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A74029	Anno tricesimo primo Henrici octavi Henry the VIII. by the grace of God kynge of England and of France, defender of the fayth, Lorde of Irelande, and in earth supreme hed immediatly vnder Christ of the churche of Englande, to the honour of almyghty God, conseruation of the true doctrine of Christes religion, and for the concorde quiet and vvelth of this his realme and subiectes of the same helde his moste hyghe court of Parliament begonne at VVestm[inster] the. xxviii. daye of Aprill, and there continued tyll the. xxviii. daye of Iune, the. xxxi. yere of his most noble and victorious reigne, vvherin in vvere establysshed these actes folovvinge.; Public General Acts. 1539. 31 Hen.VIII	England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII); Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.	1539 (1539)	STC 9397.5; ESTC S124831	58,283	58

foresayd religious houses within the foundacion wherof these other titles afore rehersed shal be establysshed Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie of this present parliament that his hyghnes shall haue full power and auctoritie frō tyme to tyme to declare nominat by his letters patētes or other writingis to be made vnder his greatte Seale suche noumber of bysshoppes suche nomber of cities sees for bysshoppes cathedrall churches and dyoces by metes and bondes for thexercise and mynistration of their episcopall offyces and adminystration as shall appertayne and to endowe theym with suche possessyons after suche maner fourme and condition as to his most excellente wysedome shall be thoughte necessary and conuenyent And also shall haue power and auctoritie to make and diuise translations ordynances rules and statutes concernynge theym all and euery of theym and further to do all and euery other thing and thinges what so euer it be whiche shall be deuised and thought requisite conuenient and necessarye by his mooste excellent wysedome and discretion for the good perfection and accomplyshement of all and syngular his sayde mooste godly and graciouse purposes and intentes touchynge the premysses or any other charytable or godly dedes to be deuised by his highnes concernynge the same And that all and syngular suche translations nominations of bishops cities sees and lymittation of dioces for byshops erections establishmentes foundations ordynances statutes rules and al and euery other thyng and thinges whiche shal be deuysed comprised and expressed by his gracis sondry and seueral letters patentes or other writinges vnder his greatte seale touchynge and concernynge the premisses or any of them or any circumstances or dependances therof necessary and requisite for the perfection of the premisses or any of them shall be of as good strength force value and effect to al intentes and purposes as if suche thynges that shall so be diuised expressed and mencioned in his letters patentes or other writinges vnder his great seale had ben done made and had by auctoritie of parliament ¶ An acte concernynge placynge of the lordes in the parlyament chaumber and other assembles and conferences of counsayle Capitulo .x. FOR AS MOCHE AS in all great councels and congregations of menne hauynge sondrye degrees and offyces in the common wealthe It is very requisyte and conuenyent that an order shulde be hadde and taken for the placyng and syttynge of suche persones as ben bounden to resorte to the same to the entent that they knowynge theyr places maye vse the same without displeasure or lette of the councell Therfore the kynges most royall maiestie althoughe it appertayneth vnto his prerogatiue royall to gyue suche honour reputation and placynge to his councellours and other his subiectes as shall be semynge to his most excellent wysedom is neuerthelesse pleased and contented for an order to be hadde and taken in this his moste hyghe courte of parliament that it shal be enacted by auctoritie of the same in maner and fourme as hereafter foloweth ¶ Fyrste it is enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that no persone or persones of what estate degree or condicion so euer he or they be of except onely the kynges chyldern shall at any tyme hereafter attempt or presume to sytte or haue place at any syde of the clothe of estate in the parliament chamber nother of the one hande of the kynges hyghnesse nor of the other whether the kynges maiestie be there personally present or absent And forasmoch as the kynges maiestie is iustely and laufully supreme heed in erthe vnder god of the churche of Englande and for the good exercyse of the sayd most royall dignitie and offyce hath made Thomas lorde Crumwell and lorde priuie seale his vicegerent for good due ministration of Iustyce to be had in all causes and cases touching the ecclesiasticall iurisdiction and for the godly refourmation and redresse of all errours heresyes and abuses in the sayde churche It is therfore also enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that the sayde lorde Crumwell hauynge the sayde offyce of vicegerent and all other persons whiche hereafter shall haue the sayde offyce of the graunt of the kinges highnes his heires or successours shall sytte and be placed as welle in this present parliament as in all parlyamentes to be holden herafter on the right syde of the parliament chamber and vppon the same fourme that the archbyshop of Canturbury sytteth on and aboue the same archbyshop and his successours and shall haue voyce in euery parliament to assente or dyssent as other the lordes of the parliament ¶ And it is also enacted that next to the sayd vycegerent shall syt the archbyshop of Canturbury and than nexte hym on the same fourme and syde shall sytte the archbyshop of Yorke and next to hym on the same forme and syde the byshop of London and next to hym on the same syde and fourme the byshop of Duresme and nexte to hym on the same syde and fourme the byshop of Wynchester and than all the other bishops of both prouinces of Canturbury and yorke shall sytte and be placed on the same syde after their auncienties as it hath ben accustomed ¶ And forasmoche as suche other personages whyche nowe haue and here after shall happen to haue other great offyces of the realme that is to say the offyces of the lorde Chancellour the lord Tresourer the lord president of the kynges most honorable councel the lord priuie seale the great chamberlayn of England the constable of Englāde the Marciall of Englande the lorde Admiral the grand Master or lord steward of the kinges most honorable houshold the kinges chamberlayn the kinges secretory haue not hertofore ben apointed ordred for the placing sitting in the kinges most high court of ꝑliment by reson of their officis It is therfore now ordeinid enacted by thauctorite aforsaid y t the lord Chancellor the lord tresorer y e lord p̄sident of the kinges coūcel the lorde priuy seale being of the degre of barōs of the parliment or aboue shal syt and be placed aswel in this present ꝑliment as in al other parliamentis herafter to be holden on the left side of y e said ꝑliment chamber on the higher part of the forme of the same side aboue all dukes except only suche as shall happen to be the kinges son the kingis broder y e kinges vncle y e kinges neuew or the kīges broders or sisters sons ¶ AND IT IS also ordeyned and enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that the great Chamberlayne the Constable the Marciall the lorde Admirall the great Mayster or lorde Stewarde and the kynges Chamberlayn shall sytte and be placed after the lorde Priuie seale in maner and fourme folowynge that is to say euery of them shall sytte and be placed aboue all other personages beinge of the same estates or degrees that they shall happen to be of that is to say the great Chaumberlayne fyrste the Constable next the Marciall thyrde the lorde Admirall the fourth the graund Maister

successours or assignes of them or any of them at any tyme hereafter shall not be charged nor chargeable to or with any other seruices suites customes rentes or other charges nor be cōpelled to doo or paye the same in any other place or places nor anye of the seuerall tenures chaunged alterated or charged otherwyse than they were or ought to doo or be before the makynge of this acte any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge Sauynge alway and reseruyng to al and singular free tenātes and customary tenantes of any lādes tenementes and hereditamentes lieng or being within the procinctes lymites and bondes of the sayd Chace callyd Hampton court chace specified declared by the sayd indenture and to the heyres successours assignes of euery of them all and singular liberties profytes commodities and aduantages to them appertaynynge accordyng to the true intent and pleasure of our sayde soueraygne lord the kynge signified and declared by the same indenture any thinge in this acte aboue written not withstandynge ¶ Prouyded alwaye that this acte or any thinge therin conteyned shall not be preiudiciall or hurtfull to any person or persons theyr heyres executours successours or assignes for any leases demises grauntes or couenaūtes heretofore had made or graunted to them or any of theym of the sayde manours and other the premisses or any part or parcell therof by any person or persons beynge owners of the sayd manours landes and tenementes and other the premisses or any part or parcell therof or by any of their auncestours or predecessours or by any person or persons lawfully auctorised by them or any of them for any demise lease or graunt therof made ¶ Sauynge alwaye to al and euery person and persons their heyres successours executours and assignes other then suche persons as were parties or priuy to the bargaynes sales gyftes or grauntes of the sayd manours and other the premisses or any parte therof and theyr wyues theyr heyres and successours and the wyues heyres