Statute of Frauds 1695

Declarations or creations of trusts of lands shall be in writing and signed, or by last will in writing.

Explained by 6 Anne 10.

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the said feast day of the nativity of St. John the Baptist, which shall be in the said year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred ninety and six, all declarations or creations of any trusts or confidences of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, shall be manifested and proved by some writing signed by the party who is by law enabled to declare such trust, or by his last will in writing, or else they shall be utterly void and of none effect.