List of Acts of the Parliament of England, 1603–1641

This is a list of Acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1603–1641.

For Acts passed during the period 1707–1800 see List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700, and the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland, 1701–1800.

For Acts passed from 1801 onwards see List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament, the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the List of Acts and Measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be Acts of Parliament, see the List of English statutes.

The number shown after each Act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".

Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not have a short title; however, some of these Acts have subsequently been given a short title by Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896).

Acts passed by the Parliament of England were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular Act was passed.

See also the List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660 for Ordinances and Acts passed by the Long Parliament and other bodies without royal assent, and which were not considered to be valid legislation following the Restoration in 1660.

1603–1610

1603 (1 Jas. 1)

The first session of the 1st Parliament of King James I (the 'Blessed Parliament') which met from 19 March 1604 until 7 July 1604.

Note that this session was traditionally cited as 2 Jac. 1; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 1 Ja. 1

Public Acts

  • Succession to the Crown Act 1603 c. 1 A moste joyfull and juste Recognition of the immediate lawful and undoubted Succession Descent and Righte of the Crowne. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 c. 2 An Acte authorizinge certaine Commissioners of the Realme of England to treate withe Comissioners of Scotland for the weale of both Kingdomes. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Episcopal lands) c. 3 An Acte againste the Diminuation of the Posessions of Archbishoprickes and Bishoprickes, and for avoydinge of Dilapidations of the same. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • Jesuits etc. Act 1603 c. 4 An Acte for the due Execution of the Statutes against Jesuites Seminary Preistes Recusants &c. — repealed by Religious Disabilities Act 1846
  • Court Leet Act 1603 c. 5 An Acte to prevent the overcharge of the People by Stewards of Courte Leets and Courte Barons. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1958
  • (Labourers) c. 6 An Acte made for the Explanation of the Statute made in the Fifte Year of the late Queen Elizabethe's Reigne, concerninge Labourers. — repealed by Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856
  • Vagabonds Act 1603 c. 7 An Acte for the Continuance and Explanation of the Statute made in the 39 yeere of our late Queene Elizabeth, intituled "An Acte for Punishmente of Rogues Vagaboundes and Sturdie Beggers."[lower-alpha 1] — repealed by Vagrants Act 1713
  • Statute of Stabbing 1603 c. 8 An Acte to take awaye the benefite of Clergie from some kinde of Manslaughter. — repealed by Offences Against the Person Act 1828
  • (Inns) c. 9 An Acte to restraine the inordinate hauntinge and tiplinge in Innes Ale houses and other Victuallinge Houses. — repealed by Alehouse Act 1828
  • (Officers of courts) c. 10 An Acte for the better execution of Justice. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Bigamy Act 1603 c. 11 An Acte to restrayne all persons from Marriage until theire former Wyves and former Husbandes be deade. — repealed by Offences Against the Person Act 1828
  • Witchcraft Act 1604 c. 12 An Acte against Conjuration Witchcrafte and dealinge with evill and wicked Spirits. — repealed by Witchcraft Act 1735
  • Privilege of Parliament Act 1603[1] or the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1603 c. 13 An Acte for new Executions to be sued againste any which shall hereafter be delivered out of Execution by Priviledge of Parliament, and for discharge of them out of whose Custody such persons shall be delivered. — (still in force)
  • City of London Court of Conscience Act 1603 c. 14 An Acte for the Recoverie of Small Debtes, and releevinge of poor Debtors in London. — repealed by City of London Court of Requests Act 1835
  • (Bankrupts) c. 15 An Acte for the better Reliefe of the Creditors againste suche as shall become Bankrupts. — repealed by Bankruptcy Act 1825
  • Thames Watermen Act 1604 c. 16 An Acte concerninge Wherrymen and Watermen. — repealed by Thames Watermen and Lightermen Act 1827
  • (Hats) c. 17 An Acte for the better Execution of former Lawes touchinge the makinge of Hats and Felts, and for the more restrainte of unskilfull and deceivable workmanshippe therein used, to the wronge of all sortes of the People of this Realme.— repealed by Manufacture of Hats Act 1776
  • (Hops) c. 18 An Acte for avoydinge of deceiptfull sellinge buyinge or spendinge corrupte and unwholesome Hoppes. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Spices) c. 19 An Acte for the well garblinge of Spices. — repealed by City of London (Garbling of Spices and Admission of Brokers) Act 1707
  • (Painting) c. 20 An Act for Redress of certain Abuses and Deceipts used in Paintinge. — repealed by Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856
  • (Act against brokers) c. 21 An Acte againste Brokers. — repealed by Sale of Goods Act 1893
  • (Leather) c. 22 An Acte concerning Tanners Curriers Shoomakers and other Arfificers occupyinge the cuttinge of Leather. — repealed by Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
  • (Fisheries) An Acte for the better preservation of Fishinge in the Counties of Somersett Devon and Cornewall, and for the reliefe of Bakers Conders and Fishermen againste malicious Suites. c. 23
  • (Sail cloth) c. 24 An Acte againste the deceiptfull and false makinge of Mildernix and Powle Davies whereof Saile Clothes for the Navie and other Shippinge are made. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Continuance of Laws, etc.) c. 25 An Acte for continuynge and revivinge of divers Statutes and for repealinge of some others. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Exchequer) c. 26 An Acte for the continuance and due observation of certaine Orders for the Exchequer first set downe and established by virtue of a Privie Seale from the late Queene Elizabeth. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Game Act 1603 c. 27 An Acte for the better execucion of thintent and meaning of former Statuts made againste shootinge in Gunnes and for the preservation of the Game of Pheasantes and Partridges and againste the destroyinge of Hares with Harepipes and tracinge Hares in the Snowe. — repealed by Game Act 1831
  • (Berwick-on-Tweed) An Acte for Confirmation of the Kinges Majesties Charter and Letters Patentes graunted to the Mayor Bayliffes and Burgesses of the Burroughe of Berwicke upon Twede and theire Successors, and of the Franchises Liberties Priviledges Jurisdictions and Customes of the saide Burroughe. c. 28
  • (Increase of seamen (fish-days)) c. 29 An Acte to encourage the Seamen of England to take Fishe wherebie they may encrease to furnishe the Navie of England. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Melcombe Regis and Radipole, Dorset (church)) c. 30 An Acte for the erectinge and buildinge of a Churche in Melcombe Regis to be the Parishe Churche of Radipoll; and for makinge the oulde Churche of Radipoll a Chappell belonginge to the same. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (The plague) c. 31 An Acte for the charitable Reliefe and Orderinge of persons infected with the Plague. — repealed by Punishment of Offences Act 1837
  • Dover Harbour Act 1603 c. 32. An Acte for repaire of Dover Haven. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Taxation) c. 33 An Acte for a Subsiedie of Tonnage and Poundage. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

