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Nor to restrain the authority of any judge having absolute power to punish perjury before this Stat. so that a less punishment than in this act contained is not set upon the offenders.
Perpetual.
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VI. Provided alwayes that this act, or any thing therein contayned, shall not extend in any wise to restraine the power and authoritie given by act of Parliament, heretofore made to the lord chauncellor of Ireland, and others of the King's counsell for the time being, to examine and punish ryots, routes, heynous perjuries, and other offences and misdemeanors which the lord chauncellor, and other sithence the making of the said act, have most commonly used to heare and determine in the court, at the castle of Dublin, commonly called the court of castle chamber, nor to restraine the power or authoritie of the lord president and counsaile, that is or shall be in Mounster, Conaght and Ulster, nor [Rep., Stat. Law Rev. (I.) Act, 1879] of any other judge having absolute power to punish perjurie before the making of this statute, but that they, and every of them, shall and may proceed in the punishment of all offences heretofore punishable, in such wise as they might have, and used to do before the making of this act to all purposes, so they set not upon the offendor or offendors less punishment then is contayned in this act: This act to continue for ever.
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