| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Acte concerninge the triall of Treasons commytted out of the Kinges Majesties Domynions.[2] |
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| Citation | 35 Hen. 8. c. 2 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 March 1544 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Criminal Law Act 1967 |
| Relates to | Treasons Act 1534 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
TheTreason Act 1543 (35 Hen. 8. c. 2) was anAct of theParliament of England passed during the reign of KingHenry VIII of England, which stated that acts oftreason ormisprision of treason that were committed outside the realm of England could be tried within England. Those convicted ofhigh treason would have their estates confiscated by the King and then behanged, drawn and quartered.
This Act received renewed attention in 1769, following protests against theTownshend Acts incolonialBoston. After determining that the 1543 Treason Act was still in effect, Parliament instructed GovernorFrancis Bernard of Massachusetts to gather evidence against Bostonians who might have committed acts of treason, so that they could be transported to England for trial. Colonial assemblies inBritish America passed resolutions against such an action, arguing that it would violate their constitutional right to atrial by jury of their peers.
No one in Massachusetts was arrested under the terms of the Treason Act, but the matter came up again in Rhode Island after theGaspée Affair in 1772. Once again, officials were unable to obtain reliable evidence of treason.
The Act was repealed on 1 January 1968[3] by section 10(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 3 to, theCriminal Law Act 1967.
| King's Style Act 1543 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Ratification of the King's Majesty's Style. |
| Citation | 35 Hen. 8. c. 3 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 March 1544 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Second Statute of Repeal |
Status: Repealed | |
The Act should not be confused with two other Acts, theSuccession to the Crown Act 1543 (35 Hen. 8. c. 1) and theKing's Style Act 1543 (35 Hen. 8. c. 3), which were also about treason and were passed in the same year. The first made it treason to refuse to take an oath against the Pope. The second made it treason to attempt to deprive the king of his royal title or of his title asDefender of the Faith and as Supreme Head of the Church in England and Ireland. Both forms of treason were abolished in 1547,[4] but the latter was revived in the first year of the reign ofElizabeth I.[5]
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