Treason Act 1429
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| Long title | If any threaten by casting of bills to burn a house, if money be not laid in a certain place; and after do burn the house: Such burning of houses shall be adjudged high treason. |
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| Citation | 8 Hen. 6. c. 6 |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 February 1430 |
| Commencement | 22 September 1429[a] |
| Repealed |
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Status: Repealed | |
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The Treason Act 1429 (8 Hen. 6. c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England. The act made it high treason for a person to threaten to burn someone's house down if they (the owner of the house) did not leave money in a certain place, and then carry out the threat.[1] It also made it a felony to send a letter demanding money.
This category of treason was abolished by the Treason Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 12).
The act was extended to Ireland by Poynings' Law 1495 (10 Hen. 7. c. 22 (I)).[2]
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict.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), which came into force on 28 July 1863.[3]
The whole act was repealed for Ireland by section 1 of, and the schedule to, the Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98), which came into force on 10 August 1872.[4]
