Benefit of Clergy Act 1402

Benefit of Clergy Act 1402

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for confirming the Liberties of the Church and Clergy.
Citation	4 Hen. 4. c. 3
Territorial extent	Kingdom of England
Dates
Royal assent	25 November 1402
Repealed	10 August 1872
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1872
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 (4 Hen. 4. c. 3) was an Act passed during the reign of Henry IV of England by the Parliament of England.[1] It abolished compurgation for high treason and theft.

See also

• Benefit of clergy
• High treason in the United Kingdom

References

1. Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 [4 Hen. IV. - A.D. 1402 Chapter III]. 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. p. 238. OCLC 1110419501 – via Internet Archive.