henseforthe extended and executed in to and vppon all transgressours and offendours in the sayde chace called Hampton courte chace and into or vppon the sayde warren of the same ¶ And bicause that the sayd manor of Hampton court is thus as is aforesayd decorated and enuironned with thinges of hygh and princely commodities Be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present parliament that the manor of Walton vpon the Temmes in the sayd countie of Surr̄ beyng parcel of the Duchye of Lancaster and the manour of Walton Leghe in the sayd countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Gyles Leghe esquier deceassed and the house of Oteland and all landes tenementes rentes seruices and hereditamentes in Weybridge Walton Chartesey in the sayd countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghenes of Iohn Rede son and heyre of William Rede and the manours of Byflete and Weybridge in the sayd countie of Surr̄ beynge parcell of the Duchye of Cornewal and all the landes and tenementes in Walton and Weybridge aforesayd late purchased by the kynges hyghenes of Iohn Goldwel his wyfe all those landes tn̄tes in Walton aforesayd late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Iohn Carleton the manour of Estmulsey in the sayd countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of y e presidēt scolers of Corpus Christi college in Oxford the manor of Mulsey in y e sayde countie of Surr̄ which late belonged to y e late monastery of Marten in the sayde countye of Surr̄ And the manour of Sandon in the sayde countie of Surr̄ late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of the mayster bretherne of the hospitall of saynt Thomas spittell in Suthwarke in the sayd countie of Surrey And the manour of Weston in the sayd countie of Surrey late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of the abbesse and couent of the monastery of Barkyng in the countie of Essex And the manour of Imworth in the sayde countie of Surr̄ late pourchased by the kynges hyghenes of Thomas Duke of Norf. And the manour of Esher in the sayde countie of Surr̄ late pourchased by the kynges hyghenesse of the reuerente father in God Stephyn byshop af Wynchester and the landes and hereditamentes with thappurtenances called Heywod lyenge within the sayd chace whiche late belonged to the late priory of Newerke in the sayd countye of Surrey And all those manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes lyenge within the sayde chace whiche syr Rychard Page knyght hathe lately bargayned and solde vnto our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge and al lādes tenementes and hereditamentes which be the sayd syr Rychard Pages lyenge and beynge within the sayde chace And all other manors landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruices and hereditamentes within the limytes and Territory of the same chace which the kynges hyghnes before this tyme hath opteyned bought or purchased of any person or persones bodyes politike or corporate And all the fee ferme or yerely rent or annuitie of the borough or towne of Kyngston vpon Temmes in the sayd countie of Surrey And the manours of Hanneworth and Kynton otherwyse called Cold Kennyngton and the parke of Hanneworth and Cold Kennyngton in the countie of Middelsex And the manoure of Feltham in the sayde countye of Middelsex whiche manoure of Feltham was late pourchased by the kynges kyghnes of the mayster and bretherne of the hospitall of Burton lazer in the countie of Leycester And the manour of Todyngton in the sayd countie of Middelsex late purchased by the kynges hyghenes of the abbot and couent of the monastery of Westmynster in the countie of Middelsex and all landes tenementes and hereditamentes lyenge in the parysshe of Hampton in the sayde countie of Middelsex late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Thomas Arthure Thomas Gone Iohn Vnydale Iohn Vpton Thomas Elys and Iohn Lewes or of any of them And all lādes tenementes and hereditamentes in the parysshe of Hanneworth in the sayd countie of Middelsex late purchased by the kynges hyghnes of Iohn Willyams Iohn Combes Rycharde Harris William Couper Robert Wattes Thomas Fitzwater Richarde Laurence Thomas Carpenter Iohn Byckes Paule Coke and the persone of the paryshe of Hanneworth afore sayde or of any of them And all the landes tenementes in Kenten in the sayde countie of Middelsex lately purchased by the sayde oure soueraigne lorde the kynge of the maister brethren of the hospitall of Sauey in the countie of Midd And all other maners lādes tenementes hereditamētes in Kingston Hāworth Kentō Coldkeningtō Felthā Todingtō Hāpton whiche our sayd souerayne lorde the kynge before this tyme hath bought purchased or obteyned of any person or persons bodyes polityke or corporate shall from hensforth be perpetually vnited annexed deined reputed taken to be parte parcell and membres of the sayde manour of Hampton courte And that the same manour of Hampton court together with all other the sayde manours landes tenementes and other the premisses aboue rehersed and specified so vnited annexed to the same manour of Hampton court shall from hensforth be named callid accepted and taken the honour of Hampton courte And that the sayde manour of Hampton courte shall from hensforthe be the chiefe and capitall place and parte of the sayd honour of Hampton courte ¶ Be it also further enacted by auctoritie afore sayd that the sayd honour and chace of Hampton courte and all the manours landes tenementes hereditamentes and other the premisses aboue rehersed shall from hensforth be in the order suruey rule and gouernance of the court of Augmētations of the reuenues of our souerayne lorde the kynges crowne and to be granted let and set to ferme by the offycers and mynisters of the same court in such maner and fourme as other the manours landes and tenementes appoynted to the same court ben or ought to be letten or graunted And that all the fermes issues reuenues and profittes commynge and growynge of the premysses and of euery parte therof shal be taken and receyued to the kynges vse by the mynisters and officers of the same court in such maner and fourme as is vsed and had of other manours landes tenementes cōmytted to thorder suruey gouernāce of the said courte of augmentatiōs any acte statute ordinance custome or vse heretofore had made or vsed to the contrary therof notwithstandynge ¶ AND furthermore be it enacted by auctoritie aforesayd that all and syngular the tenantes as wel freeholders copy holders as other and all and syngular personnes whiche owe suite to any of the sayde manours or to any leete or lawdaye to be holden within the procincte of any of them and the heyres successours assygnes of euery of the sayde tenantes shall do theyr suites seruices and customes and paye theyr rentes to the sayde sondry manours and in suche tymes as they dydde and ought to do before the makynge of this presente acte And that the sayde tenantes and sutours or any of them or the heires
patronages annuities rightes entries condicions coÌ„mons letes courtes liberties priuileges and francheses appertaining or in any wyse belongyng to any suche monasterie abbathie priorie nonry college hospitall house of friers and other relygious and ecclesiasticall houses places or to any of them by what so euer name or corporation they or any of them were than named or callyd and of what order habite relygion or other kynde or qualitie so euer they or any of them than were reputed knowen or taken To haue and to holde al the said monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places sites circuites procinctes manours landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices and all other the premisses to our sayde soueraigne lorde his heyres and successours for euer and the same their sayd monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals howses of friers and other relyigious and ecclesiasticall houses and places sites circuites procynctes manours lordshyps graunges meases landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices and other the premisses voluntarily as is aforesayde haue renounced lefte and forsaken and euery of them hath renounced lefte and forsaken Be it therfore enacted by the kyng our soueraygne lorde and the lordes spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by auctoritie of the same that the kyng our souerain lorde shall haue holde possede and enioye to hym his heires and successours for euer all and syngular suche late monasteries abbathies prioryes nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall howses and places of what kyndes natures qualities or diuersities of habites rules professions or orders they or any of them were named knowen or called which syth the sayd .iiii. day of Februarye the .