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Escape Of Debtors, Etc. Act 1696
The Escape of Debtors, etc. Act 1696 was an Act of the Parliament of England (statute number ''8 & 9 W. III. c. 27''), the long title of which is ''An Act For the more effectual relief of creditors in cases of escapes, and for preventing abuses in prisons and pretended privileged places.'' Several locations in London, mainly liberties and extra-parochial areas, had become notorious as hideaways for debtors escaping imprisonment. Those named in the act were Whitefriars, the Savoy, Salisbury Court, Ram Alley, Mitre Court, Fulwood’s Rents r Fuller's Rents Baldwins Gardens Baldwin Gardens is an east–west road running between Gray's Inn Road and Leather Lane, in London Borough of Camden, Camden, London, England. The surrounding streets were laid out in the 17th century on an intersecting grid pattern from north t ..., " Mountague Close or the Minories", the Mint, and " Clink or Deadmans Place". The privileges and immunities of these places were suspended so that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Of Parliament
Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the Legislature, legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of parliament begin as a Bill (law), bill, which the legislature votes on. Depending on the structure of government, this text may then be subject to assent or approval from the Executive (government), executive branch. Bills A draft act of parliament is known as a Bill (proposed law), bill. In other words, a bill is a proposed law that needs to be discussed in the parliament before it can become a law. In territories with a Westminster system, most bills that have any possibility of becoming law are introduced into parliament by the government. This will usually happen following the publication of a "white paper", setting out the issues and the way in which the proposed new law is intended to deal with them. A bill may also be introduced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minories
Minories ( ) is the name of a small former administrative unit, and also of a street in central London. Both the street and the former administrative area take their name from the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate. Both are positioned just to the east of, and outside, the line of London's former defensive walls, in London's East End. The area of the former administrative unit was outside the City of London (most recently in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets), with the street partially in the City and partly in Tower Hamlets. Boundary changes in 1994 mean the area of both is now wholly within the City of London. Toponymy Minories' name is derived from the former Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without Aldgate, a house of the Poor Clares, members of the Order of St Clare, founded in 1294 and known generally in medieval England as "minoresses". A "minoress" was a nun in the Second Order of the Order of Friars Minor known as Franciscans. (A small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1696 In England
Events from the year 1696 in England. Incumbents * Monarch – William III * Parliament – 3rd of King William III Events * January ** Great Recoinage of 1696: The Parliament of England passes the Recoinage Act. ** Colley Cibber's play ''Love's Last Shift'' is first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. * 27 January – the ship HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' (formerly ''HMS Sovereign of the Seas'', 1638) catches fire and burns at Chatham, after 57 years of service. * 15 February – a Jacobite assassination attempt against King William III is foiled. * March – Habeas Corpus suspended during a Jacobite invasion scare. * April – window tax introduced. * May – Great Recoinage of 1696: Shortage of silver coinage results in the guinea being officially revalued at 21 shillings, instead of 30. * 21 November – John Vanbrugh's play '' The Relapse, or Virtue in Danger'' first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Undated * Board of Trade and Plantations establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1696 In Law
Events January–March * January 21 – The Recoinage Act, passed by the Parliament of England to pull counterfeit silver coins out of circulation, becomes law.James E. Thorold Rogers, ''The First Nine Years of the Bank of England'' (Clarendon Press, 1887 p. 41 * January 27 – In England, the ship HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' (formerly '' HMS Sovereign of the Seas'', 1638) catches fire and burns at Chatham, after 57 years of service. * January 31 – In the Netherlands, undertakers revolt after funeral reforms in Amsterdam. * January – Colley Cibber's play '' Love's Last Shift'' is first performed in London. * February 8 (January 29 old style) – Peter the Great who had jointly reigned since 1682 with his mentally-ill older half-brother, Tsar Ivan V, becomes the sole Tsar of Russia when Ivan dies at the age of 29. * February 15 – A plot to ambush and assassinate King William III of England in order to restore King James and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
