Treason Act 1442
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | It shall be high treason for Welshmen to take and carry away Englishmen or their goods into Wales, or there to withhold them |
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| Citation | 20 Hen. 6. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 March 1442 |
| Commencement | 25 January 1442[a] |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872 |
| Relates to | 20 Hen. 4. c. 16 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Treason Act 1448 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | A rehearsal and confirmation for three years of the statute of 26 Hen. Vi. cap. 3. provided against Welshmen that take any Englishmen, their goods and chattels, and carry them into Wales. |
| Citation | 27 Hen. 6. c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 July 1449 |
| Commencement | 12 February 1449[b] |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Treason Act 1442 |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Treason Act 1442 (20 Hen. 6. c. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England that made it high treason for any Welshman to "drive, bring, carry away, or withhold" any Englishman or any Englishman's horse, cattle or goods.[1]
The act was due to expire after six years, but was renewed for a further six years by the Treason Act 1448 (27 Hen. 6. c. 4), after which it was allowed to expire.[2]
Legacy
[edit]The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict.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) and for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Commentaries on the Laws of England, William Blackstone, Book IV (1769), chapter 6 Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statutes at Large, vol. I, Danby Pickering, Cambridge University Press (1765).
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