15,  16 ;    1  Hawk.  P.  G.  Curw.  ed.  p.  71-  94,  95.
73  ;  Co.  Lit.  391  a.  See  also  4  Bl.  Com.  ^  xhe  life,  however,  was  taken  by
94,  95 ;  Gray  v.  Reg.  6  Ir.  Law  Kep.  482,  burning,  not  by  hanging,  3  Inst.  43 ;  and
502 ;  Adams  v.  Barrett,  5  Ga.  404 ;  Fox-  possibly  this  difference  was  what  pre-
ley's  Case,  5  Co.  109  a ;  Finch's  Case,  6  vented  the  offence  from  being  a  felony.
Co.  63,  68;  Reg.  v.  Whitehead,  2  Moody,  *  4  Bl.  Com.  97;  3  Inst.  43,  where  it
181,  9  Car.  &  P.  429;  Whitaker  v.  Wis-  appears,  however,  that  there  was  forfeit-
bey,  9  Eng  L.  &  Eq.  4-57 ;  United  States  ure  for  this  offence  by  Stat.  2  Hen.  5,
V.  Jacoby,  12  Blatch.  491 ;  United  States  u.  7,  which  was  repealed  by  Stat.  1  Eliz.
B.  Cross,  1  McAr.  149.  c.  1.
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