commonly known as the
PENAL LAWS
STATUTES BY SUBJECT -- CRIMINAL LAW
7 Will III c.21 (1695):
An Act for the better suppressing tories ... and for preventing
... heinous crimes
Sec. 1. Forasmuch as by the late rebellion in this kingdom
a great part thereof hath been left waste and desolate, and the
frequent robberies, murders, and other notorious felonies committed
by robbers, rapparees and tories upon their keeping hath greatly
discouraged the re-planting thereof, the papist inhabitants chusing
rather to suffer strangers to be robbed than to apprehend or convict
the offenders, of whom the greatest part are of the same country,
and harboured by the inhabitants, the inhabitants of every
barony and county shall make full satisfaction for all robberies,
burglaries, burning of houses or haggards of corn, killing or
maiming of cattle, which shall be committed by robbers, rapparees,
or tories within such barony or county, such sum to be levied
on the popish inhabitants if the robbers be papist, and on the
protestant inhabitants if the robbers be protestant, and pro rata
if the robbers be both papist and protestant.
7 Will III c.21 (1695):
An Act for the better suppressing tories ... and for preventing
... heinous crimes
Sections 2-6. Detail the procedures for collecting the satisfaction.
Sec. 3 provides the complainant may sue any one inhabitant of
the appropriate religion and execute judgement on him, and the
rest of the inhabitants are then taxed rateably toward an equal
contribution for the relief of the inhabitant who had to pay.
9 Will III c.5 (1697):
An Act... to prevent the return of subjects who have gone into
the dominions of the French King..
Sec. 1. All convictions for high treason in the late rebellion
not reversed or pardoned by the 27th day of July 1697, other than
those already judged, or judged within the next two years, to
be comprehended within the articles of Limerick, shall remain
effectual in law forever, any error or future pardon by his Majesty
notwithstanding.
9 Will III c.5 (1697):
An Act... to prevent the return of subjects who have gone into
the dominions of the French King..
Sec. 2-3. All papists guilty of the said rebellion who are found
by a jury to have died or been slain in their rebellion before
the 3rd day of October, 1691, shall be convicted hereby of high
treason, and attainted, and forfeit all estates real and personal
as though they had judgement against them in their lives.
9 Will III c.5 (1697):
An Act... to prevent the return of subjects who have gone into
the dominions of the French King..
Sec. 4. Provided nothing in this act shall extend to the prejudice
of any protestant claiming by descent or bona fide purchase, any
honours or estate, real or personal, from such dead papists.
9 Will III c.5 (1697):
An Act... to prevent the return of subjects who have gone into
the dominions of the French King..
Sec. 5-6. Commissions are set up to investigate what papists died
in the late rebellion and what property they possessed. Persons
aggrieved by such findings may have trial of the truth of such
findings within one year of such findings.
9 Will III c.5 (1697):
An Act... to prevent the return of subjects who have gone into
the dominions of the French King..
Sec. 10 Nothing in this Act shall affect any estates of any protestant,
or person who professed to be protestant on 27th July 1697 and
continued so until death
9 Will III c.9 (1697):
An Act ...for the better execution of ... an Act for the better
suppressing tories and rapparees etc.
Sec. 1. Where any person be murdered, maimed, or dismembered by
any robber, tory, or rapparee, and the offenders not killed or
apprehended within 6 months after the offence, the grand jury
shall charge upon the popish or protestant inhabitants of the
county according as the number of such robbers, tories, or rapparees
be papists, or reputed papists, or protestants, in the case of
murder, a sum not to exceed 20 pounds, and in case of maim or
dismembering, not to exceed 10 pounds, to the use of the victim's
widow, children ore next relation, or to the person maimed or
dismembered. Secs. 2-12 set out the procedures for execution of
the satisfaction
2 Ann c.5 (1703):
An Act to make it High Treason in this Kingdom to impeach the
Succession of the Crown...
Sec. 1. FORASMUCH as the future security of your Majesty's
protestant subjects of this kingdom doth (next under God) depend
upon the safety of your Majesty's royal person and upon the succession
in the protestant line, and forasmuch as it most manifestly appears
that the papists of this kingdom, and other disaffected persons,
do still entertain hopes of disappointing the said succession,
if any person shall endeavour to hinder that succession by any
overt act or deed, such offense shall be adjudged high treason.
6 Ann c. 1 (1707):
An Act for explaining and amending two several acts against tories,
robbers, and rapparees
Sec 5. Whereas the papists of this kingdom do frequently keep
private intelligence with the French and other enemies, by means
whereof several parts of the coasts are infested and insulted
by French privateers chiefly manned by Irish papists, who have
robbed several of her Majesty's faithful subjects, reimbursement
for such losses shall be applotted and levied on the lands, goods
and chattels of the popish inhabitants of the country where the
robbery shall be committed.
9 Geo II c.6 (1735):
An Act for continuing and amending several Statutes now near expiring
Sec. 5. Any person suffering loss by robberies committed by privateers
during time of war with any popish state or prince may have reimbursement
levied on the lands, goods, and chattels of all popish inhabitants
of the county where such robbery shall be committed.