List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1327–1411

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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1327 until 1413.

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For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the 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.

For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the 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.

Edward III (1327–1377)

1327 (1 Edw. 3)

The 1st Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Westminster until 9 March 1327.

Statute of Westminster 1327

1 Edw. 3 Stat. 1

The 2nd Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Westminster from 15 September 1327 until 23 September 1327.

1 Edw. 3 Stat. 2

The 3rd Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Lincoln from 7 February 1328 until 5 March 1328.

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  1. The right or privilege of a tenant to take wood from a landlord's estate for the upkeep of a house; (also) the rent paid for this privilege; (the clearing or taking of) wood for this purpose.
  2. Wood or thorns for the repair of fences; the right of the tenant or commoner to take such material from the landlord's estate, or the common.

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  • Chronological Table of and Index to the Statutes. Vol. 1: To the End of the Session 59 Vict. Sess. 2 (1895) (13th ed.). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1896. pp. 22–23 via Google Books.
  • Chronological Table of the Statutes: Covering the Period from 1235 to the End of 1971. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 18–19. ISBN   978-0-11-840096-1 via Google Books.

1328 (2 Edw. 3)

The 4th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Northampton from 24 April 1328 until 14 May 1328.

The Statute of Northampton:

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1330 (4 Edw. 3)

The 6th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at York from 11 March 1330 until 21 March 1330.

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1331 (5 Edw. 3)

The 8th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Westminster from 30 September 1331 until 9 October 1331.

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1335 (9 Edw. 3)

9 Edw. 3 Stat. 1

The 14th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at York from 26 May 1335 until 3 June 1335.

9 Edw. 3 Stat. 2

The 15th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at York from 11 March 1336 until 20 March 1336.

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1336 (10 Edw. 3)

The 16th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 3 March 1337.

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1337 (11 Edw. 3)

The 17th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Westminster from 27 September 1337.

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1340 (14 Edw. 3)

The 22nd Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 12 July 1340 until 26 July 1340.

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1341 (15 Edw. 3)

The 23rd Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 23 April 1341.

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1343 (17 Edw. 3)

The 24th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 28 April 1343 until 20 May 1343.

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1344 (18 Edw. 3)

18 Edw. 3 Stat. 1

The 25th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 7 June 1344 until 28 June 1344.

18 Edw. 3 Stat. 2

Continuing the 25th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 7 June 1344 until 28 June 1344.

  • (Taxation) part preceding c. 1 Two quinzimes granted to the King by the commonality, and two dismes by cities and boroughs, to be paid in two years, towards his wars in France and Scotland. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Commissions of new enquiries) c. 1 Commissions of new enquiries shall cease, saving indictments of felonies, and trespasses of wools carried out without subsidies, customs, &c. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Justice of the Peace) c. 2 Justices of the peace shall be appointed, and their authority. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Freedom of trade) c. 3 All persons may buy wools. The sea shall be open. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Weights and measures) c. 4 Commissions to assay weights and measures shall be repealed, and none such granted. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (No exigents in trespass) c. 5 No exigent shall be granted in trespass, but where it is against the peace. — repealed by Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1938
  • (Currency) c. 6 Money shall be made and exchanges ordained where the King shall please. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Confirmation of statutes, etc.) c. 7 When the King's wages to soldiers shall begin and end. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

18 Edw. 3 Stat. 3

Continuing the 25th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 7 June 1344 until 28 June 1344.

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1346 (20 Edw. 3)

The 26th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 11 September 1346 until 20 September 1346.

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1349 (23 Edw. 3)

Ordinance of Labourers 1349

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1350 (25 Edw. 3)

The 29th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 9 February 1351 until 1 March 1351.

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1351 (25 Edw. 3)

The 30th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 13 January 1352 until 11 February 1352.

25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5 — cited as 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 3 in The Statutes at Large

An Ordinance for the Clergy 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 6

Statutum de Forma levationis Decime-quinte (Statute of the Form of levying of the Fifteenth) 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 7 The King granteth to the commons in aid of a disme and fifteen by them before granted to him, all the issues, fines, forfeitures, and amerciaments levied of labourers, artificers, regrators, victuallers, and servants. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

Artic. p. Clero. resp. (This Article for the Clergy is respited until the next Parliament) — cited as 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 3 in The Statutes at Large; repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863

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1353 (27 Edw. 3)

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1354 (28 Edw. 3)

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1357 (31 Edw. 3)

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1361

34 Edw. 3

A parliament at Westminster.

