Ecclesiastical Lands Act 1634
ECCLESIASTICAL LANDS ACT 1634 | ||
CHAP. III. | ||
An Act for Preservation of the Inheritance, Rights and Profits of Lands belonging to the Church and Persons Ecclesiasticall, | ||
1 Eliz. 19. Eng. | ||
13 Eliz. 10. Eng. | ||
18 Eliz. 11. Eng. | ||
12 G. l. 10. | ||
1 G. 2. 15. | ||
Conveyances, lenses, charges, by ecclesiastical persons, void. | ||
FOR the preservation and continuance of all and every the mannors, lands, tenements, franchises, liberties, profits and hereditaments, unto the arch-bishops, bishops, deanes and chapters of the cathedrall and collegiat churches, arch-deacons, prebendaries, and other dignitaries ecclesiasticall, parsons, vicars, and likewise unto the masters or governours, and fellows of colledges, and masters and guardians of hospitalls, according to the true intent and meaning of the originall foundations thereof, without detriment, spoyle or prejudice; be it enacted by our soveraigne lord the King, with the assent of the lords spirituall and, temporall, and commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, That all seoffments, guists, grants, leases, alienations, conveyances, estates, charges and incumbrances at any time or times, from and after the first day of June now last part, made or done, or to be made, done, committed or suffered by any of the said arch-bishops, bishops, deanes and chapters, arch-deacons, prebendaries, or other the said dignitaries ecclesiasticall, parsons, vicars, masters and governors, and fellowes of colledges, and masters, guardians, or other governours of hospitals or any of them, of any mannors, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments, being any parcell of the possessions of any such arch-bishop, bishop, deane, deane and chapter, chapter, prebend, dignitary, parson, vicar, colledge, cathedrall or collegiat church, or hospitall, or any wayes belonging to the same, or to any of them, (other than such leases and grants as hereafter in this present act, or in any other act made or to be made in this present Parliament, are or shall be expressed and authorised to be made) shall be utterly void and of none effect, to all intents, constructions and purposes; any law, custome or usage, or other thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding. |