or persons craftely ymagine inuente or attempt by colour of any pretence to depriue the kinges highnes the quene or the heires of their bodies begotten or any other the heires of the kinges body laufully begotten or any person or persons to whom the kinges highnes shall dispose giue and limit the crowne of this realme by auctoritie of this acte of any of their titles stiles names degrees or royal estates or regall power Or if any person or persons at any time hereafter being required or cōmaunded by the kinges highnes or by such person or persons as shal be auctorised by his grace or his laufull heires to make or take an othe to answere to such questions and interrogatories as shal be obiected to them vpon any clause article sentence or worde conteined in this acte do contemptuously or vtterly refuse to make or take such oth or without frustratorie delay do not make or take the same oth or after the making or taking such othe do contemptuously refuse directly to answere to such questions and interrogatories as shall be obiected concerninge the same or any part therof that then euery such person and persones of what astate degree or condition so euer he or they be and their aydours counsayllours maynteynours and abettours and euery of them for euery such offence afore declared Treason shal be adiudged highe traytours And that euery such offence afore especified shal be adiudged high treason and the offendours therin and their aidours counsailours mainteinours and abettours and euery of them beinge laufully conuict of any such offence by presentment verdite confession or processe according to the custom lawes of this realme shal suffre peynes of deathe as in cases of high treason And that also euery such offendour being conuicte as is aforesaid shal lose and forfaite to your highnes and to your heires or successours kynges or regal rulers of this realme all such manours landes tenementes rentes annuities and hereditamentes which they had in possession as owners or were sole seased of by or in any right title or meanes or any other persō or persōs had to their vse of any estate of enheritance at the day of such treasons offences by them committed and done And shal also lose forfaite to your highnes and your said heires as well all maner suche estates of freeholde and interest for yeres of landes and rentes as all other goodes cattalles dettes which they had at the time of their conuiction or atteinder of any such offence Sauynge alway to euery such person and persons and bodies politike to their heires assignes and successours and to the heires and successours of euery of them other then such persons as shall be so conuicte or atteinted and their heires and successours and all other clayminge to their vses all suche righte title vse interest possession condition rentes fees offices annuities and commens which they or any of them shall haue in or vpon any such manours landes tenementes rentes annuities or hereditamentes that shall so happen to be lost and forfaite by reason of any conuiction or atteynder for any the treasons offences aboue rehersed at any time before the said treasons and offences committed ¶ Be it also enacted by auctoritie aforsaid that no person or persōs offending in any the treasons conteined and limitted by this act or in any other treasons shal in any wise haue and inioy the priuilege or immunitie of any maner sainctuarie within this realme or els where within any the kinges dominiōs but shal vtterly lose and be excluded of the same any vse grant Sainctuary custome prescription confirmation or any other thinge or thinges to the contrary hereof in any wise not withstandinge ¶ And be it also enacted by auctoritie aforesaid that if your maiestie shall happen to deceasse before any such your issue and heire male of your body which shuld inherite the crowne of this realme shal be of his age of .xviii. yeres or before that suche your issue and heire female whiche shulde inherite the crowne of this realme shal be maried or be of the age of .xvi. yeres whiche almyghty god defend that than the said issue and heire male to the crowne so beinge within the age of .xviii. yeres or your said issue and heire female to the crowne so beinge vnmaried or within the said age of .xvi. yeres shall be and remayne vntyll suche time as such issues and heyres shall come to their said seuerall ages afore limitted at and in the gouernance of their naturall mother and of suche other your counsaylours and nobles of your realme as your highnes shall limitte and appoynt by your laste wyll made in writynge sygned with your mooste gracyous hande yf it shall be thought by your highnes moste conuenyent soo to be or elles the sayd yssues and heyres shall be at and in the gouernaunce of suche of your counsaylours and nobles of youre realme as your maiestie shall name and appoynt by your last wyll made in writynge and signed with your most gracyous hande as is aforesaide And