Other Treason Legislation
Another Act (1 Mary Sess.2 c.6) passed in the same year made it high treason to counterfeit foreign coins, or forge the Queen's privy seal, signet ring or royal sign manual. This Act was replaced by the Forgery Act 1830, which continued this form of treason until it was repealed in 1861. (That offence continued to exist as a felony until 1981.)
Read more about this topic: Treason Act 1553
Famous quotes containing the words treason and/or legislation:
“And you could have a new automobile
Ping pong set and garage, but the thief
Stole everything like a miracle.
In his book there was a picture of treason only
And in the garden, cries and colors.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“There were two unpleasant surprises [about Washington]. One was the inertia of Congress, the length of time it takes to get a complicated piece of legislation through ... and the other was the irresponsibility of the press.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)