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[FIRST ACTS OF PARLIAMENT]. [KING HENRY VIII (1491-1547), association]. Anno Primo Henrici Octavi. The Kyng Our Soverayn lorde Henry the VIII, after the conquest, by the grace of god kynge of Englande and of Fraunce, and lorde of Irelande, at his parliament holden at westmynster the. XXI, day of January, in the fyrste yere of his mooste noble reigne: to the honour of god and hollye churche, and for the common weale an prosyte of this in his realme, by the assente of the lordes spyrytuall and temporal and the commons i this present parliament assembled, and by auctoritie of the same: hath do to be ordained, made, and enacted certayne statues and ordinaunces in maner and fourme folowyng. London: Thomas Berthelet, [1543]. Large 8vo in sixes. Illustrated with woodcut initials. x fols. Approximately 11 ¼ x 7 ½”. Bound in modern full blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt (minor rubbing, soiling to binding, some toning, dampstaining to text, several pages with contemporary ink marginal notations, a 1” tear at the bottom margin of fol. vi and a short creased tear to the bottom margin of fol. iiii.). Inkstamp of Cecil Brent on fol. i. FIRST BERTHELET EDITION OF THE FIRST ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED UNDER THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII. This volume contains several acts concerning commerce and economics; it revokes the ban on the English trading with Iceland and Denmark. It legislates “concerning th’entryng of marchandyses in the customers bokes…” known today as trade regulations on imports. Also included are several laws limiting expensive clothing. STC 9359 (2nd edition). Beale English Law S112.