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayde soueraygne lorde haue bene dissolued suppressed renounced relynquyshed forfayted gyuen vp or by any other meane come to his highnes and by the same auctoritie and in lyke maner shall haue holde possede and enioye all the sites circuites procinctes manours lordeshyppes granges meases landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices woddes tithes pentions portions personages appropried vycarages churches chapelles aduousons nomynations patronages annuyties ryghtes interestes entrees condicions coÌ„mons letes courtes liberties priuileges francheses and other what so euer hereditamentes whyche appertayned or belonged to the said late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious or ecclesiastical houses and places or to any of them in as large and ample maner and forme as the late abbottes priours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiasticall gouernours and gouernesses of suche late monasteries abbathies prioryes nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places had helde or occupyed or of ryghte oughte to haue had holden or occupyed in the ryght of theyr sayde late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles howses of friers or other relygiouse or ecclesiasticall houses or places at the tyme of the sayd dissolution suppression renouncynge relynquyshyng forfaytynge gyuynge vp or by any other maner of meane commyng of the same to the kynges highnes sythen the .iiii. day of February aboue especified ¶ And it is further enacted by the auctorytie abouesayde that not onely all the sayde late monasteries abbathies pryories nonries colleges hospytalles howses of friers and other relygyous and ecclesyasticall houses and places sites circuites procinctes manours lordeshyppes graunges meses landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercyons seruyces and all other the premysses forthwith immediatly and presentely but also all other monasteries abbathies priories nonries collegis hospitals housâ—s of friers and al other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places which herafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relinquysshed forfayted giuen vp or by any other meane come vnto the kinges highnes and also al the sites circuites procinctes manours lordships graunges meases landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruyces woddes tythes pencions portions personages appropriate vicarages churches chapelles aduousons nominations patronages annuities rightes interestes entrees condicions commons letes courtes lyberties pryuileges francheses and other hereditamentes what so euer they be belongyng or appertainynge to the same or to any of them whan so euer and as sone as they shall be so dissolued suppressed renunced relinquished forfaited giuen vp or by any other meane come vnto the kinges highnes shal be vested demed and adiuged by auctoritie of this present parliament in the very actuall and real seson and possession of the kynge our sayd soueraigne lord his heires and successours for euer in the state and condition as they nowe be and as thoughe all the sayd late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and all other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places so dissolued suppressed renunced relinquysshed forfaited gyuen vp or come to the kynges highnes as is aforesayde as also the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious ecclesiasticall houses and places whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renunced relinquyshed forfayted gyuen vp or come vnto the kynges highnesse sites circuites procinctes manours lordeshippes graunges landes tenementes and other the premisses what so euer they be and euery of them were in this present act specially and particularly rehersed named and expressed by expresse wordes names titles and faculties and in their natures kyndes and qualities ¶ And be it also enacted by thauctoritie aforsaid that all the said late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospytals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places whiche bene dissolued suppressed renunced relinquished giuen vp or come to the kynges hyghnes by any maner of meanes as is aforesaid and al the manors lordships graÌ„ges landes tenemeÌ„tes other the premisses except suche therof as be comen to the kinges handes by atteinder or atteinders of treson And al the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses places which hereafter shal happen to be dissolued suppressed renunced relinquished forfaited giuen vp or come vnto the kinges highnes all the manours lordeships graunges landes tenementes medowes pastures rentes reuercions seruices woddes tithes porcioÌ„s peÌ„cions ê‘sonages appropriate vycarages churches chapels aduousoÌ„s noiÌ„ations patronagis aÌ„nuities rightis interestis entries coÌ„ditioÌ„s coÌ„mons letes courtes liberties priuileges fraÌ„cheses other hereditamentes what so euer they be belonging to the same or to any of them excepte suche therof which shal happen to come to the kinges highnes by atteinder or atteinders of treson shal be in the order suruey gouernaÌ„ce of our sayd soueraigne lorde the kynges courte of Augmentations of the reuenues of his crowne and of the chancellour officers and minysters of the same And all the fermes issues reuenues and profytes commynge and growynge of the premisses and of euery parte therof except before excepte shall be
lyues of the site circuite and procincte of his sayde monastery abbathy priory nonry colledge hospitall house of fryers or other relygious or ecclesiasticall hous or place or of any part therof or of any manours messuages landes tenementes personages appropriate tithes pencions portions or other hereditamentes belongynge or appertaynynge to his sayde monasterye abbathy priory nonrie college hospytall house of friers or other relygious or ecclesyastycall howse or place whyche manours meases graunges landes tenementes personnages appropryate tythes pencions porcions or other heredytamentes what soo euer they be were not before the same lease commonlye vsed to be sette nor lette to ferme but kepte and reserued in the manurance tyllage or occupation of the sayd gouernour or gouernesse for the mayntenaunce of hospytalite and good howse kepynge or nowe be in the manuraunce tyllage or occupation of the sayde gouernour or gouernesse for the mayntenaunce of hospytalytie and good howse kepynge or within oone yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this presente parlyamente hathe made or hereafter shall make any lease or graunte for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manoures meases landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personnages appropriate tythes pencions portions churches chapelles or other heredytamentes what soo euer they be whereof and in the whyche any estate or intereste for terme of lyfe yere or yeres atte the tyme of makynge of anye suche graunte or lease thanne hadde his beinge or contynuaunce or hereafter shall haue his beinge or contynuaunce and than was not determyned finyshed or expired or at the tyme of any suche lease to be made shall not be determyned fynyshed or expired or within one yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this presente parliamente hath made or hereafter shall make any lease or graunte for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manours messuages landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personages appropryate tithes pencions portions churches chapels or other hereditamentes what so euer they be vppon the whiche leases and grauntes the vsualle and olde rentes and fermes accustomed to be yelden and reserued by the space of .xx. yeres nexte before the sayd fyrst daye of this present parliament is or be not or herafter shall not be thervpon reserued yelden Or yf any such gouernour or gouernesse of any suche monastery abbathie priory nonry colledge hospytalle house of fryers or other religiouse or ecclesiasticall house or place whiche hereafter shall happen to be dyssolued suppressed renounced relynquysshed forfayted gyuen vppe or comme to the kynges hyghnesse within one yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this presente parlyamente hathe made or hereafter shall make any bargayne or sale of his woddes whiche woddes be yet growynge and standynge that thanne all and euery suche lease graunt bargayne and sale of wodde or woddes shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ And it is also enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd that all feoffemētes fynes and recoueries hadde made knowledged or suffered within oone yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this present parlyament or hereafter to be hadde made knowledged or suffered by any gouernour or gouernesse of any monasterye abbathie priorie nonrie colledge hospytall house of fryers