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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39466	An exact abridgment of all statutes in force and use from the beginning of Magna Carta until 1641 / by Edm. Wingate of Grayes-Inne, Esq. ; with a continuation, under their proper titles, of all acts in force and use, untill the year 1666, and alphabetically digested under apt titles ; whereto is annexed four tables directing to the several matters and clauses throughout the said statutes.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656.; Manby, Thomas, of Lincolns-Inn.	1666 (1666)	Wing E906; ESTC R33346	579,794	810

Treason or Felony V. To ride armed with men of arms with purpose to kill rob or imprison another untill he hath made fine and ransome shall not be adjudged Treason but Felony or Trespass as hath been heretofore used And if any such attempt hath been heretofore adjudged Treason and thereupon Lands seised into the Kings hands withheld of other Lords they shall be restored to such Lords saving to the King his year and waste VI. Stat. 1 H. 4.10 Treason shall not be adjudged otherwise then as it was ordained by 25 E. 3. VII Stat. 26 H. 8.13 Pars inde Treason committed out of this Realm shall be enquired of in such County and before such persons as the King shall appoint by Commission and upon every Indictment and presentment so found and certified into the Kings Bench like Process and other circumstance shall be there had and made against the offender as if such Treason had been found to have been committed within the Realm Also all Process of Outlawry within the Realm against such offender being resiant out of the Realm at the time of the Outlawry pronounced shall be as good in Law as if such offender had been resident within the Realm at the time of the Process awarded and such Outlawry pronounced VIII Every such offender being lawfully convict by presentment confession verdict or process of Outlawry shall forfeit to the King all such Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which he shall have of any estate of inheritance in use or possession by any Right Title or Means within the Kings Dominions at the time of such Treason committed or after IX The Rights Titles Interests Possessions Leases Rents Offices and other profits of all persons their heirs and successors except of the offenders or others claiming to their use are saved X. Stat. 33 H. 8.20 If any person commit High Treason when he is of perfect memory and after accusation examination and consession thereof before any of the Kings Council shall fall into Lunacy he shall be enquired of in any County where the King by his Commission shall assign and if he be there indicted he shall be there arraigned without his personal presence and if he be found guilty he shall suffer death and forfeit as if he had been of perfect memory But this is altered by 1 2. P. M. 20. which see after XI If any person be attainted of High Treason by the Common Law or Statutes of this Realm such attainder by the Common Law shall be of as good force as if it had been done by Parliament and the King shall have as much benefit thereby viz. of lands tenements hereditaments goods chattells uses rights entries conditions possessions reversions remainders and all other things of such offender and shall be as well adjudged in actual and real possession of all such things of the offender which the King ought lawfully to have or which the offender ought or might lawfully lose or forfeit as if he had been attainted by the Parliament without any Office or Inquisition to be found of the same XII The right c. of all others except of the offenders c. is saved XIII Stat. 35 H. 8.2 All Treasons misprisions of Treason and concealments of Treason committed out of the Realm shall be enquired heard and determined before the Justices of the Kings Bench by lawful men of the County where the Bench shall then sit or before Commissioners in such County as the King shall assign by lawful men of the same County in like manner as if the offence had been committed in the same Shire where it is so enquired heard and determined But here a Peer shall be tryed by his Peers XIV Stat. 1 E. 6.12 All former Statutes which make any offences Treason or petty Treason are repealed save only what is so made by 25 E 3. Stat. 5. cap. 2. and by this Statute XV. It shall be High Treason to affirm by writing printing or Deed that the King is not Supream Head of the Church of England and Ireland or that any other is But this clause is repealed by 1 2. P. M. 8. XVI It shall be High Treason to interrupt any person to whom the Crown is limited by 35 H. 8.1 But this is also expresly repealed by the general words of 1. M. Sess 1. XVII If any compass to depose the King or do affirm that he ought not to be King for the first offence he shall forfeit his goods and suffer imprisonment at the Kings will for the second he shall lose the issues of his lands during life and suffer perpetual imprisonment and for the third shall be guilty of High Treason But so much hereof as concerns Treason petty Treason or misprision of Treason is also repealed by the general words of 1. M. Sess 1. XVIII Stat. 5 6 H. 6.11 It is High Treason to affirm by writing printing painting carving or graving that the King is an Heretick Schismatick Tyrant Infidel or Usurper of the Crown or rebelliously to detain from the King any of his Castles Holds Ships Ordnances Artillery or other Fortifications of War But this part of this Statute is repealed expresly by 1 M. Sess 1. XIX Treason committed out of the Realm shall be enquired of in such County and before such persons as the King shall appoint by Commission and upon every Indictment and Presentment so found and certified into the Kings Bench like process and other circumstances shall be there had and made against the offender as if such Treason had been found to have been committed within the Realm Also all Process of Outlawry within the Realm against such offender being resiant out of the Realm at the time of the Outlawry pronounced shall be as good in Law as if such offender had been resident within the Realm at the time of the Process awarded and such Outlawry pronounced XX. If the party within one year after the Outlawry or Judgment given thereupon yield himself to the Chief Justice of England and offer to traverse the Indictment or Appeal whereupon he was so outlawed he shall be admitted to such traverse and being thereupon acquit shall be discharged of the Outlawry and all forfeitures by reason thereof XXI The offender in Treason being lawfully convict thereof shall forfeit to the King all such lands tenements and hereditaments as he shall have of an Estate of Inheritance in his own right in use or possession in the Kings Dominions at the time of the Treason committed or at any time after XXII Concealment of Treason shall be deemed misprision of Treason But quaere whether this clause be not also repealed by the general words of 1 M. 1. XXIII None shall be attainted of Treason but by the testimony of two lawful accusers who shall be brought in person before the party accused unless he will willingly without violence confess the offence XXIV Here the right of all other is saved XXV The wife shall lose her Dower where the husband is

