Section XI Proviso for married Women, Persons under 18, Absentees, and Persons found to be non compos mentis.

Provided alwayes That noe marryed Woman or person under the age of eighteene yeares, or being beyond, or upon the Seas, or found by the lawfull Oathes of twelve Men to be non compos mentis, and soe being and remaining at the end of Trinity Terme in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seaventy three haveing any Office shall by vertue of this Act loose or forfeited X1any such his or her Office (other then such marryed Woman dureing the life of her Husband onely) for any neglect or refusall or takeing the Oathes and doeing the other things required by this Act to be done by persons haveing Offices, soe as such respective persons within fower monethes after the death of the Husband, comeing to the age of eighteene yeares, returning into this Kingdome, and becomeing of sound minde shall respectively take the said Oathes, and performe all other things in manner as by this Act is appointed for persons to doe, who shall happen to have any Office or Offices to them given or fallen after the end of the said Trinity Terme.