Section XXXII Exception of Persons that have had Directions from His Majesty, and have traiterously held Intelligence with Foreign States, &c. or otherwise.

Limitation of Proceedings.

Provided alsoe that if any person or persons being his Majestyes Mesniall Servant or Servants, or haveing or pretending to have received perticular Instructions or Directions from his Majesty have dureing the time of such his or their relation X1un to his Majesty, or whilst he or they were acting or pretending to act for His Majestyes Interest, in pursuance of the said Instructions or Directions wilfully malitiously and traiterously held Intelligence with any forraigne Prince or Princes State or States or with any person or p[er]sons usurping Supreame authority in this Kingdome or other his Majestyes Dominions or with their or either of their Ministers or Agents and without his Majestyes license and to the intent to betray his Majestyes person or Councells, or have received any summe or summes of money or pention for such Treachery, that then such person and persons as to the offence in this provisoe mentioned shall be and is hereby X2accepted out of this Act, Any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding soe as such person or persons be outlawed or otherwise legally convicted of such offence or offences within the space of two yeares from the five and twentyeth day of Aprill one thousand six hundred and sixty.