Bible Encyclopedias
Poynings's Law

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

An Act of Parliament held at Drogheda in 1495 in the reign of Henry VII., declaring that all statutes hitherto passed in England should be also in force in Ireland, so called from Sir Edward Poynings, the lieutenant of Ireland at the time.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Poynings's Law'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/poyningss-law.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.