Treason Act 1351

• "compassed or imagined" (i.e. planned) the death of the King, his wife or his eldest son and heir;


• violated the King's companion, the King's eldest daughter if she was unmarried or the wife of the King's eldest son and heir;


• levied war against the King in his Realm, or adhered to the King's enemies in his Realm, giving them aid and comfort;


• counterfeited the Great Seal , the Privy Seal or any of the King's money (reduced to Felony in 1861 );


• imported counterfeit English money (also reduced to Felony in 1861 );


• killed the Chancellor , Treasurer (this office is now in Commission ), one of the King's Justices (either of the King's Bench or the Common Pleas ), a Justice In Eyre or an Assize judge, while they are performing their offices.

And because that many other like Cases of Treason may happen in Time to come, which a Man cannot think nor declare at this present Time; it is accorded, That if any other Case, supposed Treason, which is not above specified, doth happen before any Justices, the Justices shall tarry without any going to Judgement of the Treason till the Cause be shewed and declared before the King and his Parliament, whether it ought to be judged Treason or other Felony.

• Treason


• Treason Act 1495 (special defence to treason)


• Treason Act 1695 (statute of limitations)


• Treason Act 1702 (further form of treason)


• Treason Act 1814 (the penalty for treason)


• Treason Felony Act 1848 (still-existing offences which used to be treason)

• The Treason Act, 1351 (as in force today)