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A.D. 1539] Sovereign Lord, there was in that Session of the said Parliament an other Act made and established for punishment of Welshmen attempting assaults or affrays upon any the inhabitants of Hereford Gloucester or Shropshire, which Act was also made to endure to the last day of the next Parliament as by the said Act more plainly appeareth.

Forasmuch as the said Acts be beneficial and profitable for the Commonwealth of this Realm: Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present Parliament that the said Acts and every of them and all clauses articles and provisions therein contained shall from henceforth be observed and kept and continue and endure unto the last day of the next parliament.

AD. 1539]

(Recites 27 Henry 8, c. 26, and 28 Henry 8, c. 3, and proceeds)

And forasmuch as the time of three years limited to the King's Majesty by the said Act made in the 28th year of his Grace's reign is nigh expired, and that his Highness hath had such great affairs and urgent causes to do concerning the state and wealth of this Realm, that by occasion thereof his Majesty hath had no convenient time nor leisure to accomplish and execute the power and authority committed to his Highness by the said Act made in the said 28th year of his reign: Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present Parliament that his Majesty, during the space of other three years next after the first day of this present Parliament shall have like power and authority to do use execute and accomplish all and every thing and things limited and appointed to his Majesty to be done used and accomplished by the same Act made in the said 28th year of his Grace's reign, in as large and ample manner in every condition as his Majesty might have done used and accomplished within the said time of three years limited by the said Act as is aforesaid. And that every such limitation appointment nomination and assignment to be made by the King's Highness in that behalf by authority of this present Act during the space of the said other three years next after the first day of this present Parliament