Laws in Wales Act 1542 (repealed)

[I.] Laws to be established in Wales, viz. Wales divided into Twelve Counties, Eight ancient, and Four under Stat. 1535 c. 26. E+W

Our Soveraigne Lorde the Kinges Majestie of his tendre zeale and affection, that he beareth towardes his loving and obedient subjects of his Dominion Principalitie and Countrie of Wales, for good rule and ordere to be from henseforthe kepte and mainteyned within the same, wherby his saide subjects may growe and ryse to more wealthe and prosperytie, hath devysed and made divers soondrye good and necessarye ordinances, which his Majestie of his moste habundaunte goodnes, at the humble sute (X1 ) of his saide subjects of Wales, is pleased and contented to be enacted by thassent of the Lordes Puall and temporall, and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by thauthorytie of the same, in maner and forme, as hereafter ensueth. First that his Graces said Dominion Principalitie and Countreye of Wales be from henseforthe devided into twelve Shires, of the whiche eight have been Shyres of long and auncient time, that is to saie: the Shyres of Glamorgon Carmerthin Pembroke Cardigan Flinte Caernarvan Anglesey and Meryoneth, and foure of the saide twelve Shyres be newlie made and ordeyned to be Shyres, by an Act made at the Parliament holden at Westminster, the xxviith yere of our saide Soveraigne Lords moste noble reigne, that is to saie, the Shyres of Radnor Brecknoke Mountgomerye and Denbighe, over and besydes the Shyre of Monmoth, and divers other Domynions Lordeshipps and Manoures unyted and annexed to the Shyres of Salopp Hereforde and Gloucestre, as by the saide late Acte more plainllie appearethe.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: and peticion O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]