and successours of euery of them al suche right title vse interest possessyon lease leases ferme fermes for terme of lyfe lyfes yeres or otherwise all grauntes liberties rentes charges profyttes couenaūtes and all other commoditie and commodities which they or any of them haue might or ought to haue or here after shall or shoulde haue in of or to the premisses or any part or parcell of them in suche maner and fourme as thoughe this acte or any thinge therein conteyned to the contrary therof had neuer bene had nor made any thynge in this present acte to the contrary therof not withstandynge ¶ AND for as moch as the sayde maners of Byflete and Weybridge before the makyng of this acte were parcell of the Duchie of Cornewall and now separated and taken from the same by reason of this acte Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie afore sayde that the manour of Shippon with thappurtenaunces in the countie of Berk. whiche latelye belonged to the late monasterye of Abendon in the same countie of Berk. nowe dissolued shall frome henseforth be vnited annexed to the sayde Duchie of Cornewall and shal be accepted and taken for and as part and parcel of the same Duchie of Cornewall in such lyke maner and fourme to all intentes and purposes as the sayde manours of Byflete and Weybridge were before the makynge of this acte and that the same manour of Shippon and the yssues reuenues and profyttes therof shall from hensforth be surueyed receyued and answered by and before suche persons officers and ministers and in suche lyke maner and fourme as other the manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes parcell of the sayde Duchie of Cornewall be and shal be surueyed receyued and answered ¶ Prouyded alway that this acte or any thynge therin conteyned shal not be preiudiciall or hurtfull to any person or persons their heyres executours successours or assignes or any demyses leases offices grauntes or couenaūtes heretofore had made or graunted to them or any of them of the sayd manour of Shippon or any part or parcell therof by our soueraigne lord the kynge or by any other person or persones beynge owner or owners of the same manour of Shippon this act or any thinge therein conteyned to the contrary therof not withstandinge ¶ An act that such as were religious persons maye purchace sue and be sued in all maner of actions Cap. vi BE it enacted by auctoritie of this present parliament that al and singular such religious persons aswel men as women professed of what order rule or habyt so euer they were whiche be or hereafter shal be put at their liberties from the danger seruitude and condicion of their religion and profession whervnto they were professed by reason of suppression dissoluinge forfeyture by atteyndre rendring or otherwyse gyuinge vp to the handes of the kynges maiestie or any other the same monasteries abbeys priories or other religious houses or places wherin the same religious persons were professed shall by auctoritie of this present parliament frome after the first daye of the same parliament and frome and after the tyme y t they were or shal be put at such libertie haue free libertie to purchase to thē and their heyres in fee simple fee tayle for terme of lyfe for yeres or at will manours landes tenementes rentes annuities and other hereditamentes thinges whatsoeuer they be in lyke maner and fourme as thoughe they or any of them had neuer bene professed nor entered into any suche religion And furthermore that they the same religious persons and euery of theym shal be made able by auctoritie of this present act to sue and to be sued in al maner of actions playntes and suytes what so euer they be of and for any matier or cause growen sythens and after the tyme of their seuerall deraigmentes or departinge out of their religion in all courtes and places within this realme as other the kynges subiectes be And furthermore that they euery of them shall and maye from hensforth vse and exercise receyue take haue and enioye all and euery lawfull thinge and thinges to be growen fal or happened to them or any of them after the sayd deraigment or departing out of their religion in as large and ample maner forme and condicion as yf they had neuer bene professed nor entered into religion the same profession or religion or any lawe custome or vse within this realme to the contrary therof in any wyse not withstandinge ¶ Prouyded alwayes be it further enacted by auctoritie afore sayd that none of the same religious persons shall or maye at any tyme hereafter be taken demed or iudged for or as heyre or heyres or inheritable to any person or persons to any purpose respect construction or intēt in the law nor y t they nor any of them by vertu of this acte be receyued admitted or demed able in the lawe to demande challenge receyue or take any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes

