❧ ANNO TRICESIMO PRIMO HENRICI OCTAVI.  
HENRY THE VIII. BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ENGLAND AND OF FRANCE, DEFENDER of the faith, Lord of Ireland, and in earth supreme head immediately under Christ of the church of England, to the honour of almighty God, conservation of the true doctrine of Christ's religion, and for the concord quiet and wealth of this his Realm and subjects of the same held his most high court of Parliament begun at Westm the. XXVIII. day of April, and there continued till the. XXVIII. day of june, the. XXXI. year of his most noble and victorious reign, wherein were established these acts following.  
❧ LONDINI.  
❧ ANNO VERBI INCARNATI M. D. XXXIX.   

❧ THE TABLE.  

AN act concerning joint tenants and tenants in common. Capit. i.  
¶ An act that fishing in any several pond, stew or moat with an intent to steal fish out of the same, is felony. Cap. two.  
¶ An act changing the custom of gavelkind. Ca iii.  
¶ An act concerning the amending of the river & port of Exeter. Cap. iiii.  
¶ An act whereby the kings manner of Hampton court is made an honour and a new chase thereto belonging. Cap. v  
¶ An act that such as were religious persons, may purchase pursue & be sued in all manner of actions. Cap. vi.  
¶ An act concerning the continuance of the statute for punishment of beggars and vagabonds, and of certain other statutes. Ca seven.  
¶ An act that proclamations made by the kings highness, with th'advise of his honourable council, shallbe obeyed & kept, as though they were made by act of parliament. Cap. viii.  
¶ An act authorizing the kings hyghnse to make bishops by his letters patents. Cap. ix.  
¶ An act concerning placing of the lords in the parliament chamber, and other assembles and conferencis of counsel. Ca x.  
¶ An act auctorising the kings highness newly to allot certain town ships in Wales. Cap. xi.  
¶ An act concerning wrongful taking of hawks eggs and birds out of the nest, finding and taking up of the kings Hawks, hunting in the kings forest park chase or other ground enclosed, and killing of conies within any lawful waren of the kings. Cap. xii  
¶ An act whereby all manors lands profits and hereditaments belonging to any the monasteries or other religious houses dissolved, or hereafter by any mean to be dissolved, are assured to the kings highness his heirs and successors for ever. And how and in what wise leasses and grants heretofore made or hereafter to be made of them or any part of them, shall take effect. Cap. xiii.  
¶ An act for abolishing of diversity of opinions in certain articles concerning Christian religion. Cap. xiiii.   
¶ FINIS TABULAE.   

¶ An act concerning joint tenants, and tenants in common. Capitulo primo.  
FOR AS MOCHE AS by the common laws of this realm divers of the kings subjects, being seized of manners lands tenements and hereditaments, as joint tenants, or as tenants in common, with other of any estate of inheritance, in their own rights, or in the right of their wives, by purchas descent or otherwise, and every of them so being joint tenants, or tenants in common, have like right title interest and possession in the same manners lands tenements and hereditaments for their parts or portions jointly or in common undevidedly together with other, and none of them by the law doth or may know their several parts or portions in the same, or that that is his or theirs by itself undivided: & can not by the laws of this realm otherwise occupy or take the profits of the same, or make any severance division or partition thereof, without other of their mutual assents and consentes: by reason whereof divers and many of them, being so jointly and undevidedly seized of the said manners lands tenements and hereditaments, oftentimes of their perverse covetous and malicious minds and wills, against all right, justice, equity, and good conscience, by strength and power, have not only cut and fallen down all the woods and trees growing upon the same, but also have extirped subverted, pulled down, and destroyed all the houses edifitions and buildings meadows pastures commons, and the whole commodities of the same, and have taken and converted them to their own uses and behofes, to the open wrong and disherison, and against the minds and wills of other, holding the same manners lands tenements and hereditaments jointly or in common with them, and they have been always with out assured remedy for the same. Be it therefore enacted by the king our most dread sovereign lord, and by th'assent of his lords spiritual and temporal, and by the commons in this present parliament assembled, that all joint-tenauntes, and tenants in common that now be, or hereafter shall be, of any estate or estates of inheritance in their own rights, or in the right of their wives of any manners lands tenements or hereditaments within this realm of England, Wales, or the marches of the same, shall and may be coacted and compelled, by virtue of this present act, to make partition between them of all such manners lands tenements and hereditaments as they now hold, or hereafter shall hold as joint tenants or tenants in common, by writ De participatione facienda, in that case to be devised in the king our sovereign lords court of Chancery, in like manner and form as coparceners by the common laws of this realm, have been and are compellable to do, and the same writ to be pursued at the common law.  
¶ Provided always and be it enacted, that every of the said joint tenants or tenants in common, and their heirs, after such partition made, shall and may have aid of the other, or of their heirs, to the intent to deraigne the warranty paramount, and to recover for the rate, as is used between coparceners after partition made by the order of the common law, any thing in this act contained to the contrary not withstanding.   

¶ An act that fishing in any several pond stew or more with an intent to steal fish out of the same is felony. Captt. two.  
WHERE AS DIVERS and many of the lords, knights, esquires, gentlemen, and other the kings subjects within this his realm, at their great costs and charges have caused to be made within their several groundis many ponds stews and motes, and stored them with divers kinds of fishes, as pikes breams carps tenches and other fishes, whereof they have thought to have had great commodity, as well for the pleasure of their friends, as for their own commodity and profit towards the necessary finding of their houses, divers and many light and unreasonable persons of this realm, being of no good rule nor honesty, little or nothing regarding god, the fear of their sovereign lord the kings highness, nor his laws, have not only fyshed the said ponds stews and motes, as well by night as by day, with nets hooks and baits of divers sorts, but also with great number of misruled persons, have entered into such grounds, and there, with great violence have broken up the heeds of the said ponds, stews, and motes, and destroyed and taken the fish of the same ponds stews and moots, to the great displeasures and losses of the owners of the said ponds stews and motes, and contrary to all good reason right and conscience. Wherefore be it enacted by the king our said sovereign lord, with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that as well all manner of fishings with any nets hooks or baits of what kind so ever they be, in any several pond stew or moat, with an intent to steal fish out of the same, done or committed at any time after the feast of the Nativity of saint john baptist next coming, that is to say, in the . XXXI. year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, from the hour of six in the eventide, unto the hour of six in the morning, against the wills and minds of the owners or possessioners of such ponds stews or motes, as also the unlawful breaking up of the heed of any several pond stew or mote, by day or by night, after the said feast, without colour of title so to do, whereby any fish of the same pond stew or moat is taken or destroyed, against the will or mind of the owner or possessioner of the same, be to all intentes denied taken and adjudged felony: and that those persons so offending, shall have and suffer all such pains of death and punishments, as other felons ought to have and suffer for felony by the course of the laws of this realm.  
¶ And also be it further enacted by the authority afore said, that if any such evil disposed persons, after the feast before limited, do fish in the day time, at any other time than is before rehearsed, in any such several ponds, stews or motes, with any manner of nets hooks or baits, as is aforesaid, what kind so ever they be of, against the will pleasure & mind of the owners or possessors of the same several ponds stews or motes, not having any manner of colour of title so to do, and thereof be lawfully convicted at the suit of our sovereign lord the king, or the party grieved: that then the said parties so convicted, shall suffer imprisonment by the space of three months, and after the said three months expired, shall find sufficient surety for his or their good aberinge, or else to remain still in prison without bail or mainprize, unto such time he or they can find such surety.   

¶ An act changing the custom of Gavelkind. Chap. iii.  
THe king our sovereign lord, for divers considerations his majesty moving, by authority of this his high court of parliament, enacteth ordaineth and establyssheth, that as well all the lordship's manners lands tenements woods pastures rents services reversions remayndres advowsons & all other what so ever hereditaments, set dying and being within his county of Kent, of the which Thomas Crumwell knight of the honourable order of the Garter lord Crumwell of Wymbyldon, lord privy seal, Thomas Burgh knight lord Burgh, George Broke knight lord Cobham, Andrew Wyndesor knight lord Wyndesor, Thomas chain knight treasurer of our said sovereign lord the kings most honourable household, Christofer Hales knight master of the rolls of our said sovereign lords court of Chancery, Thomas Willoughby knight one of the judges of the kings court of the comen place, Anthony Seyntleger knight Edward Wotton knight, Edward Boveton knight, Roger Cholmeley knight sergeant at law, john Champneis knight, john Baker squire our said sovereign lord the kings general attourneye, reynold Scotte squire, john Guldeford squire, Thomas kempe squire, Edward Thwayttis squire, William Rooper squire, Anthony Sandis squire, Edward Isaac squire, percival Hart squire, Edward Monyns squire, William Whetnall squire, john Fog squire, Edmond Fetyplace squire, Thomas Hardres squire, William Waller squire, Thomas Wilforde squire, Thomas moil squire, Thomas Harlakynden esquire, Geffrey Lee squire, james Hales, Henry Husee, and Thomas Roydon gentlemen, or any of them is or be seized to his or their own use or uses, in fee simple or in fee cayle, the which now been of the tenure and nature of Gavelkind, & heretofore have been departed, or be departible between heirs males, by the custom of Gavelkind, shall from henceforth be clearly changed from the said custom tenure & nature of Gavelkind, & in no wise hereafter be departed or departible by the said custom of gavelkind, between heirs males, but shall remain revert abide descend come and be after and according as lordship's manners lands tenements and other hereditaments do or may descend remain revert abide come or be, according to the common law of this realm, and as other manners lands and tenements being in the said county of Kent, which never were holden by service of socage, but be & always have been holden by knight service, do descend remain revert abide come & be: And in like manner to descend, & be descendable, remain reverte come & be inheritable to the heir or heirs, after & according to the said common laws of this realm of England. And that all & singular the said lordships, manners, lands, tenements, & other hereditaments with thappurtenances of the said lord Crumwell, lord Burgh, lord Cobham, lord Wyndesor, Thomas chain, Christofer Hales, Thomas Willoughby, Anthony Seyntleger, Edward Wotton, Edward Boveton, Roger Cholmeley, john Champneis, john Baker, reynold Scotte, john Guldeford, Thomas kempe, Edward Thwayttis, William Rooper, Anthony Sandis, Edward Isaac, Percyval Hart, Edward Monyns, William Whetnall, john Fog, Edmond Fetyplace, Thomas Hardres, William Waller, Thomas Wilforde, Thomas moil, Thomas Harlakynden squire, Geffrey Lee, james Hales, Henry Husee, and Thomas Roydon, or any of them, and which before the making of this act have been of the said nature and tenure of Gavelkind, in the said county of Kent, shall from henceforth be accepted taken enherited deemed & judged to be, like as lordships manners lands tenements, and other hereditaments at the common law of this realm, and in such manner and form, as if the same manners lordship's lands tenements and other hereditaments had never been of the said nature of Gavelkind, any usage or custom in the said county of Kent heretofore had accepted or used to the contrary not withstanding. saving always and reserving to all and singular persons, other than the said lord Crumwell, lord Burgh, lord Cobham, lord Wyndesor, Thomas chain, Christofer Hales, Thomas Willoughby, Antony Seintleger, Edward Wotton, Edward Boveton, Roger Cholmeley, john Champneis, john Baker, Reynold Scotte, john Guldeford, Thomas Kempe, Edward Thwaites, William Roper, Anthony Sandys, Edward Isaac, Percival Hart, Edward Monyns, William Whetnal, john Fog, Edmond Fetyplace, Thomas Hardres, William Waller, Thomas Wylford, Thomas moil, Thomas Harlakynden squire, Geffrey Lee, james Hales, Henry Husee, & Thomas Roydom, or any of them, & to every of them, against any other of them, all such right title interest & inheritance, as they or any of them had before the making of this act, of to or in any of the said manners lands tenntes woods pastures rents services revertions remainders advowsons & other y epmmisses, as if this present act had never been had nor made.   