Private Acts

  • Confirmation of Queen Anne's jointure. c. 1 An Acte of Confirmation of the Jointure of the moste highe and mightie Princesse Anne Queene of England Scotland France and Ireland.
  • Assignment of sums for paying the King's household expenses. c. 2 An Acte for an Assignment of certaine Sumes of Money for the defrayinge of the Charges of the Kinges most honorable Houshold.
  • Restitution of the Earl of Southampton. c. 3
  • Restitution of the Earl of Essex's children. c. 4
  • Restitution of the Earl of Arundel's son. c. 5
  • Restitution in blood of the Duke of Norfolk's descendants. c. 6
  • Restitution of Lord Pagett's son. c. 7
  • Restitution in blood of Thomas Lucas. c. 8
  • Securing Simpson's debt and the safety of the Warden of the Fleet in Sir Thomas Shirley's Case. c. 9
  • Securing the debt of Simpson and others and the safety of the Warden of the Fleet in Sir Thomas Shirley's Case. c. 10
  • Naturalization of Duke of Lennox, Henry, Lord of Obigney, and their children. c. 11
  • Naturalization of the Countess of Nottingham. c. 12
  • Naturalization of the Earl of Marre and family. c. 13
  • Naturalization of Sir George Howme and family. c. 14
  • Confirmation of Sir George Howme's letters patent. c. 15
  • Naturalization of Sir Edward Bruce and confirmation of letters patent. c. 16
  • Naturalization of Sir Thomas Areskin and family. c. 17
  • Confirmation of letters patent to Earl of Nottingham, Earl of Suffolk, Sir John Leveson and Sir John Trevor, for use of Lady Cobham. c. 18
  • Naturalization of Dame Marie Aston and family. c. 19
  • Naturalization of Sir John Ramsey. c. 20
  • Naturalization of Sir James Hay. c. 21
  • Naturalization of John Gordon, Dean of Sarum, and family. c. 22
  • Naturalization of Sir John Kennedy. c. 23
  • Naturalization of Sir John Drummond. c. 24
  • Naturalization of Adam Newton. c. 25
  • Restitution in blood of Thomas Littleton, and family. c. 26
  • Naturalization of William, Anne and Barbara Browne. c. 27
  • Thomas Throckmorton's estate: enabling sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 28
  • Naturalization of Thomas Glover, Margaret Mordant, Francis Collymore, Alexander Daniell, Nicholas Gilpine and Marie Copcote. c. 29
  • Sir Thomas Rowse's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 30
  • Settlement of the late Sir George Rodney's estate. c. 31
  • Assurance of lands to the Dean and Canons of Windsor, and of a lease of the prebend of Bedwin (Wiltshire) to the Earl of Hertford. c. 32
  • Henry Jernegan's estate: sale of manors of Dages in Raveningham and Heringfleet alias St. Olav's (Norfolk and Suffolk) for payment of debts. c. 33
  • Mary Calthrop's jointure. c. 34
  • Relief of Thomas Lovell. c. 35
  • Edward Nevill's estate: explanation of the Act of 1601 [c. 4] [Edward Nevill and Sir Henry Nevill: disposal of copyhold lands held of the manors of Rotherfield (Sussex) and Alesley and Fylongley (Warwickshire)]. c. 36
  • John Tebold's estate: enabling him to sell parts for the preferment of his children and to make a jointure. c. 37
  • Naturalization of Katherine, Elizabeth, Susan, Hester and Marie Vincents. c. 38
  • Naturalization of Victor Chauntrell, Peter Martin, Mentia Van Ursell and Sabina, Edward and Peregrine Aldrich. c. 39

1605 (3 Jas. 1)

The second session of the 1st Parliament of King James I (the 'Blessed Parliament'), which met from 6 January 1606 until 27 May 1606.

The start of the session was delayed by a day due to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot.

Note that this session was traditionally cited as 3 Jac. 1; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 3 Ja. 1

Public Acts

  • Observance of 5th November Act 1605 c. 1 An Acte for a Publicque Thancksgiving to Almighty God everie Yeare on the fifte day of November. — repealed by Anniversary Days Observance Act 1859
  • (Attainder of Guy Fawkes and others) c. 2 An Acte for the Attaindors of divers Offendors in the late moste barbarous monstrous destestable and damnable Treasons. — repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977
  • Union of England and Scotland Act 1605 c. 3 An Act declaratorie, explayning a branche of an Acte made in the first Session of this Parliament, intituled, "An Acte authorizing certaine Comissioners of the Realme of Englande to treat with Comissioners of Scotlande for the Weale of both Kingdomes."[lower-alpha 1] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Popish Recusants Act 1605 c. 4 An Act for the better discovering and repressing of Popish Recusants. — repealed by Religious Disabilities Act 1846
  • Presentation of Benefices Act 1605[1] c. 5 An Act to prevent and avoid Dangers which may grow by Popish Recusants.
  • (Foreign trade) c. 6 An Acte to enable all his Majesties loving Subjects of Englande and Wales to trade freely into the Dominions of Spaine Portugale and France.
  • (Attorneys) c. 7 An Acte to reforme the Multitudes and Misdemeanors of Attorneyes and Sollicitors at Lawe, and to avoide sundrie unneccessarie Suits and Charges in Lawe.
  • (Execution) c. 8 An Act for avoiding of unneccessarie Delaies of Executions. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Skinners) c. 9 An Acte for the Reliefe of suche as lawfully use the Trade and Handicrafte of Skynners.
  • (Conveyance of offenders to gaol) c. 10 An Acte for the rating and levying of the Charges for conveying Malefactors and Offendors to the Gaole.
  • (Exportation) c. 11 An Act for the transportacion of Beere over the Seas.
  • (Fish) c. 12 An Act for the better preservation of Sea Fishe.
  • (Stealing of deer, etc.) c. 13 An Act against unlawfull hunting and stealing of Deere and Connies.
  • Thames Commission of Sewers Act 1605 c. 14 An Acte for explanacion of the Statute of Sewers.
  • City of London Court of Conscience Act 1605 c. 15 — repealed by City of London Court of Requests Act 1835
  • (Kerseys) c. 16 An Act for the Repeal of One Act made in the Fourteenth Year of Queen Elizabeth's Reign concerning the Length of Kersies.
  • (Welsh cottons) c. 17 An Acte concerning Walsh Cottons.
  • (New River) c. 18 An Acte for the bringing in of a freshe Streame of running Water to the Northe parts of the City of London.
  • (Highways at Long Ditton) c. 19 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (The Thames) c. 20 An Acte for clearing the Passage of Water from London to and beyond the Citye of Oxforde.
  • Theatre Regulation Act 1605 c. 21 An Acte to restraine Abuses of Players.
  • (Drury Lane paving) c. 22 An Act for paving of Drury Lane and the Towne of St. Giles in the Fieldes within the County of Middlesex. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Chepstow Bridge (maintenance, etc.)) c. 23 An Act for the newe making upp and keeping in Reparacion of Chepstow Bridge. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Upton-upon-Severn Bridge (maintenance, etc.)) c. 24 An Act for the reedifying of a Bridge over the River of Seaverne neare the Towne of Upton upon Seaverne. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Taxation) c. 25 An Acte Confirmacion of the Subsidies graunted by the Clergie. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 26 An Acte for the Grant of three entire Subsidies and Six Fifteenes and Tenthes granted by the Temporalty. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (General pardon) c. 27 An Acte for the Kinges Majesties most gracious generall and free Pardon. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

