2nd session of parliament elected in 1703. Dates of Session: 10 Feb 1705–16 Jun 1705
Date on which acts received royal assent: 16 Jun 1705 (22 acts)
Total of 24 acts (16 public and 8 private)
The public acts of this session are printed in The statutes at large (21 vols, Dublin, 1786-1804), vol. iv, pp 68-108.
Regnal year description in The statutes at large: 4 Anne [properly 3 & 4 Anne]
Dates of regnal year of 3 Anne: 8 Mar 1704–7 Mar 1705. Dates of regnal year of 4 Anne: 8 Mar 1705–7 Mar 1706
Enacted measures only are listed below. To see all measures of this session (including failed bills) click here
Public Acts
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[+]4 Anne c.1 [Bill No. 3029] For granting to her majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, strong waters, toba ...
4 Anne c.1 [Bill No. 3029] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For granting to her majesty an additional duty on beer, ale, strong waters, tobacco, calicoes, linens, muslins and other goods and merchandises.
[+]4 Anne c.2 [Bill No. 2068] To explain and amend an act entitled an act for registering the Popish clergy.
4 Anne c.2 [Bill No. 2068] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To explain and amend an act entitled an act for registering the Popish clergy.
[+]4 Anne c.3 [Bill No. 1707] To repeal an act entitled an act for the advancement of the trade of linen manuf ...
4 Anne c.3 [Bill No. 1707] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To repeal an act entitled an act for the advancement of the trade of linen manufactures.
[+]4 Anne c.4 [Bill No. 1708] For the improvement of the hempen and flaxen manufactures of this kingdom.
4 Anne c.4 [Bill No. 1708] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For the improvement of the hempen and flaxen manufactures of this kingdom.
[+]4 Anne c.5 [Bill No. 0770] For relief of creditors against fraudulent devises.
4 Anne c.5 [Bill No. 0770] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For relief of creditors against fraudulent devises.
[+]4 Anne c.6 [Bill No. 3404] To prevent the illegal raising of money by grand juries and the misapplying mone ...
4 Anne c.6 [Bill No. 3404] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To prevent the illegal raising of money by grand juries and the misapplying money legally raised and for the better execution of an act for the mending of highways by six days' labour, and for the appointing overseers of the highways by the justices of their sessions, in default of naming them by the respective parishes.
[+]4 Anne c.7 [Bill No. 2970] For the lessening the duty of rapeseed to be exported.
4 Anne c.7 [Bill No. 2970] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For the lessening the duty of rapeseed to be exported.
[+]4 Anne c.8 [Bill No. 4027] To regulate the taking and exacting tolls throughout this kingdom and to prevent ...
4 Anne c.8 [Bill No. 4027] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To regulate the taking and exacting tolls throughout this kingdom and to prevent engrossing of coals in the city of Dublin.
[+]4 Anne c.9 [Bill No. 3962] For explaining and putting in execution an act for planting and preserving timbe ...
4 Anne c.9 [Bill No. 3962] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For explaining and putting in execution an act for planting and preserving timber trees and woods, and for explaining and putting in execution an act to avoid and prevent divers misdemeanours in idle and lewd persons in barking of trees, etc.
[+]4 Anne c.10 [Bill No. 1071] To prevent fees being taken in certain cases.
4 Anne c.10 [Bill No. 1071] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To prevent fees being taken in certain cases.
[+]4 Anne c.11 [Bill No. 1363] Against horse stealing and selling of stolen horses, and for punishing of all ac ...
4 Anne c.11 [Bill No. 1363] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
Against horse stealing and selling of stolen horses, and for punishing of all accessories to felons.
[+]4 Anne c.12 [Bill No. 1891] To repeal a statute made in the 5th year of Henry IV, against multiplying gold a ...
4 Anne c.12 [Bill No. 1891] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To repeal a statute made in the 5th year of Henry IV, against multiplying gold and silver, and to prevent controversies and disputes concerning royal mines.
[+]4 Anne c.13 [Bill No. 0791] For the relief of poor prisoners for debt.
4 Anne c.13 [Bill No. 0791] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For the relief of poor prisoners for debt.
