Miscreauntes
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
(L. Fr.) In old English law. Apostates; unbelievers; infidels. Classed by Britton with the worst criminals; as murderers, robbers, prison-breakers, sorcerers, poisoners, etc. Britt. c.
29.
Hence the term miscreant, 4 Bl. Comm. 44.