Benefit of Clergy Act 1402
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for confirming the Liberties of the Church and Clergy. |
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| Citation | 4 Hen. 4. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 November 1402 |
| Repealed | 10 August 1872 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 (4 Hen. 4. c. 3) was an Act passed during the reign of Henry IV of England by the Parliament of England.[1] It abolished compurgation for high treason and theft.
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References
- ^ Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 [4 Hen. IV. - A.D. 1402 Chapter III]. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. p. 238. OCLC 1110419501 – via Internet Archive.