Benefit of Clergy Act 1496
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason. |
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| Citation | 12 Hen. 7. c.7 |
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| Dates | |
| Repealed | 1 March 1829 |
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| Repealed by | |
| Relates to | 23 Hen. 8. c. 1 (1531) |
Status: Repealed | |
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The Benefit of Clergy Act 1496, formally referred to as the Act 12 Hen. 7 c. 7, was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed during the reign of Henry VII of England.[1] Its long title was "An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason." It abolished benefit of clergy for petty treason.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Benefit of Clergy Act 1496 [12 Hen. VII. - A.D. 1496 Chapter VII]. 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. pp. 790–791. OCLC 1110419501 – via Internet Archive.
External links
[edit]- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). An Act that no Person committing Petty Treason, Murder, or Felony, shall be admitted to his Clergy, under Sub-deacon. (1531) [23 Hen. VIII. - A.D. 1531 Chapter I]. 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. III. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 94–97. OCLC 15609908 – via Internet Archive.
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