Private Acts

  • Assurance of ground to Earl of Salisbury for enlargement of Salisbury House, Strand. c. 1
  • Assurance of the Countess of Essex's jointure. c. 2
  • Corpus Christi College, Oxford. c. 3
  • Lord Windsor's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and better performance of his will. c. 4
  • Establishing the possessions and inheritance of Edmond, late Lord Chandos. c. 5
  • Vesting in the Crown the estates of Lord Cobham and George Brooke, attainted of high treason, with a confirmation of grants made by the King. c. 6
  • Confirmation of leases by Lord Spencer and his parents. c. 7
  • Restoration of Lord Danvers as heir to Sir John Danvers notwithstanding the attainder of his brother, Sir Charles Danvers. c. 8
  • Oriel College, Oxford, confirmation of letters patent. c. 9
  • St. Bees' Grammar School (Cumberland): confirmation of letters patent. c. 10
  • Sir Christopher Hatton's estate: enabling sale of property. c. 11
  • Sale of lands in Middlesex to Sir Thomas Lake and Dame Mary Knight his wife. c. 12
  • Sir Jonathan Trelawney's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 13
  • Assurance of Dame Elinor Cave's jointure. c. 14
  • John Hotham senior and John Hotham junior's estate: enabling them to convey lands to provide a jointure for John Hotham junior's future wife. c. 15
  • Settlement of manor of Rie (Gloucestershire and Worcestershire) on William Throckmorton. c. 16
  • Sir Thomas Rous' estate: sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 17
  • Sir John Skynner's estate: assurance of lands to Sir William Smith and Sir Michael Hicks. c. 18
  • John Roger's relief for a breach of trust made by Robert, Paul and William Taylor. c. 19
  • Assurance of lands of Walter Walshe. c. 20
  • Edward Downes' estate : sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 21
  • Naturalization of Sir Daniel Foulis and confirmation of letters patent. c. 22
  • Naturalization of Sir Edward Conway's children. c. 23
  • Naturalization of Sir James Areskyn and family. c. 24
  • Naturalization of Sir David Murray and Thomas Murray. c. 25
  • Naturalization of Daniel Godfrey. c. 26
  • Restitution in blood of John and Thomas Holland. c. 27
  • Restitution in blood of Roland Meyrick and Dame Margaret Knight. c. 28
  • Execution of Chancery decree between William le Gris and Robert Cottrell. c. 29

1606 (4 Jas. 1)

The third session of the 1st Parliament of King James I (the 'Blessed Parliament') which met from 18 November 1606 until 4 July 1607.

Note that this session was traditionally cited as 4 Jac. 1; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 4 Ja. 1

Public Acts

  • (Union of England and Scotland) c. 1 An act for the utter abolition of all memory of hostility, and the dependence thereof, between England and Scotland, and for repressing of occasions of disorders, and disorders in time to come. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Woollen cloths) c. 2 An Act for the true making of Woollen Cloth.
  • (Costs) c. 3 An Act to give Costs to the Defendant upon a Non-sute of the Playntiff or a Verdict agaynst him.
  • (Sale of beer) c. 4 An Act to restraine the utterance of Beere and Ale to Alehouse Keepers and Typlers not licenced.
  • (Drunkenness) c. 5 An Act for repressing the odious and loathsome sinne of Drunkennes.
  • (Leather) c. 6 An Act for repealing of so much of One Branch of a Statute made in the First Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled "An Act concerning Tanners Curriers Shoemakers and other Artificers occupying the cutting of Leather,"[lower-alpha 2] as concerneth the sealing of Sheepskins and to avoid selling of tanned Leather by Weight.
  • Northleech Grammar School Act 1606 c. 7 An Act for the founding and incorporating of a free grammar school in the town of Northleech in the county of Gloucester.
  • (Land drainage (Kent Marshes, Lessness and Fantes)) c. 8 An Act touching the drowned marshes of Lesnes and Fants in the county of Kent. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Explanation of 3 Jas. 1. c. 6) c. 9 An Act to explain a former act made in the last session of this parliament, intituled, "An Act to enable all his Majesty's loving subjects of England and Wales to trade freely into the dominions of Spain, Portugal and France."[lower-alpha 3] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Charter of Southampton) c. 10 An act for confirmation of some part of a charter granted by King Henry the Sixth to the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of the town of Southampton, and for the relief of the said town.
  • (Land inclosure, Herefordshire) c. 11 An Act for the better provision of meadow and pasture for necessary maintenance of husbandry and tillage in the manors, lordships and parishs of Marden, alias Mawarden, Bodenham, Wellington, Sutton St. Michael, Sutton St Nicholas, Murton upon Lug, and the parish of Pipe, and every of them, in the county of Hereford.
  • (New River channel) c. 12 An Act for explanation a statute made the third year of the reign of King James, intituled, "An Act for the bringing in of a fresh stream of running water to the north parts of the city of London."[lower-alpha 4]
  • (Land drainage (Waldersey Ring and Coldham)) c. 13 An Act for the draining of certain fens and low grounds in the isle of Ely, subject to hurt by surrounding, containing about six thousand acres, compelled about with certain banks commonly called and named the ring of Waldersey and Cooldham.