  • Justices of the Peace Act 1361 [9] c. 1 What sort of persons shall be justices of peace; and what authority they shall have. (still in force)
  • (Purveyance) c. 2 No purveyance shall be made but for the King, the Queen, and the King's eldest son. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Purveyance) c. 3 When things purveyed for the Queen and Prince shall be paid for. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Juries) c. 4 What sort of people shall be returned upon every jury.
  • (Weights and measures) c. 5 Auncel weight shall be put out. Buying and selling shall be by equal balance. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Measures) c. 6 All measures shall be according to the King's standard, &c. — repealed by 21 Jas. 1. c. 28
  • (Attaint) c. 7 An attaint will lie as well in plea real as personal. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Juries) c. 8 The penalty of a juror taking reward to give his verdict.
  • (Labourers) c. 9 The statutes of 23 Edw. 3. cap. 1 and 25 Edw. 3. stat. 1. cap. 1 and 2. touching labourers, carpenters, Masons, &c. confirmed. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Labourers) c. 10 The punishment of labourers, &c. departing from their service into another county. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Labourers) c. 11 If a labourer or servant do flee to a city or borough, the chief officer upon request shall deliver him up. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Forfeitures Act 1360 c. 12 There shall be no forfeiture of lands for treason of dead persons not attainted. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Escheators) c. 13 By what sort of people, and in what place and manner, an escheator shall take his inquest.
  • (Escheators) c. 14 In what court traverses of offices found before escheators shall be tried.
  • (Confirmation of grants) c. 15 A confirmation of those alienations which the tenants of King Henry he third, &c. did make. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  • (Fines) c. 16 Non-claim of fines shall hereafter be no bar. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Trade, etc. with Ireland) c. 17 Merchandises may be carried into and brought out of Ireland. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Trade, etc. with Ireland) c. 18 They which have lands in Ireland, may carry their goods thither, and bring them again. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Customs) c. 19 No customers or subsidy shall be paid for canvas to pack wool in. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • Exportation of Corn Act 1360 c. 20 No corn shall be transported but to Calais and Gascoign. — repealed by 21 Jas. 1. c. 28
  • (Exportation of wool, etc.) c. 21 A confirmation of a former grant to denizens to transport wool beyond sea. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Finding of hawks) c. 22 How he shall use another man's hawk that taketh it up. — repealed by Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827
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35 Edw. 3

  • An Ordinance of Herring (Herrings) All persons may buy herring in the fair at Yarmouth openly, and not privily. No man shall enter into a bargain of herring until the first chapman have done with it. — repealed by Forestalling, Regrating, etc. Act 1844
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1362 (36 Edw. 3)

A parliament at Westminster.

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1363

37 Edw. 3

A parliament at Westminster.

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38 Edw. 3

  • (Gold and silver, fines, merchants, jurors, etc.) 38 Edw. 3 Stat. 1 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
    • c. 1 Former statutes shall be observed and executed.
    • c. 2 Any merchant may use more merchandises than one, notwithstanding the statute of 37 Edw. 3. c. 5. Who only may transport gold or silver.
    • c. 3 Fines shall be taken in the presence of the pledges.
    • c. 4 Penal bonds, in the third person shall be void.
    • c. 5 Any man may wage his law against a Londoner's papers.
    • c. 6 A repeal of the felony imposed by stat. 27 Ed. 3. stat. 2. c. 3. for transporting of wool, &c. by Englishmen; but the forfeiture of lands and goods shall stand.
    • c. 7 A confirmation of the statute of the staple, made by 27 Ed. 3. stat. 2.
    • c. 8 A ship shall not be lost for a small thing therein not customed.
    • c. 9 The punishment of him which proveth not his suggestion made to the King.
    • c. 10 A confirmation of the statutes made for wines.
    • c. 11 Merchants denizens may fetch wines, and aliens may bring them.
    • c. 12 The punishment of a juror taking reward to give verdict, and of embraceors.
  • (Obtaining benefices from Rome) 38 Edw. 3 Stat. 2 — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
    • c. 1 Persons receiving citations from Rome in causes pertaining to the King, &c. to incur the penalties of 25 Edw. 3. stat. 6.
    • c. 2 Suspected persons not appearing before the King's justices, after warning, to incur the penalty of 27 Edw. III. stat. 1. cap. 1.
    • c. 3 Such offenders to be out of the King's protection, and punished according to the statute of 27 Edw. III. stat. 1. cap. 1.
    • c. 4 The punishment of those who sue falsely and maliciously upon this statute. The consent of the King and parliament to impeach offenders against the same.
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1368 (42 Edw. 3)

This statute says that it was made at Westminster on 1 May 1368: see Halsbury's Statutes.

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1369 (43 Edw. 3)

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1371 (45 Edw. 3)

A parliament at Westminster.

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1372 (46 Edw. 3)

The 44th Parliament of King Edward III, which met from 3 November 1372 until 24 November 1372.

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1373 (47 Edw. 3)

The 45th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Westminster from 21 November 1373 until 10 December 1373.

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1376 (50 Edw. 3)

The 46th Parliament of King Edward III, which met at Westminster from 28 April 1376 until 10 July 1376.

Of the Pardons and Graces granted by the King to the Commonalty of His Realm of England; in the Fiftieth year of King Edward III. — repealed by Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963

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Richard II (13771399)

1377 (1 Ric. 2)

The 1st Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 13 October 1377 until 5 December 1377.

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1378 (2 Ric. 2 Stat. 1)

The 2nd Parliament of King Richard II, which met at Gloucester from 20 October 1378 until 16 November 1378.

