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Of the Kingdom of England Royal statutes, etc. issued before the development of Parliament 1225–1267 1275–1307 1308–1325 Temp. incert. 1327–1376 1377–1397 1399–1411 1413–1421 1422–1460 1461      1463 1464           1467 1468                1472      1474           1477                     1482 1483      1485      1487 1488           1491                1495 1496                               1503                          1509      1511 1512 1513 1514 1515                                    1523                          1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536           1539 1540 1541 1542 1543      1545 1546 1547 1548 1549      1551      1553 1554 1555      1557 1558                1562                1566                     1571 1572           1575                     1580                1584      1586      1588                1592                     1597                1601      1603      1605 1606           1609                                                   1620           1623      1625      1627           1640 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667           1670      1672           1675      1677 1678 1679 1680                     1685           1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698      1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706
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This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1542.

For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland, and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

For acts passed from 1801 onwards, see the list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament, the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

For medieval statutes, etc. that are not considered to be acts of Parliament, see the list of English statutes.

See also the List of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660 for ordinances and acts passed by the Long Parliament and other bodies without royal assent, and which were not considered to be valid legislation following the Restoration in 1660.

The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded by the years of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3".

Acts passed by the Parliament of England did not have a short title; however, some of these acts have subsequently been given a short title by acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (such as the Short Titles Act 1896).

Acts passed by the Parliament of England were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed. Because of this, the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular act was passed.

The second session of the 8th Parliament of King Henry VIII, which met from 3 November 1542 until 12 May 1543.

This session was also traditionally cited as 34 & 35 H. 8.

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Chronological Table and Index of the Statutes: Henry VIII

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