if any person or persons by wrytynge Treason printing or exterior dede or act directly or indirectly procure or do or cause to be procured or done any thinge or thinges to the lette or distourbance of the same that than euery such offence shall be high treason and the offendours beinge therof conuicted shall suffre such peynes of deathe and losse of inheritaunce priuileges of sainctuaries freeholdes interestes for yeres goodes cattalles and dettes in such maner and fourme as is aboue specified in cases of treason afore mencioned ¶ AND for the more sure establishment of the successiō of your most roiall maiestie accordinge to the tenour and fourme of this acte Be it further enacted by auctorytie aforesayde that as welle all the nobles of your realme spirituall and temporall as all other your subiectes nowe liuing and beinge or that hereafter shall be at their full ages by the commaundement of your maiestie or of your heires or successours Othe at al times hereafter from time to time whā it shal please your highnes or your heires or successours to apoynt shal make a corporal othe in the presence of your highnes or your heires or successours or before such other as your maiestie or your heires or successours will assigne for the same for the kepinge obseruing defending auowynge and maynteynynge of this acte and of all thinges that shall be done by your hyghnes by auctoritie therof accordinge to the tenour of an othe hereafter ensuinge That is to say Ye shal swere to beare faith truthe and obedience all onely to the kinges maiestie supreme heed in erthe vnder god of the churche of Englande durynge his lyfe and to his heires of his body of his most diere and entierly beloued lauful wife quene Iane begoten and to be begoten and procreated And further to the heires of our said soueraigne lorde according to the limittation in the statute made for
ANNO. XXVIII HENRICI VIII ACTES MADE IN THE parliament begoÌ„ne and holden at WestmÌ„ the VIII daye of Iune in the XXVIII yere of the reygne of our most drad soueraine lord kyng HENRY the VIII and there continued and kepte tyll the dissolution of the same parliament the XVIII of Iuly to the honour of God and for the common weale and profyt of this realme THO. BERTHELET REGIS IMPRESSOR EXCVDEBAT CVM PRIVILEGIO THE TABLE AN acte that felons abiuring for pety treason murder or felony shall not be admitted to the benefite of their clergie cap. i. An acte for continuinge of two statutes made in the last parliament touchyng suche as go away with caskettes iewels goodes or plate of their maisters capit ii An acte giuinge the kinges highnes auctoritie newely to allotte the towneshippes in the shyres and marches of Wales at any time within .iii. yeres nexte ensuing capi iii. An acte repellyng the statute lately made for the bringing in of doulas and lockerams cap. iiii An acte for auoydynge of exactions taken vpon prentyces in the cities boroughes and townes corporate cap. v. An acte for continuaunce of the statutes for beggers and vacabundes and agaynst conueiaunce of horses and mares oute of this realme agaynste Walshemen makynge affrayes in the counties of Herff Glou. and SalopÌ„ and aganst the vice of buggery cap. vi An act for the establishment of the succession of the imperial crowne of this realme cap. vii An acte for contynuaunce of the statute ayenste the cariage of brasse latenne and copper out of this realme and for makynge of cables and ropes for the wyndyng of wolles and ayenst kyllyng of weinlinges vnder the age of two yeres cap. viii An acte for continuaunce of the statutes of periury for makynge of iayles for peuterers and for sowynge of flaxe and hempe cap. ix An acte extynguyshynge the auctoritie of the byshop of Rome cap. x. An acte for restitution of the fyrste fruites in tyme of vacation to the nexte Incumbent cap. xi An acte declarynge the lymyttes of the kynges palays of WestmÌ„ cap. xii An acte compellynge spirituall persons to kepe resydence vpon theyr benefices cap. xiii An acte limitting the pryces of wynes cap. xiiii An acte for punishement of pirotes and robbers on the sea capit xv An acte for the release of suche as haue opteyned pretended lycences and dyspensations from the sea of Rome cap. xvi An acte giuynge auctoritie to suche as shal succede to the crowne of this realme whan they come to the age of .xxiiii. yeres to make frustrate suche actes as shall be made before in theyr tyme. cap. xvii An acte concernyng treason in certayne cases cap. xviii FINIS TABVLAE ¶ An acte that felons abiuringe for pety treason murder or felony shall not be admytted to the benefyte of theyr clergie Capi. i. WHere in the laste parliament begonne and holden at London the third day of Nouembre in the .xxi. yere of the kinges mooste gratious reygne Abiuration and from thens adiourned to Westmynster and there holden and continued by dyuers and sondry prorogations It was enacted amonges other thynges that such persone and