Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Acte for the due Execucion of the Writ De Excommunicato capiendo. [2] |
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Citation | 5 Eliz. 1. c. 23 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 10 April 1563 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963 |
Status: Repealed |
The Writ De Excommunicato Capiendo Act 1562 ( 5 Eliz. 1. c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of England.
The whole Act was repealed by section 87 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963.
A writ de excommunicato capiendo (Latin for "taking one who is excommunicated") [3] was a writ commanding the sheriff to arrest one who was excommunicated, and imprison him till he should become reconciled to the church. [4]