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Rescuing Prisoners, Transportation or Imprisonment.
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V. And be it enacted, That every Person who shall rescue any Person committed by a Justice of the Peace, on a Mittimus, for Treason, Felony, or any of the Offences herein-before mentioned, punishable with Transportation, from a Constable or any Person legally authorized for that Purpose, before the Person or Persons so committed shall be lodged in Gaol, shall, on being found guilty thereof, be transported beyond the Seas for the Term of his natural Life, or for the Term of Seven or Fourteen Years, or be imprisoned, with or without hard Labour, for any Term not exceeding Three Years, and, if a Male, be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped, if the Court shall think fit, in addition to such Imprisonment.
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