¶ An act concerning the amending of the river and port of Exeter. Capi. iiii.  
IN most humble wise shown unto your highness your true and faithful subjects, the mayre bailiffs and commonalty of your city of Exetour, that where of old antiquity as well the citizens and dwellers within your said city as all other both denysens and strangers, applienge & coming from any parts of beyond the see, or of this realm to your port of Exeter, have had course and recourse with their ships boats and vessels goods and merchandises in the river of Exe, to and from the high see, unto your said city, to the great commodity, common wealth, & profit of your said city, and all the country thereabout, as by divers records & writings, remaining as well in your said city as also at Westm, plainly doth appear: Which commodity of long time hath been so destroyed and letted by woyres and drivings of sands and gravel, by course of the water, into the said river, and other lets and noysances, that at this day, and of long time past, ships boats and vessels have not had ne yet can have their course to and from your said city, as of old time they have had by reason whereof your said suppliants of long time have been and yet be compelled and enforced to carry their goods and merchandises from the ships boats and vessels to your said city by land, to their yearly charges of. CCCC. marks sterlinges and above, beside great hurts and losses taken in their said goods and merchandises by the carriers of the same which hath not only been and yet daily is to the great hurt decay and enpoveryshing of the merchants of your said city, but also of the country thereabouts by reason of the overflowing and drowning of the meadows pastures and ground dying by the said river, with the high springs of the see & the studs of the fresh water coming to the said river, & by reason of which charges sustained in carrying their goods & merchandises by land unto the said city, as is before said, the merchants & owners of the said wares & merchandises are driven to sell the same much more dearer than they would do, if the said merchandises might be conveyed & brought unto the said city by water, to the great hurt & prejudice of all your grace's subjects in the said parties. For reformation whereof, it may please your highness, of your most noble & abundant grace, with th'assent of your lords spiritual & temporal, & the commons in this present parliament assembled, & by authority of the same, to enact ordain & establish, that it may & shallbe lawful, at all times after the feast of Easter now next coming, to your said suppliants mayor bailiffs & commonalty of your said city of Exetor, & their successors, to pluck down dig moyne break bank & cast up all & all manner of weirs rocks sandis gravel & other lets & noysances, whatsoever they be in the said river, & also in other places & ground convenient & necessary for the same whosoever they be, lying between your said city & the high see, & further to do & make all other things requisite & necessary, whereby the said ships boats and vessels may have their sure course and recourse in the said river, to and from your said city, and there to charge and discharge the said goods and merchandises without let or disturbance of any person or persons, giving and paying therefore unto the lord or lords, owner and owners of the soil, where such digging and mining shallbe, in recompense and satisfaction of & for the land and ground so to be digged and mined, after the rate of twenty years purchase, or else as much, for the same, as shallbe adjudged ordained and determined by the kings justices of assize in the county of Devon for the time being, the election & liberty of which recompense and satisfaction so to be had, to be at the choice of the lords and owners of the said lands and tenements, without any let denier vexation or trouble of the said lord lords owner and owners, or any other person or persons, by suit in the law or otherwise, upon pain of forfeiture of twenty li. of leeful money of England for every time that they or any of them do attempt the contrary thereof, whereof the one half shallbe to our said sovereign lord, and the other half to him or them, that will sue therefore by action of det bill plaint or information in any the kings courts, wherein the party defendant shall not wage his law, nor in the said action actions or suits any essoin licence nor protection shallbe allowed. And also giving and paying to the tenants farmers and occupiers of such land or ground for such hurt and losses, as they or any of them shall sustain and have by the same, as much as shallbe assessed adjudged and determined by the said justices of assizes in the said county of Devon for the time being, or by such persons as by them shall be assigned and deputed for the same. The said recompense and satisfaction as well concerning the lords and owners of the said land & ground, as to the tenants farmers & occupiers of the same, to be paid by the mayor bailiffs and commonalty of the said city for the time being, and their successors within the space of six weeks next after the rating assessing & determining of the same, unless that the mayor bailiffs and commonalty of the said city, and their successors, can otherwise compound or agree with the lords owners tenants farmers and occupiers of such land and ground or with any of them. And in case it happen the Mayor bailiffs & commonalty of the said city to make default of payment of the said recompense and satisfaction, and resist to pay the same, as is before rehearsed, that than the lord lords, owner, owners, tenants, farmers, or occupiers of such land or ground, that is grieved therewith, and to whom the satisfaction and recompense ought to be paid, shall & may lawfully commence affirm or take his or their action of det by the course of the common law, against the Mayor, bailiffs, & commonalty of the said city for the time being, & their successors, for the recovery of the same in any county within this realm, at the will & pleasure of the party grieved, & like process thereupon to be had, as in actions of det at the common law, grounded upon contract or specialties, hath used to be had, in the which actions of det suit or suits to be had, no wager of law essoin licence nor protection shallbe allowed.   

