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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1491.
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 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.
The 4th Parliament of King Henry VII, which met from 17 October 1491 until 5 March 1492.
Note that c. 2 was traditionally cited as two separate acts (cc. 2, 3), cc. 3–7 were cited as cc. 4–8 respectively, cc. 8–23 were cited as private acts cc. 1–16, and c. 24 was not printed.
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Soldiers Act 1491[1] (repealed)
| 7 Hen. 7. c. 1 | 5 March 1492 | ||
An Act agaynst Captaynes for not paying theire Soldyers their Wages, and agaynst Soldyers going from their Captaynes without licence. | ||||
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Service in the King's Wars Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Act for dybers privileges to be graunted to persons being in the Kings Warrs. | ||||
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Weights and Measures Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Act for Waights and Measures. | ||||
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| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Act that the challenge called Riens Deyns le gard be noe challenge. | ||||
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Abbots, Priors, etc. Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Acte that Abbotts & Pryors shall paye such quinzime & disme as they ought to paye by an Act in the tyme of King Edw. the Fowerth. | ||||
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Scots Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Contra Scotos. | ||||
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Customs Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Act to paye Custome for every butt of Malmesey. | ||||
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| 5 March 1492 | |||
Crofte. | ||||
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Fish Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Orford. | ||||
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Outlawry in Lancashire Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Acte that noe persons outlawed within the County of Lancaster should forfeyt any of his lands or goods in any other Shire but in the same Shire. | ||||
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Taxation Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Conc̃. xvme. | ||||
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Feoffments made by the King Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
De Feoffamento Regis. | ||||
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Letters Patent to the Queen Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Regina. | ||||
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| 5 March 1492 | |||
An Act to make the somme of fyve markes payable by the Abbas & Covent of Barkinge to be parcell of the Manner of Havering. | ||||
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Countess of Richmond and Derby Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Comitissa Richemond & Derby. | ||||
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Restitution of Earl of Surrey Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Comite Surr. | ||||
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Viscount Wells and Wife Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Vicecomite Welles & Uxore ejus. | ||||
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Lord de la Warr Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Domino la Warre. | ||||
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Prior of Christchurch Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Priore Ecclie Xpi Cantuar. | ||||
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Sir Thomas Lovell Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Thoma Lovell Milite. | ||||
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Hugh Johnson and Wife Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Pro Hugone Johnson & Johanna uxore ejus. | ||||
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Attainder of John Hayes Act 1491 (repealed)
| 5 March 1492 | |||
Convictio Johannis Hayes. | ||||
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| 5 March 1492 | |||
Attincta Roberti Chamberleyn Militis. | ||||
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Outlawry in Lancashire (No. 2) Act 1491 (repealed)
| 7 Hen. 7. c. 24[c] | 5 March 1492 | ||
An Act for the County Palentyne of Lancaster. | ||||
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