the first day of February next ensueing and alsoe abide their legall Tryall for such their Treasons then every of them the said Thomas Dolman Joseph Bampfield alias Stepner and Thomas Scott not rendring himselfe as aforesaid or not abideing his Tryall aforesaid shall from and after the said First day of February stand and be adjudged attainted of High Treason to all intents and purposes whatsoever and shall suffer and forfeite as a person attaint of High Treason by the Lawes of the Land ought to suffer and forfeite