This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1539–1540.

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.

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

1539 (31 Hen. 8)

The first session of the 7th Parliament of King Henry VIII, which met at Westminster from 28 April 1539 until 28 June 1539.

No acts were passed during the second session.

Public acts

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
31 Hen. 8. c. 1
28 June 1539
An Act concerning Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common.
31 Hen. 8. c. 2
28 June 1539
An Act that fishing in any several Pond, Stew or Mote, with an Intent to steal Fish out of the same, is Felony.
31 Hen. 8. c. 3
28 June 1539
An Act changing the Custom of Gavelkind.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
31 Hen. 8. c. 4
28 June 1539
An Act concerning the amending of the River and Port of Exeter.
31 Hen. 8. c. 5
28 June 1539
An Act whereby the King's Manor of Hampton Court is made an Honour, and a new Chase thereto belonging.
31 Hen. 8. c. 6
28 June 1539
An Act that such as were religious Persons may purchase, sue and be sued, in all manner of Actions.
31 Hen. 8. c. 7
28 June 1539
An Act concerning the Continuance of the Statute for Punishment of Beggars and Vagabonds, and of certain other Statutes.
31 Hen. 8. c. 8
28 June 1539
An Act that Proclamations made by the King's Highness, with the Advice of His Honourable Council, shall be obeyed, and kept as though they were made by Act of Parliament.
(Repealed by Treason Act 1547)
31 Hen. 8. c. 9
28 June 1539
An Act authorising the King's Highness to make Bishops by his Letters Patent.
31 Hen. 8. c. 10
28 June 1539
An Act concerning placing of the Lords in the Parliament Chamber, and other Assemblies and Conferences of Council.
31 Hen. 8. c. 11
28 June 1539
An Act authorising the King's Highness newly to allot certain Townships in Wales.
31 Hen. 8. c. 12
28 June 1539
An Act concerning wrongful taking of Hawks' Eggs and Birds out of the Nests; finding and taking up of the King's Hawks; hunting in the King's Forest, Park or Chase, or other Ground inclosed; and killing of Conies within any lawful Warren of the King's.
Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539[3][4]
or the Dissolution of Greater Monasteries Act 1539
or the Second Act of Dissolution
or the Second Suppression Act (repealed)
31 Hen. 8. c. 13
28 June 1539
An Act for the Dissolution of all Monasteries and Abbies.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989)
Statute of the Six Articles
or the Six Articles Act 1539 (repealed)
31 Hen. 8. c. 14
28 June 1539
An Act for abolishing of Diversity of Opinions of certain Articles concerning Christian Religion.
(Repealed by Treason Act 1547)

Private acts

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
31 Hen. 8. c. 15
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 16
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 17
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 18
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 19
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 20
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 21
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 22
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 23
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 24
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 25
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 26
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 27
28 June 1539
 
31 Hen. 8. c. 28
28 June 1539
 

Sources

1540 (32 Hen. 8)

The third session of the 7th Parliament of King Henry VIII, which met from 12 April 1540 until 24 July 1540.

