, to sacks of corn,
waynes or carts of coal, wood or other goods." He denies it as
commissible, not only on the inset houses, parcel of the mansion
house, but the outset also, as barn, stable, cowhouse, sheep house,
dairy house, mill house, and the like, parcel of the mansion house.
But "burning of a barn, being no parcel of a mansion house, is no
felony," unless there be corn or hay within it. Ib. The 22. 23. Car.
2. and 9. G. 1. are the principal statutes against arson. They extend
the offence beyond the Common law.
(* 28) 1. Ann. st. 2. c. 9. 12. Ann. c. 18. 4. G. 1. c. 12. 26.
G. 2. c. 19.
(* 28) 11. 12. W. 3. c. 7.
(* 30) Robbery was a felony at Common law. 3 Inst. 68. "Scelus
inexpiable," by the Ll. Cnuti. 61. [See before in Arson.] It was
punished with death. Britt. c. 15, "de robbours et de larouns et de
semblables mesfesours, soit ausi ententivement enquis -- et tauntost
soient ceux robbours juges a la mort." Fleta says, "si quis convictus
fuerit de bonis viri robbatis vel asportatis ad sectam regis judicium
capitale subibit. L. 1. c. 39. See also Bract. L. 3. c. 32. 1.
(* 31) Burglary was felony at the Common law. 3 Inst. 63. It
was not distinguished by ancient authors, except the Mirror, from
simple House-breaking, ib.
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