Treason Act 1535
The Treason Act 1535 or Forging the Sign-manual, etc. Act 1535 (27 Hen. 8. c. 2) was an Act passed by the English Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII of England in 1535.
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act concerning the Forging of the King's Sign Manual, Signet and Privy Seal. |
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| Citation | 27 Hen. 8. c. 2 |
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| Repealed by | Treason Act 1553 |
Status: Repealed | |
It made it high treason to counterfeit the Privy Seal, Signet or royal sign-manual.
The Act was repealed by the Treason Act 1553 (1 Mar. 1 sess. 1 c. 1), but another Act passed later in the same year (1 Mar. 1 sess. 2 c. 6) recreated the offence.
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