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Relief of Ireland Act 1640

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Relief of Ireland Act 1640
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for a speedie contribucion and loan towards the releife of his Majesties distressed Subjects of the Kingdome of Ireland.
Citation16 Cha. 1. c. 30
Dates
Expired1 June 1642
Repealed28 July 1863
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1863 and Statute Law Revision Act 1950
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Relief of Ireland Act 1640 (16 Cha. 1. c. 30) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Long Parliament. It was the first Act to be passed in relation to the Irish Rebellion of 1641.[1]

The Act was "for a speedy contribution and loan" towards the relief of the King's subjects in Ireland.[1] The Act empowered churchwardens and overseers to collect benevolences in their parishes that would be handed to Parliament. The Act was to remain in force until 1 June 1642.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Robert Pentland (ed.), Calendar of the state papers relating to Ireland preserved in the Public Record Office. 1625-[1670] (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1900), p. vii.