Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.

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Title: Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.
Author: Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.
Publication: London :: Printed [by Adam Islip] for the Societie of Stationers,; 1627.
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Statutes.

Gloucest. cap. 9. Hee that killeth a man by misaduenture, or se defendendo, must put himselfe vpon the countrey, and if he bee found to haue done it so, the King if he please may pardon him.

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Marlb. cap. 25. To kill a man by mis∣aduenture shall be no murder.

But the killing of one that attempteth to robbe him (whether (e) 1.1 vpon the High∣way, or (f) 1.2 when men come to his house, & compasse it about to burne it (though they do not burn it) whereupon he issueth out & killeth one of them, is neither felonie, nor causeth any forfeiture at all.

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(e) 1.1

26. ass pl. 32.

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(f) 1.2

26. ass pl. 23.

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