- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Benefit of Clergy, etc. Act 1691
You are here:
What Version
Opening Options
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. The electronic version of this Act has been contributed by British History Online and is taken from the printed publication.
Read more
V.Stealing Goods from Lodgings, Felony.
[X1And whereas it is a frequent Practice for idle and disorderly persons to hire Lodgings with an intent to have an opportunity to take away imbezel or purloine the Goods and Furniture being in such Lodgings Be it therefore enacted and declared by the authority aforesaid That if any person or persons shall take away with an intent to steal imbezel or purloin any Chattel Beding or Furniture which by Contract or Agreement he or they are to use or shall be lett to him or them to use in or with such Lodging such takeing imbezelling or purloining shall be to all intents and purposes taken reputed adjudged to bee Larceny and Felony and the offender shall suffer as in case of Felony]
Editorial Information
X1annexed to the Original Act in separate Schedules.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Act
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.