Treason Act 1429
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | If any threaten by casting of bills to burn a house, if money be not laid in a certain place; and after do burn the house: Such burning of houses shall be adjudged high treason. |
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| Citation | 8 Hen. 6. c. 6 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 February 1430 |
| Commencement | 22 September 1429[a] |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Treason Act 1429[1] (8 Hen. 6. c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England. The act made it high treason for a person to threaten to burn someone's house down if they did not leave money in a certain place, and then carry out the threat. It also made it a felony to send a letter demanding money.
This category of treason was abolished by the Treason Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 12).
Legacy
[edit]The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).
The whole act was repealed for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict.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]- ^ Start of session.
References
[edit]- ^ Maxwell Walker, David (1988). A Legal History of Scotland. Vol. The sixteenth century.
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