Private Acts

  • Assurance of a life interest in Theobalds House and other manors and lands to the Queen, of the same properties and other manors and lands to the King and of other manors and lands to the Earl of Salisbury. c. 1
  • John Good's estate: enabling him to convey a small piece of land to the King for a term of years. c. 2
  • Earl of Derby's estate: establishment and assurance of possessions and hereditaments. c. 3
  • Enabling Richard Sackville to surrender the office of Chief Butler to the King despite his minority. c. 4
  • Assurance of advowson of Cheshunt [Hertfordshire] to the Earl of Salisbury and of Orsett [Essex] to the Bishop of London. c. 5
  • William Ibgrave's estate: confirmation of an agreement between Lord Bruce and Michael Doyley and others. c. 6
  • Confirmation of letters patent to Robert Bathurst of the manor and borough of Lechlade (Gloucestershire). c. 7
  • Confirmation of letters patent to William Bourcher of the manor of Bardisley (Gloucestershire). c. 8
  • Confirmation of lands to All Souls' College, Oxford, and to Sir William Smith. c. 9
  • Confirmation of lands etc. to City of London companies and to the City. c. 10
  • Assurance to purchasers of lands, late the estate of Sir Jonathan Trelawney, directed to be sold for payment of debts. c. 11
  • Restitution in blood of Edward Windsor's children. c. 12
  • John Evelyn's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 13
  • Maintenance of John Tompson (the son of a lunatic), and assignment of a jointure for his future wife. c. 14
  • William Waller's estate: sale of lands for payment of a debt of £505 10s 6d. c. 15
  • Naturalization of John Steward. c. 16
  • Naturalization of Peter and Mary Baron or Baro. c. 17
  • Naturalization of James and Mary Desmaistres. c. 18
  • Naturalization of Fabian Smith. c. 19
  • Naturalization of John Ramsden. c. 20

1609 (7 Jas. 1)

The fourth session of the 1st Parliament of King James I (the 'Blessed Parliament'), which met from 9 February 1610 until 23 July 1610.

Note that this session was traditionally cited as 7 Jac. 1; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 7 Ja. 1

Public Acts

  • (Criminal law) c. 1 An act for the better execution of justice, and suppressing of criminal offenders, in the north parts of the kingdom of England. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Naturalisation and Restoration of Blood Act 1609 c. 2 An Act that all such as are to be naturalized, or restored in blood, shall first receive the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and the oath of allegiance and the oath of supremacy.
  • (Apprentice) c. 3 An Act for the continuing and better maintenance of husbandry and other manual occupations, by the true implement of monies given and to be given for the binding out of apprentices. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Vagabonds Act 1609 c. 4 An Act for the due execution of divers laws and statutes heretofore made against rogues, vagabonds and sturdy beggars, and other lewd and idle persons. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Public officers protection) c. 5 An Act for ease in pleading troublesome and contentious suits prosecuted against justices of the peace, mayors, constables, and certain other his Majesty's officers, for the lawful execution of their office.
  • Oath of Allegiance, etc. Act 1609 c. 6 An Act for administring the oath of allegiance, and reformation of married women recusants.
  • (Wool sorters, etc.) c. 7 An Act for the punishing and correcting of deceit and frauds committed by sorts, kembers and spinsters of wool, and weavers of woolen yarn. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Cattle) c. 8 An Act to inlarge an act of parliament made in the second and third year of King Philip and Queen Mary, intituled, "An Act for the keeping of milch-kine, or breeding and rearing of calves."[lower-alpha 1] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (London water (Hackney)) c. 9 An Act for the bringing of fresh streams of water by engine from Hackney-Marsh to the city of London, for the benefit of the King's college at Chelsey.[lower-alpha 2] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Alehouse) c. 10 An Act for the reformation of alehouse-keepers.
  • Game Act 1609 c. 11 An act to prevent the spoil of corn and grain, by untimely hawking, and for the better presevation of pheasants and partridges.
  • Shop-books Evidence Act 1609[1] c. 12 An Acte to avoide the double Payment of Debtes.
  • (Deer stealing) c. 13 An Act for the explanation of a statute made in the second session of this present parliament, intituled, "An Act against unlawful hunting and stealing of deer and conies."
  • (Horns) c. 14 An Act for reviving of part of a former act made in the fourth year of King Edward the Fourth, That no stranger or alient shall buy English horns unwrought; and that the wardens of the horners of the city of London for the time being, should have power to search all manner of wares appertaining to their mystery in London, and twenty-four miles on every side of it. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Crown Debts Act 1609[1] c. 15 An Acte concerninge some maner of Assignementes of Debtes to His Majesty.
  • (Cloths) c. 16 An Act for the encouragement of many poor people in Cumberland and Westmorland, and in the towns and parishes of Carptmell, Oxhead and Broughton in the county of Lancaster, to continue a trade of making cogware, kendals, carptmeals and coarse cottons. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Burning of moor) c. 17 An Act against burning of Ling and Heath & other Moorburning in the Counties of York Durham Northumberland Cumberland Westerland Lancaster Darby Nottingham and Leicester at unseasonable tymes of yeare. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Sea Sand (Devon and Cornwall) Act 1609 c. 18[2] An Acte for the takinge landinge and carryinge of Sea Sand for the betteringe of Grounds, and for the Increase of Corne and Tillage within the Counties of Devon and Cornwall.[3]
  • (River Exe, weir) c. 19 An act for the continuance and reparation of a new built weare upon the river of Exe, near unto the city of Exeter.
  • (Inundations, Norfolk and Suffolk) c. 20 An Act for the speedy recovery of many thousand acres of marsh ground, and other ground within the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, lately surrounded by the range of the sea in divers parts of the said counties, and for the prevention of the danger of the like surrounding hereafter. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Confirmation of decrees as to copyholds, etc.) c. 21 An act for confirmation of decrees hereafter to be made in the exchequer-chamber, and duchy-court, concerning copyhold lands and tenements. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Taxation) c. 22 An Acte for Confirmacion of the Subsidie granted by the Clergie. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 23 An Acte for the Grant of one entire Subsidie and one Fiftenth and Tenth by the Temporalitie. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (General pardon) c. 24 An Acte for the Kinges Most gracious generall and free Pardon. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

