Act of First Fruits and Tenths
E155594
The Act of First Fruits and Tenths was a key English Reformation statute that redirected to the Crown the ecclesiastical revenues previously paid by clergy to the Pope, strengthening royal control over the Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of First Fruits and Tenths canonical | 2 |
| Acts of First Fruits and Tenths | 1 |
| First Fruits and Tenths Act 1534 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1357360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of First Fruits and Tenths Context triple: [English Reformation Parliament era, importantActPassed, Act of First Fruits and Tenths]
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A.
Statute of Quia Emptores
The Statute of Quia Emptores is a 1290 English law that reformed feudal landholding by allowing free alienation of land and effectively halting the creation of new feudal tenures.
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B.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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C.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
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D.
Revestment Act 1765
The Revestment Act 1765 was a British law by which the British Crown purchased and absorbed the feudal rights of the Lords of Mann, bringing the Isle of Man under more direct royal control.
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E.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of First Fruits and Tenths Target entity description: The Act of First Fruits and Tenths was a key English Reformation statute that redirected to the Crown the ecclesiastical revenues previously paid by clergy to the Pope, strengthening royal control over the Church.
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A.
Statute of Quia Emptores
The Statute of Quia Emptores is a 1290 English law that reformed feudal landholding by allowing free alienation of land and effectively halting the creation of new feudal tenures.
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B.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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C.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
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D.
Revestment Act 1765
The Revestment Act 1765 was a British law by which the British Crown purchased and absorbed the feudal rights of the Lords of Mann, bringing the Isle of Man under more direct royal control.
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E.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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English Reformation statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt | strengthening royal control over the Church of England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
26 Hen. VIII c. 3
ⓘ
Act of First Fruits and Tenths ⓘ
surface form:
First Fruits and Tenths Act 1534
|
| appliedTo |
Church of England clergy
ⓘ
surface form:
clergy of the Church of England
|
| archivedIn |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives (UK)
|
| belongsTo | statute law of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1534 ⓘ |
| definedAs |
payment of first year’s income of an ecclesiastical benefice to the Crown
ⓘ
payment of one-tenth of annual ecclesiastical income to the Crown ⓘ |
| effect |
diverted ecclesiastical revenues from Rome to the English Crown
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increased royal income ⓘ reduced papal influence in England ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
integration of church revenues into royal finances
ⓘ
practical assertion of royal supremacy over the church ⓘ |
| hasLegalCitation | 26 Henry VIII c. 3 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Tudor England
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surface form:
Tudor period
|
| implementedBy |
Exchequer of Account
ⓘ
surface form:
Exchequer of England
royal commissioners ⓘ |
| imposedPayment |
annual tenths
ⓘ
first fruits ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent church taxation in England ⓘ |
| inForceIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Church of England ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
ecclesiastical law
ⓘ
taxation law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to end papal financial authority in England
ⓘ
fiscal needs of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
|
| passedBy | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| previouslyPaidTo |
Holy See
ⓘ
Papacy ⓘ |
| reignOf | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533
ⓘ
Act of Annates ⓘ
surface form:
Act of Annates 1532
Act of Supremacy 1534 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| subject |
church finance
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ecclesiastical revenues ⓘ royal supremacy ⓘ |
| transferredFrom | Pope ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Kingdom of England
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surface form:
English Crown
|
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Subject: Act of First Fruits and Tenths Description of subject: The Act of First Fruits and Tenths was a key English Reformation statute that redirected to the Crown the ecclesiastical revenues previously paid by clergy to the Pope, strengthening royal control over the Church.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Fruits and Tenths Act 1534
this entity surface form:
Acts of First Fruits and Tenths