Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for Burying in Woollen onely. |
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Citation |
18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4
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Dates | |
Royal assent | 18 January 1667 |
Commencement | 25 March 1667 |
Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for burying in Woollen. |
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Citation | 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 15 July 1678 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Burying in Woollen Act 1814 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Additionall Act for burying in Woollen. |
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Citation | 32 Cha. 2. c. 1 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 10 January 1681 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Burying in Woollen Act 1814 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were Acts of the Parliament of England (citation 18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4 (1666), [1] [2] 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 (1678) [3] and 32 Cha. 2. c. 1 (1680) [4]) which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woollen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles. [5]
It was a requirement that an affidavit be sworn in front of a justice of the peace (usually by a relative of the deceased), confirming burial in wool, with the punishment of a £5 fee for noncompliance. Burial entries in parish registers were marked with the word "affidavit" or its equivalent to confirm that affidavit had been sworn; it would be marked "naked" for those too poor to afford the woollen shroud.
The legislation was in force until 1814, but was generally ignored after 1770. [6] The 1666 Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863. [7]
Burial records so annotated can be a source of genealogical information, providing evidence of economic status and relationships that may be otherwise unavailable or ambiguous. [8] [9]
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for Burying in Woollen onely. |
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Citation |
18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4
|
Dates | |
Royal assent | 18 January 1667 |
Commencement | 25 March 1667 |
Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for burying in Woollen. |
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Citation | 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 15 July 1678 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Burying in Woollen Act 1814 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Additionall Act for burying in Woollen. |
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Citation | 32 Cha. 2. c. 1 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 10 January 1681 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Burying in Woollen Act 1814 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were Acts of the Parliament of England (citation 18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4 (1666), [1] [2] 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 (1678) [3] and 32 Cha. 2. c. 1 (1680) [4]) which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woollen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles. [5]
It was a requirement that an affidavit be sworn in front of a justice of the peace (usually by a relative of the deceased), confirming burial in wool, with the punishment of a £5 fee for noncompliance. Burial entries in parish registers were marked with the word "affidavit" or its equivalent to confirm that affidavit had been sworn; it would be marked "naked" for those too poor to afford the woollen shroud.
The legislation was in force until 1814, but was generally ignored after 1770. [6] The 1666 Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1863. [7]
Burial records so annotated can be a source of genealogical information, providing evidence of economic status and relationships that may be otherwise unavailable or ambiguous. [8] [9]