persones Sainctuary which dyd â—ee or resorte to any paryshe church cimitory or other lyke halowed place for tuition of his lyfe by occasion of any murder robberye or other felony by the same person commytted and thervpon confessed any murder felony or other offence before a crowner for the whiche the same persone by the lawe of this realme afore that tyme vsed shulde abiure and passe out of this realme shulde be dyrected by the crowner to take his abiuratyon to any one saynctuary being within this realme which the same person wold decte and chose there to remayne as a saintuary man abiured duringe his naturall lyfe And if after such abiuration any person so abiured came out of the same saynctuarye to the which he was assygned and be taken without the same saynctuary not hauynge the kinges speciall pardon or licence so to do that then euery such personne abiured and after abiuration taken without saynctuarye whervnto he was assigned shuld suffre lyke peyne of deathe and after lyke maner shuld be ordered as he shuld haue done and â—den in case he had abiured this realme for murder or felony and after suche abiuration had returned agayne into this realme contrarye to the lawes of this land And it was further ordeined by the same acte that if any such saynctuary personne so abiured or any other personne or personnes which then were or at any tyme after shuld happen to be in any sainctuary of this realme for doinge of any pety treason murder or felonye or for being accessarye to any such offences or if any persone or persons which at any time after the making of the same acte shuld take any sayntuary of this realme for any pety treason murder or felony or for beinge accessary to any such offences or vpon abiuration and so being in sainctuary for any such cause matter or offence afterward coÌ„mit any pety treason murder or felony within the same sainctuarie or be accessarie to any such offences or goo oute of the same sainctuarie and coÌ„mytte any petye treason murder or felonye or be accessary to any such offences and afterward come again to the same sainctuarie or take any other sainctuarie for the same that euery such person and persons beinge indited for any of the said causes or offences shuld lose the priuilege of the saintuary by him taken and of euery other saintuary within this realme for any such cause of pety treason murder felony or abiuration or for any accessary to any suche offences ¶ And it was further ordeyned by the same acte that al foreine plees triable by countrey whiche shulde be pleded by any person or persons arrayned vpon any inditement for any pety treason murder or felonye shuld be tried before the same Iustices afore whom such personnes shuld be arrayned and by the same iurours of the countie that shal trie the petye treason murder or felony Challenge without any further respite or delaie And that no person arrayned for any pety treason murder or felony shulde be admitted to any paremptorye challenge aboue the noumbre of .xx. which acte was made to endure to the ende of the nexte parliament as by the said act amonges diuers clauses prouisions conteined in the same more plainely is expressed ¶ And where also in the same parliameÌ„t it was enacted that no person or persons which shuld happen to be founde giltie after the lawes of this realme for any maner of petye treason or for any wilfulle murder of malice prepensed or for robbinge of any churches chapelles or other holie places or for robbyng of any personne or personnes in theyr dwellinge houses or dwellinge place the owner or dweller in the saide house his wife his chyldren or seruauntes then beinge within and putte in feare and drede by the same Or for
suretie of his succession in the crown of this realme in the parliament begonne and holden at Westminster in the .viii. daye of Iune in the .xxviii. yere of the kinges most gratious reigne And also for lacke of such heires to such person persons as the kinges highnes shall limitte and appoint to succede to the crown by vertue auctoritie of the same act and not to any other within this realm nor foreine auctoritie power or potentate And in case any other othe be made or hath be made by you to any person or persons that then ye to repute the same as vayne adnichilate And that to your counninge writte and vttermooste of your power without gyle fraude or other vndewe maner ye shall obserue kepe maynteine and defende the saide acte of succession made in the saide parliament begon and holden at westmynster in the said .viii. day of Iune in the saide .xxviii. yere of the kinges most roiall reigne and al the holle effectes and contentes therof and al thinges that shall be done by the kinges highnes by auctoritie of the same and all other actes and statutes made in confirmation or for executioÌ„ of the same or of any thing therin conteined and this ye shal do against al maner of persoÌ„s of what estate dignitie degree or condition so â—uer