or other religiouse or ecclesiasticalle howse or place whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relynquysshed forfayted gyuen vppe or comme to the kynges hyghnesse withoute the kynges lycence vnder his greatte seale of any manours meases landes tenementes or other hereditamentes what soo euer they be whiche the sayde abbottes priours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiasticall gouernours and gouernesses whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed relinquyshed forfayted gyuen vp or come vnto the kinges highnes as is afore sayde or any of theym or any of theyr predecessours hadde or helde or haue and holde of the gyfte graunte or confirmation of oure sayde soueraygne lorde or of any of his hyghnesse progenytoures or of the whiche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colledges hospytalles howses of friers or other relygious or ecclesiasticall howses or places oure sayde soueraygne lorde is founder or patrone or whiche manours meases landes tenementes or other hereditamentes were or be of the auncient or olde foundation or possession of the sayde monasteries abbathyes pryories nonries colledges hospitalles howses of fryers or other relygiouse or ecclesiastical howses or places shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ Prouided alway be it enacted by auctorite abouesayd that yf any abbot prior abbesse or prioresse or other gouernour or gouernesse abouesayd within one yere nexte before the fyrste daye of this present parliament or yf any late abbotte priour abbesse prioresse or other late gouernour or gouernesse aboue sayd within one yere nexte before any such dissolution suppressyon renouncynge relynquyshynge forfaytynge gyuynge vppe or commynge to the kynges hyghnesse of the premysses or of any parcell thereof as is aforesayde haue made any demyse lease or graunte to any personne or personnes for terme of yeres of any manoures meases landes tenementes personnages appropryate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamentes aforesayde whiche persone or personnes at the tyme of the sayde demyse lease or graunte hadde and helde the same to ferme for terme of yeres than not expyred that thanne the sayd personne or personnes to whome any suche demyse lease or graunt hathe bene soo made shall haue and holde the same for the terme of .xxi. yeres oonely frome the tyme of the makynge of the sayde demyse lease or graunte yf so many yeres be by the same demyse lease or graunte specified limitted and expressed orels for so many yeres as in suche demyse lease or graunt ben expressed so that the olde rente be thervpō reserued and so that the same lease or leases excede not .xxi. yeres This acte or any thyng therin conteyned to the contrarye not withstandynge ¶ Prouyded also and be it enacted by thauctoritie abouesayd that yf any abbotte pryor abbesse prioresse or other late gouernour or gouernesse with in one yere next before any suche dyssolution suppression renuncyng relinquyshynge forfaytynge gyuynge vp or commynge vnto the kynges hyghnesse of the premysses or of any parcell therof as is aforesayd haue made any demyse lease or graunte to any persone or persones for terme of lyfe or lyues of any maners meses landes tenementes personnages appropriate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamētes aforesayd which person or persons or any of them at the tyme of the sayde demyse lease or graunte hadde and helde the same for terme of lyfe or lyues or for terme of yeres than not expired that then the sayde person or persones to whom any suche lease or graunt hath bene soo made shall haue and holde the same for terme of theyr lyfe or lyues soo that the olde rente be ther vppon reserued This acte or any other thynge therin conteyned to the contrarye thereof not withstandynge ¶ Prouyded also and be it enacted by the auctoritie aforesayde that all syngular leases and grauntes made
by Copy to any persone or persons of any of the sayde mesuages landes tenementes personnages appropryate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamentes aforesayde for terme of lyfe or lyues whiche by the custome of the countrey hathe ben vsed to be demysed letten or graunted by copye of courte rolle shall be good and effectuall in the lawe so that the olde rente be reserued by and vpon euery suche lease and leases this acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrarye in any wyse not withstandynge ¶ Prouided alwaye and be it further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayde that all leases heretofore made of any the premisses by auctoritie of our soueraygne lorde the kynges courte of augmentations of the reuenues of his crowne and all suche leases feoffementes and woddesales made by the sayde gouernours or gouernesses or any of theym vnder theyr couent seales or vnder the couent or common seale of anye of theym within one yere nexte before the dissolution suppression renuncynge relinquisshyng forfaytinge gyuynge vp or commynge to the kynges hyghenes of the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall houses or places whiche sayde leases graūtes feoffementes and wodde sales haue ben examined enrolled decreed or affirmed in our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynges courte of augmentations and the decree of the same put in wrytynge sealed with the seale of the sayde courte of Augmentations shall be good and effectuall accordyng to the same decree any clause or acte heretofore in this present acte to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ Prouyded alwaye and be it alsoo further enacted by thauctoritie aboue sayde that yf any personne or personnes haue iustely and truely without fraude or couyne payde or gyuen any summe or summes of moneye to any the sayde late gouernours or gouernesses for the bargayne and sale of any wooddes beynge and growynge in or vppon any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes whiche apperteyned or belonged to the sayde late monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or other religious or ecclesiastical places or vnto any of them whiche bargayne and sale by auctoritie of this acte is made voyde and of none effecte and by meane thereof the kynges hyghnes may haue and take the commoditie and profytte of suche wooddes so bargayned and soulde that then the Chauncellour and other officers of our sayde soueraygne Lorde the Kynges courte of Augmentations or three of theym wherof the Chauncellour for the tyme beynge shall be one of oure sayde soueraygne Lorde the kynges treasure remaynyng in the treasorye of the same courte shall satisfye and recompence euery suche personne and personnes suche somme of moneye or other recompence as the same Chauncelloure and officers or three of theym wherof the sayde Chauncelloure shall be one shall thynke mete and conuenient And yf any other person or personnes shall happen to take profyte and commoditie by reason of auoydynge of suche woodde sales by auctorite of this acte that then euerye personne and personnes whiche maye or shall take suche profyte shall be ordered for satisfaction to be made to the parties that shall happen to be greued by this acte by the sayde Chauncelloure and other the officers of the same courte ¶ Prouided also and be it further enacted by thautoritie aboue sayd that all and euery person and persons theyr heyres and assignes whiche sythen the sayde .iiii. daye of February by licence pardone confirmation relese assente or consente of our sayd soueraygne lorde the kynge vnder his gret seale heretofore gyuen had or made or here after to be had or made haue obteyned or purchased by indenture fyne feoffement recouery or otherwyse of the sayde late abbottes priours abbesses prioresses or other gouernours or gouernesses of any suche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall houses or places any monasteries priories colleges hospitalles manours landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes churches chapelles personages tythes pencions porcions or other hereditamentes shall haue and enioye the same accordynge to suche wrytynges and assurances as bene thereof before the daye of this present parliament or hereafter shall be had or made ¶ Sauynge to all and euery person and personnes and bodyes politike theyr heyres and successours and to the heyres and successours of euery of them other than the sayde late abbottes abbesses priours prioresses and other gouernours and gouernesses and theyr successours and the successours of euery of them and suche as pretende to be founders patrons or donours of the sayd monasteries abbacies priories nonries colleges hospitalles and other religious or ecclesiasticall houses or places or of any of them or of any manours mesuages landes tenementes or other hereditamentes late belongynge to the same or to any of theym and theyr heyres successours