¶ An act whereby the kings manner of Hampton court is made an honour, and a new chase thereto belonging. Cap. v.  
FOrasmoch as it hath pleased the king our most excellent & most dread sovereign lord of late to erect build and make a goodly sumptuous beautiful and princely manor, decent & convenient for a king, and the same hath ornated with parks gardens orchards & other things of great commodity & pleasure thereunto adjoining, meet and partinent to his royal majesty, most requisite for the prosperous continuance of his most royal person, which the subjects of this his realm most entirely above all worldly things chief desire of almighty god: his grace ensuing the advancement & amplication of his reasonable and princely commodities to be nigh unto his said manor, heretofore of late hath assigned & limited a certain territory or ground for a chase thereof to be made, for nourishing generation and feeding of beasts of venery and of fowls of warren: and for furniture and perfection thereof, the kings majesty by indenture made between his grace on the one part, and sir Richard Page knight, Thomas Hennage esquire, john Carleton, john Agmondesham, Thomas a down gentlemen, Robert Alcetour, Robert Hamond, & divers other honest and substantial men, named in the said indenture, for & in the name of all free tenants, having any estate of inheritance, and in the name of all customary tenants, having any estate of inheritance by custom, of or in any lands or tenements, within the procinctes of the said Territory or ground, limited and assigned for the said Chase & waren, hath certainly & plainly declared the procinctes, limits ambites & boundis of the same Territory or ground, & his gratis liberties privileges & commodities to be had in & upon the same: the tenor of which said indenture hereafter plainly & fully ensueth, that is to say, THIS INDENTURE made the first day of October, in the . XXIX. year of the reign of our most excellent & most dread sovereign lord HENRY the eight, by the grace of god king of England and of France, defender of the faith, lord of Ireland, & in earth supreme head of the church of England, between the same our sovereign lord the king of th'one party, and sir Richard Page knight, Thomas Hennage esquire, john Carleton, john Agmondesham, Thomas a Down gentlemen, Robert Alcetour, Robert Hamonde, Thomas Stakforde, Richard Wykar, john a Gate th'elder, john a Gate the younger, William Stak ford, john Boughton, Richard Buyers, Germyn Bandall, john Wolf, William Floiter, Richard Hunt, john Cony, Robert Parker, William Tyce, Richard Wheteley, Robert Nortrige, john Machin, john Baron, Richard Wodclerk the younger, john Clere, john Grenetre, Richard Heyward, Christofer Pountfret, Richard Wolf, john Bulworth, Thomas Driver, Thomas Horringham, john Nortrige, William west, john Hardwyn, Richard Newman, john Hamond the younger, john Blake, john dally, George Thew, Clement Garred, john Hamond th'elder, Ambrose Grenetre, Walter Caluerley, Richard Nele, Lionel Browne, Robert Hall, Thomas Marsh, Thomas Skete, john Beryman, john London, john Wodhous, john Grene, and john Wolf, for and in the name of all the free tenants, having any estate of inheritance, and in the name of all customary tenants, having any estate of inheritance by custom of and in any lands or tenements within the lordship's manners towns and villages of Estmulsey, Westmulsey, Walton, Esher, Weybridge, and part of Cobham, and other parishes, villages, and hamlettis, what so ever they be within the limittis' of the chase that is named to be called Hampton court chase, of the other part, witnesseth, that where our said sovereign lord the king hath of late erected builded and made within the county of Middelsex, a goodly sumptuous house, beautiful and princely manor, meet and convenient for a king, and the same endued with parks orchards gardens, and other great commodities and pleasures thereunto adjoining and belonging, and his grace intending the prosperous continuance and preservation as well of his most royal person, as for the furnishing of the manor with manifold things of pleasure, for the disport, pastime, comfort, and consolation of his highness, his heirs and successors, his graces pleasure is to erect and make a Chase about the said manor, for thincrease of venery and fowl of warren, which Chase shall be called Hampton court chase: and that the said lordships, manners, towns, and villages of Estmulsey, Westmulsey, Walton, Esher, Weybrige, and part of the town or village of Cobham, in the county of Surrey, and all lands tenements meadows lesues woods, & pastures lienge and being within the limits meats and bounds hereafter declared, shall be had reputed and taken within the said Chase, and to be parcel thereof to all intentes and purposes, which meats & bounds are limited appointed and do extend as followeth, That is to wit, at & from the Themmis side, on the south side of the manor of Hampton court directly as the pale shall be newly erected made and set to Cobham, and so forth as the pale shall lead and be set about Cobham park pale, of Byslette park, and from thence following the same pale to the water of Wey, and so forth by the south side of the river of Wey, and the river of Themmis, unto the first commensment and beginning of the said pale. Wherefore it is condescended granted concluded and fully agreed between the said parties to these indentures by these presents. And our said sovereign lord the king in accomplishment of his grace's pleasure, by these presents doth ordain make erect publish and declare the said Chase. And that the said lordship's manors towns and villages of Estmulsey, Westmulsey, Walton, Esher, Weybridge, and part of Cobham, and all lands, tenements, meadows, woods, lesues, and pastures lying and being within the limits meats and bounds afore named, shallbe from henceforth free chase and warren for all manner beasts of venery and foul of warren, and shall have all such and like liberties jurisdictions and pre-eminences as any ancient Chase or forest within this realm hath or of right aught to have: and every person and persons, that shall fortune hereafter to trespass or offend within the said new chase, shall incur and run into like danger penalties, loss, and forfeiture, as if the same offence had been done or committed in any other chase or forest within this realm of England: And that the said new chase be from henceforth named and called Hampton court chase. And it is further condescended, granted, and agreed between the said parties by these presents, and our said sovereign lord the king for him, his heirs, and successors, promiseth, granteth, and agreeth to and with the said sir richard Page, Thomas Hennage, john Carleton, john Agmondesham, Thomas a Down, and all other the said tenants and freeholders, their heirs and assigns, that it shall be laufulle to the same sir richard Page, Thomas Hennage, john Agmondesham, john Carleton, Thomas a Down, and other the tenants above named, and to all other persons, being freeholders within the said Chase, and to every of them, their heirs and assigns, to fell cut down and carry away at all time and times hereafter, at his or their pleasure, all and parcel of his or their woods, groves, copies, and springs, growing and being within the said chase, without licence of the kings highness, his heirs or successors, or of any office within the said chase, and without let and interruption of the same officers, or any of them. And also that it shallbe lawful to the said sir richard Page, Thomas Hennage, john Carleton, john Agmondesham, Thomas a Down, and other the tenants above named, and all other persons, as well freeholders as copy holder's as customary tenants within the limits of the said chase, and to every of them, their heirs and assigns, at all time and times hereafter, to make the hedges and fences about their corn, growing upon their own ground within the said chase, at their own will and pleasure, to keep out the dear thereof, during all such time only, as the corn shall grow upon the same ground. And that the officers of the said chase, during the same time, shall suffer the same hedges and fences to stand and to remain, to th'intent abovesaid. And after every such time as the corn shall be served and carried away, it shall be laufulle to the officers of the said chase to make deer leaps and breaks in the said hedges and fences, for and to the intent that the dear may have course and recourse into the ground, where the corn was sown, for their feeding, during all such time as the same lands shall be and remain unsown.  
And in consideration thereof, our said sovereign lord the king, for him, his heirs and successors is pleased and contented, that his and their officers of the revenues within the limits of the same chase, shall yearly for ever at every payment, defalk, allow, and deduct the third part of the free rent, that every freeholder ought to pay for their severalle freeholdes within the limits of the same Chase. And also the kings highness is pleased and contented, that where any customary tenant, or tenants having any estates of inheritance in any customary lands or tenements within the said chase, after the custom of any manner there, whereof the same customary lands or tenements being holden, for the which customary lands or tenements, the next heir of every such customary tenant, after the death of his ancestor, by and according to the same custom ought to pay fine, in every such case the kings officers of the revenues within the said Chase, shall defalk, deduct, and allow to the next heir of every such tenant, dying seized of any customary lands or tenements within the limits of the said chase, the moiety or half of every such fine, that he by the said custom ought to pay for his lands there: the same fine to be rated and assessed after the rate of the fine that the same tenant so dienge seized, last paid to the lord thereof, for the same lands or tenements, and not otherwise. And that the moiety of every such fine be contained in every copy, that hereafter shall be made to any such tenant, by the officers of the courts of every such manor within the limits of the said Chase. And the said sir richard Page, Thomas Hennage, Iohn Carleton, john Agmondesham, Thomas a Down, and other the tenants and freeholders of the said lordships, manors, towns, and villages of Estmulsey, Westmulsey, Walton, Esher, Weybridge, and part of Cobham, do covenant and grant, and every of them for him and his heirs covenanteth and granteth to and with our said sovereign lord the king, his heirs and successors, that they and all other the tenants and freeholders, within the limits of the said chase, and every of them, shall at all times hereafter stand to obey perform, and keep, within the said chase, all and singular such laws, ordinances, penalties, fines, and amercyamentes, as appertain to a chase, and all such as hereafter shall be provided or made by any law or statute, concerning the preservation or maintenance of the said chase: except and only reserved to the said tenants, all such liberties and commodities before by these presents unto them appointed and limited within the said chase. In witness whereof our said sovereign lord the king to the one part of these present Indentures, remaining with the said freeholders and customary tenants hath caused his great seal of England to be put: and to the other part of the same Indentures, remaining with our said sovereign lord the king, the said freeholders and customary tenants, as well for themself as in the name of all other tenants and inhabitants within the limits of the said chase, have put to their seals, the day and year above written. Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the said indenture shall persist continue & abide good effectual and in full strength and virtue, according to the word tenor and effect thereof. And that the king our sovereign lord, his heirs and successors for ever, shall have & enjoy their liberties & privileges, commodities & pleasures of free chase and warren for all manner of beasts of venery, & fowls of waren, within & upon the said towns villages & parishes of Estmulsey, Westmulsey, Walton, Esher, Weybridge, and part of Cobham, and in all other places and grounds, dying or being within the procinctis lymites and bounds of the said Territory or ground limited and assigned by the said Indenture for the said chase and warren. And that the same Territory or ground shallbe called named and known by the name of Hampton court chase. And that all and singular transgressors and offenders, taken known or proved to have committed or done any manner of offence, within or upon the said chase or warren, contrary to the form or effect of any part of the said indenture, shall incur and fall into like dangers, penalties, and forfeitures, as any other like offenders, committing or doing any wrong trespass or offence in any other forest or chase within this realm, may do or shall do.  
¶ And furthermore be it enacted, that our said sovereign lord the king, his heirs and successors, at his and their liberty and pleasure, may make constitute and assign such and as many officers, ministers, and keepers, in for and upon the said chase and warren, as to him or them from time to time shall be thought behoveful convenient and necessary. And that all and singular laws, acts, and statutes heretofore made, concerning the keeping nourishing increase and supportation of any of the forests, chases, and warrens of this realm, or any of them, or touching or concerning directions, corrections, penalties, refourmations or punishments for any manner of offences done or committed within any such forests, chases, or warens, shall be from henceforth extended and executed in to and upon all transgressors and offenders in the said chase, called Hampton court chase, and into or upon the said warren of the same.  
¶ And because that the said manor of Hampton court is thus, as is aforesaid, decorated and environed with things of high and princely commodities, Be it further enacted by authority of this present parliament, that the manor of Walton upon the Thames, in the said county of Surrey, being parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, and the manor of Walton Leghe, in the said county of Surrey, late purchased by the kings highness of Gyles Leghe esquire deceased, and the house of Oteland, and all lands tenements rents services and hereditaments in Weybridge Walton & Chartesey, in the said county of Surrey, late purchased by the kings highness of john Reed, son and heir of William Reed, and the manors of Byflete and Weybridge in the said county of Surrey, being parcel of the duchy of Cornewal, and all the lands and tenements in Walton and Weybridge aforesaid, late purchased by the kings highness of john Goldwel & his wife, & all those lands & tnntes in Walton aforesaid, late purchased by the kings highness of john Carleton, & the manor of Estmulsey in the said county of Surrey, late purchased by the kings highness of the precedent & scholars of Corpus Christi college in Oxford, & the manor of Mulsey in the said county of Surrey, which late belonged to the late monastery of Marten in the said county of Surrey: And the manor of Sandon in the said county of Surrey, late purchased by the kings highness of the master & brethren of the hospital of saint Thomas spittle in Suthwarke, in the said county of Surrey: And the manor of Weston in the said county of Surrey: late purchased by the kings highness of the abbess and covent of the monastery of Barking in the county of Essex: And the manor of Imworth in the said county of Surrey, late purchased by the kings highness of Thomas Duke of Norf. And the manor of Esher in the said county of Surrey, late purchased by the kings highness of the reverent father in God Stephyn bishop of Wynchester: and the lands and hereditaments with thappurtenances, called Heywod, dying within the said chase, which late belonged to the late priory of Newerke in the said county of Surrey: And all those manors lands tenements and hereditaments, dying within the said chase, which sir Richard Page knight hath lately bargained and sold unto our said sovereign lord the king: and all lands tenements and hereditaments, which be the said sir Richard Page's dying and being within the said chase: And all other manors lands tenements rents revertions services and hereditaments, within the limits and Territory of the same chase, which the kings highness before this time hath obtained bought or purchased of any person or persons bodies politic or corporate: And all the fee firm or yearly rend or annuity of the borough or town of Kyngston upon Thames, in the said county of Surrey: And the manors of Hanneworth and Kynton, otherwise called Cold Kennyngton, and the park of Hanneworth and Cold Kennyngton, in the county of Middelsex: And the manor of Feltham in the said county of Middelsex, which manor of Feltham was late purchased by the kings kyghnes of the master and brethren of the hospital of Burton lazar, in the county of Leycester: And the manor of Todyngton in the said county of Middelsex, late purchased by the kings highness of the abbot and covent of the monastery of westminster, in the county of Middelsex: and all lands tenements and hereditaments, dying in the parish of Hampton in the said county of Middelsex, late purchased by the kings highness of Thomas Arthure, Thomas Gone, john Vnydale, john Vpton, Thomas Elys, and john Lewes, or of any of them: And all lands tenements, and hereditaments, in the parish of Hanneworth, in the said county of Middelsex, late purchased by the kings highness of john Willyams, john Combs, richard Harris, William Couper, Robert Wattes, Thomas Fitzwater, Richard Laurence, Thomas Carpenter, john Byckes, Paul Coke, and the person of the parish of Hanneworth afore said, or of any of them: And all the lands & tenements in Kenten, in the said county of Middelsex, lately purchased by the said our sovereign lord the king, of the master & brethren of the hospital of Savey, in the county of Mid: And all other manners lands tenements & hereditaments in Kingston, Hanworth, Kenton, Coldkenington, Felthan, Todington, & Hampton, which our said sovereign lord the king, before this time hath bought purchased or obtained of any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, shall from henceforth be perpetually united annexed deined reputed & taken to be part parcel and members of the said manor of Hampton court. And that the same manor of Hampton court, together with all other the said manors lands tenements and other the premises above rehearsed and specified, so united & annexed to the same manor of Hampton court, shall from henceforth be named called accepted and taken the honour of Hampton court. And that the said manor of Hampton court shall from henceforth be the chief and capital place and part of the said honour of Hampton court.  
¶ Be it also further enacted by authority afore said, that the said honour and chase of Hampton court, and all the manors lands tenements hereditaments, and other the premises above rehearsed, shall from henceforth be in the order survey rule and governance of the court of Augmentations of the revenues of our sovereign lord the kings crown, and to be granted let and set to farm by the officers and ministers of the same court, in such manner and form as other the manors lands and tenements, appointed to the same court, been or aught to be let or granted. And that all the fermes issues revenues and profits, coming and growing of the premisses, and of every part thereof, shallbe taken and received to the kings use, by the ministers and officers of the same court, in such manner and form as is used and had of other manors lands & tenements committed to thorder survey & governance of the said court of augmentations: any act statute ordinance custom or use heretofore had made or used to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.  
¶ AND furthermore be it enacted by authority aforesaid, that all and singular the tenants, as well freeholders & copy holder's, as other, and all and singular persons, which own suit to any of the said manors, or to any leete or lawdaye, to be holden within the procincte of any of them, and the heirs successors & assigns of every of the said tenants, shall do their suits services and customs, and pay their rents to the said sundry manors, and in such times, as they did and aught to do before the making of this present act. And that the said tenants and sutours or any of them, or the heirs successors, or assigns of them or any of them, at any time hereafter, shall not be charged nor chargeable to or with any other services suits customs rents or other charges, nor be compelled to do or pay the same in any other place or places, nor any of the several tenors changed alterated or charged, otherwise than they were or aught to do or be before the making of this act, any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Saving always and reserving to all and singular free tenants and customary tenants of any lands tenements and hereditaments, lying or being within the procinctes limits and bonds of the said Chase, called Hampton court chase, specified & declared by the said indenture, and to the heirs successors & assigns of every of them, all and singular liberties profits commodities and advantages to them appertaining, according to the true intent and pleasure of our said sovereign lord the king, signified and declared by the same indenture: any thing in this act above written not withstanding.  
¶ provided alway, that this act, or any thing therein contained, shall not be prejudicial or hurtful to any person or persons, their heirs executors successors or assigns, for any leases demises grants or covenants heretofore had made or granted to them or any of them, of the said manors and other the premises, or any part or parcel thereof, by any person or persons, being owners of the said manors lands and tenements, and other the premises, or any part or parcel thereof, or by any of their ancestors or predecessors, or by any person or persons lawfully authorized by them or any of them, for any demise lease or grant thereof made.  
¶ Saving alway to all and every person and persons, their heirs successors executors and assigns, other than such persons, as were parties or privy to the bargains sales gifts or grants of the said manors and other the premises, or any part thereof, and their wives their heirs and successors, and the wives heirs and successors of every of them, all such right title use interest possession lease leases farm fermes for term of life lives years or otherwise: & all grants liberties rents charges profits covenants and all other commodity and commodities, which they or any of them have, might or aught to have, or here after shall or should have, in of or to the premises, or any part or parcel of them, in such manner and form, as though this act, or any thing therein contained to the contrary thereof had never been had nor made: any thing in this present act to the contrary thereof not withstanding.  
¶ AND for as much as the said manners of Byflete and Weybridge, before the making of this act were parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, and now separated and taken from the same by reason of this act. Be it therefore enacted by authority afore said, that the manor of Shippon, with thappurtenances, in the county of Berk. which lately belonged to the late monastery of Abendon, in the same county of Berk. now dissolved, shall from henceforth be united & annexed to the said Duchy of Cornwall, and shallbe accepted and taken for and as part and parcel of the same Duchy of Cornwall, in such like manner and form, to all intentes and purposes, as the said manors of Byflete and Weybridge were before the making of this act, and that the same manor of Shippon, and the issues revenues and profits thereof, shall from henceforth be surveyed received and answered by and before such persons, officers and ministers, and in such like manner and form, as other the manors lands tenements and hereditaments, parcel of the said Duchy of Cornwall, be and shallbe surveyed received and answered.  
¶ provided always that this act, or any thing therein contained, shall not be prejudicial or hurtful to any person or persons, their heirs executors successors or assigns, or any demises leases offices grants or covenants heretofore had made or granted to them or any of them, of the said manor of Shippon, or any part or parcel thereof, by our sovereign lord the king, or by any other person or persons, being owner or owners of the same manor of Shippon: this act, or any thing therein contained to the contrary thereof not withstanding.   

