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, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.
For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the
For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes.
See also the
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
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 at Westminster from 12 February 1624 until 29 May 1624.
This session was traditionally cited as 21 Jac. 1, 21 Ja. 1, 21 James. 1 or 21 & 22 Jac. 1.
Public acts
| Short title | Citation | 26 & 27 Vict. c. 125)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
- 39 Eliz. 1. c. 5)
- 34 & 35 Hen. 8. c. 26)
- 7 Jas. 1. c. 5)
- 4 Jas. 1. c. 2)
- 3 & 4 Edw. 6. c. 21)
- 5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 14)
- ^ York House, Strand.
- ^ Tobias Matthew.
Private acts
| Short title | Citation | Colchester Improvement Act 1623 | 21 Jas. 1. c. 34 Pr. | 29 May 1624 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Act for the payringe and mainteyninge of the Haven River and Channell runing unto the Borowgh and Towne of Colchester in the Countie of Essex, and alsoe for the paveing of the said Towne. | ||||||
21 Jas. 1. c. 35 Pr. | 29 May 1624 | |||||
An Act to enable Sir Frauncis Clerke Knight to make Sale of certaine Lands Tennements and Hereditaments for the Payment of his Debts and providing of Portions for his younger Children. | ||||||
21 Jas. 1. c. 36 Pr. | 29 May 1624 | |||||
An Act for the altering of the Tenure and Custom of the Lands late of Thomas Potter, Esquire, and the Lands of Sir George Rivers, Knight, and Sir John Rivers, Baronet, lying all in the County of Kent, and being now of the Nature of Gavelkind, and to make them descendible according to the Course of the Common Law, and to settle the Inheritance of them upon the said Sir John Rivers, and the Heirs of the said Sir John Rivers and Dame Dorothy his Wife. | ||||||
21 Jas. 1. c. 37 Pr. | 29 May 1624 | |||||
An Act to make the Landes of Lyonell Earle of Middlesex subject to the payment of his Debtes, &c. | ||||||
21 Jas. 1. c. 38 Pr. | 29 May 1624 | |||||
An Act for the Sale of the Manor of Abbots Hall in the County of Essex, late Part of the Possessions of Sir James Pointz, Knight, deceased, to the Intent that the Money raised thereby may be distributed among the Creditors of the said Sir James Pointz, according to the Direction and Intention of the said Sir James Pointz by his last Will and Testament. | ||||||
Sources
- Hathi Trust.
- Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "21° Jac.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: The Statutes of Queen Elizabeth (An. 28-43) and of King James (1586–1623). London: Dawsons. p. 1209-1275 – via Google Books.
- Raithby, John, ed. (1963) [1819]. "21° Jac.". Statutes of the Realm. Vol. 4 Part 2: The Statutes of Queen Elizabeth (An. 28-43) and of King James (1586–1623). London: Dawsons. p. 1209-1275 – via Internet Archive.
- Pickering, Danby, ed. (1763). "Anno vicesimo primo Jacobi". 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. 250–314 – 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. 3: 1620-1628. 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. 66–67 – 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. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-11-840096-1 – via Google Books.
- "Acts of the English Parliament from 1623". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
- "Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts: Part 2 (1603–1640)". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives.
See also
References
- ^ 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62).
- ^ ISBN 978-1-78811-675-6.
- ^ Gardiner, Samuel Rawson. "Charles I". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10: 1885-1900.
- ^ ISBN 9781101188965.
- 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.
- 23 & 24 Vict.c. xliii)