Treason Act 1442

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Treason Act 1442
Act of Parliament
Coat of Arms of Henry VI of England (1422-1471).svg
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
Citation 20 Hen. 6. c. 3
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent 27 March 1442
Commencement 25 January 1442 [a]
Repealed10 August 1872
Other legislation
Amended by
Repealed by Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872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Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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
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]
Repealed10 August 1872
Other legislation
AmendsTreason 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Repealed by Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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]

Contents

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]

Subsequent developments

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The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict.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).

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Notes

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References

  1. Commentaries on the Laws of England, William Blackstone, Book IV (1769), chapter 6 Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Statutes at Large, vol. I, Danby Pickering, Cambridge University Press (1765).