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Papists Act 1742

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Papists Act 1742
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for allowing further Time for Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists; and for Relief of Protestant Purchasers, Devisees, and Lessees.
Citation16 Geo. 2. c. 32
Dates
Royal assent21 April 1743
Repealed15 July 1867
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1867
Status: Repealed

The Papists Act 1742 (16 Geo. 2. c. 32) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Great Britain during the reign of George II. Its long title was "An Act for allowing further time for inrolment of deeds and wills made by papists; and for relief of protestant purchasers, devisees, and lessees".[1]

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  1. ^ Danby Pickering, The Statutes at Large, from the 15th to the 20th Year of King George II: Vol. XVIII (Cambridge, 1765), p. 143.