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Statutes of the Realm: volume 6 - 1685-94

Year published

1819

Author

John Raithby (editor)

Description

The statutes of the last years of James II, the Glorious Revolution, and the first years of William and Mary. Includes the 'Bill of Rights' of 1688-9 and the Triennial Act of 1694.

Sponsor

History of Parliament Trust

Source

Statutes of the Realm (Primary sources)

Places

London

Subjects

Administrative and legal, Parliamentary

Periods

17th

Showing records 1 - 50 of 192

1
Preface
IV
2
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for setleing the Revenue on His Majestie for His Life which was setled on His late Majestie for His Life. [Chapter I. Rot. Parl. nu. 1.]
1
3
James the Second, 1685 - An Act to Attaint James Duke of Monmouth of High-Treason. [Chapter II. Rot. Parl. nu. 2.]
2
4
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Granting His Majestie an Imposition upon all Wines and Vineger Imported betweene the Foure and and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred eighty five and the Foure and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred ninety and three. [Chapter III. Rot. Parl. nu. 3.]
2-3
5
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Granting to His Majestie an Imposition upon all Tobacco and Sugar Imported betweene the Foure and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred eighty five and the Foure and twentyeth day of June One thousand six hundred ninety three. [Chapter IV. Rot. Parl. nu. 4.]
3-7
6
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Granting an Aid to his Majestie by an Imposition on all French Linnens and all East-India Linnen and severall other Manufactures of India and on all French wrought Silks and Stuffs and on all other wrought Silks and on all Brandyes Imported after the First Day of July One thousand six hundred Eighty five and before the First Day of July One thousand six hundred and ninety. [Chapter V. Rot. Parl. nu. 5.]
7-9
7
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for repealing certaine Clauses in an Act of Parlyament made in the Nine and twentyeth and Thirtyeth yeares of the Raigne of His late Majestie for Prohibiting French Com[m]odities. [Chapter VI. Rot. Parl. nu. 6.]
10
8
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Reviveing and continuing Two former Acts for Encouragement of Coynage. [Chapter VII. Rot. Parl. nu. 7.]
10
9
James the Second, 1685 - An Act against the Importation of Gun-powder Arms and other Ammunition and Utensils of Warr. [Chapter VIII. Rot. Parl. nu. 8.]
10-11
10
James the Second, 1685 - An Act to Enable His Majestie to make Grants Leases and Copies of Offices Lands and Hereditaments parcell of His Highnesses Dutchy of Cornwall or annexed to the same and for Confirmation of Leases and Grants already made. [Chapter IX. Rot. Parl. nu. 9.]
11-12
11
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for the Providing necessary Carriages for His Majestie in His Royall Progresse and Removalls. [Chapter X. Rot. Parl. nu. 10.]
12-13
12
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Reviveing an Act for Providing of Carriages by Land and by Water for the Use of His Majestyes Navy and Ordnance. [Chapter XI. Rot. Parl. nu. 11.]
13-14
13
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Consolidating the Estates Tail and Reversion in Fee which His Majestie hath in the Post-Office and Twenty foure thousand pounds per Annum of the Hereditary Excise. [Chapter XII. Rot. Parl. nu. 12.]
14
14
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Reviveing a former Act for Exporting of Leather. [Chapter XIII. Rot. Parl. nu. 13.]
14-15
15
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Continuance of Three former Acts for Preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the Northerne Borders of England. [Chapter XIV. Rot. Parl. nu. 14.]
15
16
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Rebuilding Finishing and Adorning of the Cathedrall Church of St. Pauls London. [Chapter XV. Rot. Parl. nu. 15.]
15-17
17
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Cleareing p[re]serveing Maintaineing and Repaireing the Haven and Piers of Great Yarmouth. [Chapter XVI. Rot. Parl. nu. 16.]
17-19
18
James the Second, 1685 - An Act for Reviveing and Continuance of severall Acts of Parlyament therein mentioned. [Chapter XVII. Rot. Parl. nu. 17.]
19-20
19
James the Second, 1685 - An Act to encourage the Building of Shipps in England. [Chapter XVIII. Rot. Parl. nu. 18.]
20-21
20
James the Second, 1685 - An Additionall Act for the Improvement of Tillage. [Chapter XIX. Rot. Parl. nu. 19.]
21-23
21
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for removeing and Preventing all Questions and Disputes concerning the Assembling and Sitting of this present Parlyament. [Chapter I. Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 1.]
23-24
22
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Impowering His Majestie to Apprehend and Detaine such Persons as He shall finde just Cause to Suspect are Conspireing against the Government. [Chapter II. Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 2.]
24
23
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the granting a present Ayd to Their Majestyes. [Chapter III Rot. Parl. pt. 1. nu. 3.]
24-53
24
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Reviveing of Actions and Processe lately Depending in the Courts at Westminster and Discontinued by the not holding of Hillary Terme and for supplying other Defects relateing to Proceedings at Law. [Chapter IV. Rot. Parl. p. 5. nu. 1.]
53-55
25
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for punishing Officers or Soldiers who shall Mutiny or Desert Their Majestyes Service. [Chapter V. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 2.]