¶ An act that such as were religious persons may purchase, sue and be sued in all manner of actions. Cap. vi.  
BE it enacted by authority of this present parliament, that all and singular such religious persons, aswell men as women, professed of what order rule or habit so ever they were, which be, or hereafter shallbe put at their liberties from the danger servitude and condition of their religion and profession whereunto they were professed, by reason of suppression dissolving forfeiture by atteyndre, rendering or otherwise giving up to the hands of the kings majesty, or any other the same monasteries, abbeys, priories, or other religious houses or places, wherein the same religious persons were professed, shall by authority of this present parliament, from & after the first day of the same parliament, and from and after the time, that they were or shallbe put at such liberty, have free liberty to purchase to them and their heirs in fee simple, fee tail, for term of life for years or at will, manors lands tenements rents annuities and other hereditaments & things whatsoever they be in like manner and form, as though they or any of them had never been professed, nor entered into any such religion.  
And furthermore that they the same religious persons and every of them, shallbe made able by authority of this present act, to sue and to be sued in all manner of actions plaints and suits what so ever they be, of and for any matter or cause grown sithence and after the time of their several deraigmentes or departing out of their religion, in all courts and places within this realm, as other the kings subjects be. And furthermore that they & every of them shall and may from henceforth, use and exercise, receive take have and enjoy all and every lawful thing and things to be grown fall or happened to them or any of them, after the said deraigment or departing out of their religion, in as large and ample manner form and condition, as if they had never been professed, nor entered into religion, the same profession or religion, or any law custom or use within this realm to the contrary thereof in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ provided always & be it further enacted by authority afore said, that none of the same religious persons, shall or may at any time hereafter be taken deemed or judged for or as heir or heirs or inheritable to any person or persons to any purpose respect construction or intent in the law: nor that they nor any of them by virtue of this act be received admitted or deemed able in the law, to demand challenge receive or take any manors lands tenements or hereditaments, or any other thing or things, by reason of or for any former title right interest matter or cause, had made done or grown to any respect or purpose, before their said several deraigmentes or departings out of their religion. Nor that any of the said religious persons being priests, or such as have avowed religion at xxi years or above, and thereto then consented, continuing in the same any while after, not duly proving by witness or other lawful means some unlawful cohertion or compulsion done to them or any of them for making of any such vow, or constraining them to remain in their religion, be enabled by virtue of any words clause or sentence before in this act expressed, to mary or take any wife or wives, but that they and every of them be clearly excluded and put from the same to all intentes and purposes: any thing before in this act contained to the contrary hereof in any wise not withstanding.   

¶ An act concerning the continuance of the statute for punishment of beggars and vagabonds, and of certain other statutes. Capit. seven.  
WHERE in the parliament begun and holden at London the third day of Novembre, in the . XXI. year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king HENRY the eight, & from thence adjourned to Westm, and there holden and continued by divers prorogations, until the dissolution thereof, an act was made & established, declaring and concerning as well how aged poor and impotent persons, compelled to live by alms, should be ordered and used, as also how vagabonds and mighty strong beggars should be whipped and punished: and at the said parliament one other act was made and established for the restraint of carrying and conveying of horses and mares out of this realm: and also at the said parliament one other act was made and established for punishment of Welshmen, attempting assaults or affrays upon any the inhabitants of Hereford Gloucestre or Shropshire: And also at the said parliament one other act was made and established for punishment of the vice of Buggery, declaring such offence to be felony, which said four several acts were also made to endure to the last day of the next parliament, as by the same four several acts more plainly appeareth. And where also in the said parliament one other act was made & ordained among other things, for restraining the carriage of brass latin and copper out of this realm: And also one other act was there made in the said parliament for the true making of cables, hawsers and roopes: And also one other act for the true winding of wols: And one other act to restrain killing of weynlynges bullocks steres or heffers, being under the age of two years, which said four several acts last before remembered, were than made to endure and continue unto the next parliament, as by the same four several acts more plainly appeareth. And where also in the said parliament one other act was made and established for the atteyntes to be sued for punishment of perjury upon untrue verdytes: And also one other act was there made in the said parliament, concerning peauterers: And also one other act was there made in the said parliament, concerning sowing of flax and hemp: all which said three several acts last before rehearsed, were then made and ordained to continue and endure to the last day of the next parliament, as by the same three several acts more plainly at large is showed and may appear. And where also in the said parliament one other act was made and established for making of jails in divers shires of this realm, which same act was then made to continue & endure for one year next after th'end of the same parliament, as by the same act also more plainly appeareth. And where also in the parliament begun and holden at Westm the viii day of june, in the . XXVIII. year of the reign of our said most dread sovereign lord king HENRY the VIII. and there continued and kept until the dissolution thereof, it was ordained and enacted, that all and singular the said several acts above remembered and every of them should continue and endure in their force and strength, and also be observed and kept until the last day of the next parliament, as by the same act amongs other things therein contained more plainly appeareth. And for asmuch as all and singular the said several acts above mentioned, be good and beneficial for the common wealth of this realm, Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the authority of this present parliament, that all and singular the said several acts, and every of them, and all clauses articles and provisions in them and every of them contained, shall continue and endure in their force and strength, and be observed and kept until the last day of the next parliament.   

¶ An act that proclamations made by the kings highness, with th'advise of his honourable council, shallbe obeyed and kept, as though they were made by act of parliament. Capitulo viii  
FOr as much as the kings most royal majesty for divers considerations by th'advise of his counsel hath heretofore set forth divers and sundry his grace's Proclamations, as well for and concerning diverse and sundry articles of Christ's religion, as for an unity and concord to be had amongst the loving and obedient subjects of this his realm and other his dominions, and also concerning th'advancement of his common wealth and good quiet of his people, which never the less divers and many froward wilful and obstinate persons have wilfully contemned and broken, not considering what a king by his royal power may do: and for lack of a direct statute and law to cohart offenders, to obey the said proclamations, which being still suffered, should not only encourage offenders to the disobedience of the precepts and laws of almighty God, but also sund to much to the great dishonour of the kings most royal majesty (who may full ill bear it) and also give to great heart and boldness to all malefactors & offenders: considering also that sudden causes and occasions fortune many times, which do require speedy remedies, and that by abiding for a parliament, in the mean time might happen great prejudice to ensue to the realm: and weighing also, that his majesty (which by the kingly and regal power given him by God, may do many things in such cases) should not be driven to extend the liberty & supremity of his regal power and dignity by wilfulness of froward subjects: it is therefore thought in manner more than necessary, that the kings highness of this realm for the time being, with th'advise of his honourable council, should make and setforth proclamations for the good and politic order and governance of this his realm of England Wales and other his dominions from time to time, for the defence of his regal dignity, and th'advancement of his common wealth, and good quiet of his people, as the cases of necessity shall require: And that an ordinary law should be provided by th'assent of his majesty and parliament, for the due punishment correction and reformation of such offences and disobediences, Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this parliament, with the kings majesty, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons assent, that always the king, for the time being, with th'advise of his honourable council, whose names hereafter follow, or with th'advise of the more part of them may setforth at all times, by authority of this act, his proclamations, under such penalties and pains, and of such sort, as to his higness, and his said honourable council, or the more part of them: shall seem necessary and requisite. And that those same shallbe obeyed observed and kept, as though they were made by act of parliament, for the time in them limited, unless the kings highness dispense with them or any of them under his great seal.  
¶ provided always that the words meaning and intent of this act, be not understand interpretat, construed, or extended, that by virtue of it any of the kings liege people, of what estate degree or condition so ever he or they be, bodies politic or corporate, their heirs or successors, should have any of his or their inheritances lawful possessions offices liberties privileges franchises goods or chattels taken from them or any of them: Nor by virtue of the said act suffer any pains of death, other than shallbe hereafter in this act declared. Nor that by any proclamation, to be made by virtue of this act, any acts, common laws, standing at this present time in strength and force, nor yet any lawful or laudable customs of this realm, or other his dominions, ne any of them, shallbe infringed broken or subverted: And specially all those acts, standing this hour in force, which have been made in the kings highness time: but that every such person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their heirs and successors, & the heirs and successors of every of them, their inheritances lawful possessions offices liberties privileges franchises goods & chattels shall stand and be in the same state and condition, to every respect & purpose, as if this act or proviso had never be had or made. Except such forfeitures pains and penalties, as in this act and in any proclamation, which hereafter shall be set forth by authority of the same, shall be declared and expressed. And except such persons, which shall offend any proclamation to be made by the kings highness, his heirs or successors, for and concerning any kind of heresies, against christian religion.  
¶ Furthermore be it enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that to the intent the kings subjects should not be ignorant of his proclamations, every sheriff or other officer and minister, to whom any such proclamation shallbe directed by the kings writ under his great seal, shall proclaim or cause the same to be proclaimed within xiiii days after the receipt thereof, in four several market towns, if there be so many, or else in six other towns places or villages, within the limits of their authority. And they to cause the same proclamations to be fixed and set up openly upon places convenient in every such town place or village, upon pain and penalty of such sum and sums of money, or imprisonment of body, as shall be contained in the said proclamation or proclamations.  
¶ And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, of what estate degree or condition so ever he or they be, which at any time hereafter do wilfully offend and break, or obstinately not observe and keep any such proclamation, or any article therein contained, which shall proceed from the kings majesty, by th'advise of his council, as is aforesaid: that then all and every such offender or offenders, being thereof within one half year next after their or his offence committed, accused, & thereof within xviii months next after the same offence so convicted by confession or lawful witness, and proves before the archbishop of Canterbury Metropolitan, the Chancellor of England, the lord treasurer of England, the precedent of the kings most honourable council, the lord privy seal, the great chamberlain of England, lord admiral, lord steward or grand master, lord chamberlain of the kings most honourable household, two other bishops, being of the kings council, such as his grace shall appoint for the same, the secretary, the treasurer & controller of the kings most honourable household, the master of the horse, the two chief judges, & the master of the Rolls, for the time being, the Chancellor of the augmentations, the Chancellor of the Duchy, the chief baron of th'exchequer, the two general surveyors, the chancellor of thexchequer, the under Treasurer of the same, the treasurer of the kings chamber, for the time being, in the Star chamber at Westm, or else where: or at the least before the half of the number afore rehearsed, of which number the lord Chancellor, the lord treasurer, the lord precedent of the kings most honourable council, the lord Privy seal, the Chamberlain of England, the lord admiral, the two chief judges for the time being, or two of them shallbe two: shall lose and pay such penalities forfeitures of sums of money to be levied of his or their lands tenements goods and chattels to the kings use, and also suffer such imprisonment of his body, as shall be expressed mentioned and declared in any such proclamation or proclamations which such offender or offenders shall offend & break, or not observe and keep, contrary to this act, as is aforesaid. And that execution shallbe had done & made against every such offender and offenders, with the addition of the names or surnames towns or counties mystery or occupation of the said offenders, by such order process ways & means, & after such manner form and condition, as by the kings highness, and the said council shall be devised and thought most convenient for example of such offenders.  
¶ provided alway, that none offender, which shall offend contrary to the form of any such proclamations, shall incur the danger & penalite thereof, except such proclamation or proclamations be had done or made in such shire or county, where thoffender hath or shall dwell or be most conversant within a year before. ¶ And be it further enacted by th'authority afore said, that the lord chancellor, the lord privy seal, and either of them, with th'assent of vi of the forenamed, shall have power and authority by their discretions, upon every information to be given to them or to either of them touching the premises, to cause process to be made against all & singular such offenders, by writs under the kings great seal, or under his graces privy seal, in form following, that is to say, first by proclamation under a pain or a penalite, by the discretion of the aforesaid chancellors appointed, for the awarding of process, and if he appear not to the same, without a lawful excuse, than the said chancellors to award out another proclamation, upon allegiance of the same offender, for the due examination trial and conviction of every such person & persons, as shall offend contrary to this act, for the due execution to be had of and for the same, in manner and form as is above remembered. Except it be within the liberty of the county palatine of the duchy of Lancaster. And in case it so be: than to pass by the chancellor of the kings duchy of Lancaster, under the seal of the said duchy, with the assent of vi at the least of the afore named councillors ¶ Be it also further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons do commit any offence, contrary to the form & effect of this act, and after the same offence done or committed, do obstinately willingly or contemptuosly avoid and departed out of this realm, for and to th'intent that he will not answer to such offence or offences by him committed and done, contrary to this act, that than every such wilful and contemptuous person, avoiding or departing out of this realm, shallbe adjudged a traitor, and his fact high treason, and shall have and suffer such pains of death, and also forfeit goods and chattels, lands and tenements, as in case of high treason. Saving to all & singular person & persons, bodies politic & corporat, their heirs & successors, & to the heirs & successors of every of them, other than such person and persons, their heirs and successors, and the heirs and successors of every of them, that shall offend contrary to this act, and thereupon obstinately willingly or contemptuously avoid & depart out of this realm, as is aforesaid, all such right title use interest rents reversions remainders lease leases grants annuities offices commons profits commodities and other hereditaments what so ever, in & to all and singular such honour's castles manors lands tenements and other hereditaments, which any such offender or offenders shall have at the time of his or their offence or offences of treason committed, or at any time after, in such like manner form and condition, to all intentes constructions and purposes, as if this act had never been had or made: any thing contained in this act to the contrary in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, offending contrary to this act, do willingly and contemptuously withdraw absent eloyne or secretly hide himself within any part of this realm, or any of the kings dominions, by the space of two months next after any writ of Proclamation shallbe made directed & proclaimed against him or them, as afore is rehearsed, and thereof by any convenient or reasonable mean may have knowledge, so that by eloyning of himself, his offence can not be examined tried and judged within the said time of xviii months: that than every such person and persons so offending, shall stand and be as a person convicted of th'offences against him objected, and also lose and pay all and every such forfeiture sums of money, and also suffer such imprisonment as to the same offence shall appertain.  
¶ And be it further enacted, that if it happen our said sovereign lord the king to decease (whose life God long preserve) before such time as that person, which shallbe his next heir or successor to the imperial crown of this realm, shall accomplish and come to the age of xviii years: that than all and singular proclamations, which shallbe in any wise made and setforth into any part of this realm, or other the kings dominions, by virtue of this act, within the foresaid years of the said next heir or successor, shallbe setforth in the successors name than being king, and shall import or bear underwritten the full names of such of the kings honourable council than being, as shall be the divisours or setters forth of the same, which shall be in this case the hole number afore rehearsed, or atte the least the more part of them, or else the proclamations to be void and of none effect.  
¶ provided also that if any Proclamation or Proclamations hereafter shallbe directed by virtue of this act, to the justices of the peace of any shire or county, that then within xiiii days after the receipt thereof, the same justices shall and may by their discretions divide themselves in sundry parts and places within the limits of their commission, for the due and speedy execution of the contents of the same proclamation or proclamations, and they and every of them doing or causing to be done with convenient speed in their sundry limits, as much as in them reasonable doth lie or rest to be done, for the dew and speedy execution of the same proclamation or proclamations: than every such of the same justices, as so shall do his diligence, or as much as in him reasonable resteth to be done, shall be discharged and exonerated against the kings highness his heirs and successors of and for every penalitie or pain, limited and appointed by the same proclamation to every of the same justices.  
¶ Provided also, that no justices of peace shallbe charged hereafter by virtue of any such proclamation, with or for any pain or penalitie, for not doing or executing of the same proclamations, but only in the shire or county, where any such justices of peace shall or do inhabit, dwell, or be most conversant or abiding.  
¶ Provided also that the foresaid counsellors appointed or to be appointed by virtue of this act, or any part thereof by the kings highness, his heirs or successors, to and for the hearing and determination of every offence, committed contrary to any of his or their proclamation or proclamations, shall from time to time, knowing the kings determinate pleasure first therein, have full power and authority to diminish or mitigate the penalties of the some, or sums of money, which shallbe contained in any of the said proclamations hereafter to be made by the kings highness his heirs or successors.   