Private Acts

  • Manor of Wakefield (Yorkshire): confirmation of decrees between King and copyholders. c. 1
  • Manor of Edmonton (Middlesex): confirmation of a decree between King and copyholders. c. 2
  • Manors or Lordships of Clitheroe, Derby, Accrington, Colne and Ightenhill (Lancashire): creation and confirmation of copyholds. c. 3
  • Assurance of the Isle of Man Act 1609 c. 4 An Acte for the Assuringe and Establishing of the Isle of Manne in the name and blood of William, Earl of Derby.
  • Earl of Derby's estate: explanation of the Act of 1606 [c. 3] [establishment and assurance of possessions and hereditaments]. c. 5
  • Assurance of lands to Bishop of Durham and Earl of Salisbury. c. 6
  • Naturalization of Sir Robert Karr. c. 7
  • Naturalization of Jane Drummond. c. 8
  • Earl of Oxenford's estate: sale of manor of Bretts and farm of Plaistow (Essex) towards repurchasing the castle, manor and parks of Henningham (Essex). c. 9
  • Assurance of farm and demesnes of Damerham (Wiltshire) according to the grants of the King and King Edward VI. c. 10
  • Foundation of hospital and grammar school, and maintenance of a teacher, in Thetford. c. 11
  • Naturalization of John Murray, Richard Murray, John Levingston and John Auchmothy. c. 12
  • Naturalization of Levinus Munk. c. 13
  • William and Edward Elringtons' orphans' provision: confirming and executing the Chancery decree against Edward Cage, executor of Rowland Elrington. c. 14
  • Naturalization of Robert Browne. c. 15
  • Confirmation of fines levied by John Arundell of Guarnack to John Arundell of Trerise, deceased, and settlement of the property comprised in the fines to John Arundell, son of John Arundell of Trerise. c. 16
  • Estates of Lord Abergavenny and Sir Henry Nevill: alienation of lands for payment of debts and advancement of children, and assurance of other lands lately purchased from the King. c. 17
  • Restitution in blood of George Brooke's children. c. 18
  • Disuniting the parsonages of Ashe and Deane (Hampshire). c. 19
  • Naturalization of Henry Gibb. c. 20
  • William Essex's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts, and settlement of residue. c. 21
  • Relief of John Holdich, disinherited by the extraordinary amending of the errors of a fine. c. 22
  • Naturalization of Sir George Ramsay, Walter Alexander and John Sandilandis. c. 23
  • Naturalization of Peter Vanloore. c. 24
  • Confirmation of the estate of the Company of Salters and Brewers of London. c. 25
  • Uniting parishes of Froome Whitfield (Dorset) and Holy Trinity, Dorchester. c. 26
  • Repair of river Exe weir near city of Exeter. c. 27
  • Establishment of Thomas Sutton's charities. c. 28
  • Establishing the inheritance of Sir Henry Crisp and rendering certain conveyances void. c. 29
  • Sir John Wentworth's estate: assurance of lands to provide portions, confirmation of life estates in other lands and enabling the sale of other lands for payment of debts. c. 30
  • Reginald Rous's estate: sale of lands in Badingham, Tymington and Little Glemham (Suffolk), to his nephew, Reginald Rous of the Inner Temple. c. 31
  • Naturalization of Edward and Henry Palmers and Michael Boyle. c. 32
  • Charles Waldegrave's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and advancement of children. c. 33
  • Naturalization of Richard, John and Robert Bladwell, George and John Hasden, Elizabeth and Ann Cradock, Jane or Janekin Carstens and Elizabeth Van Buechton. c. 34
  • Confirmation of sales of property, late the estate of Henry Jarnegan, made by Sir Thomas Hirne, Christopher Hirne and Clement Hirne to Sir John and Dame Bridget Heveningham. c. 35
  • Naturalization of John Mounsy. c. 36
  • Naturalization of Joane Greensmith. c. 37
  • Revocation of Sir Robert Drury's conveyances. c. 38
  • Naturalization of Margaret Clark. c. 39
  • Sir John Biron's estate. c. 40
  • Naturalization of George Montgomery, Bishop of Derry, Sir Hugh Montgomery, Hugh and James Montgomery and Sir James Fullarton. c. 41
  • Naturalization of Martinus Schonerus, Dorothee and Engella Seelken, Katherine Benneken, John Wolfgang Rumbler and Anna de Lobell alias Wolfgang Rumbler. c. 42
  • Christopher and Millicent Smith: confirmation of deed of revocation. c. 43

1611–1620

1620 (18 & 19 Jas. 1)

The 3rd Parliament of King James I which met from 16 January 1621 until 19 December 1621.

Note that this session is not listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes"; the titles of the Acts are printed in "The Statutes of the Realm", Vol. IV, Part II; the Record Commissioners were unable to find any surviving copy of the text of either Act

Public Acts

  • An Act for the Grant of Two entire Subsidies, granted by the Temporalty c. 1
  • An Act for Confirmation of the Subsidies granted by the Clergy c. 2

1621–1630

1623 (21 Jas. 1)

The 4th Parliament of King James I (the 'Happy Parliament') which met from 12 February 1624 until 29 May 1624.

