86 A PREPARATION FOR THE UNION OF LAWS. 



ready part of this labour will consist in the intro 

 ducing of some uniformity in them. 



To begin therefore with capital crimes, and first 

 that of treason. 



CASES OF TREASON. 



Where a man doth compass or imagine the 

 death of the king, if it appear by any overt act, it is 

 treason. 



Where a man doth compass or imagine the death 

 of the king s wife, if it appear by any overt act, it is 

 treason. 



Where a man doth compass or imagine the 

 death of the king s eldest son and heir, if it appear 

 by any overt act, it is treason. 



Where a man doth violate the king s wife, it is 

 treason. 



Where a man doth violate the king s eldest 

 daughter unmarried, it is treason. 



Where a man doth violate the wife of the king s 

 eldest son and heir, it is treason. 



Where a man doth levy war against the king and 

 his realm, it is treason. 



Where a man is adherent to the king s enemies, 

 giving them aid and comfort, it is treason. 



Where a man counterfeiteth the king s great seal, 

 it is treason. 



Where a man counterfeiteth the king s privy 

 seal, it is treason. 



Where a man counterfeiteth the king s privy 

 signet, it is treason. 