his or their feales vnto any one of the sayd commissioners to be appointed as is aforesayde within the lymittes of whose commission the heresies felonnies contemptes and offences whereof any suche presentement inditement infourmation or accusation shal be taken or had as is aboue written shal be committed done perpetrate And yf any person or persons which here after shall happen to take any suche accusation infourmation presentment or recognisaunces as is aboue saym ●●do ake defalte of the certificat therof contrary to the fourme aboue reheedsr that than euery person and persons so offendynge shall forfayte to our soueraygne lorde the kynge for euery suche defalte .x. li. ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that the sayde commissioners or thre of them at the least as is afore sayde by vertue of this act and their commission shal haue ful power and authoritie to make lyke processe against euery person and persones indyted presented or accused in forme as is aboue remembred as is vsed accustomed in cases of felony that as well within the limittes of their commission as into all other shyres and places of the realme Wales and other the kynges dominions as wel within lyberties as without and the same processe to be good and effectuall in the lawe as in cases of felony And vpon the appearance of any of the offendours shall haue full power and authoritie by vertue of this acte and the sayde commission to heare and determyne the foresayde heresies felonies contemptes and other offences accordynge to the lawes of this realme and theffectes of this acte ¶ And it is also enacted by the authoritie abouesayde that euery of the sayd commissioners vpon any suche accusation presentement or information shal endeuour him selfe effectually without affection drede or corruption to apprehende take the offendours after the apprehension of any suche offender or offenders shall haue full power authoritie to committe them to warde And that the sayd cōmissioners or two of them at the least shall haue full power and authoritie to let any person or persones so accused or presented vpon sufficient suerties by their discretions to bayle for their apparaunce to be tried accordinge to the tenour fourme and effecte of this acte ¶ And further it is enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that yf any person or personnes whiche hereafter shal be named and assigned to be commissioner or commissioners as is abouesayd be accused indited or presented of or for any the offences aboue written that than all and euery suche commissioner or commissioners so accused indyted and presented shal be examined put to answere and tryed of and vpon any such offence accordyng to the tenour and effecte of this acte before such other person or persons as it shal please the kynges highnes to name assigne and appoynt by his gracis commission to heare and determine the same ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that no persone nor persons which at any tyme hereafter shal be accused indited or presented as is aboue sayde shal be admitted to the chalenge of any person or personnes which shal be empanelled for the triall of his or theyr offence for any matter or cause other thā for malice or enmitie Which chalenge shal forthwith be tried in lyke maner as other chalenges be vsed to be tried in cases of felonye ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that all foreyne plees triable by the countreye whiche at any tyme hereafter shal be pleaded by any person or persons hereafter to be arrayned or put to aunswere vpon any accusation inditement or presentement of or for any of the offences aboue specified or of or for any of them shal be tried before the same cōmissioners afore whom such person or persones shall be arrained or put to aunswere and by the iurours that shall trie the sayde offence or offences without any further respyte or delay ¶ And it is further enacted by the authoritie aboue sayde that all Mayres sheryffes frowardes baylyffes of liberties gaolers and other officers and ministers of what name degree or condicion so euer they be and euerye of them shall frome tyme to tyme truly and diligently receyue serue all all maner the proces preceptes and commaundementes to them or any of them by the sayde commissioners or any of theym to be made gyuen or directed touchinge or concernynge the premisses or any patrell therof and shal also frome tyme to tyme be obedient and attendaunt vnto the sayde commissioners for the tyme beynge for the due execution of this present act or of any thinge therin conteyned ¶ And it is also enacted that euery personne whiche shall be named to be commissioner in the sayde commission after that he hath knowlege therof shall effectually put his diligence and attendance in and about the execution of the sayde commission And before that he shall take vpon him thexecucion of the same commission shall take a corporall othe before the lorde chācellour of Englande for the tyme beynge or before him or them to whome the sayde lorde