Public Acts

  • Hospitals Act 1623 c. 1 An Act for the reviving and making perpetual of one act made in the nine and thirtieth year of the late Queen Elizabeth, intituled, "An Act for erecting of hospitals, and abiding and working houses for the poor."[lower-alpha 1] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Crown suits, etc.) c. 2 An Act for the general quiet of the subjects against all pretences of concealment whatsoever. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Statute of Monopolies 1624 c. 3 An Act concerning monopolies and dispensations with penal laws and the forfeitures thereof. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • Common Informers Act 1623[1] c. 4 An Act for the case of the subject, concerning informations upon penal statutes.
  • (Sheriffs) c. 5 An Act that sheriffs, their heirs, executors and administrators, having a Quietus est, shall be absolutely discharged of their accounts. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Female convicts) c. 6 An Act concerning women convicted of small felonies. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Drunkenness) c. 7 An Act for the better repressing of drunkeness, and refraining the inordinate haunting of inns, alehouses, and other victualling houses.
  • (Certiorari abuses) c. 8 An Act to prevent and punish the abuses in procuring process and Supersedeas of the peace and good behaviour, out of his Majesty's courts at Westminster, and to prevent the abuses in procuring writs of Certiorari out of the said courts, for the removing of indictments found before justices of the peace in their general sessions.
  • (Welsh cloths) c. 9 An Act for the free trade and traffick of Welsh clothes, cottons, frines, linings and plains in and through the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Amendment of 34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 26) c. 10 An Act of repeal of one branch of the statute made in the session of parliament holden by prorogation at Westminster the twenty-second day of January in the thirty-fourth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled, "An Act for certain ordinances in the King's majesty's dominion and principality of Wales."[lower-alpha 2]
  • Heron's Fish-Curing Patent Void Act 1623[4] c. 11 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Public officers protection) c. 12 An act to enlarge and make perpetual the act made for ease in pleading against troublesome and contentious suits prosecuted against justices of the peace, mayors, constables and certain other his Majesty's officers, for the lawful execution of their office, made in the seventh year of his Majesty's most happy reign.[lower-alpha 3]
  • (Jeofails) c. 13 An Act for the further reformation of jeofails.
  • Intrusions Act 1623[1] c. 14 An Act to admit the subject to plead the general issue in informations of intrusions brought on behalf of the King's majesty, and retain his possession til trial.
  • Forcible Entry Act 1623[1] c. 15 An Act to enable judges and justices of the peace to give restitution of possession in certain cases. — repealed by Criminal Law Act 1977
  • Limitation Act 1623 c. 16 An Act for limitation of actions, and for avoiding of suits in law. — repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986
  • Usury Act 1623 c. 17 An act against usury. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Woollen cloths) c. 18 An Act for continuance of a former act made in the fourth year of the King's majesty's reign of England, &c., intituled, "An Act for the true making woolen clothes, and for some additions and alterations in and to the same."[lower-alpha 4]
  • (Bankrupts) c. 19 An Act for the further description of a bankrupt, and relief of creditors against such as shall become bankrupts, and for inflicting corporal punishment upon the bankrupts in some special cases.
  • (Profane swearing) c. 20 An Act to prevent and reform profane swearing and cursing.
  • Horsebread Act 1623[4] c. 21 An Act concerning Hostlers and Inn-holders.
  • (Butter and cheese) c. 22 An Act for the explanation of the statutes made in the third, fourth and fifth years of King Edward the Sixth, concerning the traders of butter and cheese.[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Inferior courts) c. 23 An Act for avoiding of vexations delays caused by removing actions and suits out of inferior courts. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Execution) c. 24 An Act for the relief of creditors against such persons as die in execution. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • Crown Lands Act 1623[1] c. 25 An Act for the relief of patentees, tenants and farmers of crown-lands and duchy-lands, or of lands within the survey of the court of wards and liveries, in cases of forfeiture for not payment of their rents, or other service or duty. — still in force
  • (Fines and recoveries) c. 26
  • (Concealment of birth of bastards) c. 27 An Act to prevent the destroying and murthering of bastard children.
  • (Continuance of Acts, etc.) c. 28 An Act for continuing and reviving divers statutes, and repeal of divers others.
  • Duchy of Cornwall Act 1623 c. 29 An Act to enable the most excellent prince Charles to make leases of lands, parcel of his Highness duchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the same. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Exchange of lands, King and Archbishop of York) c. 30
  • Hallamshire Cutlers Act 1623 c. 31
  • Thames Navigation Act 1623 c. 32 An Act for making the river of Thames navigable for barges, boats and lighters, from the village of Bercot, in the county of Oxon, unto the university and city of Oxon.
  • (Taxation) c. 33 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 34 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (General pardon) c. 35 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

Private Acts

  • Confirmation of Wadham College, Oxford, and its possessions. c. 1
  • Naturalization of Philip Burlemacchi. c. 2
  • Naturalization of Giles Vandeputt. c. 3
  • Earl of Hertford and Sir Francis Seymour: sale of lands for payment of debts, and establishment of others in lieu and of better value. c. 4
  • Naturalization of Sir Robert Anstrother, Sir George Abercromy and John Cragge. c. 5
  • Manors of Stepney and Hackney, confirmation of copyholders' rights. c. 6
  • Confirmation of sale of lands by Sir Thomas and Dame Elizabeth Beamond to Sir Thomas Checke. c. 7
  • Erection of free school, almshouses and house of correction in Lincolnshire. c. 8
  • Martin Calthrope's estate: sale of lands for preferment of children and payment of debts. c. 9
  • Assurance of manor of Goodneston and other lands of Sir Edward Engham. c. 10
  • Naturalization of Elizabeth and Mary Vere. c. 11
  • Alice Dudley's estate: enabling her to assure her estate in manor of Killingworth and other lands in Warwickshire to the Prince. c. 12
  • Confirmation of exchange of lands between Prince Charles and Sir Lewis Watson. c. 13
  • Viscount Montagu's estate: payment of debts and raising daughters' portions. c. 14
  • Sir Richard Lumley's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and preferment of children. c. 15
  • Manor of Painswick (Gloucestershire): confirmation of Chancery decree between lord of the manor and customary tenants. c. 16
  • Naturalization of Sir Francis Stewart, Walter Maxwell, William Carr and James Levingston. c. 17
  • Naturalization of John Young. c. 18
  • Conveyance of manor of Little Munden (Hertfordshire) by Sir Peter Vanlore and Sir Charles and Dame Anne Cesar to Edmund Woodhall. c. 19
  • Naturalization of Jane Murrey and William Murrey. c. 20
  • Vincent Lowe's estate (Derbyshire): sale of lands for payment of debts. c. 21
  • Toby Pallavicine's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and preferment of family. c. 22
  • Naturalization of Sir Robert Carre. c. 23
  • Assurance of manors of Newlangport and Sevans or Sephans and other lands in Kent, late the inheritance of Sir Henry James, convicted in a praemunire, to Martin Lumley, Alice Woodroffe and Edward Cropley. c. 24
  • Naturalization of Stephen Leisure. c. 25
  • Naturalization of the Marquis of Hamilton. c. 26
  • Naturalization of Sir William Anstrother, Walter Bellcanquall and Patrick Abercromy. c. 27
  • Sir Edward Heron's estate: confirmation of sale of lands to Bevell Molesworth, enabling sale of others for payment of debts and settlement of others upon Robert and Edward Heron in lieu. c. 28
  • Naturalization of Abigail and William Little. c. 29
  • Establishment of manors and lands in Cornwall, Devon and Dorset on John Mohun. c. 30
  • Edward Alcocke's estate: enabling the sale of the manor of Rampton, and lands in Rampton, Wivelingham and Cottenham (Cambridgeshire). c. 31
  • Estates of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and Fisher: explanation of the Act of 1580 [c. 5] [assurance of a rent of £82 10s. to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield]. c. 32
  • Establishment of Thomas Whetenhall's lectures in divinity. c. 33
  • Colchester: repair and maintenance of the haven river and channel, and provision of paving. c. 34
  • Sir Francis Clerke's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and provision of portions for children. c. 35
  • Alteration of tenure and custom of lands formerly of Thomas Potter and of Sir George and Sir John Rivers in Kent from gavelkind to the common law, and to settle them on Sir John Rivers and his heirs. c. 36
  • Earl of Middlesex's estate: subjecting lands to the payment of debts. c. 37
  • Sale of manor of Abbotts Hall (Essex) for payment of Sir James Pointz's creditors. c. 38

1625 (1 Cha. 1)

The 1st Parliament of King Charles I (the 'Useless Parliament') which met from 17 May 1625 until 12 August 1625.