they be in no wise do or attempte nor to your power suffre to be done or attempted directlie or indirectly any thing or thinges priuily or appertely to the let hinderaunce damage or derogation therof or of any parte of the same or of any thynge or thinges that shal be done by the kinges highnesse by vertue or auctoritie of the said act by any maner of meanes or for any maner of pretence so helpe you god al saintes and the holy Euangelistis ¶ And it is also enacted by auctoritie afore saide that all maner your subiectes as well spirytuall as temporall suynge lyuerey or ouster le mayne out of the handes of your highnesse or of your heires or successours or doynge any feyltie to your highnesse or to your heires or successours by reason of tenure of theyr landes shall swere the saide corporall Othe aboue mencyoned And that they nor any of theym shall here after haue any lyuereys oustre le mayne or restytution out of your handes nor oute of the handes of your heyres or successours tylle they shall haue made the saide corporall Othe in fourme aboue rehersed And if any person or persones beynge commaunded by auctorytye of this acte to make the sayde Othe afore lymytted obstynately or wylfullye refuse that to doo or wyll proteste and saye whan they shall be examyned vpon any interrogatories that shal be obiected to theym for or concernynge this acte or any thyng therin conteined that they be not bounde to declare their thought and conscience and styffely theron abyde that then euery suche personne soo doynge for euery suche offence shall be taken and accepted for offendour in hyghe treason And that euery suche refusell shall be demed and adiudged highe treason Treason and the offendour therin beinge as afore is limitted lawefullye conuicted or attemted therof by the lawes of this realme shall suffre suche peines of death losses and forfaitures and also lose priuileges of saintuaries in like maner and fourme as is aboue mentioned for the treasons afore limitted by this acte ¶ And be it further enacted by auctoritie of this present parliamente that if it shall please the kynges maiestie at any tyme here after by his letters patentes vnder his greate seale or by his laste wyll made in wrytinge Letters patentes and ligned with his most gratious hande to auaunce any person or persons of his most royall bloud to any title style or name of any estate dignitie or honour what so euer it be and to gyue to them or to any of them any castelles honours manours landes tenemeÌ„tes liberties fraÌ„cheses or other hereditamentes in fee symple fee tayle or for terme of theyr lyues or the life of any of them that then al and euery such letters patentes and last wyl of his highnes so to be made to any such person or persones of his blode shal be good and effectuall to them and euery of them according to the tenour purporses and effectes of euerye such letters patentes and laste will And that the said persone and persones and euery of them shall haue and enioy as well all suche titles style and names of honour dignitie and estate whiche shall be conteyned and expressed in any such letters patentes or laste wyll of the kynges hyghnes as suche castelles honours manours landes tenementes lyberties francheses and all other hereditamentes whiche shall be specifyed and mencyoned in euery such letters patentes or last will in such maner fourme fation and condicion and according to such estate or estates in the lawe as shal be expressed and limitted in euery suche letters patentes or last wyll in as large and ample maner to all intentes and purposes as if the titles styles and names of honour dygnitie and estate and the castelles honours manours landes tenementes lyberties francheses and other hereditamentes whiche shall be comprysed in any such letters patentes or laste wyll to be made were all redye yeuen by good sufficient letters patentes to suche personne or persons of the kynges blode by theyr speciall names and surnames and ratyfyed and confyrmed by auctoritie of this presente parlyameÌ„te Or as if the names of suche personne and personnes soo beyng of the kinges bloudde and such titles stiles names castelles honours manours landes tenementes lyberties francheses or other hereditamentes hadde ben specyally named and expressed in this acte and gyuen to suche person and personnes of the kinges bloude by theyr propre names and surnames by sufficient wordes termes clauses sentences immediatly by auctoritie of this present parliament Sauinge to al and euery person and persons and bodyes politike and to theyr heyres assignes and successours other than to the kinges highnes his heyres or successours al such ryghte title interest possession rentes annulties fees offices comens rightes interestes petitions condicions all other hereditamentes which they or any of them may or mought claime of in or to any the said titles stiles names castelles honours manours landes tenementes liberties fraÌ„cheses and other heredytamentes conteyned or mentioned in any suche letters patentes or laste wyll in as large and ample maner as if this acte hadde neuer be had nor made ¶ AND BE it fynally enacted by auctoritie afore said that this presente acte and euery clause article and sentence comprised in the same shal be taken and accepted according to the plaine wordes and sentences therin conteined and shall not be interpreted nor expounded by colour of any preteÌ„se or cause or by any subtill argumentes inuentions or reasons to the hynderance disturbance or derogation of this act or any part therof Any thing or thinges acte or actes of parlyament