55-56
26
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Establishing the Coronation Oath. [Chapter VI. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 3.]
56-57
27
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Impowering His Majestie to Apprehend and Detaine such Persons as He shall finde Just Cause to Suspect are Conspireing against the Government. [Chapter VII. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 4.]
57
28
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the Abrogating of the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance and Appointing other Oathes. [Chapter VIII. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 5.]
57-60
29
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the Amoving Papists and reputed Papists from the Cityes of London and Westminster and Ten Miles distance from the same. [Chapter IX. Rot. Parl. p. 5. nu. 6.]
60-61
30
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the takeing away the Revenue ariseing by Hearth-Money. [Chapter X. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 7.]
61-62
31
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the Explaining and makeing Effectuall a Statute made in the First Yeare of King James the Second concerning the Haven and Pieres of Great Yarmouth. [Chapter XI. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 8.]
62
32
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the Encouraging the Exportation of Corne. [Chapter XII. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 9.]
62-63
33
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for raising Money by a Poll and otherwise towards the Reduceing of Ireland. [Chapter XIII. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 10.]
63-71
34
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for preventing Doubts and- Questions concerning the Collecting the Publique Revenue. [Chapter XIV. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 11.]
71
35
William and Mary, 1688 - An. Act for the better secureing the Government by disarming Papists and reputed Papists. [Chapter XV. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 12.]
71-73
36
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act that the Simoniacall Promotion of one Person may not prejudice another. [Chapter XVI. Rot. Parl. pl. 5. nu. 13.]
73
37
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for rectifying a Mistake in a certaine Aft of this present Parliament For the amoveing Papists from the Cities of London and Westminster. [Chapter XVII. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 14.]
73-74
38
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Exempting their Majestyes Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certaine Lawes. [Chapter XVIII. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 15.]
74-76
39
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Impowering Their Majestyes to Committ without Baile such Persons as They shall finde Just Cause to suspect are Conspireing against the Government. [Chapter XIX. Rot. Parl. pt. 5. nu. 16.]
77
40
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for a Grant to Their Majestyes of an Ayde of Twelve pence in the Pound for One Yeare for the necessary Defence of Their Realmes. [Chapter XX. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 1.]
77-85
41
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for enabling Lords. Commissioners for the Great Seale to execute the Office of Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper. [Chapter XXI. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 2.]
86-87
42
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for the Exportation of Beere, Ale, Syder and Mum. [Chapter XXII. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 3.]
87-88
43
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Reviveing two former Acts for Exporting of Leather. [Chapter XXIII. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 4.]
88
44
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for an Additionall Duty of [Excise] upon Beere Ale and other Liquors. [Chapter XXIV. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 4.]
88-91
45
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act to Regulate the Administrac[i]on of the Oathes required to be taken by Commission or Warrant Officers imployed in their Majestyes Service by Land by Vertue of an Act made this present Session of Parliament Entituled An Act for the Abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths. [Chapter XXV. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 5.]
91
46
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act to vest in the two Universities the Presentations of Benefices belonging to Papists [Chapter XXVI Rot. Parl. p. 4. nu. 6.]
92
47
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for takeing away the Court holden before the President and Councill of the Marches of Wales. [Chapter XXVII. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 7.]
93
48
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Appropriating certaine Duties for paying the States Generall of the United Provinces their ChargesHis Majesties Expedition into this Kingdome and for other Uses. [Chapter XXVIII. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 8.]
93-94
49
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act for Reliefe of the Protestant Irish Clergy. [Chapter XXIX. Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 9.]
94-95
50
William and Mary, 1688 - An Act to Repeale the Statute made in the fifth yeare of King Henry the Fourth against [the] Multiplying GoldSilver. [Chapter XXX Rot. Parl. pt. 4. nu. 10.]
95
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