Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 explained

Short Title:	Benefit of Clergy Act 1402
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of England
Long Title:	An Act for confirming the Liberties of the Church and Clergy.
Year:	1402
Statute Book Chapter:	4 Hen. 4. c. 3
Royal Assent:	25 November 1402
Status:	Repealed
Original Text:	https://archive.org/details/statutesatlarge01raitgoog/page/n278/

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Benefit of Clergy Act 1402 . Tomlins . Thomas Edlyne . Raithby . John . 1811 . 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 . II . London, Great Britain . . George Eyre and Andrew Strahan . 1110419501 . 238.