maner fourme or condition than it shall please the kinges highnesse with the aduise of his mooste honourable counsayle vppon consideration and examination of the state and disposition of his saide Iles and the common welthe of the same hereafter to establishe ordeyne and declare vnto them by his gratious letters pateÌ„tes vnder his great seale And that the said letters patentes and euery thinge therin to be conteyned shall be of the same effecte strengthe and vertue as if they had bene passed and enacted by auctoritie of parliament any thinge in the said acte conteyned to the contrary in any wise not withstandinge ¶ An acte for restitution of the firste fruites in time of vacation to the next Incumbent Cap. xi FOr as moch as in the statute of the payement vnto the kinges maiestie his heires and successours First fruites of the first fruites of spirituall promotions offices benefyces and dignities within this realme and other the kinges dominions expres mention and declaratioÌ„ is not had ne made from what time the yere shall be accompted in which the first fruites shall be dewe and paiable to his highnes that is to witte whether immediately from the dethe resignation or depriuation of euery incumbente or from the time of admission or newe takynge of possession in euery suche promotion And also by reason that in the same statute it is not declared who shal haue the fruites tithes and other profittes of the saide benefices offices promotions and dignities spirituall durynge the time of vacation thereof dyuers of tharchebisshoppes and bishoppes of this realme haue not onely whan the time of perceiuynge and takynge of tithes that is to saye wolle lambe corne and haye and tithes vsuallye payde at the holye tyme of Easter hath approched differred the collation of suche benefices as haue ben of their owne patronage but also haue vpon presentations of clerkes made vnto theym by the iuste patrones protracted and deferred to institute inducte and admitte the same clerkes to the entente that they myghte haue and perceyue to theyr owne vse the same tythes growinge durynge the vacation Soo that through such delayes ouer and aboue the firste fruytes which be iustely dewe to the kynges highnes they haue bene constrayned also to lose all or the moste part of one yeres profites of their benefices and promotions and to serue the cure at their and their frendes propre costes and charges or vtterly to forsake and giue ouer their benefyces promotions to theyr greate losse and hynderaunce For reformation wherof it is ordeyned and enacted by the kinge oure soueraigne lorde with the assente of the lordes spirituall and temporalle and the commons in this present parliament assembled and by the auctoritie of the same that the sayde yere Vacation in whiche the firste fruites shall be payde to the kinges grace shaâ— beginne and be accompted immediately after the auoydaunce or vacatioâ— of any such benefice or promotion spirituall afore rehersed And that thâ— tithes fruites oblations obuentions emolumentes commodities aduauntages rentes and all other what so euer reuenues casualties or profites certayne and vncertayne affering or belonginge to any archedeaconry deanry prebende personage vicarage hospitalle wardeyneshippe prouosteshippe Chantries or other spirituall promotion benefice dignitie or office chauntries onely excepte within this realme or other the kynges dominynions growinge rysinge or comminge durynge the time of vacation of the same promotion spirituall shall belonge and affere to such personne as shall be thervnto next presented promoted instituted inducted or admitted and to his executours towarde the payment of the firste fruites to the kinges highnes his heires and successours Any vsage custome lybertie priuilege or prescription to the contrary had vsed or beinge in any wise notwithstandinge ¶ AND IT IS also enacted by thauctoritie aforesaid that if any archebisshoppe bisshoppe archedeacon ordynary or any other personne or persones to their vses and behoofe at any tyme heretofore sythe the first daye of May laste paste haue perceyued receiued or taken or at any time hereafter do perceyue receyue or take the fruites tythes obuentions oblations emolumentes commodities reuenues rentes aduauntages profittes or casualties commynge growinge or