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.

Statutes.

Taking of sanctuary away.

26. H 8. cap. 17. In high Treason.

2••. H. 8. cap. 7. In Petie Treason.

27. H. 8. cap. 4. and 28. H. 8. cap. 15. In treasons, felonies, robberies, and confedera∣ces, in or vpon the Sea, or other hauen, ri∣uer, creeke, or place where the Admirall hath or pretendeth iurisdiction.

32. H. 8. cap. 4. In wilfull murder, rape, robberie, in or neere the high way, or in any house, putting any person within in feare of his life, felonies, burning of houses or barnes with corne, robberies of Churches, Chappels, or hallowed places, and all pro∣curors, and abbettors, and all offences where sanctuarie lyeth not by the Law, or is taken away by any former Statute.

32. H. 8. cap. 12. In Treason, Misprision

of treason, Manslaughter within any of the places or houses of the King, or his heires, or where the King in person is abiding. So in stealing or in feloniously carrying away any plate, iewell or other goods of the king or his successors, aboue xij. d. value.

32. H. 8 cap. 1. made perpetuall. 32. H. 8. cap. 3. 1. E. 6. cap. 12. In murder or poyso∣ning of malice prepenced, breaking of any house by day or night, any person being in it and put in feare thereby, robbing in or nigh the high way, felonious stealing of horses, geldings or Mares, or stealing goods out of any Church or Chappell. But in all other cases of felonie it shall be granted.

2. E. 6. cap. 33. In felonious stealing of ones Horse, Gelding, or Mare.

1. Mar. cap. 6. In counterfeiting coyne that is not the coyne of the Realme, or cur∣rant in the Realme, the Queenes signe, ma∣nuell priuie signet, or priuie seale: and all procuring and abetting.

1. and 2. Ph. and Mar. cap. 4. From these that call themselues Aegyptians.

27. H 8. cap. 19. All in sanctuarie for murder or felonie out of the house, weare a badge in length and breadth ten inches: they shall weare no weapon but their meate kniues, and that at meale onely.

Both these vpon paine of losse of the priui∣ledge.

They shall not be out of their lodging before Sunne rising, nor after Sunne set vp∣on paine of imprisonment two dayes in that sanctuarie for the first time he is so ta∣ken, the second time sixe dayes imprison∣ment, the third time losse of his priuiledge, vpon substantiall and indifferent proofes before the Lord Chancellor. And it is fe∣lonie for any sanctuarie person that shall of prepenced malice make rescues, or resist any officer in imprisoning the priuiledged persons as before. Contracts vnder xl. s. tres∣passe and couenant betweene the priuiled∣ged persons, and other inhabitants in the sanctuarie, shall be determined before the Gouernour.

32. H. 8. cap. 12. All sanctuaries adnul∣led other then Churches and Churchyards, and certaine places named in that Act, and in 33. H. 8. cap. 15. which are appointed pla∣ces of Tuition, for terme of life to the of∣fendors in capitall offences. The priuiled∣ged persons shall euerie day bee called by name, and making default three seuerall dayes with lawfull cause, forfeit the priui∣ledge: committing any offence punishable by death is forfeiture also.