¶ An act authorizing the kings highness to make bishops by his letters patents. Cap. ix.  
FOr as much as it is not unknown, the slothful and ungodly life, which hath been used among all those sort, which have borne the name of religious folk, and to th'intent that from henceforth many of them might be turned to better use, as hereafter shall follow: whereby God's word might the better be set forth, children brought up in learning, clerks nourished in the universities, old servants decayed to have livings, alms houses for poor folk to be sustained in, readers of Grece, Hebrew, and latin to have good stipend, daily alms to be ministered, mending of high ways, exhibition for ministers of the church. It is thought therefore unto the kings highness most expedient and necessary, that more byshoriches collegiall and cathedral churches shallbe established in stead of these foresaid religious houses, within the foundation whereof these other titles afore rehearsed, shallbe established. Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that his highness shall have full power and authority from time to time, to declare & nominat by his letters patents or other writingis to be made under his great Seal, such number of bishops, such number of cities, sees for bishops, cathedral churches, and diocese by meats and bonds, for th'exercise and ministration of their episcopal offices and administration, as shall appertain, and to endow them with such possessions, after such manner form and condition, as to his most excellent wisdom shall be thought necessary and convenient. And also shall have power and authority to make and devise translations, ordinances rules and statutes concerning them all and every of them, and further to do all and every other thing and things, what so ever it be, which shall be devised and thought requisite convenient and necessary by his most excellent wisdom and discretion, for the good perfection and accomplishment of all and singular his said most godly and gracious purposes and intentes, touching the premisses, or any other chartable or godly deeds to be devised by his highness concerning the same. And that all and singular such translations nominations of bishops cities sees and lymittation of diocese for bishops, erections, establishmentes, foundations, ordinances, statutes, rules, and all and every other thing and things, which shallbe devised comprised and expressed by his graces sundry and several letters patents or other writings under his great seal, touching and concerning the premises, or any of them, or any circumstances or dependences thereof, necessary and requisite for the perfection of the premises, or any of them, shall be of as good strength force value and effect, to all intentes and purposes, as if such things, that shall so be devised expressed and mentioned in his letters patents or other writings under his great seal, had been done made and had by authority of parliament.   

¶ An act concerning placing of the lords in the parliament chamber, and other assembles and conferences of counsel. Capitulo ten  
FOR AS MOCHE AS in all great counsels and congregations of men, having sundry degrees and offices in the common wealth, It is very requisite and convenient, that an order should be had and taken for the placing and sitting of such persons as been bounden to resort to the same, to the intent that they, knowing their places, may use the same without displeasure or let of the council. Therefore the kings most royal majesty, although it appertaineth unto his prerogative royal to give such honour, reputation, and placing to his councillors, and other his subjects, as shall be seeming to his most excellent wisdom, is nevertheless pleased and contented for an order to be had and taken in this his most high court of parliament, that it shallbe enacted by authority of the same, in manner and form as hereafter followeth.  
¶ first it is enacted by authority aforesaid, that no person or persons of what estate degree or condition so ever he or they be of, (except only the kings children) shall at any time hereafter attempt or presume to sit or have place at any side of the cloth of estate in the parliament chamber, neither of the one hand of the kings highness nor of the other, whether the kings majesty be there personally present or absent. And forasmuch as the kings majesty is justly and lawfully supreme heed in earth under god of the church of England, and for the good exercise of the said most royal dignity and office, hath made Thomas lord Crumwell, and lord privy seal his vicegerent for good & due ministration of justice to be had in all causes and cases touching the ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and for the godly refourmation and redress of all errors heresies and abuses in the said church. It is therefore also enacted by authority aforesaid, that the said lord Crumwell, having the said office of vicegerent, and all other persons, which hereafter shall have the said office of the grant of the kings highness, his heirs or successors, shall sit and be placed as well in this present parliament, as in all parliaments to be holden hereafter, on the right side of the parliament chamber, and upon the same form that the archbishop of Canturbury sitteth on, and above the same archbishop and his successors, and shall have voice in every parliament to assent or dissent, as other the lords of the parliament.  
¶ And it is also enacted, that next to the said vicegerent shall sit the archbishop of Canturbury: and than next him on the same form and side shall sit the archbishop of York: and next to him on the same form and side, the bishop of London: and next to him on the same side and form the bishop of Duresme: and next to him on the same side and form the bishop of Wynchester, and than all the other bishops of both provinces of Canturbury and york, shall sit and be placed on the same side after their auncienties, as it hath been accustomed.  
¶ And forasmuch as such other personages, which now have, and here after shall happen to have other great offices of the realm, that is to say, the offices of the lord Chancellor, the lord treasurer, the lord precedent of the kings most honourable council, the lord privy seal, the great chamberlain of England, the constable of England, the Martial of England, the lord Admiral, the grand Master or lord steward of the kings most honourable household, the kings chamberlain, & the kings secretory have not heretofore been appointed & ordered for the placing & sitting in the kings most high court of ꝑliment by reason of their officis. It is therefore now ordeinid & enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that the lord Chancellor, the lord treasurer, the lord pnsident of the kings council, & the lord privy seal, being of the degree of barons of the parliament or above, shall sit and be placed aswell in this present ꝑliment, as in all other parliamentis hereafter to be holden, on the left side of the said ꝑliment chamber, on the higher part of the form of the same side above all dukes, except only such as shall happen to be the kings son, the kings brother, the kings uncle, the kings nephew, or the kings brothers or sister's sons.  
¶ AND IT IS also ordained and enacted by authority aforesaid, that the great Chamberlain, the Constable, the Martial, the lord Admiral, the great Master or lord Steward, and the kings Chamberlain, shall sit and be placed after the lord Privy seal, in manner and form following, that is to say, every of them shall sit and be placed above all other personages being of the same estates or degrees, that they shall happen to be of, that is to say, the great Chaumberlayne first, the Constable next, the Martial third, the lord Admiral the fourth, the grand Master or lord Steward the fift, and the kings Chamberlain the sixth.  
¶ AND it is also enacted by authority aforesaid, that the kings chief Secretary, being of the degree of a baron of the parliament, shall sit and be placed afore and above all barons, not having any of the offices afore mentioned. And if he be a bishop, that than he shall sit and be placed above all other bishops, not having any of the offices above remembered.  
¶ AND it is also ordained and enacted by authority aforesaid, that all dukes, not afore mentioned, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons, not having any of the offices aforesaid, shall sit and be placed after their auncienties, as it hath been accustomed.  
¶ And it is further enacted, that if any person or persons, which at any time hereafter shall happen to have any of the said offices of lord Chancellor, lord treasurer, lord Presydente of the kings council, lord privy seal, or chief Secretary, shallbe under the degree of a baron of the parliament, by reason whereof they can have no interest to give any assent or dissent in the said house, that then in every such case, such of them as shall happen to be under the said degree of a baron, shall sit and be placed at the uppermost part of the sacks, in the mids of the said parliament chamber, either there to sit upon one form, or upon the uppermost sack, the one of them above the other in order, as is above rehearsed.  
¶ Be it also enacted by authority aforesaid, that in all trials of treasons by peers of the realm, if any of the peers that shall be called hereafter to be triours of such treasons, shall happen to have any of the offices aforesaid: that than they, having such offices, shall sit and be placed according to their offices, above all the other peers, that shallbe called to such trials, in manner and form as is above mentioned and rehearsed.  
¶ And it is also enacted by authority aforesaid, that as well in all parliaments, as in the Star chamber, and in all other assembles and conferences of counsel, the lord Chancellor, the lord treasurer, the lord Precedent, the lord Privy seal, the great Chamberlain, the Constable, the Martial, the lord Admiral, the Grand master or lord Steward, the kings Chamberlain, and the kings chief Secretory, shall sit and be placed in such order and fashion as is above rehearsed, and not in any other place, by authority of this present act.   

¶ An act auctorysing the kings highness newly to allot certain towneshyppes in Wales. Capitulo xi.  
Where in the parliament begun and holden at London the third day of November, in the xxi year of the reign of our most dread sovereign lord king HENRY the viii and from thence adjourned to Westm, and there holden and continued by divers prorogations unto the four day of Februarye, in the xxvii year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, and than and there held and continued unto the dissolution thereof, one act and ordinance was made in the session of the said parliament, holden the said four day of February, whereby amongs divers other things, divers shires and counties were newly made & named within the dominion & principality of Wales, & divers towns parishes lordships commotes & cantreds within the said dominion & principality were allotted appointed & limited to the said several shires & counties, as by the same act more plainly and particularly among other things appeareth. And forasmuch as by credible information it was comen into the kings knowledge, after the making of the said act, that some lordship's towns parishes commotes hundreds & cantreds were not in differently allotted & limited to the shires named in the said act, for the commodity of the kings subjects inhabited therein. It was therefore ordained and enacted by authority of the parliament holden at Westm the viii day of june, in the xxviii. year of the kings reign, that the kings highness, during the time of iii years next after the end of the same parliament, should have power & authority by writing under his great seal, to allot appoint assign and limit to every of the shires named in the said act, such and so many lordship's towns parishes hamlets hundreds commotes and cantreds, as his majesty by his most high wisdom should think convenient and agreeable, for the ease and commodity of his loving subjects the inhabitants of his said dominion & principality: And should likewise have power and authority to name and assign the shire towns in every of the said shires, named in the said act. And that every such limitation appointment nomination and assignment, to be made by the kings highness in that behalf, by authority of the said act, should be as good and effectual to all intentes & purposes, as though it had been done and made, plainly & ꝑticularly by authority of parliament, any thing contained in the said act, in the session of the said parliament holden the four day of Februarye, in the xxvii. year, or any thing or things to the contrary thereof not withstanding.  
¶ And forasmuch as the time of iii years limited to the kings majesty by the said act, made in the xxviii year of his graces reign, is nigh expired, & that his highness hath had such great affairs & urgent causes to do, concerning the state and wealth of this realm, that by occasion thereof his majesty hath had no convenient time nor leisure, to accomplish & execute the power & authority committed to his highness by the said act, made in the said xxviiii year of his reign, Be it therefore enacted by authority of this present parliament, that his majesty, during the space of other iii years, next after the first day of this present parliament, shall have like power and authority, to do use execute and accomplish all and every thing and things limited & appointed to his majesty to be done used and accomplished by the same act, made in the said xxviii year of his graces reign, in as large and ample manner, in every condition, as his majesty mought have done used and accomplished within the said time of three years, limited by the same act, as is aforesaid. And that every such limitation appointment nomination & assignment to be made by the kings highness in that behalf, by authority of this present act, during the space of the said other iii years, next after the first day of this present parliament, shallbe as good & effectual, to all intentes & purposes, as though it had been done & made plainly and particularly by authority of ꝑlyament.   

