Statute of Westminster 1327
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | None |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 Edw. 3 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1327 by King Edward III |
| Commencement | 1327 |
| Repealed | 27 August 1881 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1881 |
| Relates to | Justices of the Peace Act 1361 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Statute of Westminster 1327 (1 Edw. 3), also known as Statute of Westminster IV, was a law of Edward III of England.
The law included possibly the earliest recorded mention of conductors, stipulating that the wages of conductors (conveyors) of soldiers from the shires to the place of assembly would no longer be a charge upon the Shire. The statute also provided, for the first time, for the formal appointment of keepers of the peace, a position transformed in 1361 by the Justices of the Peace Act 1361 (34 Edw. 3. c. 1) into justices of the peace.