Odger's English Common Law

150 TREASON.
There are no accessories in cases of treason. All who are
in any way concerned in the treason are deemed principal
traitors. All who command, counsel or procure the com-
mission of a treasonable act, and all who receive, relieve,
assist, harbour or maintain a traitor, knowing him to have
committed treason, are guilty of the full offence and should
be indicted as principals. An indictment for any treason or
misprision of treason committed " out of this realm of England "
will be tried in the King's Bench Division, unless a special
commission be appointed. 1
Treason-Felony, dtc.
Certain offences which were formerly regarded as treason-
able are now treated as treason-felony only. Treason-felony,
like treason, is a purely statutory offence; it was created
in 1848 by the statute 11 Vict. c. 12, which imposes a
less severe punishment than that inflicted on persons guilty
of treason. The main provision of this statute, 2 as amended
in 1891 and 1892, 3 runs as follows :
Whosoever " shall, within the United Kingdom or without,
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compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend
to deprive or depose the King from the style, honour or
royal name of the "Imperial crown of the United Kingdom, or
of any other of His Majesty's dominions, or
to levy war against the King within any part of the United
Kingdom in order by force or constraint to compel him to
change his measures or counsels, or in order to put any force
or constraint upon or in order to intimidate or overawe both
Houses or either House of Parliament, or
to move Or stir any foreigner or stranger with force to
invade the United Kingdom or any other of His Majesty's
dominions or countries under the obeisance of His Majesty,
and such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices
or intentions, or any of them, shall express, utter or declare
by publishing any printing or by any overt act or deed, shall
i 35 Hen. VIII. o. 2, s. 1.
2 S. 3.
3
54 & 55 Vict. c. 67 and 55 & 56 Vict. c. 19.