[+]4 Anne c.14 [Bill No. 4137] For regulating the weights used in this kingdom and that salt and meal shall be ...
4 Anne c.14 [Bill No. 4137] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For regulating the weights used in this kingdom and that salt and meal shall be sold by weight.
[+]6 Anne. c.5 [Bill No. 0862] For amending and continuing an act made in the 2nd year of her most excellent ma ...
6 Anne. c.5 [Bill No. 0862] Royal Assent: 24 Oct 1707.
For amending and continuing an act made in the 2nd year of her most excellent majesty, intituled an act for the recovery of small debts in a summary way before the judges of the assize.
[+]6 Anne c.3 [Bill No. 1502] For continuing an act made in the 9th year of the reign of the late King William ...
6 Anne c.3 [Bill No. 1502] Royal Assent: 24 Oct 1707.
For continuing an act made in the 9th year of the reign of the late King William, entitled an act for the more easy obtaining partition of lands in coparcenary, joint tenancy and tenancy in common, and bounding and mearing of lands.
Private Acts
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[+]4 Anne c.1 (private) [Bill No. 2803] To confirm and make good a sale made by Henry, lord baron of Shelburne, of certa ...
4 Anne c.1 (private) [Bill No. 2803] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To confirm and make good a sale made by Henry, lord baron of Shelburne, of certain woods in the county of Kerry.
[+]4 Anne c.2 (private) [Bill No. 2416] To enable certain persons to sell certain parts of the estate of Sir Justin Aylm ...
4 Anne c.2 (private) [Bill No. 2416] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To enable certain persons to sell certain parts of the estate of Sir Justin Aylmer, baronet, for payment of debts and to empower a certain other person to make leases of other parts of the said estate.
[+]4 Anne c.3 (private) [Bill No. 2597] For vesting the estate of Sir Thomas Hackett, knight, in trustees, and for empow ...
4 Anne c.3 (private) [Bill No. 2597] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For vesting the estate of Sir Thomas Hackett, knight, in trustees, and for empowering them to sell the same for payment of his debts, if the value thereof amount to so much.
[+]4 Anne c.4 (private) [Bill No. 2675] For sale of part of the estate of John Magill of Gill Hall in the county of Down ...
4 Anne c.4 (private) [Bill No. 2675] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For sale of part of the estate of John Magill of Gill Hall in the county of Down, esquire, and for settling an equivalent in other parts of his estate in lieu thereof.
[+]4 Anne c.5 (private) [Bill No. 2500] For the relief of Captain James Coghlan and Felix Coghlan, the surviving Protest ...
4 Anne c.5 (private) [Bill No. 2500] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For the relief of Captain James Coghlan and Felix Coghlan, the surviving Protestant sons of John Coghlan of Cloghan.
[+]4 Anne c.6 (private) [Bill No. 2468] For the sale of Colonel John Browne's estate for payment of his Protestant credi ...
4 Anne c.6 (private) [Bill No. 2468] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
For the sale of Colonel John Browne's estate for payment of his Protestant creditors.
[+]4 Anne c.7 (private) [Bill No. 2527] To enable Thomas Dawson of Castle Dawson in the county of Londonderry, esquire, ...
4 Anne c.7 (private) [Bill No. 2527] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To enable Thomas Dawson of Castle Dawson in the county of Londonderry, esquire, to make sale of several lands for payment of debts, and for settling an equivalent or other lands for Olivia Dawson, his wife and Arabella Dawson, late wife of Thomas Dawson the younger, deceased, for their several jointures, and for provision for Joshua Dawson and Arabella Dawson, infants, children of Thomas Dawson, deceased.
[+]4 Anne c.8 (private) [Bill No. 2708] To enable John Morres, esquire, an infant, son and heir of Redmond Morres, decea ...
4 Anne c.8 (private) [Bill No. 2708] Royal Assent: 16 Jun 1705.
To enable John Morres, esquire, an infant, son and heir of Redmond Morres, deceased, to make a jointure on any woman he shall marry, and for relief of the younger children of the said Redmond, and for amending and explaining some clauses in an act entitled an act to prevent the disinheriting of Redmond Morres.