Safety of the Queen, etc. Act 1584 facts for kids
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| Long title | An Act for Provision to be made for the Surety of the Queen's Majesty most Royal Person, and the Continuance of the Realm in Peace. |
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| Statute book chapter | 27 Eliz. 1. c. 1 |
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The Safety of the Queen, etc. Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England during the English Reformation. It required a tribunal of at least 24 peers and privy councillors to investigate "any open invasion or rebellion" in England, any attempt to injure Queen Elizabeth I, or any attempt by a pretender to seize the throne. Any person found to be guilty was to be disabled from inheriting the throne, and was to be "pursued to death by all the Queen's subjects." Also any act "whereby the Queen's life shall be shortened" was made a capital offence.
See also
- Jesuits, etc. Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 2)
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