Jesuits etc. Act 1603
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Long titleAn Act for the due execution of the Statutes against Jesuits, seminary Priests and recusants.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales
Royal assent4 July 1604
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the due execution of the Statutes against Jesuits, seminary Priests and recusants. |
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| Citation | 1 Jas. 1. c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 4 July 1604 |
| Commencement | 19 March 1604[a] |
| Repealed | 18 August 1846 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Jesuits etc. Act 1603 |
| Repealed by | Religious Disabilities Act 1846 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Jesuits etc. Act 1603 (1 Jas. 1. c. 4), full title An Act for the due execution of the Statutes against Jesuits, seminary Priests and recusants, was an act passed by the Parliament of England during the reign of James I. It received the royal assent on 4 July 1604 and confirmed the Elizabethan penal laws. It also enacted new penalties for Catholics who sent their children abroad to be educated in Catholic colleges.[1] In order to placate the Catholic powers, James privately reassured the French envoy that he had no intention of enforcing the statute.[1]