| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | For Punishment of Vagabonds. |
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| Citation | 7 Ric. II. c. 5 |
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| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | 5 Edw. III c.14 (1331) |
Status: Repealed | |
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The Vagabonds Act 1383 (7 Ric. II, c. 5) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in 1383. It empowered Justices of Assize, Justices of the Peace or county sheriffs to bind over vagabonds for good behaviour, or to commit them to the assizes if sureties could not be given.
The Act was repealed by section 11 of 21 J.1 c.28.[1]
See also
- Nightwalker statute
References
- ^ Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1811). Continuance of Divers Statutes & Repeal of Divers Others [21 Jac. I. - A.D. 1623 Chapter XXVIII]. Internet Archive. The Statutes at Large, of England and of Great Britain: from Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. IV. London, Great Britain: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. pp. 768–773. OCLC 15609908.
- Tudor Constitutional Documents, AD 1485-1603, by J.R. Tanner. Cambridge University Press, 1951. p. 469.
External links
- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1810). Nightwalker Statute 1331 [5 Edw. III - A.D. 1331 Chapter XIV]. HaithTrust. The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third; in pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. I. London, Great Britain: Dawson of Pall Mall. pp. 268–269. OCLC 426777557.