Section IV Persons harbouring, & c. or receiving Arms, & c. from Deserter, Penalty £5.

Persons prosecuted and found not guilty, Treble Costs.

Provided alwayes That if any Person shall harbour conceale or assist any Deserter from His Majesties Service knowing him to bee such or shall knowingly buy or exchange or otherwise receive any Armes Cloaths Caps or other Furniture belonging to the King from any Deserter upon any Account or Pretence whatsoever the Person soe offending shall forfeite for every such Offence Five Pounds and being convicted thereof att the Generall or Quarter Sessions the same shall bee levyed by Distresse by Warrant under the Hands of Two or more Justices of the Peace upon the Goods and Chattells of such Offender the one Moiety thereof to bee paid to the Informer by whose meanes such Deserter shall bee apprehended and the other Moiety to the Officer to whome such Deserter did belong And if any Person soe prosecuted for harbouring concealing or assisting a Deserter or for buying exchanging or receiving Armes Cloaths Caps or other Furniture shall bee found not Guilty hee shall recover Treble Costs to bee recovered in such manner as X1Costs in any other Case where by X2 Law Costs are given to Defendants.