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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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7 & 8 W. 3, CAP. 3, TREASON. 817
Names of the Witnesses, delivered unto them, or any of them
Five Days at the least before he or they shall be tried for the
same, whereby to enable them, and any of them respectively, to
advise with Counsel thereupon, to plead and make their Defence,
his or their Attorney or Attorneys, Agent or Agents, or any of
them, requiring the same, and paying the Officer his reasonable
Fees for writing thereof, not exceeding Five shillings for the
Copy of every such Indictment; and that every such Person so
accused and indicted, arraigned or tried for any such Treason,
as aforesaid, or for Misprision of such Treason, from and after
the said* time, shall be received and admitted to make 597
his and their full defence, by Counsel learned in the Law, and
to make any Proof that he or they can produce by lawful Wit-
ness or Witnesses, who shall then be upon Oath, for his and
their just Defence in that behalf; and in case any Person or
Persons so accused or indicted shall desire Counsel, the Court
before whom such Person or Persons shall be tried, or some
Judge of that Court, shall and is hereby authorized and required
immediately, upon his or their Request, to assign to such Per-
son and Persons such and so many Counsel, not exceeding Two,
as the Person or Persons shall desire, to "whom such Counsel
shall have free Access at all seasonable Hours; any Law or
Usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
II. And be it further enacted, That from and after the said.
Five and twentieth Day of March, in the Year of our Lord One
thousand six hundred ninety six, no Person or Persons what-
soever shall be indicted, tried, or attainted, of High Treason,
whereby any Corruption of Blood may or shall be made to any
such Offender or Offenders, or to any the Heir or Heirs of any
such Offender or Offenders, or of Misprision of such Treason,
but by and upon the Oaths and Testimony of Two lawful
Witnesses, either both of them to the same Overt Act, or one
of them to one, and the other of them to another Overt Act of
the same Treason; unless the Party indicted, and arraigned, or
tried, shall willingly, "without Violence, in open Court, confess
the same, or shall stand mute, or refuge to plead, or in Cases
of High Treason shall peremptorily challenge above the Number.
of Thirty five of the Jury; any Law, Statute, or Usage, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
III. Provided always, That any Person or Persons, being
indicted, as aforesaid, for any of the Treasons, or Misprisions

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