The Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1588 (31 Eliz. 1. c. 10) was an act of the Parliament of England that continued various older acts.
Section 3 of the act provided that section 4 of the Continuance, etc. of Laws Act 1586 (29 Eliz. 1. c. 5), which provided that defendants in cases under penal statutes could appear in court through an attorney rather than being physically present themselves, would only extend to natural-born subjects or denizens.
Section 1 of the act continued 17 enactments until the end of the next session of parliament.
Section 2 of the act continued the Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 5) until the end of the next session of parliament.
The whole act was repealed by the Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 59).