Note that this session was traditionally cited as 1 Car. 1; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 1 Cha. 1

Public Acts

  • Sunday Observance Act 1625 c. 1 An Act for punishing divers abuses committed on the Lord's day, called Sunday.
  • Duchy of Cornwall Act 1625 c. 2 An Act to enable the King's majesty to make leases of lands, parcel of his Highness dutchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the same. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Licences of alienation) c. 3 An Act for the ease in obtaining of licences of alienation, and in the pleading of alienations with licence, or of pardons of alienations without licence, in the court of exchequer, or elsewhere.
  • (Alehouses) c. 4 An Act for the further restraint of tippling in inns, alehouses, and other victualling-houses.
  • (Taxation) c. 5
  • (Taxation) c. 6
  • (Parliament) c. 7 This session of parliament (by reason of the increase of the sickness and other inconveniences of the season, requiring a speedy adjournment, nevertheless) shall not determine by his Majesty's royal assent to this and some other acts. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948

Private Acts

  • Manors of Cheltenham and Asheley or Charlton Kings (Gloucestershire): confirmation of copyhold estates and customs according to an agreement between the King (then Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and of York and Earl of Chester), lord of the manor of Cheltenham, Giles Greville lord of the manor of Asheley and the copyholders of the manors. c. 1
  • Manor of Macclesfield (Cheshire): confirmation of an agreement between the Commissioners of Revenue on behalf of His Majesty (then Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester) and the copyholders of the manor, and of an Exchequer decree for making a parcel of the manor copyhold. c. 2

1627 (3 Cha. 1)

The 3rd Parliament of King Charles I which met from 17 March 1628 until 10 March 1629.

Public Acts

Private Acts

  • Foundation of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse. c. 1
  • Sir Thomas Neville's estate: assurance of jointure to Frances Nevill and sale of lands by him and Lord Abergavenny for payment of debts and preferment of children. c. 2
  • Earl of Devon's estate. c. 3
  • Earl of Arundel's title, name, dignity and estate. c. 4
  • Lord Gerrard's estate: provision of jointure for any future wife, provision for younger children and securing maintenance for his sisters Alice, Frances and Elizabeth. c. 5
  • Confirmation of Earl of Bristol's letters patent. c. 6
  • William Morgan's estate: discharging the trust concerning property in Somerset. c. 7
  • Naturalization of Sir Robert Dyell and George Kerke. c. 8
  • Naturalization of Sir Daniel Deligne. c. 9
  • Naturalization of Isaac, Henry, Thomas and Bernard Asteley. c. 10
  • Naturalization of Sir Robert Ayton. c. 11
  • Naturalization of Samuel Powell. c. 12
  • Vincent Lowe's estate: amendment of the Act of 1623 [c. 21] [sale of land for payment of debts]. c. 13
  • Naturalization of Alexander Levingston. c. 14
  • Naturalization of James Freese. c. 15
  • Restitution in blood of Carew Raleigh, son of Sir Walter Raleigh, and confirmation of Earl of Bristol's letters patent. c. 16
  • Naturalization of John, Mary, Ann, Elizabeth and Margaret Aldersey. c. 17
  • Confirmation of estates of customary tenants of Henry, Baron of Rye, in the manor of Horneby and elsewhere in the townships of Tatham, Gressingham and Eskrigg (Lancashire). c. 18
  • Naturalization of John and Anne Trumball, William, Edward and Sidney Bere and Samuel Wentworth. c. 19

1631–1640

1640 (16 Cha. 1)

The first session of the 5th Parliament of King Charles I (the 'Long Parliament') which met from 3 November 1640 until 21 August 1642.

Notes:

  • This session was traditionally cited as 16 Car. 1; it is listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as 16 Cha. 1
  • Private Act c. 1 is printed as Public Act c. 38 in "The Statutes of the Realm"; it is also listed in the "Chronological Table of the Statutes" as c. 38
  • Acts in this session were passed between 1641 and 1642

