Section XIII Recital of 3 W. & M. c. 9. § 6.

Women to have Benefit of Clergy once only.

And whereas by an Act made att the last Session of this present Parliament entituled An Act to take away Clergy from some Offenders and to bring others to punishment it was enacted in cases where a man being convicted of Felony might demand the benefitt of his Clergy a Woman convicted for such like Offence any praying the benefitt of that Statute should X1not have judgment of death given against her upon such conviction or execuc[i]on awarded upon any Outlary for such offence but should suffer the same punishment as a Man who hath the benefitt of his Clergy in the like case should suffer And whereas some doubt hath arisen upon the said Statute whether a Woman should have the benefitt thereof more then once. Be it therefore declared and enacted by the authority aforesaid That if any Woman hath been or att any time hereafter shall be convicted of any Felony for which a Man might have the benefitt of Clergy and upon her prayer hath once had or hereafter shall once have the benefitt of the said Statute and shall be again convicted of any other Felony for which a Man might have the benefitt of his Clergy such Woman shall be and is hereby totally excluded from having any benefitt or advantage of the said Statute but shall suffer pains of death in such and the same manner as if the said Statute had not been made.