belongynge or whiche hereafter shall comme growe affere or belonge to any archedeaconrye deanrye prebende personage vycarage hospitall wardeyneshippe prouostshippe or other spirituall promotion benefyce dignitie or office chauntries onelye excepted within this realme or other the kinges dominions durynge the vacation of suche archedeaconry deanry prebende personage vycarage hospitall wardeyneshippe prouosteshippe or other spirituall promotion benefice dignitie or office chauntries onely excepted And the same vppon reasonable requeste from hensforth to be made doth not render restore satisfie Incumbent contente and paye to the nexte Incumbent beynge laufullye instituted inducted or admitted to suche archdeaconrye deanrye prebende personage or vycarage or other promotion benefice dignitie or office spirituall excepte before excepted or do let or interrupte the saide Incumbente to haue the same that then euery archebisshop bishoppe archedeacon ordinarie or other person so doinge shall forfaite and lose the treble value of so much as he shall then haue receyued of the fruites of euery prebend personage vycarage hospitall wardeyneshippe prouosteshippe or other spirituall promotion wherof he so shall perceyue receyue or deteyne lette or interrupte the Incumbent to perceyue receyue and haue the fruites tythes obuentions oblations emolumentes commodities reuenues rentes aduantages profittes or casualties The moytie of whiche forfayture shall be to the kinge our soueraigne lorde and the other moytie therof to the Incumbent of the same prebende personage or vicarage or other spirituall â—tion to be recouered in any of the kinges courtes by action bylle â—nte information or other wyse in which action or suite the defendante â—ll not be admitted to wage his lawe nor any protection or essoine shal be 〈◊〉 the defendaunte allowed ¶ Prouided alway that it shall be lefull to euery archebishop bishop archâ—con and ordinary their officers and ministers to reteine in his or their â—todie so moche of the tithes fruites obuentions oblations emolumenâ—s commodities aduauntages rentes reuenues casualties and profites â—s shall amount to pay vnto such person or persons as hath or shall serue 〈◊〉 kepe the cure of suche archedeaconry deanry prebende personage Salary or viâ—age or other spirituall promotion durynge the vacation his or their resonable stypende or salarie And also for the collection gathering and leuing of such tythes fruites emolumentes rentes and other profittes ryâ—ge and growing duryng the vacation aforesaid any thing in this acte â—teyned to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandyng ¶ Prouided also and be it further enacted by the auctoritie aforesaide that in case any of the incumbentes aforesaid happen to dye Glebe laÌ„des and before his death hath caused any of his glebe landes to be manured and sowen at his propre costes and charges with any corne or grayne that then in that case all and euery
of the same incumbentes may make and declare theyr testamentes of all the profites of the corne growynge vpon the same glebe landes so manured and sowen Any thynge conteyned in this presente acte in 〈◊〉 wise notwithstandinge ¶ And where also before this tyme diuers and manye personnes vicars and other spirituall personnes beynge seased for terme of their lyues of and in the saide spirituall promotions afore named Leases as well for greate sommes of money to them before hande paide as for other causes and considerations haue let in ferme for terme of yeres by sufficient writinges their saide personages vycarages and other spirituall promotions or part therof vnto dyuers and many of the kynges subiectes and after such leases by them so made the leassours therof haue often tymes vsed to resigne their saide benefices or spirituall promotyons so demysed and letten in ferme Personage or vycarage let to ferme by reason of whiche resignation and other the actes of the said leassours the saide benefices and other spirituall promotions haue ben voide and the title and interestes of the said leasses hath bene therby adnychylate and of none effecte in the lawe contrary to ryght and good conscience For reformation wherof and for a quietnesse the better hereafter to be had and contynued betwene the kinges subiectes Be it enacted by auctoritie of this presente parliament that from the foresaide firste daye of Maye laste passe no maner of suche lease by sufficient wrytinge heretofore made nor hereafter to be made by any spiritual personne within this realme of Englande Wales or the marches of the same to any lay personne of any personage vycarage or other spirituall promotion aforesaide within this realme vpon which leasse the rent and seruices reserued with other the yerly charâ—ges of the leasse as in seruynge the cure and otherwyse shall amount within fortye shillinges by the yere of as moche as the saide personage vycarage or other spirituall promotion aforesaide