¶ An act concerning wrongful taking of hawks eggs, & birds out of the nest, finding & taking up of the kings hawks, hunting in the kings forest park or chase or other ground enclosed, and killing of coneys within any lawful warren of the kings. Cap. xii.  
Where in the parliament holden at Westm. the xi year of the reign of the noble prince of famous memory king Henry the seven. it was ordained, and amongst other things enacted & established, that no man of what condition or degree so ever he be, should take or cause to be taken the eggs of any falcon goshauk or lanner out of the nest, upon pain of imprisonment by one year, & further to fine at the kings will. Not withstanding which statute divers idle & ill disposed people, lytel or nothing regarding or fearing the pain in the same statute contained, have not desisted to take eggs of falcons goshawks & laners out of the nests, to the utter destruction of th'increase of the same falcons goshawks & laners, if due reformation in that behalf be not provided. In consideration whereof it is ordained & enacted by the king our sovereign lord, the lords spiritual & temporal, & the commons in this present parliament assembled, & by th'authority of the same, that if any person or persons of what estate degree or condition so ever he or they be, after the feast of the nativity of our Lady next coming, unlawfully or wrongfully take or cause to be taken any egg or eggs of any falcon goshawk or lanner, or the birds of any Falcon Goshauke Laner or Laneret, out of or from any nest or nests of any falcon goshawk or lanner, within any of the honours castles manners lands tenntes woods or other grounds what so ever they be, of the kings highness for the time being, whereof his said highness is seized in demain possession or reversion, or whereof he taketh the rents issues revenues or profitises: that than the same offence and offences, & every of them, shall be adjudged and taken to be felony, and the offender and offenders therein, being thereof lawfully convicted & attainted, by & according to the laws of this realm, shallbe deemed & adjudged felons, & shall have & suffer such pains of death, and also lose and forfeit their goods and chattels, lands, and tenements, as in case of felony by the course of the common laws of this realm.  
¶ Provided always, that this act or any thing therein before ordained & enacted, extend not, nor be in any wise prejudicial or hurtful to any person or persons, which after the said feast of the nativity of our lady, shall take or cause to be taken any egg or eggs of any falcon goshawk or lanner, or the birds of any falcon, goshawk, lanner, or lanerette, out of or from any nest or nests of any falcon, goshawk, or lanner, within any honour's castles manors lands tenements woods or other grounds, whereof or wherein any person or persons, bodies politic, & corporate, other than the kings highness his heirs and successors, or any of them, than shall have any estate of inheritance: any thing before expressed or mentioned to the contrary thereof not withstanding.  
¶ AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons, after the said feast of the Nativity of our lady, happen to find and take up any falcon, gerfalcon, jerkin, sacre, or sacred, goshawk lanner, or laneret, being the kings hawk or hawks, & having upon him or them the mark of the kings arms and varvel: that then, if the same person or persons, which shall find and take up any such falcon gerfalcon, ierkyn, sacre or sacred, goshauk, lanner, or laneret, within xii days next after the taking up of any such hawk, do not bring or cause to be brought the same hawk so by him taken, to the master of the kings hawks, or to some of his graces falconers, or within the time next abovesaid, do not give knowledge of the taking up of any such hawk to the said master of the kings hawks for the time being, or to the sheriff of the shire, for the time being, where any such hawk shall be taken up, or to one of the kings falconers for the time being, near abiding in or to any such parts, where any such hawk shallbe founden and taken up, as is aforesaid that than every such finding and taking up of any such hawk, & not bringing nor giving knowledge thereof, as is afore said, shallbe adjudged & taken to be felony: and the offender and offenders therein, being thereof lawfully convicted and attainted, by & according to the laws of this realm, shall have and suffer such pains of death, and also lose and forfeit his & their goods and cattles lands and tenements as in case of felony by the course of the common laws of this realm.  
¶ provided always, that this act nor any thing therein contained, be or shallbe in any wise prejudicial or hurtful to any person or persons, that hereafter shall find and take up any of the said hawks of the king our sovereign lord his heirs or successors, & by chance negligently or casually against his or their will, lose the same hawk or hawks: or if the same hawk die against his or their will, before they can or may deliver the same hawk, as is aforesaid.  
¶ And where also justice and equity requireth, that every inheritor & possessor or manors lands or tenements within this realm of England, should according to their estates or possessions peaceably and quietly have take and enjoy the profits revenues and commodities of the same, as well in things of high pleasure, as in things commonly valuable, with out injury rapine or other extort wrong to be committed and done to any of them, within or upon the same, & in especial of & in things of pleasure, as in hunting within forest park or chase of the kings, the queens, the princes, or of any other of the kings lawful children for the time being, ordained and provided for or concerning his highness, or their pleasure: Be it therefore ordained and enacted by th'authority of this present parliament, that if any person or persons, of what estate degree or condition so ever he or they be, after the said feast of the Nativity of our lady next coming, at any time of the day, that is to say, between the time of the arising of the son, and going down of the same, with his face hid or covered with hood or vysar, or with his face painted, or himself otherwise disguised, to th'intent that he would not be known, wrongfully enter into any forest park or chase of the kings highness, the queens, the princes, or of any other of the kings said children for time being, or into any other ground of his or theirs, enclosed with wall or pale, ordained and used for keeping and nourishing of dear, to th'intent to steal any of the same dear, and by any mean of hunting or otherwise, as is aforesaid, by stealth flee or take any of the same dear, or drive or chase any of them out of the same forest, chase, park, or other ground enclosed, as is aforesaid, ordained and used for keeping & nourishing of dear, as is aforesaid, to th'intent to steal the same dear. Or if any person, after the said feast last before remembered, at any time of the day as is aforesaid, with his face hid or covered with hood or vysar, or with his face painted, or himself otherwise disguised, to th'intent that he would not be known, take kill or flee with any hay or other net, or with any firrette or pursnet, any of the conies or rabbettes, being within any ground soil or place, being lawful warren of the kings highness, the queens, the princes, or of any other the kings said children, for the time being, & being kept or used as warren for the maintenance and nonrishing of conies and rabbettes, or in form aforesaid, take kill or flee any conies or rabbettes, being within any of the kings parks, his heirs and successors, or within any park of the queens, the princes, or of any other of the kings said children for the time being. Except it be such person or persons, as hath or shall have the said coneys and rabbettes in farm, or shallbe licensed by the writing of the king, the queen, the pince, or of any other of the kings said children, so to do. Or if after the said feast any person or persons, at any time in the night, that is to say, between the time of the going down of the son, and arrysing of the same, wrongfully enter into any forest chase park or other ground enclosed, as is aforesaid, of the kings highness, the queens, the princes, or of any other of the kings said children for the time being, enclosed, ordained & used for the keeping and nourishing of dear, to th'intent to flee steal & take any of the dear of the said forest chase or park, or other ground enclosed, as is aforesaid, ordained and used for the finding of dear, or by any mean of hunting or other wise, to th'intent to steal at any time of the night, as is aforesaid, slay or take any of the dear being in the same: or by any mean in the said night time, chase or drive out of any such forest chase park or other ground enclosed, as is aforesaid, of the kings, his heirs and successors, or of the queens the princes, or of any other of the kings said children, for the time being, any of the dear of the same, to th'intent to steal the same dear. Or at any time of the night above written, take kill or slay with any hay or other net, or with any fyrret or pursnette, any of the coneys or rabbetes in any ground or soil, being a lawful free warren of the kings highness for the time being, and being kept and used as a warren, as is aforesaid, or take kill or slay in form next aforesaid any coneys or rabbetes, in any of the parks of the kings highness, his heirs or successors, or of the queens, the princes, or of any other of the kings said children for the time being. Except he or they that shall so offend, hath or shall have the same coneys in farm, or otherwise licenced, as is aforesaid: that than every such offender and offenders for their offences by them or any of them committed and done, contrary to the purport and effect of this act, shallbe deemed adjudged & taken as a fellow, and every such offence by any of them committed and done, contrary to this act, as is aforesaid, shallbe deemed and adjudged felony. And that every such offender and offenders, which shall be thereof convicted and attainted, according to the laws of this realm, shall have and suffer such like punishment, and incur such losses and forfeitures for the same, as been ordained for other felons by the common laws of this realm.  
¶ Provided always and be it enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that no manner of person or persons, of what estate or degree so ever he or they be, shall hereafter be made, deemed, or taken by any manner of mean, as accessary or accessaries to any offender or offenders, offending in any thing contrary to the tenor and effect of this act, or of any article or clause therein contained, but only such person and persons as shall hereafter abbette and procure any such offender or offenders, to commit and do any offence contrary to this act, which person or persons so abetting and procuring any offender or offenders, to commit and do any offence contrary to the tenor and effect of this act, shall after the same offence done, by the authority afore said, be adjudged deemed and taken as accessary & accessaries, in like manner as in cases of felony at the common law.  
¶ Provided always, that any word article clause sentence forfeiture pain or punishment in this act before expressed and declared, shall not in any wise extend to any person or persons, that shall hunt take kill or slay any dear coneys or rabbetes by day or night, contrary to this act, in any chases forests or warens of the kings, the queens, the princes, or of any other the kings said children, set dying & being within his graces dominion of Wales, or in the borders against Scotland, the forest of Snowden in Wales only excepted: any thing in this act before declared & mentioned to the contrary in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ Provided always, that this act or any thing therein contained, extend not to any person or persons, which shall not be lawfully indicted of any offence in this act contained within one year next after any such offence committed or done: This act or any thing therein contained to the contrary not withstanding.   

