Forcible Entry Act 1381

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1381 c. 8
Year1381
Statutes made at Westminster, Anno 5 Rich. II. Stat. 1. and Anno Dom. 1381. The Penalty where any doth enter into Lands where it is not lawful, or with Force.

(5 Ric. 2 St. 1) C A P. VIII.

'AND also the King defendeth, That none from henceforth make any Entryinto any Lands and Tenements, but in Case where Entry is given by the Law; and in such Case not with strong Hand, nor with Multitude of People, but only in peaceable and easy Manner. (2) And if any Man from henceforth do to the contrary, and thereof be duly convict, he shall be punished by Imprisonment of his Body, and thereof ransomed at the King's Will.'

Note : this act is listed in the Chronological Table of Statutes as theForcible Entry Act, 1381

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