A PREPARATION FOR THE UNION OF LAWS. 87 



&quot;Where a man doth counterfeit the king s sign 

 manual, it is treason. 



Where a man counterfeits the king s money, it is 

 treason. 



Where a man bringeth into the realm false 

 money, counterfeited to the likeness of the coin of 

 England with intent to merchandise or make pay 

 ment therewith, and knowing it to be false, it is 

 treason. 



Where a man counterfeited! any foreign coin cur 

 rent in payment within this realm, it is treason. 



Where a man doth bring in foreign money, being 

 current within the realm, the same being false and 

 counterfeit, with intent to utter it, and knowing the 

 same to be false, it is treason. 



Where a man doth clip, wash, round, or file any 

 of the king s money, or any foreign coin current by 

 proclamation, for gain s sake, it is treason. 



Where a man doth any ways impair, diminish, 

 falsify, scale, or lighten the king s money, or any 

 foreign moneys current by proclamation, it is treason. 



Where a man killeth the chancellor, being in his 

 place and doing his office, it is treason. 



Where a man killeth the treasurer, being in his 

 place and doing his office, it is treason. 



Where a man killeth the king s justice in eyre, 

 being in his place and doing his office, it is treason. 



Where a man killeth the king s justice of assize, 

 being in his place and doing his office, it is treason. 



Where a man killeth the king s justice of Oyer 

 and Terminer, being in his place and doing his 

 office, it is treason. 



