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Exhibit 508

Act concerning the payment of First Fruits and an annual tenth of the possessions of the Church, 26 Henry VIII c. 3

Exhibit 508 ยท Statute

Act concerning the payment of First Fruits and an annual tenth of the possessions of the Church, 26 Henry VIII c. 3

An Acte concerninge the paiment of Firste Fruites of all dignities benefices

Title: an Act concerning the payment of first fruits of all dignities, benefices and spiritual promotions, and an annual pension of the tenth part of all the possessions of the Church, granted to the king and his heirs.

Source
Parliament of England (Henry VIII)
Date
1534
Quoted from
Statutes of the Realm III, p. 493 (title; OCR)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://archive.org/details/the-statutes-of-the-realm-3
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding REL-2.5
Primary record In 1534 Parliament required cathedral chapters to elect the person the king named in his letter missive, declared the king supreme head of the Church of England and granted the Crown first fruits and an annual tenth of church income; in 1559 Parliament required clergy and royal officers to swear that the queen is "only supreme governor" and every minister to use the Book of Common Prayer.