Treason Act 1442

Treason Act 1442
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleIt shall be high treason for Welshmen to take and carry away Englishmen or their goods into Wales, or there to withhold them
Citation20 Hen. 6. c. 3
Dates
Royal assent27 March 1442
Commencement25 January 1442
Other legislation
Amended by27 Hen. 6. c. 4
Status: Expired
Treason Act 1448
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleA 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.
Citation27 Hen. 6. c. 4
Dates
Royal assent16 July 1449
Commencement12 February 1449
Repealed10 August 1872
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872
Status: Repealed

The Treason Act 1442 (20 Hen. 6. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Commenatries 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).


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