and the heyres and successours of euery suche founder patrone or donour all suche ryght tytle interest possession rentes annuities commodities offices fees liueries and liuynges porcions pencions corrodies synodes proxies and other profytes whiche they or any of them haue ought or mought haue had in or to any the sayde monasteris abbathies priories colleges hospitalles manours landes tenementes rentes seruices reuertions tythes pencions portions or other hereditamentes at any tyme before any suche purchas indentures fines feoffementes recoueries or other lawfull meane betwene any suche parties had or made as is aboue sayd this acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ And where our sayde soueraygne lorde syth the .iiii. daye of February the sayde .xxvii. yere of the reigne of our sayd souerayne lorde hath opteyned and purchaced as well by exchaunges as by gyftes bargaynes fynes feoffementes recoueries dedes enrolled and otherwyse of dyuers and sondry persons many sondry and dyuers honours castels manours landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes rentes reuersiōs seruices and other hereditamētes and hath not onely payd dyuers and sondry great summes of money for the same but also hath gyuen and graunted for the same vnto dyuers and sondry persons dyuers sondry manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes and other recompenses in and for full satisfaction of all such honours castelles manours landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruices and other his hereditamentes by his hyghenes opteyned or had as is aboue sayd Be it therfore enacted by the auctoritie aboue sayde that our sayd soueraygne lorde the kynge his heyres and successours shal haue holde possede and enioye all suche honours castels manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes as his hyghenes syth the sayd .iiii. daye of February the .xxvii. yere aboue sayde hath obteyned and had by waye of exchaunge bargayne purchace or other what so euer meane or meanes accordynge to the true meanynge and intent of his hyghnes bargayn exchaunge or purchas mysrecitall misnamynge or non recytall or not namynge of the sayd honours castelles manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes comprised or mēcioned in the bargaynes or writinges made betwene the kynges hyghnes and
Downe and other the tenauntes aboue named and to all other persones beinge freeholders within the sayde Chace and to euery of them their heires and assignes to felle cutte downe and carye away at all tyme and tymes hereafter at his or theyr pleasure all and parcell of his or theyr woddes groues copies and sprynges growynge and beinge within the sayde chace without lycence of the kynges highnes his heires or successours or of any offycer within the sayde chace and without lette and interruption of the same officers or any of them And also that it shal be laufull to the sayde syr Rycharde Page Thomas Hennage Iohn Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a Downe and other the tenantes aboue named and all other persons as well freeholders as copye holders as customarye tenauntes within the lymittes of the sayde chace and to euery of them their heyres and assygnes at all tyme and tymes hereafter to make the hedges and fences aboute their corne growynge vppon their owne grounde within the sayde chace at theyr owne wylle and pleasure to kepe out the dere therof durynge all suche tyme onely as the corne shall growe vpon the same grounde And that the officers of the said chace durynge the same tyme shall suffre the same hedges and fences to stande and to remayne to th entent abouesayde And after euery suche time as the corne shall be serued and caried awaye it shall be laufulle to the offycers of the sayde chace to make dere leapes and breakes in the sayde hedges and fences for and to the entente that the dere maye haue course and recourse into the grounde where the corne was sowen for their feedynge durynge all suche tyme as the same landes shall be and remayne vnsowen And in consyderation thereof our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge for hym his heyres and successours is pleased and contented that his and theyr offycers of the reuenues within the limittes of the same chace shall yerely for euer at euery payement defalke allowe and deducte the thyrde parte of the free rente that euerye freeholder oughte to paye for theyr seueralle freeholdes within the lymyttes of the same Chace And alsoo the kynges hyghenesse is pleased and contented that where any customarye tenaunt or tenauntes hauynge any estates of inherytaunce in any customarye landes or tenementes within the said chace after the custome of any maner there wherof the same customary landes or tenementes beinge holden for the whyche customarye landes or tenementes the next heire of euery suche customarye tenaunt after the deathe of his auncestour by and accordynge to the same custome ought to paye fyne in euerye suche case the kynges officers of the reuenues within the sayde Chace shall defalke deducte and allowe to the nexte heire of euery such tenant dieng seised of any customary landes or tenementes within the lymittes of the sayde chace the moytie or halfe of euery suche fyne that he by the sayde custome ought to paye for his landes there the same fyne to be rated and assessed after the rate of the fyne that the same tenaunt soo dienge seysed laste payde to the lorde therof for the same landes or tenementes and not otherwise And that the moytie of euerye suche fyne be conteyned in euery copye that hereafter shall be made to any suche tenaunte by the offycers of the courtes of euerye suche manour within the lymittes of the sayde Chace And the sayde syr Rycharde Page Thomas Hennage Iohn̄ Carleton Iohn Agmondesham Thomas a Downe and other the tenauntes and freeholders of the sayde lordeshyppes manours townes and vyllages of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybridge and parte of Cobham doo couenant and graunte and euery of theym for hym and his heyres couenanteth and graunteth to and with our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge his heires and successours that they and all other the tenantes and freholders within the lymittes of the sayde chace and euery of theym shall at all tymes hereafter stande to obey perfourme and kepe within the sayde chace all and syngular suche lawes ordynaunces penalties fynes and amercyamentes as appertayne to a chace and all suche as hereafter shall be prouided or made by any lawe or statute concernynge the preseruation or mayntenaunce of the sayde chace excepte and onely reserued to the sayde tenauntes all suche liberties and commodyties before by these presentes vnto theym appoynted and lymitted within the sayde chace In wytnesse whereof our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynge to the one parte of these presente Indentures remaynynge with the sayde freholders and customarye tenauntes hath caused his greate seale of Englande to be putte and to the other parte of the same Indentures remaynynge with our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge the sayde freeholders and customarie tenauntes as well for them selfe as in the name of all other tenauntes and inhabytantes within the lymites of the sayde chace haue putte to their seales the daye and yere aboue wrytten Be it therfore enacted by auctoritie of this present parlyamente that the sayde indenture shall persiste continue abide good effectual and in full strength and vertue according to the word tenour and effect therof And that the kynge our soueraine lord his heyres and successours for euer shall haue enioye their liberties priuileges cōmodities plesures of fre chace and warren for all maner of beastes of venery foules of warē within vpō the said townes villages parishes of Estmulsey Westmulsey Walton Esher Weybridge and part of Cobhā and in all other places and groundes lyenge or beynge within the procinctis lymites and boundes of the sayde Territorie or grounde lymitted and assigned by the sayd Indenture for the sayd chace and warren And that the same Territory or grounde shal be called named and knowē by the name of Hampton court chace And that all and singular transgressours and offendours taken knowen or proued to haue committed or doone any maner of offence within or vpon the sayd chace or warren contrary to the fourme or effect of any part of the sayd indenture shall incurre and fall into lyke daungers penalties and forfaytures as any other lyke offendours committinge or doynge any wronge trespas or offence in anye other forest or chace within this realme may do or shall do ¶ And furthermore be it enacted that our sayd soueraygne lord the kyng his heyres and successours at his and their libertie and pleasur may make constitute and assigne suche and as many officers ministers and kepers in for and vpon the sayde chace and warren as to him or them frome tyme to tyme shall be thoughte behouefull conueniente and necessarye And that all and syngular lawes actes and statutes heretofore made concernynge the kepynge nourysshynge encreace and supportation of anye of the forestes chaces and warrens of this realme or anye of theym or towchynge or concernynge directions corrections penalties refourmations or punysshementes for anye maner of offences doone or committed within anye suche forestes chaces or warens shall be frome
