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Heresy Act 1382

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Heresy Act 1382
Act of Parliament
Long titleSheriffs commissioned to apprehend preachers of heresy, and their abettors. The enormities ensuing the preaching of heresies.
Citation5 Ric. 2. Stat. 2. c. 5
Territorial extent 
Dates
Commencement7 May 1382[a]
Repealed23 January 1559
Other legislation
Amended byRevival of the Heresy Acts
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Heresy Act 1382 (5 Ric. 2. Stat. 2. c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of England. The act stated that the Chancellor should issue commissions authorizing the arrest of heretical preachers, based on certificates issued by the bishops.[1]

The act was repealed in a later Parliament of the same year as the knights of the shires claimed it had not passed the House of Commons.[2]

Legacy

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The whole act was repealed by section 6 of the Act of Supremacy 1558 (1 Eliz. 1. c. 1).

Notes

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  1. ^ Start of session.

References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, William (27 March 2024). The Constitutional History of England, in its Origin and Development: Vol. II. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-385-39222-9.
  2. ^ Dudley Julius Medley, A Student's Manual of English Constitutional History. Sixth Edition (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1925), p. 601.