oney with intent to merchandise, and make
payment of it is treason, by 25 E. 3. But the best proof of
the intention, is the act of passing it, and why not leave
room for repentance here, as in other cases of felonies
intended? I H P. C. 229.

** Clipping, filing, rounding, impairing, scaling,
lightening, (the words in the statutes) are included in
'diminishing;' gilding, in the word 'casing;' coloring in
the word 'washing;' and falsifying or marking, is
counterfeiting.'

Whosoever committeth Arson,* shall be condemned to hard labor five
years in the public works, and shall make good the loss of the sufferers
threefold.**

*43 El. c. 13. confined to four counties. 22 ^ 23 Car. 2. c.
7; 9 G. 1. c. 22, 9 G. 3. c. 29.

** Arson was a felony at Common law--3 Inst. 66; punished by
a fine, Ll. AEthelst. 6. But LI. Cnuti, 61. make it a 'scetus
inexpiable.' 'Hus brec and baernet and open thyfth and
asbereniorth and hlaford swice after woruld laga is
boileds.' Word for word, 'House break and burnt, and open
theft, and manifest murdher, and lord-treachery, after
world's law is bootless.' Bracton says, it was punished by
death. 'Si quis turbida seditione iricendium fecerit
nequiter et in felonia, vel ob inimicitias, vel praedandi
causa, capital puniatur pcena vel sententia.' Bract. L. 3.
c. 27. He defines it as commissible by burning 'cedes alien
as.' Ib. Britton, c. 9. 'Ausi soitenquis de ceux que
felonise-ment en temps de pees eient a litre blees ou autre
messons ars, et ceux que ser-rount de ceo alteyniz, soient
ars issint que eux soient punys par mesme cele chose dount
ils pecherent.' Fleia, L. I. c. 37. is a copy of Bracton.
The Mirror, c. 1. Sec. 8. says, 'Ardours sont que ardent cilie,
ville, maison home, maison beast, ou auters chatelx, de lour
felonie en temps de pace pour haine ou vengeance.' Again, c.
2. Sec. II., pointing oul the words of the appellor 'jeo dise
que Sebright, &c. entiel meas. on ou hiens mist de feu.'
Coke, 3 Inst. 67. says, 'The ancient authors extended this
felony further than houses, viz. to stacks of corn, waynes
or carts of coal, wood, or other goods.' He defines it as
commissibie, not only on the inset houses, parcel of the
mansion-house, but the outset also, as barn, stable, cow-
house, sheep-house, dai