a laufull excuse than the said chancellours to awarde out another proclamation vppon allegeance of the same offender for the due examination triall and conuiction of euery suche person persons as shall offend contrary to this acte for the due execution to be had of and for the same in maner and forme as is aboue remembred Except it be within the libertie of the countie palatine of the duchy of Lancaster And in case it so be than to passe by the chācellor of the kinges duchy of Lancaster vnder y e seale of the said duchy with the assent of .vi. at the least of the afore named coūcellours ¶ Be it also further enacted by thauctoritie aforesayd y t yf any person or persons do cōmitte any offence contrary to the forme effecte of this acte and after the same offence done or cōmitted do obstinately willingly or cōtemptuosly auoyde and depart out of this realme for and to th entent that he wyl not answere to suche offence or offences by hym cōmitted and done contrary to this acte that than euery such wylfull and contemptuous person auoydynge or departynge out of this realme shal be adiudged a traytour and his facte high treason and shall haue and suffre suche peynes of death and also forfayte goodes and cattals landes and tenementes as in case of high treson Sauyng to al singular person persons bodies politik corporat their heires successors to the heires successours of euery of them other than such person and persons their heyres and successors and the heires and successours of euery of them that shal offend contrary to this act and thervpon obstinatly willingly or contemptuously auoyde departe out of this realme as is aforesayde all suche righte title vse intereste rentes reuersions remainders lease leases grauntes annuities offices commons profittes commodities and other hereditamentes what so euer in to all and syngular suche honours castels manours landes tenementes and other hereditamentes whiche any suche offender or offenders shall haue at the tyme of his or their offence or offences of treason committed or at any tyme after in suche lyke maner fourme and condicion to all intentes cōstructions and purposes as if this acte had neuer ben had or made any thyng conteyned in this acte to the contrary in any wyse not withstandyng ¶ And it is further enacted by y e auctoritie aforesayd that yf any person or persons offendyng contrary to this acte do wyllyngly and contemptuously withdrawe absent eloyne or secretly hyde hym selfe within any parte of this realme or any of the kynges dominions by the space of two monethes next after any writ of Proclamation shal be made directed proclaymed against hym or them as afore is rehersed and therof by any conuenient or reasonable meane may haue knowlege so that by eloynyng of hym self his offence can not be examined tried and iudged within the sayd tyme of .xviii. monethes that than euery suche person and persons so offendinge shall stande and be as a person conuicted of thoffences againste him obiected and also lose and pay all and euery suche forfayture summes of money and also suffer suche imprisonment as to the same offence shall appertayne ¶ And be it further enacted that yf it happen our sayde soueraygne lorde the kynge to deceasse whose lyfe God longe preserue before suche tyme as that person which shal be his next heyre or successour to the imperiall crown of this realme shall accomplyshe and come to the age of .xviii. yeres that than all and syngular proclamations whiche shal be in any wyse made and setforth into any parte of this realme or other the kynges dominyons by vertue of this acte within the foresayde yeres of the sayde next heyre or successour shal be setforth in the successours name than being kynge and shal importe or beare vnderwritten the full names of suche of the kynges honorable councell than beinge as shall be the diuisours or setters forthe of the same whiche shall be in this case the hole nomber afore rehersed or atte the least the more parte of theym or elles the proclamations to be voyde and of none effecte ¶ Prouyded also that yf any Proclamation or Proclamations hereafter shal be directed by vertue of this acte to the iustices of the peace of any shire or countie that then within .xiiii. dayes after the recept therof the same iustices shall and may by their discretions diuide them selfes in sondrye partes and places within the limytes of their commission for the due and spedye execution of the contentes of the same proclamation or proclamations and they and euery of them doynge or causynge to be done with conuenient spede in their sondry lymittes as moche as in theym reasonable doth lye or rest to be done for the dewe and spedy execution of the same proclamation or proclamations than euery such of the same Iustices as so shall do his diligence or as moche as in him reasonable resteth to be done shal be discharged and exonerated against the kynges highnes his heyres and successours of and for euery penalitie or peyne limitted and appointed by the same proclamation to euery of the same iustices ¶ Prouided also that no iustices of peax shal be charged hereafter by vertue of any such proclamation with or for any peyne or penalitie for not doynge or executinge of the same proclamations but onely in the shyre or coūtie where any such iustices of peace shall or do inhabyte dwell or be moste conuersant or abydinge ¶ Prouided also that the forsayd counsaylours appointed or to be appointed by vertue of this act or any parte thereof by the kynges hyghenes his heyres or successours to and for the hearing and determination of euery offence committed contrary to any of his or their proclamation or proclamations shall from tyme to tyme knowing the kynges determinate pleasure first therin haue full power and auctoritie to diminishe or mitigate the penalties of the somme or sommes of money which shal be conteyned in any of the sayde proclamatiōs hereafter to be made by the kynges hyghnes his heyres or successours ¶ An act auctorisinge the kynges hyghnes to make byshops by his letters patentes Cap. ix FOr as moch as it is not vnknowen the slouthfull and vngodly lyfe which hath bene vsed amonge al those sort whiche haue borne the name of religious folke and to thintent that from hensforth many of them might be turned to better vse as hereafter shall folow wherby goddis worde myght the better be set forth children brought vp in lerninge clerkes norished in the vniuersities old seruauntes decayed to haue lyuinges almes houses for pore folke to be susteyned in reders of Grece Ebrew and latine to haue good stipende dayly almes to be ministred mendinge of hye wayes exhibition for ministers of the church It is thought therfore vnto the kynges hyghnes most expedient and necessary that mo byshoriches collegiall and cathedrall churches shal be establysshed in stede of these
famous memory kyng Henry the vii it was ordeined and amōgest other thinges enacted established that no man of what condition or degree so euer he be shuld take or cause to be takē the egges of any faucō goshauk or laner out of the nest vpon peyn of imprisonment by one yere further to fyne at the kynges wyl Not withstanding which estatute diuers ydel yll disposed persōs lytel or nothing regarding or fearing the pein in the same estatute cōteyned haue not desisted to take egges of faucōs goshaukes laners out of the nestes to y e vtter distructiō of thencrease of the same faucōs goshaukes laners if due reformatiō in that behalfe be not prouided In cōsideration wherof it is ordeined enacted by the kynge our souerayn lord the lordes spiritual tēporal the cōmons in this present parliament assembled by thauctoritie of the same y t yf any person or persons of what estate degree or conditiō so euer he or they be after the feast of the natiuitie of our Lady next cōming vnlaufully or wrongfully take or cause to be taken any egge or egges of any faucō goshauke or laner or the birdes of any Faucon Goshauke Laner or Laneret out of or frome any neste or nestes of any faucon goshauke or laner within any of the honors castels maners landes ten̄tes woddes or other groūdes what so euer they be of the kynges highnes for the time being wherof his said highnes is seised in demain possessiō or reuersiō or wherof he taketh the rētes issues reuenues or profitis that than the same offence and offences euery of