The 3rd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by

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on 17 February 1571 and assembled on 2 April 1571. The number of Members of Parliament (MPs) had grown from 402 to 438 since the last Parliament of 1559. To head off the usual problems caused by religious debate and calls for her to marry, Elizabeth instructed Parliament to deal with other issues and appointed lawyer Christopher Wray as

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of the

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. However, a number of bills concerning religious practices were introduced, only two of which were passed before Elizabeth claimed that religious practices in England were entirely her responsibility as head of the

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. Parliamentary complaints about the misuse of royal licences also met with Royal censure. Nevertheless, several important statutes were passed legalizing moneylending, and for the maintenance of farmland and the navy. A further bill made it treasonable to support the recent bull of excommunication received by Elizabeth from

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. Altogether a total of 29 statutes and 12 private measures were enacted by the time the 3rd Parliament was dissolved on 29 May 1571.

Notable Acts of the Parliament

Treasons Act 1571 The Treasons Act 1571 (13 Eliz.1 c.1) was an Act of the Parliament of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It restored the provisions of the Treasons Act 1534, which had been passed by Parliament during the reign of her father, King ...

* Bulls, etc., from Rome Act 1571 * Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 * Letters Patent Act 1571 * Ecclesiastical Leases Act 1571 *

Ordination of Ministers Act 1571 The Ordination of Ministers Act 1571 (13 Eliz 1 c 12) was an Act of the Parliament of England. Its principal provision was to require clergy of the Church of England to subscribe to the '' Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion''. The whole Act, so f ...

Attainders of Earl of Westmorland and others Act 1571 Attainders of Earl of Westmorland and others Act 1571 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England ( 13 Eliz. 1. c. 16) which confirmed the attainder against Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland and 57 others for their part in the Ri ...

* Oxford and Cambridge Act 1571

Notable members

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- served for Berkshire in this Parliament

References

* *''England and Wales. Parliament. The journals of all the Parliaments during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, both of the House of Lords and House of Commons''. Collected by Sir Simonds D'Ewes ... Reviewed and published by Paul Bowes. London, 1682. * 1571 establishments in England 1571 in politics {{England-hist-stub

Notable Acts of the Parliament

Notable members

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