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Commissioners may demise See Houses of Bishopricks becoming vacant.
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XXXIX. And be it further enacted, That in the Case of the said Bishoprick of Waterford it shall and may be lawful for the said Commissioners from and after the passing of this Act, and in the Case of the other Bishopricks named in the First Column of the Schedule (B.) to this Act annexed, save and except the Bishopricks of Ossory and of Cork and Ross, it shall and may be lawful for such Commissioners at and after such Times as the said Bishopricks shall become respectively vacant, or united to any other Bishoprick or Archbishoprick as aforesaid, and such Commissioners are hereby empowered, by and with the Consent of the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors in Ireland, to be testified in Writing under his or their Hand or Hands, to demise for any Term of Lives or Years, or Lives and Years, with a Covenant to make void the said Demise in case of assigning or subletting, and for such Rent or Fine as shall be specified in and by such Consent as aforesaid, the See House and Offices, and all or any Part of the Mensal or Demesne Lands of or belonging to the said Bishoprick of Waterford, or to the said other Bishopricks, save as aforesaid: Provided always, that if the Bishop for the Time being of the Bishoprick to which such Bishoprick of Waterford, or such other Bishoprick, save as aforesaid, shall be united by virtue hereof as aforesaid, do and shall, with and by the like Consent as aforesaid, to be testified as aforesaid, elect and choose the See House of such Bishoprick of Waterford, or such other Bishoprick, save as aforesaid, to be and continue for ever to be the See House of such united Bishoprick, it shall not be lawful for the said Commissioners so to demise the said See House and Offices so selected and chosen as aforesaid, nor the Mensal or Demesne Lands thereof or thereto respectively belonging; and in such Case it shall be and become lawful for the said Commissioners, and they are hereby empowered, by and with the like Consent as aforesaid, to be testified as aforesaid, to demise, in like Manner and upon the like Terms as aforesaid, the See House and Offices of the Bishoprick to which such Bishoprick of Waterford or such other Bishoprick, save as aforesaid, shall be united as aforesaid, by virtue of this Act, together with any Part of the Mensal or Demesne Lands thereof or thereto respectively belonging, instead of the See House and Mensal or Demesne Lands of such Bishoprick of Waterford or other Bishopricks so respectively becoming vacant, or united to any other Archbishoprick or Bishoprick, save as aforesaid.
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