A servant kills a feme covert, who is his mistress ; this is petty treason within the statute of the 28 E. 3, ch. 2, which says, if a servant kills his master. They are one person, and therefore he is servant to her.
Clergy is denied in the case of burning of dwelling-houses, by the equity of the statute of 23 H. 8, ch. 1, and in the case of provisors upon the statute of 27 E. 3, ch. 1. For these are statutes for the publick good, and therefore shall be taken by equity.
Citations:
[1220] EngR 223, (1220-1623) Jenk 101, (1220) 145 ER 72 (A)
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Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.461135