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2977:institutions
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2912:Short titles
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1728:Acts of the
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95:Commencement
85:Royal assent
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801:Magna Carta
299:(excluding
267:poor relief
3120:Categories
2925:(formerly
563:References
223:Parliament
158:Long title
109:Amended by
47:Long title
1748:1751–1800
1743:1701–1750
1539:1760–1764
1534:1755–1759
1529:1750–1754
1524:1745–1749
1519:1740–1744
1514:1735–1739
1509:1730–1734
1504:1725–1729
1499:1720–1724
1494:1715–1719
871:1422–1460
866:1413–1421
861:1399–1411
856:1377–1397
851:1327–1376
839:1308–1325
834:1275–1307
829:1225–1267
691:The Times
645:The Times
311:Scotland
2975:devolved
2952:measures
467:See also
440:, (with
431:Poor Law
416:170,365
407:338,948
331:161,578
322:297,332
314:Ireland
297:England
215:8 Edw. 7
168:Citation
62:8 Edw. 7
57:Citation
1738:to 1700
1430:to 1707
423:Effects
413:64,769
410:21,956
404:Totals
356:14,830
339:15,178
328:60,787
325:19,691
254:pension
248:Outline
239:Liberal
237:of the
225:of the
175:. c. 33
64:. c. 40
729:online
671:
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390:4,423
382:1,628
373:7,185
365:3,131
362:1,488
348:3,101
345:1,443
306:Wales
200:Amends
294:Rate
180:Dates
79:Dates
3051:for
3017:List
3005:List
2998:and
2989:List
2959:List
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2887:2023
2882:2022
2877:2021
2872:2020
2867:2019
2862:2018
2857:2017
2852:2016
2847:2015
2842:2014
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