This is a list of medieval

statute A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by le ...

s and other laws issued under royal authority in the

Kingdom of England The Kingdom of England (, ) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. On 1 ...

before the development of

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

. These instruments are not considered to be

Acts of Parliament Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of parliament ...

, which can be found instead at the

List of Acts of the Parliament of England This is a list of Acts of the Parliament of England, which was in existence from the 13th century until 1707. * List of Acts of the Parliament of England to 1483 * List of Acts of the Parliament of England, 1485–1601 * List of Acts of the ...

11th century

*Laws of William the Conqueror 1070–1087 **One God to be revered throughout the whole realm; peace and security to be preserved between English and Normans **Oath of loyalty **Protection of the King's Peace **Frenchmen to pay "scot and lot" **Live cattle to be sold in cities **Defence of French allegations of offences **Hold the law of King Edward **Freeman's pledge and surety **Prohibition on the sale of any man by another outside the country **Forbidding killings and hangings *Writ concerning spiritual and temporal courts c. 1072 *Writ concerning conduct of sheriffs c. 1077 *

Coronation Charter The Charter of Liberties, also called the Coronation Charter, or Statutes of the Realm, was a written proclamation by Henry I of England, issued upon his accession to the throne in 1100. It sought to bind the King to certain laws regarding the ...

1100 **Freedom of the Church of God **Redemption of lands by just and lawful "relief" **Marriage **Dower **Common mintage **Pardon of Debts and Fees owing to the King's brother **Bequeathments of barons' properties **Forfeiture by barons or the King's men **Remission of all murder-fines incurred before the crowning of the King **Retention of forests **Relieving Knight's burden on their land **Peace to be kept in all the kingdom **Restoration of the law of King Edward **Return of lands belonging to the King

12th century

*Charter concerning the holding of courts of shire and hundred 1108–1111 *Charter on confirmation of laws c. 1135 *Charter on liberties of church 1136 *Charter describing the Treaty of Winchester 1153 *Charter on confirmation of liberties 1154 *

Constitutions of Clarendon The Constitutions of Clarendon were a set of legislative procedures passed by Henry II of England in 1164. The Constitutions were composed of 16 articles and represent an attempt to restrict ecclesiastical privileges and curb the power of the Chur ...

1164 *Writ of Henry II addressed to the bishops of England 1164 *

Assize of Clarendon The Assize of Clarendon was an act of Henry II of England in 1166 that began a transformation of English law and led to trial by jury in common law countries worldwide, and that established assize courts. Prior systems for deciding the winning ...

1166 *Charter of Henry II granting Meath to Hugh of Lassy 1172 *

Assize of Northampton The Assize of Northampton, largely based on the Assize of Clarendon of 1166, is among a series of measures taken by King Henry II of England that solidified the rights of the knightly tenants and made all possession of land subject to and guara ...

1176 * Assize of Arms 1181 *Assize of the Forest 1184 *Ordinance of the Saladin Tithe 1188

13th century

Magna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called (also ''Magna Charta''; "Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the ...

1215 *Magna Carta 1216 *Magna Carta 1217 *

Charter of the Forest 1217 The Charter of the Forest of 1217 ( la, Carta Foresta) is a charter that re-established for free tenant, free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by King William the Conqueror and his heirs. Many of its provisions were i ...

Henry III: Charter of the Forest (1217)
/ref> * Magna Carta 1225 * Charter of the Forest 1225 * Statute concerning the Jews 1233 *

Statute of Jewry The Statute of Jewry was a statute issued by Henry III of England in 1253. In response to England's anti-Jewish hatred, Henry attempted to segregate and debase England's Jews with oppressive laws which included imposing the wearing of a yellow ...

1253 *Royal ordinance on alienation by tenants-in-chief 1256 *Proclamation of 18 October 1258 *

Assize of Bread and Ale The Assize of Bread and Ale ( la, Assisa panis et cervisiae) was a 13th-century law in high medieval England, which regulated the price, weight and quality of the bread and beer manufactured and sold in towns, villages and hamlets. It was the firs ...

1267 *Grant of custom on exported wool, woolfells and hides 1275 * Statute of the Jewry 1275 *Distraint of knighthood 1278 *

Statute of Mortmain The Statutes of Mortmain were two enactments, in 1279 and 1290, passed in the reign of Edward I of England, aimed at preserving the kingdom's revenues by preventing land from passing into the possession of the Church. Possession of property by a ...

1279 *

1290

References

List of English statutes repealed in ireland
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11th century

12th century

13th century

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