Benefit of Clergy Act 1496
The Benefit of Clergy Act 1496 (12 Hen. 7 c.7) was an Act of the Parliament of England.[1] Its long title was "Of Murder." It abolished benefit of clergy for petty treason and murder.
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| Long title | An Act to make some Offences Petty Treason. |
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| Citation | 12 Hen. VII. c.7 |
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| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | 23 Hen. VIII. c.I (1531) |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
See also
References
- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Benefit of Clergy Act 1496 [12 Hen. VII. - A.D. 1496 Chapter VII]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. II. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 790–791. OCLC 1110419501.
External links
- 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]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. III. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 94–97. OCLC 15609908.
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