them shall be adiudged and taken to be felony and the offender and offenders therin being therof laufully conuicted attainted by accordyng to the lawes of this realme shal be demed adiudged felons shal haue suffre such peynes of death and also lose and forfayte their goodes and cattalles landes and tenementes as in case of felony by the course of the cōmon lawes of this realme ¶ Prouided always that this acte or any thing therin before ordeyned enacted extende not nor be in any wise preiudicial or hurtful to any person or persons whiche after the sayd feast of the natiuitie of our lady shal take or cause to be taken any egge or egges of any faucon goshauke or laner or the byrdes of any faucon goshauke laner or lanerette out of or from any neste or nestes of any faucon goshauke or laner within any honours castelles manours landes tenementes woddes or other groundes wherof or wherin any person or persons bodies politike corporate other than the kynges highnes his heires and successours or any of them than shal haue any estate of inheritaunce any thyng before expressed or mencioned to the contrary therof not withstandynge ¶ AND be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesayd that yf any person or persons after the sayd feast of the Natiuitie of our lady happen to fynd and take vp any faucon gerfaucon Ierkin sacre or sacret goshauke laner or laneret beynge the kynges hauke or haukes hauyng vpon hym or them the marke of the kynges armes and veruels that then if the same personne or persones whiche shall fynde and take vppe any suche faucon gerfaucō ierkyn sacre or sacret goshauk laner or laneret within .xii. days next after the takynge vp of any suche hauke do not brynge or cause to be brought the same hauke so by hym taken to the maister of the kinges haukes or to some of his gracis fauconers or within the tyme next abouesaid do not gyue knowlege of the takyng vp of any such hauke to the said maister of the kynges haukes for the tyme beyng or to the shireffe of the shire for the tyme beyng where any suche hauke shall be taken vp or to oone of the kynges fauconers for the tyme beynge nere abydyng in or to any such partes where any such hauke shal be founden and taken vp as is aforsaid that than euery suche fyndynge and takynge vp of any suche hauke not bryngyng nor gyuyng knowlege therof as is afore sayd shal be adiuged taken to be felony and the offender and offenders therin being therof laufully cōuicted and atteynted by accordynge to the lawes of this realme shall haue and suffre suche peynes of deth and also lose and forfayte his their goodes and catalles landes and tenementes as in case of felonye by the course of the common lawes of this realme ¶ Prouyded alwayes that this acte nor any thynge therin cōteyned be or shal be in any wyse preiudiciall or hurtfull to any person or persones that hereafter shall fynde and take vp any of the sayd haukes of the kynge our souerayne lord his heires or successours by chance negligently or casually agaynst his or their wyll lose the same hauke or haukes or if the same hauke dye ayenste his or theyr wyl before they can or may delyuer the same hauke as is aforesayd ¶ And where also iustyce and equitie requyreth that euerye inheritour possessour or manours landes or tenementes within this realme of Englande shuld accordyng to their estates or possessions peasibly and quietely haue take and enioy the profites reuenues and cōmodities of the same as well in thynges of hygh pleasure as in thynges commonly valuable with out iniurie rapine or other extorte wrong to be committed and done to any of them within or vpon the same in especial of in thinges of plesure as in hunting within forest parke or chace of the kynges the quenes the princis or of any other of the kynges laufull chylderne for the tyme beyng ordeyned and prouided for or concernyng his hyghnes or their pleasure Be it therfore ordeyned and enacted by thauctoritie of this present parliamēt that yf any person or persons of what estate degree or condicion so euer he or they be after the sayd feast of the Natiuitie of our lady next commynge at any tyme of the day that is to say betwene the tyme of the arysing of the sonne and goynge downe of the same with his face hydde or couered with hode or vysar or with his face peynted or hymselfe otherwyse disguised to th entēt that he wold not be knowen wrongfully enter into any forest park or chace of the kynges highnes the quenes the princis or of any other of the kynges said chyldern for tyme beyng or into any other grounde of his or theirs inclosed with walle or pale ordeyned and vsed for keping and norishing of dere to th entent to steale any of the same dere and by any meane of huntynge or otherwyse as is aforesaid by stealthe flee or take any of the same dere or dryue or chace any of them out of the same forest chace parke or other ground inclosed as is aforesaid ordeyned and vsed for kepyng nourishing of dere as is aforsaid to th entent to steale the same dere Or yf any person after the sayd feast last
ordered taken and receyued to the kynges vse by the sayde chauncellour minysters and offycers of the same courte in suche and lyke maner and fourme as the monasteries pryories sites circuites manours granges meses landes tenementes rentes reuercions seruices tythes pencions portions aduousons patronages ryghtes entrees condytions and other heredytamentes late appertaynynge or belongyng vnto the monasteries abbathies priories or other religious houses late by auctoritie of parliament suppressed bene ordered surueyed and gouerned Sauynge to all and euery person and persons and bodies politike and theyr heyres and successours and the heires and successours of all and euery of them other thanne the sayde late abbottes priours abbesses pryoresses and other ecclesyasticall gouernours and gouernesses of the sayd late monasteryes abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of fryers and other religious and ecclesiasticall houses and places and theyr successours and the successour of euery of them and suche as pretende to be founders patrones or donours of suche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospytalles houses of friers and other ecclesiasticall howses and places or of any manours messuages landes tenementes or other hereditamentes belongynge to the same or to any of theym theyr heyres and successoures and the heyres and successours of euery suche founder patrone or donour and the now abbottes priours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiastical gouernours and gouernesses of suche monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiasticall howses and places whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relinquished forfaited gyuen vp or com to the kynges highnes and such as pretende to be founders patrons or donours of such monasteries abbathies priories nonries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other ecclesiasticall houses and places or of any manours messuages landes tenementes or other hereditamentes to the same belongyng or to any of them their heires and successours and the heyres and successours of euery of theym all suche right title clayme interest possession rentes charges annuities leases fermes offyces fees lyueries and lyuynges portions pencions corrodies cōmons synodes proxies and other profytes whiche they or any of them haue clayme ought may or myght haue had in or to the premisses or to any parte or parcell therof in suche lyke maner fourme and condition to all intentes respectes constructions and purposes as if this acte had neuer bene hadde ne made rentes seruyces rentes seeke and all other seruyces and suites onely excepte ¶ Prouided always and be it enacted by the auctoritie abouesayde that if any late abbotte priour abbesse prioresse or other ecclesiastical gouernour or gouernesse abouesayd within one yere next before the dissolucion suppression renuncynge relinquyshynge forfaytinge gyuinge vp or commynge to y e kynges hyghenes of his late monastery abbathie priorie nonrie college hospitall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place hath made any lease or graunt vnder his couent or common seale or otherwyse for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of the syte circuite and procincte of his sayde late monastery abbathy priory nonry college hospitall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place or of any part therof or of any manours messuages graunges landes tenementes personnages appropriate tythes pencions portions or other hereditamentes which belonged or appertayned to his sayde late monastery abbathy priory nonry college hospitall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place which manours meassuages graunges landes tenementes personages appropriate tythes pencyons portions or other hereditamētes were not before the same lease