The 2nd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by Queen Elizabeth I of England on 10 November 1562 and assembled on 11 January 1563. The stated intentions of summoning the

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were similar to that of Elizabeth's first Parliament i.e. to resolve the religious issue (the

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passed by the previous Parliament had not so far been executed) and to approve funds for the defence of the realm (particularly the northern border with Scotland). Thomas Williams, sitting for

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, was elected

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of the House of Commons. A subsidy committee was set up to deal with the budgetary issue. Deputations were again, as during the 1st Parliament, sent to the Queen exhorting her to consider marriage but to no avail. Parliament meanwhile passed major statutes for regulating land usage,

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, regulation of wages and

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and the maintenance of the

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. A total of 31 public and 19 private measures had been enacted by the end of the first Parliamentary session in April 1563. The second session was delayed until September 1566. The death of Speaker Williams in the interim required the House to elect a new Speaker; Richard Onslow was reluctantly chosen to succeed him. Apart from more discussion about the

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. By the dissolution of Parliament on 2 January 1567 a further 22 public and 12 private Acts had been passed into law.

Notable Acts of the Parliament

* Act for the Relief of the Poor *

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Lord Keeper Act 1562 The Lord Keeper Act 1562 (5 Eliz 1 c 18) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It made the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal "entitled to like place, pre-eminence, jurisdiction, execution of laws, and all other customs, commodities, and advantage ...

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* Statute of Artificers 1563

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* 1562 establishments in England 1562 in politics 1567 disestablishments in Europe 1567 in politics Elizabeth I Parliament of England {{England-hist-stub

Notable Acts of the Parliament

See also

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