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If a man of non sanae memoriae give to himself a mortall wound, and before he dieth he become of sound memory, and after dieth of the same wound, in this Case, although he die of sound memory, by* 1.1 reason of his proper stroke, yet because the ori∣ginal cause was committed, being not of sound
memory, he shall not be felo de se, because the death hath relation to the original act.
By the common Law if a man kill himself he is called felo de se, and he doth only forfeit hi•• goods and chattels, but not his Lands, neither dot•• this work corruption of Blood, no•• the Wife lose her Dower, because it is no attainder in deed.
He that is felo de se shall not have Christian buriall, and all his goods and chattels are for∣feited to the King, and by his Almner are to be distributed to pious uses (heretofore) in salutem animoe.
Cook 1 Rep. Shellies case.