Treason Act 1381

Treason Act 1381

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	Manumissions, Reliefs, Bonds, Feoffments, and caused late made by Compulsion, shall be void. It shall be Treason to begin a Riot, Rout, or Rumour.
Citation	5 Ric. 2. Stat. 1. c. 6
Territorial extent	England and Wales Ireland
Dates
Commencement	3 November 1381 [a]
Repealed	6 October 1399
Other legislation
Repealed by	Treason Act 1399
Relates to	Treason Act 1397
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Treason Act 1381 (5 Ric. 2 Stat. 1. c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England. It stipulated that "none from henceforth make nor begin any manner of riot and rumour, nor other like." To do so was made high treason. The act was passed in response to the Peasants' Revolt earlier that year.

Legacy

The whole act was repealed in 1399 by the Treason Act 1399 (1 Hen. 4. c. 10), which repealed all acts relating to treason except for the Treason Act 1351 (25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 3).

The whole of 5 Ric. 2. Stat. 1 except chapter 7, including this act which was already repealed, was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict.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).

Notes

1. Start of session.

References

• Statutes at Large, vol. I, Danby Pickering, Cambridge University Press, 1765.

See also

• High treason in the United Kingdom
• Treason Act 1397
• Treason Act