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Archbishops, &c. may appropriate Lands for Demeane.
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LIV. That it shall be lawful for any Archbishop, Bishop, Dean, Archdeacon, Dignitary, or Prebendary of any Cathedral Church having no sufficient Demesne or Mensal Lands, or having Demesne or Mensal Lands situate at too great a Distance from his or their Mansion House or Cathedral Church, by and with the Consent of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the Time being, and of the Privy Council, Six at least of the said Privy Council agreeing thereto, out of any Portion of his or their respective Ecclesiastical Lands, being actually out of Lease, or whereof the Lease being unexpired shall be surrendered to or purchased by such Ecclesiastical Person, to set apart so much thereof as shall be necessary and convenient for Demesne or Mensal Lands to him and his Successors for ever, which Lands so set apart shall for ever thereafter be deemed and taken for the Demesne or Mensal Lands of such Ecclesiastical Person and his Successors; and where the present Demesne or Mensal Lands or any Portion thereof are situate at an inconvenient Distance from the said Mansion House or Cathedral Church, it shall be lawful for such Ecclesiastical Person, having, with such Consent as aforesaid, appropriated other Lands more convenient for him and his Successors, in lieu thereof, to demise such former Demesne or Mensal Lands, being of equal Value with the Lands set apart, for such Estate or Interest, and under and subject to such Rents, Reservations, Terms, and Conditions, as he or they might have demised the Lands so set apart as aforesaid.
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