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39 Eliz. 1
39 Eliz. 1 The 9th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I, which met from 24 October 1597 until 9 February 1598. Public acts Private acts Sources * * * * * * * * * See also *List of acts of the Parliament of England References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Acts of the Parliament of England, 1597 16th century in English law Lists of acts of the Parliament of England, 1597 Tudor England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Parliament Of Queen Elizabeth I
The 9th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by Queen Elizabeth I of England on 23 August 1597 and assembled on 24 October following. The Parliament was summoned to discuss the problems of food shortages and the need for social and economic legislation to deal with the consequential social problems. The speaker was Sir Christopher Yelverton, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton On 5 November Francis Bacon, the MP for Ipswich, tabled a motion on tillage, enclosure and depopulation, introducing two bills to reduce enclosed pasture land in favour of arable food-producing land, which were passed in a heavily redrafted form. Other bills designed to keep down the price of corn and to restrict the wearing of elaborate clothing were rejected. Several other bills to provide relief for the poor and homeless were passed. Taxation bills to support the war against Spain at home and on the continent and to deal with chronic unrest in Ireland were approved. A petition to the Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
