Ale Houses Act 1551

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Rebellion Act 1572

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Stage Coaches Act 1790

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Succession to the Crown Act 1603

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Highways Act 1562

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Yeomanry (Ireland) Act 1802

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Musical (Summary Proceedings) Copyright Act 1902

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William Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton

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Militia (Ireland) Act 1802

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Everard de Digby

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Jakub Landovský

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