"The English King James II (James VII of Scots), driven off by the ascent of William and Mary in the Glorious Revolution, came to Ireland intent on reclaiming his throne. With his arrival, the Parliament of Ireland began work on a list of names, eventually tallying around three thousand. Those on the list were to report to Dublin for sentencing. One man, Lord Mountjoy, was in the Bastille at the time and was told by the Irish Parliament that he must break out of his cell and make it back to Ireland for his punishment, or face the grisly process of being drawn and quartered."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder

Now THAT's what I call a tough legal system.