so letten is rated and valewed at vpon the kynges bokes for payinge the firste fruites shall be adiuged voyde adnichilate or determyned by reason of any suche resignation or other auoydance of the sayd benefice or spirituall promotion so letten by the onely acte of the saide leassour but that euery such leassee or grauntee of any such benefices or spirituall promotions aforesayde their executours or assignes shall haue and may enioye their termes and interestes of and in the same for the terme of syxe yeres to be accompted next and immediately after the saide auoydance yf the saide leassour doo so long lyue and the lease so by him before made do so longe contynue and indure And that after such auoydaunce the successour or successours of euery suche leassour shall and may distreyne for the rent and seruices so reserued and haue their actions of dette and all other aduantages by way of action entre or otherwyse agaynst the saide lessee his executours or assignes for recouerye of the saide rent and couenauntes vppon the said lease reserued as the lessour therof myghte haue had if no suche auoydance had ben had ¶ And further be it enacted by the auctoritie afore saide that if hereafter it happen any such lessour to deceasse and dye before the ende of the terme by hym so made and that there be one yere at leaste to come of the sayde terme that then it shall be lawefull to the lessee therof his executours or assignes to holde and enioy their said leasse to th end of the same yere wherin he is so entered at the time of his saide lessours death if his saide lease do so longe continewe bearinge and payenge vnto the successoure of euery suche lessour all such rent and seruices as for the remenaunce of the sayde yere shall vpon euery suche lease be dewe for the recouerie wherof the saide successour shall and maye haue all suche waies and aduauntages as before is limitted and gyuen to the successoure where his predecessour maketh suche lease and resygneth Mansyon â—ouse of personage or vyrage ¶ Prouided alway that euery successour after the deth of his predecessour maye and shall haue vpon one monethes warnynge after the time of his induction the mancyon house of euery such personage vicarage or other spirituall promotion aforesaide with the glebe belonginge to the same not beinge sowen at the time of his said predecessours death for mayntenaunce of his householde deductinge therfore in his rent as heretofore hath bene borne for the same or as it is reasonably worth any thinge in this said act conteyned to the contrary not withstandinge Fruites of vacation ¶ Prouided alway that yf the fruites of the vacation of the saide spirituall promotions be not sufficient to pay the curates stypende and wages for seruyng the cure the vacation time Curate that then the same to be borne and paid by the nexte incumbent within .xiiii. dayes nexte after that he hath the possession of any of the saide promotions spirituall ¶ An acte declarynge the lymittes of the kynges palayce of westmynster Cap. xii FOR AS MOCHE AS THE KYNGES palayce at Westmynster buylded and edyfyed there Kynges parlee saâ—ce at westmÌ„ before the tyme of mynde by and nygh vnto the monasterie and abbey of saynt Peter of Westmynster in the countie of Myddelsex is and of longe tyme hath ben in vtter ruyne and decaye And that our moste drad souerayne lorde kynge HENRY the eight kynge of Englande and of Fraunce defendour of the Faythe lorde of Irelande and Supreme head in erthe of the Churche of Englande hath lately opteyned and pourchased one great mansion place and house sometime parcel of the possessions and inheritance of the Archebishopriche of yorke sytuate and beinge in the towne of westmynster in the same countie not moch distaunte from the same auncyent Palayce And the kinges highnes as we of late vppon the soyle of the said mansion place and house and vppon the grounde therevnto adioyninge moste sumptuousely and curiousely hath builded and edified many and distincte beautyfulle costely and plesaunte lodgynges buyldynges and mansyons for his gracys syngular pleasure comforte and commodytie to the greatte honour of his hyghnes and of his realme and thereunto adioyninge hath made a Parke walled and enuyronned with brycke and stone and therin hath deuysed and ordeydeyned many and syngular commodious thinges pleasures and other necessaries most apte and conuenient to appertaine only to so noble a prince for his singular comforte pastime and solace Be it therfore enacted by the auctoritie of this present parliament that all the saide soyle grounde mansion and buyldinges and the sayde parke with all other thynges commodyties and plasures thervpon made buylded and deuysed as is aforesaid and also the soyle of the said auncient palaice shal be from hensforth the kinges hole palaice at Westminster and so to be taken demed reputed called named the kinges palaice at westminster for euer And that the same palaice shall from