Public Acts

  • Triennial Act 1641 c. 1 An Act for preventing of Inconveniences happening by the long Intermission of Parliaments. (16 February 1641) — repealed by Triennial Parliaments Act 1664
  • (Taxation) c. 2 An Act for Relief of His Majesty's Army and the Northern Parts of the Kingdom. (16 February 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 3 An Act for the reforming of some things mistaken in the late act made in this present parliament for the granting of four subsidies, intituled, "An act for the relief of his Majesty's army, and the northern parts of this kingdom," and to make good the acts of the commissions and other officers by them authorized or appointed, and to be authorized or appointed. (25 March 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 4 An Act for the relief of his Majesty's army, and the northern parts of the kingdom.
  • (Impressment of seamen) c. 5 An Act for the better raising and levying of mariners, sailors and others for the present guarding of the seas, and necessary defence of the realm. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Michaelmas term) c. 6 An Act concerning the limitation and abbreviation of Michaelmas term. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Parliament) c. 7 – An Act to prevent inconveniences which may happen by the untimely adjourning, proroguing, or dissolving this present Parliament. (10 May 1641)[5] — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 8 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 9 An Act for the speedy Provision of Money, for disbanding the Armies and settling the Peace of the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland. (3 July 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Habeas Corpus Act 1640[1] c. 10 An Act for the regulating of the privy council, and for taking away the court commonly called the star-chamber. (5 July 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Abolition of High Commission Court Act 1640 c. 11 A repeal of a branch of a statute primo Elizabethæ, concerning commissions for causes ecclesiastical. (5 July 1641)
  • (Taxation) c. 12 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Payment for billets) c. 13 An Act for the securing of such Monies as are or shall be due to the Inhabitants of the County of Yorke, and the other adjoining Counties, wherein His Majesty's Army is or hath been billeted, for the Billet of the Soldiers of the said Army; as also to certain Officers of the said Army, who do forbear Part of their Pay, according to an Order in that Behalf made in the House of Commons this present Session, for such Part of their Pay as they shall forbear. (7 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Ship Money Act 1640[1] c. 14 An Act for the declaring unlawful and void the late Proceedings touching Ship-money, and for the vacating of all Records and Process concerning the same. (7 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969
  • (Stannaries Court) c. 15 An Act against divers Incroachments and Oppressions in the Stannary Courts. (7 August 1641)
  • Delimitation of Forests Act 1640[1] c. 16 An Act for the Certainty of Forests, and of the Meers, Metes, Limits, and Bounds of the Forests. (7 August 1641) — repealed by Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971
  • Pacification, England and Scotland Act 1640 c. 17 An Act for the Confirmation of the Treaty of Pacification between the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland. (10 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Payment to Scotland) c. 18 An Act for securing by Publick Faith the Remainder of the Friendly Assistance and Relief promised to our Brethren of Scotland. (10 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Clerk of the Market Act 1640 c. 19 – An Act for the better ordering and regulating of the Office of the Clerk of the Market, allowed and confirmed by this Statute; and for the Reformation of false Weights and Measures. (10 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Knighthood) c. 20 An Act for the Prevention of vexatious Proceedings touching the Order of Knighthood. (10 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Gunpowder) c. 21 An Act for the free bringing in of Gunpowder and Salt-petre from Foreign Parts, and for the free making of Gunpowder in this Realm. (10 August 1641) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Subsidy) c. 22 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Impressment of seamen) c. 23 An Act for pressing of Mariners and Sailors, for the present Guarding of the Seas, and the Defence of His Majesty's Dominions. (15 January 1642)
  • (Piracy) c. 24 An Act for the freeing of the Captives at Algier; and to prevent the taking of others. (15 January 1642) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 25 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Impressment of seamen) c. 26 An Act for the better raising and levying of Mariners, Sailors, and others, for the present guarding of the Seas, and necessary Defence of this Realm and other of His Majesty's Dominions. (4 February 1642) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Clergy Act 1640 c. 27 An Act for the disenabling all persons in holy orders to exercise any temporal jurisdiction or authority. (14 February 1642)
  • (Impressment of soldiers) c. 28 An Act for the raising of soldiers for the defence of England and Ireland. (14 February 1642) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Subsidy) c. 29 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Relief of Ireland Act 1640 c. 30 An Act for a contribution and loan for the distressed people of Ireland. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 31 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Taxation) c. 32
  • Adventurers' Act 1640 c. 33 An Act for reducing the rebels in Ireland to their obedience to his Majesty and the crown of England. (19 March 1642) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950
  • (Lands of Irish rebels; adventurers' subscriptions) c. 34 – An Act for the explanation of a former act for reducing the rebels in Ireland. (6 April 1642) — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950
  • (Lands of Irish rebels; adventurers' subscriptions) c. 35 – An Act to enable corporations to adventure to Ireland. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950
  • (Taxation) c. 36
  • Irish Rebels Act 1640 c. 37 An Act for the further reducing of the rebels in Ireland to their obedience to the King and crown of England. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Attainder of Earl of Strafford) c. 38

Private Acts

  • Earl of Strafford's attainder. c. 1
  • Marquis of Winchester's estate: enabling grant of leases of three lives or 21 years of lands in Hampshire. c. 2
  • Naturalization of Dorothy Spencer. c. 3
  • Earl of Winchelsea's estate: sale and leasing of lands for payment of debts. c. 4
  • Estate of Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Exeter: vesting in her the site of St. Leonard's Hospital, Newark-upon-Trent (Nottinghamshire) and vesting other property in the hospital in lieu. c. 5
  • Hoole Chapel (Lancashire): making it a parish church. c. 6 An Act for the making of the Chapel of Hoole, in the County of Lancaster, a Parish Church, and no Part of the Parish of Croston. (7 August 1641)
  • John Eggar's Free School, Alton (Hampshire). c. 7 An Act for John Eggar's Free-school, within the Parish of Alton, in the County of Southampton. (7 August 1641)
  • Settling property on Katherine, Dowager Countess of Bedford, William, Earl of Bedford, John Russell and Edward Russell. c. 8 An Act for the settling of certain Manors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, on Katherine Countess Dowager of Bedford, William now Earl of Bedford, John Russell and Edward Russell, Esquires, Sons of Francis Earl of Bedford, deceased. (7 August 1641)
  • Confirmation of letters patent to Plymouth, division of the parish and erection of a new church. c. 9 An Act for the Confirmation of His Majesty's Letters Patents to the Town of Plymouth, and for dividing the Parish and building of a new Church there. (7 August 1641)
  • Bishop of London's estate: alteration of the tenure of lands held of the manor of Fulham. c. 10 An Act for the Alteration of the Estate and Tenure of some Lands, within the Parish of Fulham, in the County of Middlesex, held of the Lord Bishop of London, as of the Manor of Fulham. (7 August 1641)
  • Settlement of manor of Belgrave and other lands (Leicestershire) on William Byerly towards payment of debts of William Davenport deceased. c. 11 An Act to settle the Manor of Belgrave, and other Lands, in the County of Leycester, to and upon William Byerly, Esquire, his Heirs and Assigns, for (fn. 5) and towards Payment of the Debts of William Davenport, Esquire, deceased. (7 August 1641)
  • Sir Alexander Denton's estate: power to sell manor of Barford St Michael (Oxfordshire) for payment of debts and preferment of children. c. 12 An Act to enable Sir Alexander Denton, Knight, to sell the Manor of Great Barvard, alias Barford Saint Michaell, and other Lands in this present Act mentioned, for the Payment of his Debts, and Preferment of his younger Children. (7 August 1641)
  • Bishop of Durham's estate: assurance of Durham House, St Martin in-the-Fields to Philip, Earl of Pembroke, and a yearly rent of £200 to the Bishop of Durham and his successors in lieu. c. 13

See also

References

  1. Short title assigned by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  2. Repealed by the Paignton Improvement Act 1898 c. cclvii, s. 35 and Ilfracombe Improvements Act 1900 c. ccxiii, s. 59.
  3. "Sea Sand (Devon and Cornwall) Act 1609". Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. Belofsky, Nathan (2010). The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities: Pizza Police, Illicit Fishbowls, and Other Anomalies of the Law That Make Us All Unsuspecting Criminals. Penguin. ISBN 9781101188965.
  5. The full text of An Act against Dissolving the Long Parliament without its own Consent at Wikisource
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