List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1597

This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1597.

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.

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.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years 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.

39 Eliz. 1

The 9th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I, which met from 24 October 1597 until 9 February 1598.

Public acts

{{legislationuk|act |- | {{|Houses of Husbandry Act 1597|public|1|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act against the decaying of towns and houses of husbandry.|note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Tillage Act 1597|public|2|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Poor Relief Act 1597|public|3|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for the Relief of the Poor.|note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Vagabonds Act 1597|note1= ^{[1] [2]} |public|4|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds, and sturdie Beggers.|note4=
(Repealed by Vagrants Act 1713) }}

| {{|Hospitals for the Poor Act 1597|note1= ^[3] |public|5|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n|An Acte for erecting of Hospitalles or abiding and working Howses for the Poore.|note4=
(Repealed by Charities Act 1960) }}

| {{|Charitable Trusts Act 1597|public|6|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1601) }}

| {{|Crown Debts Act 1597|public|7|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Bishops Act 1597|public|8|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Abduction Act 1597|public|9|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Offences Against the Person Act 1828) }}

| {{|Navigation Act 1597|note1= ^[2] |public|10|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Repeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822) }}

| {{|Dyeing of Cloth Act 1597|public|11|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Labourers Act 1597|public|12|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Fustians Act 1597|public|13|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Importation Act 1597|public|14|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Robbery Act 1597|public|15|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Criminal Statutes Repeal Act 1827) }}

| {{|Malt Act 1597|public|16|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act to restraine the excessive makeing of Malt.|note4=
(Repealed by Malt Act 1697) }}

| {{|Vagabonds (No. 2) Act 1597|note1= ^[4] |public|17|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n|An act against lewd and wandering Persons pretending themselves to be Soldiers or Mariners.|note4=
(Repealed by Repeal of 39 Eliz. 1. c. 17 Act 1812) }}

| {{|Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1597|public|18|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Highways Act 1597|public|19|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Highways (No. 2) Act 1766) }}

| {{|Cloth Act 1597|public|20|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by City of London Courts of Justice Act 1815 (55 Geo. 3. c. xciii)) }}

| {{|Disabled Soldiers Act 1597|public|21|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Disabled Soldiers Act 1601) }}

| {{|See of Norwich Act 1597|public|22|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Newport and Caerleon Bridges over Usk Act 1597|public|23|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948) }}

| {{|Bridge over Wye near Ross (Herefordshire) Act 1597|public|24|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948) }}

| {{|Hundred of Benhurst (Buckinghamshire) Hue and Cry Act 1597|public|25|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948) }}

| {{|Taxation Act 1597|public|26|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Taxation (No. 2) Act 1597|public|27|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

| {{|Act of General Pardon 1597|public|28|09-02-1598|repealed=y|archived=n| |note4=
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) }}

}}

Private acts

{{legislationuk|act |- | {{|Lease from Her Majesty to William Kirkham the younger.|private|1|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Lord Mountjoy's estate: enabling him to dispose of entailed lands notwithstanding a private Act of 1535 (27 Hen. 8).|private|2|09-02-1598|archived=n| ^{[lower-alpha 1]} }}

| {{|Establishment of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol.|private|3|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Establishment of the College of the Poor at Cobham (Kent).|private|4|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Confirmation and assurance of lands for Earl of Leicester's Hospital, Warwick.|private|5|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Naturalization of Baskervile, Lewkenor, Hill, Heather, Bemys and Sheppey.|private|6|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Confirmation of Lady Sandys' jointure.|private|7|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Wantage (Berkshire): establishment of the town lands for poor relief, highway repairs and the maintenance of a schoolmaster.|private|8|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Arthur Hatche's rental of South Molton (Devon) rectory and parsonage.|private|9|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Confirmation of Lady Varney's jointure.|private|10|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Maintenance of Staines Bridge and Egham Causey.|private|11|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Establishing land for the repair of Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) roads, according to the will of John Bedford.|private|12|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Sevenoaks School Act 1597|private|13|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|Establishing Sir Henry Unton's possessions and payment of debts.|private|14|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

| {{|William Pope's estate: enabling sale of land for payment of debts, and establishing a jointure to Lady Wentworth, his wife.|private|15|09-02-1598|archived=n|}}

}}

Sources

• Pickering, Danby, ed. (1763). "Anno tricesimo nono Elizabetheæ". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 7: From the Thirty-ninth Year of Q. Elizabeth to the Twelfth Year of K. Charles. Inclusive. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham. pp. 1–29 – via Internet Archive.
• Journal of the House of Commons. Vol. 1–1547-1629. His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1802 – via British History Online.
• Journal of the House of Lords. Vol. 2: 1578-1614. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1830 – via British History Online.
• 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. 63–64 – 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. p. 61. ISBN   978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.
• "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 1 (1539–1601)". legislation.gov.uk . The National Archives.

See also

• List of acts of the Parliament of England

References

1. "Vagabonds Act 1597" . vLex.
2. Merkin, Rob (2021). Marine Insurance: A Legal History. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 131. ISBN   978-1-78811-675-6.
3. This short title was assigned by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948
4. "Vagabonds Act 1597" . vLex.

External links

• The Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: 1586 to 1625 – via Internet Archive.
• The Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: 1586 to 1625 – via Hathi Trust.
• The Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: 1586 to 1625 – via Google Books.

1. 27 Hen. 8