The 9th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by

Queen Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eliz ...

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 Sir Christopher Yelverton (1536 – 31 October 1612) was an English judge and Speaker of the House of Commons. Ancestry Christopher Yelverton came from an ancient Norfolk family, tracing their descent back to Andrew Yelverton, who held conside ...

, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton On 5 November

Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Bacon led the advancement of both ...

, the MP for

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

, tabled a motion on

tillage Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shoveling, picking, mattock work, hoein ...

, 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 Queen for an investigation into monopolies elicited a reply that their lawfulness would be examined. In total 28 public and 15 private measures received the royal assent. The Parliament was dissolved on 9 February 1598.

Notable Acts of the Parliament

Vagabonds Act 1597 The Vagabonds Act 1597 (39 Eliz. c. 4) was an Act of the Parliament of England, which aimed to address concerns of vagrancy. Background The Ninth Elizabethan Parliament had opened on 24 October 1597, with Parliament concerned about the dearth ...

* Hospitals for the Poor Act 1597 *

Newport and Caerleon Bridges over Usk Act 1597 The Newport and Caerleon Bridges over Usk Act 1597 ( 39 Eliz. 1. c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 The Statute Law Revision Act 1948 is an Act of the Parliament of the Unit ...

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Notable Acts of the Parliament

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