cōmonly vsed to be set nor let to ferme but kept and reserued in the manurance tyllage or occupation of the sayde gouernour or gouernesse for the mayntenance of hospitalitie and good house kepinge or within one yere as is aboue sayd hath made any lease or graunt for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manours measuages landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personages appropriat tythes pencions porcions churches chapelles or other hereditamentes what so euer they be wherof or in the which any estate or interest for terme of lyfe yere or yeres at the tyme of makynge of any suche graunte or lease than hadde his beynge or contynuaunce and than was not determined fynysshed or expyred or within the tyme of one yere as is abouesayde hathe made any lease or graunte for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres of any manours messuages landes tenementes medowes pastures woddes personnages appropriate tythes pencions porcions churches chapelles or other hereditamentes what so euer they be vppon the whiche leases and grauntes the vsuall and olde rentes and fermes accustomed to be yelden and reserued by the space of twentye yeres nexte before the first daye of this present Parlyamente is and be not therevpon reserued and holden Or yf anye suche gouernoure or gouernesse hathe made anye bargayne or sale of his wooddes within one yere as is afore lymitted whiche wooddes be yet growynge and standynge that then all and euery suche lease graunte bargayne and sale of woodde or wooddes shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ And it is also enacted by auctoritie aforesayde that all feoffementes fynes and recoueries hadde made knowledged or suffered by any gouernour or gouernesse without the kynges lycence vnder his great seale within one yere nexte before the dissolution renouncynge relynquysshynge forfaytynge gyuynge vppe or commynge to the kynges hyghenesse of his sayde monasterye abbathye pryorye nonrye colledge hospytall house of friers or other religious or ecclesiasticall house or place of anye manours meases landes tenementes or other heredytamentes what soo euer they be whyche the sayde late abbotte pryoure abbesse pryoresse and other ecclesyasticall gouernour and gouernesse or anye of theym or any of their predecessours hadde or helde of the gyfte graunte or confyrmation of our sayde soueraygne lorde or of any of his hyghnesse progenytours or of the whyche monasteryes abbathies pryories nonries colledges hospytalles howses of fryers or other relygyouse and ecclesiasticall howses or places oure sayde soueraygne lorde was founder or patron or whyche manours meases landes tenementes or other heredytamentes were of the auncyent or olde foundation or possessyon of the sayd late monasteries abbathyes pryories nonries colledges hospytalles howses of fryers or other religyous or ecclesiasticall howses or places shall be vtterly voyde and of none effecte ¶ AND IT IS FVRTHER enacted by thauctoritie abouesayde that if any abbotte pryour abbesse pryoresse or other ecclesiasticall gouernour or gouernesse of any monasterye abbathie pryorie nonrye colledge hospytall house of fryers or other religious or ecclesiastical howse or place whiche hereafter shall happen to be dissolued suppressed renounced relinquished forfayted gyuen vp or come to the kynges hyghnesse within one yere nexte before the fyrste day of this present parlyament haue made or hereafter do make any lease or graunt vnder his couent or cōmon seale or other wise for terme of yeres or lyfe or
any other partie or parties or of the townes or counties where the sayd honours castelles manours landes tenementes and hereditamentes lye and ben or any other mattier or cause what so euer it be in any wyse not withstandynge ¶ Sauinge to all and euery person and persons and to their heyres bodies politike and corporate and to theyr successours and to euery of them other then suche person and persons and their heires and theyr wyfes and the wyues of euery of them bodyes politike and corporate and theyr successours and euery of them of whome the kynges hyghnes hath optayned by exchange gyfte bargayne fine feoffement recouery dede enrolled or otherwyse any suche honours castels manours landes tenemētes and other hereditamentes as is afore sayde all suche ryghte tytle vse interest possession rentes charges annuities cōmodities fees and other profyttes rentes seruices and rentes seckes only except which they or any of them haue might or ought to haue had in or to the premisses so obteyned and had or in or to any parcell therof yf this acte had neuer ben hadde nor made this presente acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary notwithstandynge ¶ And where it hath pleased the kynges hyghnes of his most aboundant grace and goodnes aswell vpon dyuers and sondry cōsyderations his maiestie specially mouinge as also otherwyse to haue bargayned solde chaunged or gyuen and graunted by his graces seueral lettres patentes indentures or other writinges aswell vnder his hyghnes great seale as vnder the seale of his hyghenes Duchie of Lancastre and the seale of thoffice of the augmentations of his crowne vnto dyuers and sundry of his louyng and obedient subiectes dyuers and sondry honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenemētes rentes reuerciōs seruices personages appropriated aduousons liberties tithes oblations portions pencions franchises priuileges liberties and other hereditamentes commodities and profittes in fee simple fee tayle for terme of lyfe or for terme of yeres For auoydynge of whiche sayd lettres patentes and of the cōtentes of the same dyuers sondry and many ambiguities doubtes questiōs might hereafter aryse be moued and styred as wel for misrecital or nonrecital as for dyuers other mattiers thinges or causes to be alleged obiected or inuented againste the sayde lettres patentes as also for lacke of fyndyng of offices or inquisitions wherby the title of his hyghnes therein ought to haue bene founde before the makynge of the same lettres patentes or for misrecitall or nonrecitall of leases as well of recorde as not of recorde or for lacke of the certayntie of the values or by reason of misnamynge of the honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenementes and other hereditamentes comprised and mencioned within the same lettres patentes or of the townes and counties where the same honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenementes rentes and other hereditamētes lyen and ben as for dyuers and sondry other suggestions and surmises which hereafter might happen to be moued surmised and procured against the same lettres patentes all be it the wordes in effect conteyned in the sayde lettres patentes be according to the true intent and meaning of his most royall maiestie Be it therfore enacted by the authoritie of this present parliment that as wel all and euery the sayd lettres patentes indentures or other wrytinges and euery of them vnder the seale or seales aboue sayde or of any of them made or graunted by the kynges hyghnes sythen the sayd .iiii. day of February the sayde .xxvii. yere of his most noble reigne as all and singular other his graces lettres patētes indentures or other writinges to be had made or graunted to any person or persons within thre yeres next after the making of this present acte of any honours castels manours monasteries abbathies priories nōries colleges hospitalles houses of friers or of other religiouse or ecclesiasticall houses or places sitis circuitis procinctis landes tenementes personages tythes pencions portions aduousons nominations and all other hereditamentes and possessions of what kynde nature or qualitie soo euer they be or by what so euer name or names they or any of them be named knowen or reputed shall stande and be good effectuall and auaylable in the lawe of this realme to all respectes purposes constructions and intentes agaynste his maiestie his heyres and successours without any other lycence dispensation or tollerance of the kynges hyghnes his heyres or successours or of any other person or persons what so euer they be for any thyng or thynges conteyned or hereafter to be conteyned in any such lettres patentes indentures or other writynges any cause consideration or thynge materiall to the contrarye in any wyse not withstandynge ¶ Sauynge to all and singular persones bodyes politike and corporate theyr heyres and successours the heyres and successours of euery of them other then his hyghenes his heyres and successours and the sayde gouernours and gouernesses and theyr successours donours founders and patrons afore named and theyr heyres and successours and all other persons claymyng in theyr ryghtes or to theyr vse or in the ryght or to thuse of any of them all suche ryght title clayme interest possession reuercion remaydre offices