Treason Act 1399

The Treason Act 1399 (1 Hen. 4 c. 10) was an act of the Parliament of England that repealed all acts relating to treason except for the Treason Act 1351 (25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 3).

Subsequent developments

The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).

The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 125) and for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98).

See also

• High treason in the United Kingdom
• Treason Act

Notes

References

• J W Willis-Bund. A Selection of Cases from the State Trials. Cambridge. 1879. vol 1. pp 20 & 21.
• Homersham Cox. The Institutions of the English Government. Sweet. 1863. p 470.
• William Richard Stacy. The Bill of Attainder in English History. University of Wisconsin--Madison. 1986. vol 2. pp 321, 325, 330 & 400.
• Allen Boyer and Mark Nicholls. The Rise and Fall of Treason in English History. Routledge. 2024. Google