coke OF steal woman the take away a woman against her will without marriage or  carnal copulation be not felony within stat h cap by the Act the accessary  both before and after be make a principal c but by construction of law they  that receive the misdoers and not the woman be accessary post vide state trial  vol Inst black note the statute of h cap stand upon a preamble and a purview  the preamble be where woman as well maid as widow and wife have substance c  and some be heir apparent c for the lucre of such substance be oftentimes take  by misdoers contrary to their will and after marry c or defile so note these  three word in the preamble videlicet be take be marry be defile the purview be  that what person or person from henceforth that take any woman so against her  will unlawful videlicet maid wife or widow that such take procure and abet to  the same and also receive the say woman so take against her will and know the  same be felony and that such misdoers taker and procurer to the same and  receiver know the say offence in form aforesaid be henceforth repute and judge  as principal felon so that it be not say in the purview so take marry or  defile but only so take against their will and upon this great question be  move Ph mark in the starchamber if the eloinment against her will without  marriage or carnal copulation which be intend by this word defile be felony or  no and the opinion of brook and some other of coke report er p the justice be  that it be coke felony but sander chief justice be against it and afterward as  periam chief baron do report it be resolve by the justice in the Elizabeth  that such eloinment only be not felony by the intent of the statute without  marriage or carnal copulation for the mischief be not only the take but the  marriage or the defile which be as it be say in the preamble to the  disparagement of the say woman and utter heaviness and discomfort of her  friend and the purview ought to pursue the mischief note by the express  purview of the Act the accessary both before and after be make principal c but  by a construction of the commonlaw they that receive the misdoers and not the  woman be accessary for this Act make even the receiver of the woman principal