Section X Further Exception King Charles the First's Murderers excepted by 12 C. II. c. 11. and the Two.; Persons appearing upon the Scaffold with Vizors.

Provided always That this Act shall not extend to pardon discharge or give any Benefitt whatsoever unto any person or persons who are by name particularly excepted out of the Act of free and general pardon indempnity and oblivion made in the Twelfth yeare of the reigne of his late Majestie King Charles the Second for their execrable treason and horrid murder of his Majesties royal grandfather of gracious memory Nor to those two persons or either of them who being disguised by frocks and vizors appeared upon the Scaffold att the time when the said murder was committed.

This Act not to heal Disabilities.

Nor shall this present Act give or restore any ability or capacity to take have hold or exercise any office place authority or employment ecclesiastical civil or military to any person or persons who in and by the said last mentioned Act or by virtue or reason of any other Act or X1Act were or are made or become incapable or disabled to have take hold or execute the same or of serving as a Member in Parliament but all and every such person and persons shall remaine and continue under all and every the disabilities and incapacities aforesaid Any thing in this present Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

Further Exception of Persons who have accepted any Office contrary to 12 Car. II. c. 11.

Nor shall this Act extend to pardon discharge or give any benefitt to any person who if hee after the First day of September One thousand six hundred and sixty hath accepted or exercised or hereafter shall accept or exercise any office ecclesiastical civill or military or any other publick employment within England Wales or the Towne of Berwick upon Tweed is by the said Act made in the Twelfth yeare of King Charles the Second to stand and bee as if bee had been totally by name excepted out of the said last mentioned Act but all and every such persons shall if they have or shall accept any office or employment contrary to the tenour of the X2of the said last mentioned Act bee out of this Act wholly excepted and foreprized.

Persons attainted of Rebellion.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all such persons as bee and remaine still attainted or condemned by Act of Parliament or otherwise of or for any rebellion or levying of warr or of and for any conspiracy of any rebellion or levying warr within this realme or any other his Majesties Dominions and all such persons who are attainted or outlawed of or for any treason petit treason murder wilfull poysoning or burglary or robbery upon the highway and all executions therefore.

Persons exiled by express Name, &c.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all such persons who by virtue of any former Act of Parliament are by expresse name exiled or upon whom any other paines penalties or disabilities whatsoever are by any Act of Parliament inflicted.

Persons detained in Custody, &c. by Act of this Session.

And alsoe excepted out of this Act of free and general pardon all such persons who by any Act which hath been or shall bee made dureing this present Session of Parliament are enacted to bee prisoners or detained in custody or disabled to dispose of their estates.

Persons giving or taking Money, &c. for procuring a new Charter, &c. for the East India Company.

And alsoe excepted out of this present Act all offences in giving or promiseing or in receiving or takeing or in accepting of any promise of any su[m]m of money or other gift reward or gratuity for the procureing or assisting in procureing X3 a new Charter or Charter of Restitution to the East-India Company or a Charter for the regulating of the said Company or in order to the obtaining or promoting an Act of Parliament for confirming the EastIndia Company or in order to prevent or obstruct the passing of an Act of Parliament for X4settling or erecting. a new East-India Company or in refusing to give evidence or declare their knowledge touching any of the said offences haveing been thereunto lawfully required.

Persons who have desired Transportation.

And alsoe excepted all such persons who after conviction or attainder of or for any manner of felony have desired to bee transported into any of his Majesties forreigne plantations.

Persons formerly excepted out of 12 Car. II. c. 11.

And alsoe excepted all such persons who being excepted out of the said Act of general pardon have had any paines or penalties imposed upon them by any subsequent Act of Parliament

Crimes against 27 Eliz. c. 2.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all and every offence and offences committed or done by any Jesuit Seminary or Romish Priests whatsoever contrary to the tenor or effect of the Statute made in the Seven and twentieth yeare of the reigne of the late Queen Elizabeth intituled An Act against Jesuits Seminary Priests and other disobedient persons or of any part thereof And all outlawries proceedings judgements and executions for the same offences or any of them.

Recusants Convictions.

And except all convictions of Popish Recusants for their recusancy