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The London, Quo Warranto Judgment Reversed Act 1689 is an act of the
Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the Great Council of England, great council of Lords Spi ...
( 2 Will. & Mar. c. 8), the
long title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. The ...
of which is "An Act for Reversing the Judgment in a Quo Warranto against the City of London and for Restoreing the City of London to its antient Rights and Privileges". Enacted shortly after the
Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII, James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II, Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange ...
, it restored various valuable privileges of the officers, companies, and corporations of the
City of London The City of London, also known as ''the City'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and Districts of England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in England. It is the Old town, his ...
that had been seized under a writ of ''
quo warranto In the English-American common law, ''quo warranto'' (Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ issued by a court which orders someone to show what authority they have for exercising some right, power, or franchise they clai ...
'' by Charles II and James II to augment the royal revenue. Noorthouck writes, " is being the last confirmation of the rights and privileges of the citizens f London tought justly to be known by all."''Book 1, Ch. 17: From the Revolution to the death of William III'', A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark (1773), pp. 272–288
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{{Authority control Acts of the Parliament of England 1689 Repealed English legislation History of the City of London 1680s in London Law in London