Back Deddfau Penyd yn erbyn Cymru 1402 Welsh Penal Laws mod Wales 1402 Danish Penal Laws against Wales French
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | Englishmen shall not be convicted by Welshmen in Wales. |
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| Citation | 4 Hen. 4. c. 26 |
| Territorial extent | Wales |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | 21 Jas. 1. c. 28 |
Status: Repealed | |
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| Long title | There shall be no wasters, vagabonds, &c. in Wales. |
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| Citation | 4 Hen. 4. c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | Wales |
| Dates | |
| Repealed | 21 July 1856 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Repeal of Obsolete Statutes Act 1856 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | There shall be no congregations in Wales. |
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| Citation | 4 Hen. 4. c. 28 |
| Territorial extent | Wales |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | 21 Jas. 1. c. 28 |
Status: Repealed | |
The penal laws against the Welsh (Welsh: Deddfau Penyd) were a set of laws passed by the Parliament of England in 1401 and 1402 that discriminated against the Welsh people as a response to the Glyndŵr rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, which began in 1400.
Cumulatively, the laws prohibited the Welsh from obtaining senior public office, bear arms or purchase property in English boroughs. Public assembly was forbidden, and Englishmen who married Welsh women were also prevented from holding office in Wales.
They were reaffirmed in 1431, 1433 and 1471 although were inconsistently applied in practice. The laws became obsolete with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 under Henry VIII and were finally repealed in 1624.