chauncellour shall directe the kynges writte of Dedimus potestatem to take the same The tenoure of whiche othe here after ensueth ¶ Ye shall swere that ye to your counnynge wytte and power shall truely and indifferently execute the authoritie to you gyuen by the kynges commission made for correction of heretikes and other offendours mencioned in the same commission without any fauour affection corruption drede or malece to be borne to any personne or personnes as God you helpe and all sainctes And in case that any of the sayde persones named to be commissioners refuse to take the sayde othe or willyngly absent or aloigne him selfe frome the takynge of the sayde othe than euery suche personne so offendinge and the same offence extreted or certified into the kynges eschequer by the sayde lorde chancellour or by him or them to whome any suche writte of Dedimus potestatem as is afore sayde shal be directed shall forfayte and loose to oure sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge for euery tyme so offendinge fyue markes of lawful money ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie aboue fayde that the sayde commissioners and euery of them shall frome tyme to tyme haue full power authoritie by vertue of this acte to take in to his or their kepynge and possession all and all maner of bokes which bene and hathe bene or hereafter shal be setforth red or declared within this realme or other the kynges dominions wherin is or bene conteyned or comprised any clause article mattier or sentence repugnant or contrary to the tenour fourme or effect of this present act or any of the articles conteyned in the same And the sayd commissioners or thre of theym at the least to burne or otherwyse destroye the sayde bokes or any part of them as vnto the sayde commissioners or vnto thre of them at the least shal be thought expedient by their discretions ¶ And it is also enacted by the auctoritie abouesayde that euery person vicar curate or parysh priest of euery parysh churche within this realme or other the kynges dominions or his or their deputie vpon the sonday next after the first daye of September next ensuynge and so from thensforth ones in euery quarter of the yere at the least shall openly playnely and distinctly rede this present acte in the parysh churche where he is person vicar curate parysh priest or deputie vnto his or their paryshens than assembled togither to heare diuine seruice And that euery suche persone vicare curate or parysh priest makynge defaulte of redinge this act contrary to the fourme afore sayde shall forfayte vnto oure sayde soueraygne lorde his heyres or successours for euery suche defaulte .xl. s. sterlyng Sauynge to all singular person and personnes bodyes polytike and corporate their heires and successours and to the heyres and successours of euery of them other than all and singular suche person and persons that shal be hereafter conuicted or atteynted of or for any of the offences or contemptes aboue specified their heyres and successours and the heyres and successours of euery of them all such right title clayme interest entree possession rentes reuercions fees annuities commons offices profyttes and demaundes what soeuer as they or any of them haue or than at the tyme of the sayde conuiction or atteynder had shal haue of in or to any honours castels lordeshyps manours landes tenementes liberties franchesies aduousons and other hereditamētes which any suche person or persons beynge so conuicted or atteynted as is afore sayde had or were intitled to haue at the tyme of their offence or offences committed or at any tyme after that in as ample maner fourme and condition to al intentes constructions and purposes as yf this act had neuer be had nor made any thinge conteyned in this acte to the contrary in any wyse not withstandinge ¶ Prouyded alwaye that the lordes shall not haue ne clayme any eschetes of any offendour or offendours that shal be iudged to be burned by auctoritie of this act ¶ And bycause dispucions and doubtes myghte perhappis ryse hereafter vpon these wordes in this acte that is to saye Aduisedly made to God Be it therfore prouided and enacted by auctoritie afore sayde that these wordes in the acte that is to saye aduysedly made to God for vowes of chastitie or wydowhed shal be all onely taken expounded and interpreted to bynde suche person or persons and none other sauynge priestes to by the same which at the tyme of any of their so vowinge beynge therto admitted were or shal be of the age of .xxi. yeres or aboue and then dyd or do consente submitte them self or condiscende to the same and continue or continued in obseruation of it any whyle after Oneles any suche person or persons doo or can duely proue any vnlawfull cohercion or compulsion done to them or any of them for makynge of any suche vowe GOD SAVE THE KYNGE Londini in aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum ANNO M. D. XXXIX ARMA REGIS ANGLIE ET F