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Mutiny Act 1692

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XIII.Penalties how paid and distributed.

Goods in what case seized; Soldier informing may be dismissed.

And be it also further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Forfeiture shall be to such Person or Persons that shall informe immediately to be paid out of the arrears of such Officers Pay as shall knowingly so offend upon conviction before the Court Martial by Order of the said Court to the Pay-master if such Officer so offending shall have any Arrear and if there shall be no arrear the Court Martial shall im[m]ediately give order to seize the Goods of such Officer so offending and sell them for payment of such forfeiture to the Informer rendring the Overplus to the Owner And if such Officer so offending shall have no Goods that then he shall be sent to the Co[m]mon Goal there to remain without Bail or Mainprize for the space of Six months And the said Court Martial is hereby obliged to discharge such Informer if a Soldier from any further Service if he shall demand the same

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