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assignment_n so_o omit_v to_o be_v register_v shall_v be_v prior_n in_o date_fw-la or_o execution_n to_o the_o say_a conveyance_n grant_n or_o assignment_n which_o shall_v be_v so_o register_v provide_v nevertheless_o that_o all_o such_o conveyance_n grant_n or_o assignment_n so_o omit_v to_o be_v register_v as_o aforesaid_a shall_v notwithstanding_o such_o omission_n be_v good_a and_o effectual_a against_o the_o grantor_n or_o the_o person_n make_v the_o same_o and_o all_o other_o person_n whatsoever_o except_o the_o person_n claim_v under_o the_o say_a conveyance_n grant_n or_o assignment_n which_o shall_v be_v so_o register_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o full_o and_o effectual_o to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n as_o if_o this_o act_n have_v never_o be_v make_v and_o for_o prevent_v a_o double_a charge_n in_o enrol_v of_o bargain_n and_o sales_n of_o inheritance_n of_o freehold_n before_o the_o entry_n thereof_o in_o the_o say_a register-book_n be_v it_o enact_v that_o such_o a_o entry_n 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religion_n be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o haunt_v with_o ghost_n than_o lay-tenement_n i_o can_v tell_v unless_o some_o of_o their_o subsequent_a augmentation_n be_v the_o price_n of_o blood_n as_o well_o as_o their_o original_a purchase_n but_o now_o to_o begin_v at_o our_o law_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o observe_v how_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n do_v hunt_v the_o priest_n and_o lawyer_n with_o statute_n against_o mortmain_n from_o the_o make_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 9_o h._n 3._o to_o this_o statute_n in_o 27._o hen._n 8._o and_o yet_o can_v never_o catch_v they_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la as_o have_v be_v observe_v prohibit_v the_o give_v of_o land_n to_o any_o religious_a house_n to_o evade_v this_o the_o lawyer_n advise_v the_o clergy_n two_o thing_n first_o that_o whereas_o several_a great_a estate_n be_v hold_v of_o they_o under_o small_a rent_n that_o they_o may_v purchase_v in_o these_o estate_n to_o their_o church_n because_o they_o be_v 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person_n to_o their_o use_n to_o hunt_v they_o out_o of_o these_o hold_v the_o statute_n of_o 15_o r._n 2._o prohibit_n both_o these_o to_o evade_v this_o the_o lawyer_n advise_v the_o clergy_n that_o they_o may_v purchase_v in_o the_o name_n of_o other_o person_n in_o trust_n for_o themselves_o which_o trust_n be_v not_o within_o the_o precise_a word_n of_o use_n and_o thus_o the_o priest_n continue_v to_o cheat_v the_o people_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o the_o lawyer_n the_o king_n of_o his_o eschaet_n for_o above_o three_o hundred_o year_n together_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o law_n make_v to_o the_o contrary_n in_o which_o time_n they_o have_v teach_v the_o laity_n this_o craft_n to_o convey_v away_o their_o legal_a estate_n to_o person_n in_o trust_n whereby_o to_o prevent_v the_o descent_n to_o the_o heir_n and_o consequent_o the_o wardship_n to_o the_o king_n and_o other_o lord_n and_o yet_o to_o keep_v the_o use_n and_o pernancy_n of_o the_o profit_n to_o themselves_o and_o 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complete_a conveyance_n to_o transfer_v the_o possession_n without_o a_o actual_a delivery_n of_o it_o in_o the_o country_n but_o now_o this_o statute_n do_v that_o office_n by_o transfer_v the_o use_n into_o a_o possession_n a_o bargain_n and_o sale_n become_v a_o complete_a conveyance_n without_o any_o other_o ceremony_n and_o the_o same_o parliament_n forseeing_a that_o this_o bargain_n and_o sale_n so_o perfect_v may_v become_v a_o clandestine_v conveyance_n to_o be_v execute_v any_o where_o do_v intend_v to_o provide_v against_o it_o by_o make_v a_o short_a statute_n the_o same_o session_n for_o that_o purpose_n call_v the_o statute_n for_o enrollment_n by_o which_o all_o conveyance_n of_o inheritance_n of_o freehold_n which_o pass_v by_o bargain_n and_o sale_n only_o be_v to_o be_v enroll_v within_o six_o month_n after_o the_o date_n that_o purchaser_n may_v have_v notice_n thereof_o from_o the_o record_n but_o of_o late_a year_n the_o lawyer_n have_v top_v their_o invention_n 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kingdom_n i_o challenge_v the_o inn_n of_o court_n to_o show_v that_o either_o the_o common_a law_n or_o any_o parliament_n of_o england_n ever_o direct_v any_o encumbrance_n to_o affect_v land_n but_o by_o solemn_a livery_n and_o seisin_n or_o matter_n of_o record_n and_o therefore_o these_o clandestine_v conveyance_n be_v creep_v in_o contrary_a to_o the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o parliament_n and_o all_o the_o avow_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v two_o common_a title_n to_o land_n in_o england_n the_o one_o by_o descent_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o marriage_n baptism_n and_o burial_n and_o the_o other_o by_o purchase_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o deed_n and_o where_o there_o be_v one_o dispute_v of_o title_n by_o descent_n there_o be_v ten_o by_o purchase_n because_o the_o title_n which_o show_v the_o descent_n be_v register_v and_o those_o by_o purchase_n be_v not_o for_o be_v these_o marriage_n baptism_n and_o burial_n leave_v at_o large_a without_o 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