Public acts

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
Statute of Wills
or the Wills Act 1540[5] (repealed)
32 Hen. 8. c. 1
24 July 1540
An Act how Lands may be willed by Testament.
(Repealed by Wills Act 1837)
Limitation of Prescription Act 1540
or the Statute of Limitations 1540
32 Hen. 8. c. 2
24 July 1540
An Act for Limitation of Prescription.
32 Hen. 8. c. 3
24 July 1540
An Act for the Continuation of certain Acts.
32 Hen. 8. c. 4
24 July 1540
An Act for Trial of Treasons in Wales.
32 Hen. 8. c. 5
24 July 1540
An Act for Contentation of Debts upon Execution.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 6
24 July 1540
An Act for Trial of Felonies upon conveying of Horses into Scotland.
32 Hen. 8. c. 7
24 July 1540
An Act for the true Payment of Tithes and Offerings.
32 Hen. 8. c. 8
24 July 1540
An Act against Sellers and Buyers of Pheasants and Partridges.
32 Hen. 8. c. 9
24 July 1540
An Act against Maintenance, Embracery; and against unlawful buying of Titles.
(Repealed by Criminal Law Act 1967)
32 Hen. 8. c. 10
24 July 1540
An Act for the Moderation of the Punishment of Incontinency of Priests and Women offending with them.
32 Hen. 8. c. 11
24 July 1540
An Act concerning stealing of Hawk's Eggs, Conies and Deer.
32 Hen. 8. c. 12
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Sanctuaries, Privileges of Churches and Church-yards.
32 Hen. 8. c. 13
24 July 1540
An Act concerning the Breed of Horses of higher Stature.
32 Hen. 8. c. 14
24 July 1540
An Act for Maintenance of the Navy of England, and for certain Rates of Freights.
32 Hen. 8. c. 15
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Archbishops, Bishops, their Chancellors, Commissary, Archdeacons and their Officials, to be in the Commission of the Act concerning the Abolition of erroneous Opinions in Christian Religion.
32 Hen. 8. c. 16
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Strangers.
32 Hen. 8. c. 17
24 July 1540
An Act for paving of Aldgate to Whitechapel, High Holborn, Chancery Lane, Grays-Inn Lane, Shoe Lane and Feuther Lane.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 18
24 July 1540
An Act for re-edifying of decayed Houses in sundry Towns, and Places of the Realm.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 19
24 July 1540
An Act for re-edifying of decayed Houses in sundry Towns of the West Parts.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 20
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Privileges and Franchises.
32 Hen. 8. c. 21
24 July 1540
An Act for the Abbreviation and Limitation of Trinity Term.
32 Hen. 8. c. 22
24 July 1540
An Act concerning the Accounts of Bishops and others, for the Tenth granted to the King's Majesty.
32 Hen. 8. c. 23
24 July 1540
The Subsidy of the Clergy of the Province of Canterbury.
32 Hen. 8. c. 24
24 July 1540
An Act concerning the Lands and Goods of the Hospitals of St. John of Jerusalem in England and Ireland, to be hereafter in the King's Hands and Disposition.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
Treason Act 1540 (repealed)
32 Hen. 8. c. 25
24 July 1540
An Act declaring the Dissolution of the King's pretensed Marriage with the Lady Anne of Cleves.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 26
24 July 1540
An Act concerning true Opinions and Declarations of Christ's Religion.
32 Hen. 8. c. 27
24 July 1540
An Act for the Resumption of extraordinary Grants and of Licences of Absence; and Reversions in the Town of Calais, and the Marches of the same, and in Berwick; and of the Sheriffwicks for Life in Wales.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 28
24 July 1540
An Act that Lessees shall enjoy their Farms against the Tenants in Tail.
32 Hen. 8. c. 29
24 July 1540
An Act concerning customable Lands in Osweldebek Soke.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 30
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Mispleading, Jeofails[a] and Attorneys.
32 Hen. 8. c. 31
24 July 1540
An Act for the avoiding of Recoveries by Collusion, by Tenants for Term of Life.
32 Hen. 8. c. 32
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Joint Tenants for Term of Life or Years.
32 Hen. 8. c. 33
24 July 1540
An Act that wrongful Disseisin is no Descent in the Law.
32 Hen. 8. c. 34
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Grantees of Reversions to take Advantage of the Conditions to be performed by the Lessees.
Forest Act 1540 (repealed)
32 Hen. 8. c. 35
24 July 1540
An Act that Justices of Forests may make Deputies.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 36
24 July 1540
An Act for the Exposition of the Statute of Fines.
32 Hen. 8. c. 37
24 July 1540
For Recovery of Arrearages of Rents by Executors of Tenant in Fee-simple.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969)
32 Hen. 8. c. 38
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Pre-contracts of Marriages, and touching Degrees of Consanguinity.
(Repealed by Marriage Act 1949)
32 Hen. 8. c. 39
24 July 1540
The Jurisdiction of the Great Master of the King's Household.
32 Hen. 8. c. 40
24 July 1540
An Act concerning the Privileges of Physicians.
(Repealed by Medical Act 1956)
32 Hen. 8. c. 41
24 July 1540
An Act concerning baking of Horse-bread.
32 Hen. 8. c. 42
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Barbers and Surgeons to be of one Company.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986)
32 Hen. 8. c. 43
24 July 1540
An Act concerning Shire-days in the County Palatine of Chester.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 44
24 July 1540
An Act that the Town of Roysten is reduced to one new Parish.
32 Hen. 8. c. 45
24 July 1540
The Erection of the Court of the First-fruits and Tenths.
32 Hen. 8. c. 46
24 July 1540
An Act for the Establishment of the Court of the King's Wards.
(Repealed by Tenures Abolition Act 1660)
32 Hen. 8. c. 47
24 July 1540
An Act that the Bishop of Norwich shall be charged with the Collection of the King's Tenth, in his Diocese.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 48
24 July 1540
An Act concerning the Castle of Dover, Castle-Wards, and other Munitions thereabout.
(Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1948)
32 Hen. 8. c. 49
24 July 1540
An Act concerning the King's most gracious, general and free Pardon.
32 Hen. 8. c. 50
24 July 1540
An Act for the Grant of two Subsidies, and four Fifteenths and Tenths to the King by the Temporalty.
32 Hen. 8. c. 51
24 July 1540
The Kinges aucthoritie to make Joyntures & to geve landes to the Prince, &c.
(Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969)
  1. ^ The dictionary definition of jeofail at Wiktionary

Private acts

Short title, or popular nameCitationRoyal assent (or the start of session)
Long title
32 Hen. 8. c. 52
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 53
24 July 1540
32 Hen. 8. c. 54
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 55
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 56
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 57
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 58
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 59
24 July 1540
32 Hen. 8. c. 60
24 July 1540
32 Hen. 8. c. 61
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 62
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 63
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 64
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 65
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 66
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 67
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 68
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 69
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 70
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 71
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 72
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 73
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 74
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 75
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 76
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 77
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 78
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 79
24 July 1540
 
32 Hen. 8. c. 80
24 July 1540
 

Sources

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common Act 1539". vLex.
  2. ^ "House of Lords Precedence Act 1539". vLex.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g This short title was assigned by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948
  4. ^ "Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539". vLex.
  5. ^ "Wills Act 1540". vLex.
  6. ^ "Execution Act 1540". vLex.
  7. ^ a b c Merkin, Rob (2021). Marine Insurance: A Legal History. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-78811-675-6.
  8. ^ Short title given by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (No. 28) Republic of Ireland
  9. ^ a b Belofsky, Nathan (2010). The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities: Pizza Police, Illicit Fishbowls, and Other Anomalies of the Law That Make Us All Unsuspecting Criminals. Penguin. ISBN 9781101188965.
  10. ^ "Aliens Act 1540". vLex.
  11. ^ "Mispleadings, Jeofails, etc. Act 1540". vLex.
  12. ^ "Grantees of Reversions Act 1540". vLex.
  13. ^ "Fines Act 1540". vLex.
  14. ^ "Cestui que vie Act 1540". vLex.
  15. ^ "Marriage Act 1540". vLex.