Apprehension of Highwaymen Act 1692 (c. 8)

V. Persons concerned discovering Two others, in what Case pardoned.

Pardon a Bar to Appeal.

And be it further enacted That if any person or persons being out of Prison shall from and after the X1 Five and twentieth day of March committ any Robbery and afterwards discover Two or more person or persons [X2 who] already hath or hereafter shall committ any Robbery so as two or more of the person or persons discovered shall be convicted of such Robbery any such discoverer shall himselfe have and is hereby entituled to the gracious pardon of Their Majesties Their Heires and Successors for all Robberies which he or they shall [X2 have] committed att any time or times before such discovery made Which pardon shall be likewise a good bar to any Appeal brought for any such Robbery.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: said O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X2 interlined on the Roll.