Tenures Abolition Act 1662
TENURES ABOLITION ACT 1662 | ||
CHAP. XIX. | ||
An Act for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries, and Tenures in capite, and by Knights Service. | ||
12 C. 2. 24. Eng. Such tenures more burthensome to the kingdom than beneficial to the King. | ||
Court of wards and liveries, primer seizins, ousterlemains, values of marriage by knights service, mesne rates, grants arising therefrom, taken away from 23 Oct. 1641. | ||
WHEREAS it hath been found by former experience, That the court of wards and liveries, and tenures by knights service, either of the King or otherwise, or by knights service in capite, or soccage in capite of the King, and the consequence of the same been much more burthensome, grievous and prejudicial to this kingdom, than they have been beneficial to the King; be it therefore enacted by the King our Sovereign Lord, with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, and it is hereby enacted, that the court of wards and liveries, and all wardships, liveries, primer-seizins, and ousterlemains, values and forfeitures of marriage by reason of any tenures of the King’s Majesty, or of any other by knights service, and all mean rates, and all other gifts, grants, charges, incident or arising for or by reason of wardships, liveries, primer-seizins, or ousterlemains, be taken away and discharged, and are hereby enacted to be taken away and discharged from the three and twentieth day of October, one thousand six hundred forty one; any law, statute, custome or usage to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding. |