will not hold the lands of persons convict of Felony longer then a year and a day and then they shall be delivered to the Lords of the Fee II. Stat. 17 E. 2.14 The King shall have the Escheats of the lands of free-holders of Arch-bishops and Bishops which happen in time of Vacation to dispose of at his pleasure the said free-holders being attainted for felony saving to such Prelates the service that thereto is due and accustomed III. Stat. 17 E. 2.16 The King shall have all the goods of felons and fugitives and the year day and waste of their land and then the lands shall be dilivered to the Lord of the Fee who may also if they please compound with the King for the year day and waste IV. Here certain lands are excepted viz. 1. in Glocester-shire where after the year and day the land shall descend to the next heir 2. In Kent lands called Gavelkind where the Father may go to the Bough and yet the Son to the Plough And in Gavelkind all the heirs-male shall divide the inheritance and so shall the heirs-female but women shall not make partition with men also a woman shall be indowed of the moiety and if she commit fornication in her widdow-hood or marry she shall lose her Dower V. Stat. De Catallis felonum None taken for felony for which he shall be imprisoned shall be disseised of his lands or chattels until he be convicted thereof but as soon as he is taken his tenements and chattels shall be viewed by the Sheriff and other officers of the King and lawful men and Inventoried and kept by the Bailiff of him that is so taken who shall give surety to the Justices of the chattels or the price saving to the accused and his family their necessaries as long as he shall be imprisoned and his reasonable estover so that when he is convicted the residue of his chattels besides his estover may remain to the King with the year and day of his lands but if he be acquit his chattels shall be restored Vide Rast Forfeiture 7. VI. Stat. 31 E. 3. Stat. 1.3 If any charged with the goods of fugitives and felons will in discharge of himself alledge another that is chargeable therewith he shall be heard and right shall be done him VII Stat. 34 E. 3.12 There shall be no forfeiture of lands for treason of dead persons not attainted in their lives VIII Stat. 1 R. 3.3 None shall seize the goods of any arrested for suspition of felony before he be convict or attainted thereof or the same goods be otherwise lawfully forfeited in pain to forfeit to the party grieved double the value of the goods so taken to be recovered by Action of debt c. wherin no essoin c. shall be allowed IX Stat. 11 H. 7.1 None that attends upon the King for the time being in his person and doth him faithful service of Allegiance in his wars within the Realm or without or is in other places at his common shall be convict or attainted of High Treason or any other offence for so doing whereby he may forfeit any thing but shall be clearly discharged of all vexation and loss which he may incur by reason of the same And if any Act or process of Law hereafter happen to be made thereupon it shall be void Provided that none shall take benefit by this Act which shall hereafter decline from his Allegiance X. Stat. 24 H. 8.5 If any be indicted or appealed for the death of one attempting to murther rob or commit burglary and so found by verdict he shall forfeit no lands or goods for the same but shall be fully acquit and discharged thereof ☞ Forger of false Deeds * I. Stat. 5 El. 14. If any alone or with others shall wittingly subtilly and falsly forge or make or cause to be forged or made any false Deed Charter or writing sealed Court-Roll or Will in writing to the intent that the free-hold or inheritance of lands or the right or title thereof may be troubled defeated or charged or shall publish or shew forth in evidence any such forged writing as true knowing the same to be false and forged and shall be thereof convicted upon an Action of Forger of false Deeds to be founded upon this Statute at the suit of the party grieved or otherwise shall pay to the party grieved double costs and dammages to be assessed in the Court where such conviction shall be shall be set upon the Pillory in some Market-town or other open place and there have both his Ears cut off and also his nostrils slit and feared with an hot iron he shall also forfeit to the Queen her heirs and successors the Issues of his lands and suffer perpetual imprisonment during his life and the said costs and dammages shall be fist levied upon the goods and issues of the lands of the offender notwithstanding the Queen's title thereunto II. For such forging c. of a lease for years of lands not Copy-hold or of an Annuity Obligation Bill Acquittance Release or other discharge of any personal thing the offender shall pay double costs to the party grieved to be assessed as before be set upon the Pillory lose one of his ears and suffer a years imprisonment without bail III. The party grieved may have his remedy for his double costs and dammages by original writ out of the Chancery as in case of trespass by bill in the King's Bench or in the Exchequer in which suit no essoin c. shall be allowed IV. Howbeit he that is once punished for his offence shall not after be impeached for the same and albeit the Plaintiffs release or discontinuance of suit may discharge his own remedy yet the rest of the punishment shall be nevertheless inflicted by judgment and command of the Court. V. The second offence is felony without Clergy whereof the offender being convicted or attainted he shall forfeit his lands and goods as other cases of felony saving to all other persons their right c. neither shall such conviction or attainder extend to loss of Dower or disherison of heir VI. Provided this Act shall not extend to charge any Ordinary Commissary or Official for putting their seal of Office to any will not knowing the same to be forged nor for writing such a will or the probate thereof VII Justices of Oyer and Terminer and Assize in their Sessions shall hear and determine these offences VIII Provided this Act shall not extend to any Proctor Advocate or Register for writing setting forth or pleading of any Proxie for the apparence of any person cited to appear in the Ecclesiastical Court nor to any Arch-deacon or Official for putting their seal to such Proxie nor to any Ecclesiastical Judge for admitting the same nor to any Attorney or Counsellor for pleading or giving in evidence any such forged writing being nor party nor privy thereunto nor to any person that shall plead or shew forth any writing