Writ de Haeretico Comburendo
English Law: Writ de Haeretico Comburendo in the Past
The name of a writ formerly issued by the secular courts, when a man was turned over to them by the ecclesiastical tribunals, after having been condemned for heresy.
Developments
It was founded on the statute 2 Hen. IV. c. 15; it was first used, A. D. 1401 and as late as the year 1611. By virtue of this writ, the unhappy man against whom it was issued, was burned to death. See 12 Co. R. 92. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about writ de haeretico comburendo is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including writ de haeretico comburendo.
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