Section X All Offences and Actions during the Interregnum may be sued.
The Year of our Lord to be inserted instead of the King's Reign; and Conclusions to be Contra pacem Regni. All Indictments with such Conclusions good.
And forasmuch as since the Eleaventh day of December in the yeare of our Lord One Thousand six hundred eighty eight and before the Thirteenth day of February following diverse Crimes and Offences have beene Committed and Done and diverse Causes of Actions have arisen and accrued Bee it Enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That all persons that have within the time mentioned committed any Murder Manslaughter Burglary Perjury or Forgery and likewise any other person or persons who have within that time Committed or done any other Crimes and Offences for which he or they were in Custody or stood upon Baile on the said Thirteenth day of February shall and may be proceeded against and punished in such manner as he or they might have beene by Law if the said Crimes and Offences had beene Committed or Done before the said Eleventh day of December and all persons whatsoever for any Cause or Matter arisen or accrued since the said Eleventh day of December and before the said Thirteenth day of February shall be lyable to any Action to be brought or prosecuted against him or them for the same and it shall and may be sufficient in all Indictments and Informations for any such Crimes and Offences to be preferred and exhibited And in all Actions and Declarations for any such Cause or Matter to be brought to alledge the Yeare of our Lord God instead of the Yeare of the King's Raigne And in any such Indictments Informations or Actions wherein Conclusions used to be Contra pacem Domini Regis to conclude Contra pacem Regni And all Indictments for any Felonies committed within that time shall be good and effectuall haveing the words Contra pacem Regni though the words Domini Regis Coronam & Dignitatem suas be ommitted