annuities rentcharges and commons whiche they or any of theym haue ought or mought haue had in or to any of the sayd honours castelles manours monasteries abbathies priories landes tenementes and other hereditamentes in the sayde letters patentes made or hereafter to be made comprysed at any tyme before the makynge of the sayde or suche lettres patentes This acte or any thynge therin conteyned to the contrary not withstandynge ¶ AND where dyuers and sondry abbottes pryours abbesses pryoresses and other ecclesiastical gouernours and gouernesses of the sayd late monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitals houses of friers and other religious and ecclesiastical houses places haue had posseded and enioyed dyuers and sondrye personages appropriated tithes pencions and portions and also were acquited and discharged of and for the payment or paymētes of tithes to be payd out or for their sayd monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitalles houses of friers and other religiouse and ecclesiasticall houses and places manoures meassuages landes tenementes and hereditamentes Be it therfore enacted by thactoritie aboue sayd that as well the kynge our sonerayne lord his heyres and successors as all and euery such persone and persons theyr heyres and assignes whiche haue or herafter shal haue any monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitals houses of friers or other ecclesiasticall houses or places sites circuites procinctes of the same or of any of theym or any manours mesuages personnages appropriate tithes pencions porcions or other hereditamentes what so euer they be whiche belonged or appertayned or whiche now belonge or appertayne vnto the sayde monasteries abbathies priories nunries colleges hospitals houses of friers or other religious and ecclesiastical houses or places or vnto any of them shall haue holde reteyn kepe and enioy as well
woman or kepe her as his concubyne as by payenge for her bourde maynteyning her with money array or any other gyftes or meanes to the yuell example of other persones that than euery suche offender beinge therof duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes mencioned in this act shall forfayt and lose all his goodes and cattalles benefices prebendes and other spiritual promotions and dignities and also shall haue and suffre imprisonment of his body at the kynges wyl and pleasure And that euery of the sayd benefices prebendes and other promotions and dignities shall be to all intentes and purposes vtterly voyde as if the sayd offender had resigned or permuted And if any suche offender or offenders at any tyme after the sayde conuiction or atteynder eftesones committe do or perpetrate the sayd offences or any of theym next afore rehersed and be thereof dewely conuicted or attaynted by the lawes aforesayde that than all and euerye suche offence and offences shall be demed and adiudged felonye and the offender or offenders therein shall suffer peynes of deathe and loose and forfayte all his and theyr goodes landes and tenementes as in cases of felonye without hauynge any benefytte of clergie or saynctuarie ¶ And be it farther enacted by the auctoritie aforesaide that those women with whome all and singular of the foresayde priestes shall in anye of the forsayde wayes haue to do with or carnally know as is afore sayde shall haue lyke punishment as the priestes ¶ And be it further enacted by the auctoritie aboue sayde that yf any personne or personnes at any tyme hereafter contempne or contemptuouslye refuse denye or absteyne to be confessed at the tyme commonly accustomed within this realme church of Englād or cōtēne or contemptuously refuse deny or absteyne to receyue the holy and blessed sacrament aboue sayd at y e tyme commonly vsed and accustomed for the same that than euery suche offender beynge therof duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes vnderwritten shall suffre suche imprisonnement and make suche fyne and raunsome to the kynge our souerayne lorde and his heyres as by his hyghenes or by his or their counsell shal be ordered and adiuged in that behalfe And yf any suche offendour or offendours at any tyme or tymes after the sayde conuiction or atteynder so had do eftsones contempne or contemptuously refuse denye or absteyne to be confessed or to be communicate in maner and fourme aboue wryten and be therof duely conuicted or atteynted by the lawes vnderwriten that then euery suche offence shal be demed and adiuged felonye and the offendour or offendours therin shal suffre peynes of death and lose and forfayte al his and their goodes landes and tenementes as in cases of felony ¶ And for full and effectuall execution of the premisses before deuised ordeyned and enacted by this act Be it furthermore enacted by thauthoritie of this present parliament that immediatly after the sayde xii daye of Iuly next comminge sondry commissions shal be made from tyme to tyme into euery shere of this realme and Wales and in and to suche other places within the kynges dominions as shall please his maiestie to be directed to the archebysshop or bysshop of the dioces and to his chauncellour or commissary and to suche other persons as shal be named by his hyghnes or by suche other as his maiestie at his pleasure shal appoynt to name the same which archbyshop or byshop his chauncelour or commissary and other persons so to be named or thre of them at the least wherof the archebysshop or bysshop or his chauncelour or commissary to be one shall holde and kepe their sessions within the lymittes of their commission foure seuerall tymes of the yere at the leaste or oftener yf they shall thinke it expedient by their discrecions and shall haue power and authoritie by vertue of this act and their sayd commission as well to take infourmation and accusation by the othes and depositions of two able and lawfull persons at the least as to enquire by the othes of .xii. men of all and singular the heresies felonies contemptes and other offences aboue writen committed doone or perpetrate within the lymittes of their cōmission And that euery such accusation infourmation conteyning the matier names surnames dwellyng places of y e offenders the day yere place coūtie whā wherin their offences were committed shal be of as good force and effect in the lawe as yf the matier therin conteyned had bene presented by verdite of .xii. men ¶ And neuerthelesse it is further enacted that euery of the sayde archebysshops and bysshops and euery of their chauncellours commissaries archediacons and other ordinaries hauynge any peculiar ecclesiasticall iurisdiction within this realme or in Wales or in any other the kynges dominions shall haue full power and authoritie by vertue of this acte aswell to enquire in their visitacions and Sesus as there els where within their iurisdictions at any other tyme or place to take accusations and informations as is aforesayde of the heresies felonies contemptes and offences aboue mencioned done committed or perpetrate within the lymittes of their iurisdiction authorities And that euery suche accusations infourmation and presentment so taken or had as is afore sayde shall be of as good force and effect as yf the matier therein conteyned had bene presented before the iustices of peace in their sessions And alsoo that iustices of peace in their sessions and euery steward vndersteward and deputie of steward of any lete or lawedaye in their lete or lawedayes shall haue lyke power and authoritie by vertu of this act to enquire by the othes of .xii. lawfull men of al and singular the heresies felonies contemptes and other offences aboue written done perpetrate or committed within the lymittes of their commissions and authorities ¶ And it is also enacted by the authoritie afore sayd that euery suche personne or personnes afore whome any presentement infourmation or accusation shal be made taken as is afore sayd shall examine the accusours what other wytnes were by and present at y e tyme of doynge and committinge of the offence wherof the enformation accusation or presentement shal be made and howe manye other than the accusours haue knowledge therof And shall haue power and authoritie to bynde by recognisaunce to be taken afore them as well y e sayd accusours as all suche other persons whome the same accusours shall declare to haue knowlege of the offences by theym presented or enfourmed euery of them in .v. li. to the kynge our soueraygne lorde to appeare before the commissioners afore whome the offendour or offendours shal be tried at the daye of the tryall of suche offendours And that all and singular indifementes presentmentes accusations informations and recognisaunces taken and had as is aforesayde within .xx. dayes next after the takyng of the same shal be certified in due forme by wrytinge vpon parchemyn by the taker or takers thereof vnder