Statute of Westminster 1327

For other similarly-named legislation, see Statute of Westminster.

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Citation1 Edw. 3

The Statute of Westminster 1327, also known as Statute of Westminster IV, was a law of Edward III of England.

The law included possibly the earliest recorded mention of conductors, stipulating that the wages of conductors (conveyors) of soldiers from the shires to the place of assembly would no longer be a charge upon the Shire. The statute also provided, for the first time, for the formal appointment of keepers of the peace, a position transformed in 1361 into justices of the peace.


References

  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1810). Statute of Westminster 1327 [1 Edw. III. - A.D. 1327 Statute I]. The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third; in pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. Vol. I. London, Great Britain: Dawson of Pall Mall. pp. 251–254. OCLC 426777557 – via HaithTrust.
  • Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne; Raithby, John (1810). Statute of Westminster 1327 [1 Edw. III. - A.D. 1327 Statute II]. The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third; in pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. Vol. I. London, Great Britain: Dawson of Pall Mall. pp. 255–257. OCLC 426777557 – via HaithTrust.


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