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Persons abetting or encouraging others to commit any Offence punishable by Transportation to be transported or imprisoned.
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VI. And be it further enacted, That all and every Person and Persons who shall assist, abet, or succour any Person or Persons to commit any of the Offences mentioned in this Act, for which Sentence of Transportation may be awarded, or shall knowingly excite, encourage, or promote, or shall solicit, ask, or require, any Person or Persons whatsoever, or shall endeavour to compel or induce any Person or Persons, to join in the Commission of any Offence mentioned in this Act, for which Sentence of Transportation may be awarded, shall be liable to be transported beyond the Seas for the Term of Seven Years, or be imprisoned, with or without hard Labour, for any Term not exceeding Three Years, and, if a Male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped, if the Court shall think fit, in addition to such Imprisonment.
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