List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1606
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1606.
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.
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
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
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Union of England and Scotland Act 1606 (repealed) | 4 Jas. 1. c. 1 | 4 July 1607 | ||
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 Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 2 | 4 July 1607 | ||
An Act for the true making of Woollen Cloth. | ||||
Costs Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 3 | 4 July 1607 | ||
An Act to give Costs to the Defendant upon a Non-sute of the Playntiff or a Verdict agaynst him. | ||||
Sale of Beer Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 4 | 4 July 1607 | ||
An Act to restraine the utterance of Beere and Ale to Alehouse Keepers and Typlers not licenced. | ||||
Drunkenness Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 5 | 4 July 1607 | ||
An Act for repressing the odious and loathsome sinne of Drunkennes. | ||||
Leather Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 6 | 4 July 1607 | ||
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,"[a] as concerneth the sealing of Sheepskins and to avoid selling of tanned Leather by Weight. | ||||
4 Jas. 1. c. 7 | 4 July 1607 | |||
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) Act 1606 (repealed) | 4 Jas. 1. c. 8 | 4 July 1607 | ||
An Act touching the drowned marshes of Lesnes and Fants in the county of Kent. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948) | ||||
Foreign Trade Act 1606 (repealed) | 4 Jas. 1. c. 9 | 4 July 1607 | ||
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."[b] (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863) | ||||
Charter of Southampton Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 10 | 4 July 1607 | ||
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) Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 11 | 4 July 1607 | ||
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. | ||||
4 Jas. 1. c. 12 | 4 July 1607 | |||
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."[c] | ||||
Land Drainage (Waldersey Ring and Coldham) Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 13 | 4 July 1607 | ||
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
| Short title, or popular name | Citation | Royal assent (or the start of session) | ||
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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. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 1 | 4 July 1607 | ||
John Good's Estate Act 1606: enabling him to convey a small piece of land to the King for a term of years. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 2 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Earl of Derby's Estate Act 1606: establishment and assurance of possessions and hereditaments. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 3 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Enabling Richard Sackville to surrender the office of Chief Butler to the King despite his minority. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 4 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Assurance of advowson of Cheshunt (Hertfordshire) to the Earl of Salisbury and of Orsett (Essex) to the Bishop of London. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 5 | 4 July 1607 | ||
William Ibgrave's Estate Act 1606: confirmation of an agreement between Lord Bruce and Michael Doyley and others. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 6 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Confirmation of letters patent to Robert Bathurst of the manor and borough of Lechlade (Gloucestershire). | 4 Jas. 1. c. 7 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Confirmation of letters patent to William Bourcher of the manor of Bardisley (Gloucestershire). | 4 Jas. 1. c. 8 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Confirmation of lands to All Souls' College, Oxford, and to Sir William Smith. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 9 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Confirmation of lands etc. to City of London companies and to the City. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 10 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Assurance to purchasers of lands, late the estate of Sir Jonathan Trelawney, directed to be sold for payment of debts. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 11 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Restitution in blood of Edward Windsor's children. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 12 | 4 July 1607 | ||
John Evelyn's Estate Act 1606: sale of lands for payment of debts. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 13 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Maintenance of John Tompson (the son of a lunatic), and assignment of a jointure for his future wife. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 14 | 4 July 1607 | ||
William Waller's Estate Act 1606: sale of lands for payment of a debt of £505 10s 6d. | 4 Jas. 1. c. 15 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Naturalization of John Steward Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 16 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Naturalization of Peter and Mary Baron or Baro Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 17 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Naturalization of James and Mary Desmaistres Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 18 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Naturalization of Fabian Smith Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 19 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Naturalization of John Ramsden Act 1606 | 4 Jas. 1. c. 20 | 4 July 1607 | ||
Sources
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Chronological Table and Index of the Statutes: James I
- 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. 65–66 – 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. 63. ISBN 978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.
- "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 2 (1603–1640)". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
See also
References
External links
- Pickering, Danby, ed. (1763). 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 – via Internet Archive.