¶ An act whereby all manors lands profits and hereditaments belonging to any the monasteries or other religious houses dissolved, or hereafter by any mean to be dissolved, are assured to the kings highness his heirs and successors for ever. And how and in what wise leasses and grants heretofore made or hereafter to be made of them or any part of them shall take effectt. Cap. xiii.  
WHere divers & sundry abbots prior's abbesses' prioresses & other ecclesiastical governors & governesses of divers monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, within this our sovereign lord the kings realm of England and Wales, of their own free and voluntary minds, good wills and assents, without constraint coaction or compulsion of any manner of person or persons sithen the four day of February, the xxvii year of the reign of our now most dread sovereign lord, by the dew order and course of the common laws of this his realm of England, and by their sufficient writings of record under their covent and common seals, have severally given, granted, and by the same their writings severally confirmed all their said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, & all their sites circuits and procinctes of the same, and all and singular their manors lordships granges messes lands tenements meadows pastures rents revertions services woods tithes pensions portions churches chapels advowsons patronages annuities, rights entries conditions commons letes courts liberties privileges and franchises appertaining or in any wise belonging to any such monastery abbathie priory nonry college hospital house of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses & places or to any of them, by what so ever name or corporation they or any of them were than named or called, and of what order habit religion, or other kind or quality so ever they or any of them than were reputed known or taken: To have and to hold all the said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places sites circuits procinctes manors lands tenements meadows pastures rents revertions services, and all other the premises, to our said sovereign lord, his heirs and successors for ever, and the same their said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other relyigious and ecclesiastical houses and places sites circuits procynctes manors lordships granges meases lands tenements meadows pastures rents revertions services and other the premises, voluntarily as is aforesaid, have renounced left and forsaken, and every of them hath renounced left and forsaken: Be it therefore enacted by the king our sovereign lord, and the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, that the king our sovereign lord shall have hold possede and enjoy to him his heirs and successors for ever, all and singular such late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, of what kinds natures qualities or diversities of habits rules professions or orders they or any of them were named known or called, which sith the said four day of Februarye, the xxvii year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, have been dissolved suppressed renounced relinquished forfeited given up or by any other mean come to his highness, and by the same authority, and in like manner shall have hold possede and enjoy all the sites circuits procinctes manors lordships granges meases lands tenements meadows pastures rents revertions services woods tithes pensions portions personages appropried vicarages churches chapels advowsons nominations patronages annuities, rights interests entrees conditions commons letes courts liberties privileges franchises and other what so ever hereditaments, which appertained or belonged to the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious or ecclesiastical houses and places, or to any of them, in as large and ample manner and form, as the late abbots priors abbesses' prioresses, and other ecclesiastical governors and governesses of such late monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, had held or occupied, or of right ought to have had holden or occupied in the right of their said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places, at the time of the said dissolution suppression renouncing relinquishing forfayting giving up, or by any other manner of mean coming of the same to the kings highness sithen the four day of February above especified.  
¶ And it is further enacted by the authority abovesaid, that not only all the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places sites circuits procinctes manors lordships granges meses lands tenements meadows pastures rents revercyons services and all other the premisses, forthwith immediately and presently, but also all other monasteries abbaties priories nunneries collegis hospitals house's of friars and all other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved suppressed renounced relinquysshed forfeited given up, or by any other mean come unto the kings highness, and also all the sites circuits procinctes manors lordships granges meases lands tenements meadows pastures rents revertions services woods tithes pensions portions personages appropriate vicarages churches chapels advowsons nominations patronages annuities rights interests entrees conditions commons letes courts liberties privileges franchises and other hereditaments, what so ever they be, belonging or appertaining to the same or to any of them, when so ever and as soon as they shall be so dissolved suppressed renunced relinquished forfeited given up, or by any other mean come unto the kings highness, shallbe vested deemed and adjudged by authority of this present parliament, in the very actual and real season and possession of the king our said sovereign lord his heirs and successors for ever, in the state and condition as they now be, and as though all the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and all other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places so dissolved suppressed renunced relinquysshed forfeited given up or come to the kings highness, as is aforesaid, as also the said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious & ecclesiastical houses and places, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved suppressed renunced relinquished forfeited given up or come unto the kings highness sites circuits procinctes manors lordships granges lands tenements and other the premises, what so ever they be, and every of them were in this present act specially and particularly rehearsed named and expressed by express words names titles and faculties, and in their nature's kinds and qualities.  
¶ And be it also enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that all the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospytals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, which been dissolved suppressed renunced relinquished given up, or come to the kings highness by any manner of means as is aforesaid, and all the manors lordships granges lands tenements & other the premises (except such thereof as be comen to the kings hands by attainder or atteinders of treason) And all the said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses & places, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved suppressed renunced relinquished forfeited given up or come unto the kings highness, & all the manors lordships granges lands tenements meadows pastures rents revertions services woods tithes portions pensions personages appropriate vicarages churches chapels advowsons noinations patronagis annuities rightis interestis entries conditions commons letes courts liberties privileges franchises & other hereditaments what so ever they be, belonging to the same or to any of them, except such thereof, which shall happen to come to the kings highness by attainder or atteinders of treason) shallbe in the order survey & governance of our said sovereign lord the kings court of Augmentations of the revenues of his crown, and of the chancellor officers and ministers of the same. And all the fermes issues revenues and profits, coming and growing of the premises, and of every part thereof (except before except) shall be ordered taken and received to the kings use by the said chancellor, ministers, and officers of the same court, in such and like manner and form as the monasteries, priories, sites, circuits, manors, granges, meses, lands, tenements, rents, revertions, services, tithes, pensions, portions, advowsons, patronages, rights, entrees, conditions, and other hereditaments late appertaining or belonging unto the monasteries abbaties priories or other religious houses, late by authority of parliament suppressed, been ordered surveyed and governed. Saving to all and every person and persons and bodies politic and their heirs and successors, and the heirs and successors of all and every of them, other than the said late abbots, priors, abbesses, prioresses, and other ecclesiastical governors and governesses of the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places and their successors, and the successor of every of them, and such as pretend to be founder's patrons or donors of such monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other ecclesiastical houses and places, or of any manors messages lands tenements or other hereditaments, belonging to the same, or to any of them, their heirs and successors, and the heirs and successors of every such founder patron or donor, and the now abbots priors abbesses' prioresses, and other ecclesiastical governors and governesses of such monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved suppressed renounced relinquished forfeited given up or come to the kings highness, and such as pretend to be founders patrons or donors of such monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other ecclesiastical houses and places, or of any manors messages lands tenements or other hereditaments to the same belonging, or to any of them, their heirs and successors, and the heirs and successors of every of them, all such right title claim interest possession rents charges annuities leases fermes offices fees liveries and livings portions pensions corrodies commons synods proxies and other profits, which they or any of them have claim aught may or might have had in or to the premises, or to any part or parcel thereof, in such like manner form and condition, to all intentes respects constructions and purposes, as if this act had never been had ne made, rents services, rents seek, and all other services and suits only except.  
¶ Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority abovesaid, that if any late abbot priour abbess prioress or other ecclesiastical governor or governess abovesaid, within one year next before the dissolution suppression renouncing relinquishing forfaytinge giving up or coming to the kings highness of his late monastery, abbathie priory nunnery college hospital house of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, hath made any lease or grant under his covent or common seal, or otherwise, for term of life, or for term of years, of the site, circuit, and procincte of his said late monastery, abbathy, priory nonry college hospital house of friars or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, or of any part thereof, or of any manors, messages, granges, lands, tenements, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments, which belonged or appertained to his said late monastery abbathy priory nonry college hospital house of friars or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, which manors, meassuages, granges, lands, tenements, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments were not before the same lease commonly used to be set nor let to firm, but kept and reserved in the manurance tillage or occupation of the said governor or governess, for the maintenance of hospitality and good house keeping, or within one year as is above said, hath made any lease or grant for term of life, or for term of years, of any manors, measuages lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woods, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, churches, chapels, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, whereof or in the which any estate or interest for term of life, year or years, at the time of making of any such grant or lease, than had his being or continuance, and than was not determined, finished, or expired, or within the time of one year, as is abovesaid, hath made any lease or grant for term of life, or for term of years of any manors, messages, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woods, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, churches, chapels, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, upon the which leases and grants the usual and old rents and fermes accustomed to be yelden and reserved by the space of twenty years next before the first day of this present parliament, is and be not thereupon reserved and holden: Or if any such governor or governess hath made any bargain or sale of his woods within one year, as is afore limited, which woods be yet growing and standing, that then all and every such lease grant bargain and sale of wood or woods shall be utterly void and of none effect.  
¶ And it is also enacted by authority aforesaid, that all feoffementes fines and recoveries had made knowledged or suffered by any governor or governess, without the kings licence under his great seal, within one year next before the dissolution, renouncing, relinquishing, forfayting, giving up, or coming to the kings highness of his said monastery, abbathye, pryorye, nonrye, college hospital, house of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, of any manors meases, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, which the said late abbot, prior, abbess, prioress, and other ecclesiastical governor and governess, or any of them, or any of their predecessors had or held of the gift, grant, or confirmation of our said sovereign lord, or of any of his highness progenitors, or of the which monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals, houses of friars, or other religious and ecclesiastical houses or places, our said sovereign lord was founder or patron, or which manors, meases, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments were of the ancient or old foundation or possession of the said late monasteries, abbathyes, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals, houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places, shall be utterly void and of none effect.  
¶ AND IT IS FURTHER enacted by th'authority abovesaid, that if any abbot, prior, abbess, prioress, or other ecclesiastical governor or governess of any monastery, abbathie, priory, nonrye, college, hospital, house of friars, or other religious, or ecclesiastical house or place, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved, suppressed, renounced, relinquished, forfeited, given up or come to the kings highness within one year next before the first day of this present parliament have made or hereafter do make any lease or grant under his covent or common seal, or other wise for term of years, or life or lives, of the site circuit and procincte of his said monastery abbathy priory nonry college hospital house of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, or of any part thereof, or of any manors, messages, lands, tenements, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments belonging or appertaining to his said monastery, abbathy, priory, nunnery, college, hospital, house of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, which manors, meases, granges, lands, tenements, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, were not before the same lease commonly used to be set nor let to farm, but kept and reserved in the manurance tillage or occupation of the said governor or governess for the maintenance of hospytalite, and good house keeping, or now be in the manuraunce, tillage or occupation of the said governor or governess for the maintenance of hospytalytie and good house keeping, or within one year next before the first day of this present parliament, hath made, or hereafter shall make any lease or grant for term of life, or for term of years, of any manors, meases, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woods, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, churches, chapels, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, whereof and in the which any estate or interest for term of life, year or years, atte the time of making of any such grant or lease than had his being or continuance, or hereafter shall have his being or continuance, and than was not determined finished or expired, or at the time of any such lease to be made shall not be determined finished or expired, or within one year next before the first day of this present parliament, hath made or hereafter shall make any lease or grant for term of life, or for term of years, of any manors, messages, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woods, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, churches, chapels, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, upon the which leases and grants, the usualle and old rents and fermes accustomed to be yelden and reserved by the space of twenty years next before the said first day of this present parliament, is or be not, or hereafter shall not be thereupon reserved & yelden: Or if any such governor or governess of any such monastery, abbathie, priory, nonry, college, hospytalle, house of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical house or place, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved, suppressed, renounced, relynquysshed, forfeited, given up, or come to the kings highness, within one year next before the first day of this present parliament, hath made, or hereafter shall make any bargain or sale of his woods, which woods be yet growing and standing, that than all and every such lease grant bargain and sale of wood or woods, shall be utterly void, and of none effect.  
¶ And it is also enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that all feoffementes fines and recoveries had, made, knowledged, or suffered, within one year next before the first day of this present parliament, or hereafter to be had made knowledged or suffered by any governor or governess of any monastery, abbathie, priory, nunnery, college, hospital, house of friars, or other religious or ecclesiasticalle house or place, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved, suppressed, renounced, relynquysshed, forfeited, given up, or come to the kings highness, without the kings licence under his great seal, of any manors, meases, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments, what so ever they be, which the said abbots, priors, abbesses, prioresses, and other ecclesiastical governors and governesses, which hereafter shall happen to be dissolved, suppressed relinquished forfeited given up or come unto the kings highness, as is afore said, or any of them, or any of their predecessors had or held, or have and hold of the gift, grant, or confirmation of our said sovereign lord, or of any of his highness progenytoures, or of the which monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals, houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places, our said sovereign lord is founder or patron, or which manors, meases, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments, were or be of the ancient or old foundation or possession of the said monasteries, abbathyes, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals, houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places shall be utterly void and of none effect.  
