Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543

Each half barony of Fower to be taken as an intire barony in all trials.

V. Provided and be it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid, that the now knights for the said countie of Meth elected and returned for this present parliament, shall continue, remaine, and bee knightes, of and for the said countie of Meth, made and established by authoritie of this present act; and also of and for the said countie of Westmeth, made and authorised by authoritie aforesaid, during the continuance of the same Parliament, and to the utter dissolving of the same in like manner, forte, forme, effect and condition, as though this act had never been made, anie thing or things conteyned or mentioned in the same to the contrarie in anie wise notwithstanding. The intent meaning and making of this act is that everie of the halfe baronies of Fower in all tryalles shall be taken as an entire barony; that is to say, that moytie allotted to the shire of Meth to bee taken as an entire barony of that shire; and the other moytie allotted to Westmeth to be as an entire barony in that shire, for all tryalles.