Treason Act 1423
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Persons indicted of high treason escaping out of prison shall be adjudged traitors. |
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| Citation | 2 Hen. 6. c. 21 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1423 by Henry VI |
| Commencement | 20 October 1423[a] |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
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| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Treason Act 1423 (2 Hen. 6. c. 21), also known as the Escape Act 1423, was an act of the Parliament of England that made it high treason for a person who had been indicted for treason to escape from prison (whether they were guilty of the original allegation of treason or not).
The Act is chapter 17 in Ruffhead's edition.[1]
Legacy
[edit]The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
This form of treason was abolished for England and Wales by the Treason Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 12).
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125).
The whole act was repealed for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Section 1.
References
[edit]- J W Willis-Bund. A Selection of Cases from the State Trials. Cambridge. 1879. vol 1. p 29.
- Rowena E. Archer and Simon Walker (eds). Rulers and Ruled in Late Medieval England: Essays Presented to Gerald Harriss. The Hambledon Press. 1995. pp 83 & 84.
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