Westminster the First, Statute of. Hist. An English statute divided into 51 chapters (later correlating to separate acts of Parliament), including provisions (1) protecting the property of the church from the violence and spoliation of the Crown and nobles; (2) providing for the freedom of popular elections; (3) enforcing the rules contained in Magna Carta […]
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York, Statute of. Hist. An English statute passed in York in the twelfth year of Edward II’s reign, and including provisions on the subject of attorneys, witnesses, and the taking of inquests by nisi prius.
Gloucester, Statute of (glos-t[schwa]r). Hist. A statute that allowed a successful plaintiff to recover costs in addition to damages. • The statute was enacted in Gloucester.6 Edw. 1, ch. 1 (1278).
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Winchester, Statute of. Hist. A statute passed in the 13th year of the reign of Edward I, requiring every man to provide himself with armor to keep the peace, recognizing and regulating the offices of high and petty constables, organizing the police, and enforcing the old Saxon police laws. • It was repealed in 1827
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