Burying in Woollen Acts
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for Burying in Woollen onely. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 January 1667 |
| Commencement | 25 March 1667 |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for burying in Woollen. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 July 1678 |
| Commencement | 23 May 1678 |
| Repealed | 23 July 1814 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Burying in Woollen Act 1666 |
| Repealed by | Burying in Woollen Act 1814 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Additionall Act for burying in Woollen. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 32 Cha. 2. c. 1 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 January 1681 |
| Commencement | 2 February 1680 |
| Repealed | 23 July 1814 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Burying in Woollen Act 1814 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were acts of the Parliament of England (citation 18 & 19 Cha. 2. c. 4 (1666), 30 Cha. 2. c. 3 (1678) and 32 Cha. 2. c. 1 (1680)) which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woollen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles.