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Commissioners authority. Trial by twelve men of the shire limited in the commission.
No challenge for the hundred.
Punishment of offenders.
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II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such persons to whom such commission or commissions shall be directed, or four of them at the least, shall have full power and authority to enquire of such offences, and of every of them, by the oathes of twelve good and lawfull inhabitants in the shire limitted by their commission, in such like manner and forme, as if such offences had beene committed upon the land within the same shire; and that every indictment found and presented before such commissioners of any treason, fellonies, robberies, murders, manslaughters, or such other offences committed or done in or upon the seas, or in or upon any haven, river or creek, as aforesaid, shall be good and effectual in the law; and if any person or persons happen to be indicted for any such offence done, or hereafter to bee done upon the seas, or in any other places above limitted, that then such order, processe, judgment and execution shall be used, had or done, and made to and against every such person and persons, so being indicted, as against traytors, felons and murderers for treason, felonie, robberie, murder, or other such offences done upon the land, as by the lawes of the realm is accustomed, and that the triall of such offence or offences, if it be denied by the offendour or offendours, shall be had by twelve lawfull men inhabiting in the shire limitted with such commission, which shall be directed as aforesaid, and no challenge or challenges to be had for the hundred; and such as shall be convict of any such offence or offences by verdict, confession or processe, by authority of any such commission, shall have and suffer such pains of death, losses of lands, goods and chattles, as if they had been attainted and convicted of any treason, felonies, robberies, or other the said offences done upon the land.
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