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ANNO REGNI DECIMO NONO Cap.74.
shall be kept to Hard Labour in any of the Places of Confinement to be appointed by virtue of this Act, shall be provided for in the next Supplies to be granted to His Majesty by Parliament. Punishment of Persons ordered to hard Labour who shall break Prison, or escape from lawful Custody.
65. And be it further enacted, That if any Person who shall be ordered to Hard Labour in any of the Places of Confinement be appointed by virtue of this Act, instead of being capitally punished, shall at any Time during the Term for which he or she shall be ordered to Confinement, break Prison, or escape from the Place of his or her Confinement, or in his or her Conveyance to such Place of Confinement, or from the Person or Persons having the lawful Custody of such Offender, he or she so breaking Prison, or escaping, shall be guilty of Felony, without Benefit of Clergy; but in case he or she breaking Prison, or escaping, hath been ordered to Hard Labour instead of Transportation, he or she shall be punished by an Addition of Three Years to the Term for which he or she, at the Time of his or her Breach of Prison, or Escape, was subject to be confined; and if such Person, so be punished by such Addition to the Term of Confinement, shall afterwards be convicted of a Second Escape, or Breach of Prison , he or she shall be adjudged guilty of felony, without Benefit of Clergy.
If any Person shall rescue, or attempt to rescue, any Offender ordered to hard Labour; or any Person having the Custody of such Offender shall voluntarily permit his Escape
66. And be it further enacted, That if any Person shall rescue any Offender, who by force of this Act, or any Part of it, shall be ordered to Hard Labour, in any Place of Confinement appointed by virtue of this Act, either during the Time of his or her Conveyance to the Place appointed for such Hard Labour, or whilst such Offender shall be in the Custody of the Person or Persons under whole Care and Charge he or she shall be so confined; or if any Person shall be aiding or assisting in any such Rescue; every such Person so rescuing, aiding or assisting, shall be guilty of Felony, and may be ordered to Hard Labour in any Place of Confinement appointed by virtue of this Act, for any Term not less than One, nor exceeding Five Years: And if any Person having the Custody of any such Offender as aforesaid, or being employed by the Person having such Custody, as a Keeper, Under-keeper, Turnkey, Assistant, or Guard, shall voluntarily
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