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1379

2 Ric. 2 Stat. 2

The 3rd Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 24 April 1379 until 27 May 1379.

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3 Ric. 2

The 4th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 16 January 1380 until 3 March 1380.

  • (Confirmation of liberties, etc.) c. 1 A confirmation of the laws of the church, and of the laws and statutes of the realm. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Assize of cloths) c. 2 The penalty of the aulneger that setteth his seal to faulty cloths. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Farming of benefices for aliens) c. 3 None shall take any benefice of an alien, or convey money to him. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948
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1380 (4 Ric. 2)

The 5th Parliament of King Richard II, which met at Northampton from 5 November 1380 until 6 December 1380.

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1381 (5 Ric. 2 Stat. 1)

The 6th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 3 November 1381 until 25 February 1382.

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1382

5 Ric. 2 Stat. 2

The 7th Parliament of King Richard II, which met at Westminster from 7 May 1382 until 22 May 1382.

  • (Merchant strangers) c. 1 Merchants strangers may come unto, continue, and depart forth of the realm. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Leather) c. 2 Woolfels and leather may be carried into any country by aliens or denizens, saving into France, until Michaelmas come twelvemonth. Certain money shall be abated to them that will pay their custom beforehand. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Subsidy) c. 3 A subsidy granted to the King, so that the money that cometh thereby may be wholly employed upon the keeping of the sea. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
  • (Summons to Parliament) c. 4 Every one to whom it belongeth, shall upon summons come to the parliament. — still in force
  • Heresy Act 1382 c. 5 Sheriffs commissioned to apprehend preachers of heresy, and their abettors. The enormities ensuing the preaching of heresies. — repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863
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6 Ric. 2 Stat. 1

The 8th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 6 October 1382 until 24 October 1382.

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1383

6 Ric. 2 Stat. 2

The 9th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 23 February 1383 until 10 March 1383.

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7 Ric. 2

The 10th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 26 October 1383 until 26 November 1383.

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1384 (8 Ric. 2)

The 11th Parliament of King Richard II, which met at Salisbury from 29 April 1384 until 27 May 1384.

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1385 (9 Ric. 2)

The 12th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 12 November 1384 until 14 December 1384.

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1386 (10 Ric. 2)

The 14th Parliament of King Richard II (the 'Wonderful Parliament'), which met from 1 October 1386 until 28 November 1386.

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1387 (11 Ric. 2)

The 15th Parliament of King Richard II (the 'Merciless Parliament'), which met from 3 February 1388 until 4 June 1388.

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1388 (12 Ric. 2)

The 16th Parliament of King Richard II, which met at Cambridge from 9 September 1388 until 17 October 1388.

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1389 (13 Ric. 2)

The 17th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 17 January 1390 until 2 March 1390.

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1390 (14 Ric. 2)

The 18th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 12 November 1390 until 3 December 1390.

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1391 (15 Ric. 2)

The 19th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 3 November 1391 until 2 December 1391.

This statute says that it was made at Westminster on the morrow after All Souls' Day in 1391.

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1392 (16 Ric. 2)

The 20th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 20 January 1393 until 10 February 1393.

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1393 (17 Ric. 2)

The 21st Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 27 January 1394 until 6 March 1394.

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1396 (20 Ric. 2)

The 23nd Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 22 January 1397 until 12 February 1397.

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1397 (21 Ric. 2)

The 24th Parliament of King Richard II, which met from 17 September 1397 until 31 January 1398.

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Henry IV (13991413)

1399 (1 Hen. 4)

The 1st Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 6 October 1399 until 19 November 1399.

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1400 (2 Hen. 4)

The 2nd Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 20 January 1401 until 10 March 1401.

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1402 (4 Hen. 4)

The 3rd Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 30 September 1402 until 25 November 1402.

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1403 (5 Hen. 4)

The 4th Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 14 January 1404 until 20 March 1404.

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1404 (6 Hen. 4)

The 5th Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Coventry from 6 October 1404 until 13 November 1404.

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1405 (7 Hen. 4)

The 6th Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 1 March 1406 until 22 December 1406.

  1. Among other things it penalised "every town or seignory that faileth of their stocks, so that they be not made before the feast of Easter next coming". [12]

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1407 (9 Hen. 4)

The 7th Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Gloucester from 20 October 1407 until 2 December 1407.

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1409 (11 Hen. 4)

The 8th Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 27 January 1410 until 9 May 1410.

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  1. 12 Ric. 2. c. 6
  2. Prohibits the following games as unlawful – "balls as well handball as football and other games called coits, dice, bowling, calls, and other such unthrifty games." [13]

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1411 (13 Hen. 4)

The 9th Parliament of King Henry IV, which met at Westminster from 3 November 1411 until 19 December 1411.

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  8. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  9. 1 2 3 4 This short title was assigned by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948.
  10. 1 2 Merkin, Rob (2021). Marine Insurance: A Legal History. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 129. ISBN   978-1-78811-675-6.
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  13. Thomas Beven, "Principles of the Law of Negligence", London: Stevens & Haynes (1889), p.96ff