List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1623

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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1623.

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

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

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

).

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.

21 Jas. 1

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

This session was traditionally cited as 21 Jac. 1.

Public acts

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Thames Navigation Act 1623	21 Jas. 1. c. 32	29 May 1624
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Taxation Act 1623 (repealed)			21 Jas. 1. c. 33	29 May 1624
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863)
Taxation (No. 2) Act 1623 (repealed)			21 Jas. 1. c. 34	29 May 1624
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863)
Act of General Pardon 1623 (repealed)			21 Jas. 1. c. 35	29 May 1624
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1863 )

Private acts

Short title, or popular name			Citation	Royal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Confirmation of Wadham College, Oxford, and its possessions.			21 Jas. 1. c. 1	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Philip Burlemacchi Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 2	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Giles Vandeputt Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 3	29 May 1624
Earl of Hertford and Sir Francis Seymour: sale of lands for payment of debts, and establishment of others in lieu and of better value.			21 Jas. 1. c. 4	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Sir Robert Anstrother, Sir George Abercromy and John Cragge Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 5	29 May 1624
Manors of Stepney and Hackney, confirmation of copyholders' rights.			21 Jas. 1. c. 6	29 May 1624
Confirmation of sale of lands by Sir Thomas and Dame Elizabeth Beamond to Sir Thomas Checke.			21 Jas. 1. c. 7	29 May 1624
Erection of free school, almshouses and house of correction in Lincolnshire.			21 Jas. 1. c. 8	29 May 1624
Martin Calthrope's Estate Act 1623: sale of lands for preferment of children and payment of debts.			21 Jas. 1. c. 9	29 May 1624
Assurance of manor of Goodneston and other lands of Sir Edward Engham.			21 Jas. 1. c. 10	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Elizabeth and Mary Vere.			21 Jas. 1. c. 11	29 May 1624
Alice Dudley's Estate Act 1623: enabling her to assure her estate in manor of Killingworth and other lands in Warwickshire to the Prince.			21 Jas. 1. c. 12	29 May 1624
Confirmation of exchange of lands between Prince Charles and Sir Lewis Watson.			21 Jas. 1. c. 13	29 May 1624
Viscount Montagu's Estate Act 1623: payment of debts and raising daughters' portions.			21 Jas. 1. c. 14	29 May 1624
Sir Richard Lumley's Estate Act 1623: sale of lands for payment of debts and preferment of children.			21 Jas. 1. c. 15	29 May 1624
Manor of Painswick (Gloucestershire) Act 1623: confirmation of Chancery decree between lord of the manor and customary tenants.			21 Jas. 1. c. 16	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Sir Francis Stewart, Walter Maxwell, William Carr and James Levingston Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 17	29 May 1624
Naturalization of John Young Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 18	29 May 1624
Conveyance of manor of Little Munden (Hertfordshire) by Sir Peter Vanlore and Sir Charles and Dame Anne Cesar to Edmund Woodhall.			21 Jas. 1. c. 19	29 May 1624
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Naturalization of Jane Murrey and William Murrey Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 20	29 May 1624
Vincent Lowe's Estate (Derbyshire) Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 21	29 May 1624
An Act to enable Vincent Lowe of Denbigh in the County of Derby, Esquire, to sell Part of his Lands for Payment of his Debts
Toby Pallavicine's Estate Act 1623: sale of lands for payment of debts and preferment of family.			21 Jas. 1. c. 22	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Sir Robert Carre Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 23	29 May 1624
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.			21 Jas. 1. c. 24	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Stephen Leisure Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 25	29 May 1624
Naturalization of the Marquis of Hamilton Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 26	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Sir William Anstrother, Walter Bellcanquall and Patrick Abercromy Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 27	29 May 1624
Sir Edward Heron's Estate Act 1623: 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.			21 Jas. 1. c. 28	29 May 1624
Naturalization of Abigail and William Little Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 29	29 May 1624
Establishment of manors and lands in Cornwall, Devon and Dorset on John Mohun.			21 Jas. 1. c. 30	29 May 1624
Edward Alcocke's Estate Act 1623: enabling the sale of the manor of Rampton, and lands in Rampton, Wivelingham and Cottenham (Cambridgeshire).			21 Jas. 1. c. 31	29 May 1624
Estates of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and Fisher: explanation of the Act of 1580 [assurance of a rent of £82 10s. to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield].			21 Jas. 1. c. 32	29 May 1624
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Establishment of Thomas Whetenhall's lectures in divinity.			21 Jas. 1. c. 33	29 May 1624
Colchester Improvement Act 1623			21 Jas. 1. c. 34	29 May 1624
Sir Francis Clerke's Estate Act 1623: sale of lands for payment of debts and provision of portions for children.			21 Jas. 1. c. 35	29 May 1624
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.			21 Jas. 1. c. 36	29 May 1624
Earl of Middlesex's Estate Act 1623: subjecting lands to the payment of debts.			21 Jas. 1. c. 37	29 May 1624
Sale of manor of Abbotts Hall (Essex) for payment of Sir James Pointz's creditors.			21 Jas. 1. c. 38	29 May 1624

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Sources

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Chronological Table and Index of the Statutes: James I

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See also

• List of acts of the Parliament of England

References

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3. ^ Gardiner, Samuel Rawson. "Charles I". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10: 1885-1900.
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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.