¶ Provided always, & be it enacted by authority abovesaid, that if any abbot prior abbess or prioress, or other governor or governess abovesaid, within one year next before the first day of this present parliament, or if any late abbot, priour, abbess, prioress, or other late governor or governess above said, within one year next before any such dissolution, suppression, renouncing, relinquishing, forfayting, giving up, or coming to the kings highness of the premisses, or of any parcel thereof, as is aforesaid, have made any demise, lease, or grant, to any person or persons for term of years, of any manors, meases, lands, tenements, personages appropriate, tithes pensions, portions, or other hereditaments aforesaid, which person or persons at the time of the said demise, lease, or grant, had and held the same to farm for term of years than not expired: that than the said person or persons, to whom any such demise, lease, or grant hath been so made, shall have and hold the same for the term of xxi years only from the time of the making of the said demise, lease, or grant, if so many years be by the same demise lease or grant specified limited and expressed, or else for so many years as in such demise lease or grant been expressed, so that the old rent be thereupon reserved, and so that the same lease or leases exceed not xxi years. This act or any thing therein contained to the contrary not withstanding.  
¶ provided also, and be it enacted by th'authority abovesaid, that if any abbot prior abbess prioress, or other late governor or governess with in one year next before any such dissolution suppression renouncing relinquishing forfayting giving up or coming unto the kings highness of the premisses or of any parcel thereof, as is aforesaid, have made any demise lease or grant to any person or persons for term of life or lives of any manners meses lands tenements personages appropriate, tithes pensions portions or other hereditaments aforesaid, which person or persons or any of them, at the time of the said demise lease or grant, had and held the same for term of life or lives, or for term of years than not expired: that then the said person or persons, to whom any such lease or grant hath been so made, shall have and hold the same for term of their life or lives, so that the old rent be there upon reserved: This act or any other thing therein contained to the contrary thereof not withstanding.  
¶ provided also and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all & singular leases and grants, made by Copy to any person or persons of any of the said messages, lands, tenements, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments aforesaid, for term of life or lives, which by the custom of the country, hath been used to be demised, let or granted by copy of court roll, shall be good and effectual in the law, so that the old rent be reserved by and upon every such lease and leases: this act or any thing therein contained to the contrary in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ Provided alway and be it further enacted by th'authority aforesaid, that all leases heretofore made of any the premises by authority of our sovereign lord the kings court of augmentations, of the revenues of his crown, and all such leases feoffementes and woddesales, made by the said governors or governesses, or any of them, under their covent seals, or under the covent or common seal of any of them, within one year next before the dissolution suppression renuncing relinquishing forfaytinge giving up or coming to the kings highness, of the said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places, which said leases grants feoffementes and wood sales have been examined enroled decreed or affirmed in our said sovereign lord the kings court of augmentations, and the decree of the same put in writing, sealed with the seal of the said court of Augmentations, shall be good and effectual according to the same decree: any clause or act, heretofore in this present act to the contrary notwithstanding.  
¶ provided alway and be it also further enacted by th'authority above said, that if any person or persons have justly and truly, without fraud or covin, paid or given any sum or sums of money to any the said late governors or governesses, for the bargain and sale of any woods, being and growing in or upon any manors, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, which appertained or belonged to the said late monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals, houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical places, or unto any of them, which bargain and sale, by authority of this act, is made void and of none effect, and by mean thereof the kings highness may have and take the commodity and profit of such woods, so bargained and sold: that then the Chancellor and other officers of our said sovereign Lord the Kings court of Augmentations, or three of them, whereof the Chancellor for the time being shall be one, of our said sovereign Lord the kings treasure, remaining in the treasury of the same court, shall satisfy and recompense every such person and persons, such some of money, or other recompense, as the same chancellor and officers, or three of them, whereof the said chancellor shall be one, shall think meet and convenient. And if any other person or persons, shall happen to take profit and commodity, by reason of avoiding of such wood sales by authority of this act, that then every person and persons, which may or shall take such profit, shall be ordered for satisfaction to be made to the parties, that shall happen to be grieved by this act, by the said chancellor and other the officers of the same court.  
¶ Provided also, and be it further enacted by th'authority above said, that all and every person and persons their heirs and assigns, which sithen the said four day of February, by licence pardon confirmation release assent or consent of our said sovereign lord the king, under his great seal heretofore given had or made, or here after to be had or made, have obtained or purchased by indenture fine feoffment recovery or otherwise of the said late abbots, priors, abbesses, prioresses, or other governors or governesses of any such monasteries, abbaties, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals, houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places, any monasteries, priories, colleges, hospitals, manors, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woods, churches, chapels, personages, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments, shall have and enjoy the same according to such writings and assurances as been thereof before the day of this present parliament or hereafter shall be had or made.  
¶ Saving to all and every person and persons and bodies politic their heirs and successors, and to the heirs and successors of every of them other than the said late abbots, abbesses, priors, prioresses, and other governors and governesses and their successors, and the successors of every of them, and such as pretend to be founders, patrons, or donors of the said monasteries, abbacies, priories, nunneries, colleges, hospitals and other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places or of any of them, or of any manors, messages, lands, tenements, or other hereditaments late belonging to the same, or to any of them and their heirs successors, and the heirs and successors of every such founder patron, or donor, all such right, title, interest, possession, rents, annuities, commodities, offices, fees, liveries, and livings, portions, pensions, corrodies, synods, proxies and other profits, which they or any of them have aught or mought have had in or to any the said monasteries, abbaties, priories, colleges, hospitals, manors, lands, tenements, rents services, reversions, tithes, pensions, portions or other hereditaments at any time before any such purchas, indentures, fines, feoffementes, recoveries or other lawful mean between any such parties had or made, as is above said, this act or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  
¶ And where our said sovereign lord sith the four day of February, the said xxvii year of the reign of our said sovereign lord, hath obtained and purchased as well by exchanges as by gifts bargains fines feoffementes recoveries deeds enroled and otherwise of divers and sundry persons many sundry and divers honours castles manors lands tenements meadows pastures woods rents reversions services and other hereditaments, and hath not only paid divers and sundry great sums of money for the same, but also hath given and granted for the same, unto divers and sundry persons divers & sundry manors lands tenements and hereditaments, and other recompenses in and for full satisfaction of all such honours castles manors lands tenements rents revertions services and other his hereditaments by his higness obtained or had as is above said. Be it therefore enacted by the authority above said, that our said sovereign lord the king, his heirs and successors, shall have hold possede and enjoy all such honour's castles manors lands tenements and other hereditaments as his higness sith the said four day of February, the xxvii year above said, hath obtained and had by way of exchange bargain purchase or other what so ever mean or means according to the true meaning and intent of his highness bargain exchange or purchas, mysrecitall misnaming or non recital or not naming of the said honours castles manors lands tenements and other hereditaments comprised or mentioned in the bargains or writings made between the kings highness and any other party or parties: or of the towns or counties, where the said honours castles manors lands tenements and hereditaments lie and been, or any other matter or cause what so ever it be in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ saving to all and every person and persons, and to their heirs, bodies politic and corporate and to their successors and to every of them, other than such person and persons, and their heirs and their wife's, and the wives of every of them, bodies politic and corporate and their successors and every of them, of whom the kings highness hath obtained by exchange gift bargain fine feoffment recovery deed enroled or otherwise, any such honours castles manors lands tenements and other hereditaments as is afore said, all such right title use interest possession rents charges annuities commodities fees and other profits (rents services and rents seeks only except) which they or any of them have might or aught to have had in or to the premises so obtained and had, or in or to any parcel thereof, if this act had never been had nor made, this present act, or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.  
¶ And where it hath pleased the kings highness of his most abundant grace and goodness, aswell upon divers and sundry considerations his majesty specially moving, as also otherwise to have bargained sold changed or given and granted by his graces several letters patents indentures or other writings, aswell under his highness great seal, as under the seal of his highness' Duchy of Lancastre, and the seal of th'office of the augmentations of his crown, unto divers and sundry of his loving and obedient subjects, divers and sundry honours castles manors monasteries abbaties priories lands tenements rents revertions services personages appropriated advowsons liberties tithes oblations portions pensions franchises privileges liberties and other hereditaments commodities and profits, in fee simple fee tail for term of life, or for term of years: For avoiding of which said letters patents and of the contents of the same, divers sundry and many ambiguities doubts & questions might hereafter arise be moved and stirred, as well for misrecital or nonrecital, as for divers other matters things or causes to be alleged objected or invented against the said letters patents, as also for lack of finding of offices or inquisitions, whereby the title of his highness therein aught to have been found, before the making of the same letters patents, or for misrecital or nonrecitall of leases, as well of record as not of record, or for lack of the certainty of the values, or by reason of misnaming of the honour's castles manors monasteries abbaties priories lands tenements and other hereditaments comprised and mentioned within the same letters patents, or of the towns and counties, where the same honour's castles manors monasteries abbaties priories lands tenements rents and other hereditaments lain and been, as for divers and sundry other suggestions and surmises, which hereafter might happen to be moved surmised and procured against the same letters patents: all be it the words in effect contained in the said letters patents be according to the true intent and meaning of his most royal majesty. Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that as well all and every the said letters patents indentures or other writings and every of them, under the seal or seals above said, or of any of them, made or granted by the kings highness, sithen the said four day of February, the said xxvii year of his most noble reign as all and singular other his grace's letters patents indentures or other writings to be had made or granted to any person or persons within three years next after the making of this present act of any honour's castles manors monasteries abbaties priories nonries colleges hospitals houses of friars or of other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places sitis circuitis procinctis lands tenements personages tithes pensions portions advowsons nominations and all other hereditaments and possessions, of what kind nature or quality so ever they be, or by what so ever name or names they or any of them be named known or reputed, shall stand and be good effectual and available in the law of this realm to all respects purposes constructions and intentes against his majesty his heirs and successors, without any other licence dispensation or tolerance of the kings highness his heirs or successors, or of any other person or persons what so ever they be, for any thing or things contained or hereafter to be contained in any such letters patents indentures or other writings: any cause consideration or thing material to the contrary in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ Saving to all and singular persons, bodies politic and corporate, their heirs and successors, & the heirs and successors of every of them other then his highness his heirs and successors, and the said governors and governesses and their successors donors founders and patrons afore named and their heirs and successors, and all other persons claiming in their rights or to their use, or in the right or to those of any of them, all such right title claim interest possession reversion remaydre offices annuities rentcharges and commons, which they or any of them have aught or mought have had in or to any of the said honours castles manors, monasteries, abbaties, priories, lands, tenements, and other hereditaments in the said letters patents made, or hereafter to be made, comprised at any time before the making of the said or such letters patents: This act or any thing therein contained to the contrary not withstanding.  
¶ AND where divers and sundry abbots pryours abbesses prioresses and other ecclesiastical governors and governesses of the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses & places, have had posseded and enjoyed divers and sundry personages appropriated tithes pensions and portions, and also were acquitted and discharged of and for the payment or payments of tithes to be paid out or for their said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places manors meassuages lands tenements and hereditaments: Be it therefore enacted by thauthority above said, that as well the king our sonerayne lord, his heirs and successors, as all and every such person and persons, their heirs and assigns, which have or hereafter shall have any monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, or other ecclesiastical houses or places sites circuits procinctes of the same, or of any of them, or any manors, messages, personages appropriate, tithes, pensions, portions, or other hereditaments what so ever they be, which belonged or appertained, or which now belong or appertain unto the said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, or other religious and ecclesiastical houses or places, or unto any of them, shall have hold retain keep and enjoy as well the said personages appropriate tithes pensions and portions as the said monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places sites circuits procinctes manors meses lands tenements and other hereditaments, what so ever they be and every of them, according to their estates and titles, discharged and acquitted of payment of tithes as freely and in as large and ample manner as the said late abbots priors abbesses' prioresses and other ecclesiastical governors and governesses, or any of them had held occupied, posseded, used, retained, or enjoyed the same, or any parcel thereof at the days of their dissolution suppression renouncing relinquishing forfayting giving up, or coming to the kings highness of such monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospitals houses of friars, or other religious or ecclesiastical houses or places, or at the day of the dissolution suppression renouncing relinquishing giving up or coming to the kings highness of any of them: this act or any thing therein contained to the contrary not withstanding. ¶ Saving to the kings highness his heirs and successors all and all manner of rents services and other duties, what so ever they be, as if this act had never been had nor made.  
¶ And be it further enacted by actoritie of this present parliament, that such of the said late monasteries abbaties priories nunneries colleges hospytals houses of friars, and other religious and ecclesiastical houses and places, and all churches and chapels, to them or any of them belonging, which before the dissolution suppression renouncing relinquishing forfayting giving up or coming unto the kings highness, were exempted from the visitation or visitations and all other jurisdiction of the ordinary or ordinaries, within whose diocese they were situate or set, shall from henceforth be within the jurisdiction and visitation of the ordinary or ordinaries, within whose diocese, they or any of them be situate and set, or within the jurisdiction and visitation of such person or persons, as by the kings highness shall be limited or appointed: This act or any other exemption liberty or jurisdiction to the contrary not withstanding.  
¶ And where before this time it hath pleased the kings majesty, atte the contemplation and humble petition of the right noble Thomas duke of Norf. to give his royal assent and licence by his graces word, without any manner of letters patents, or other writing, to purchase and receive to him & to his heirs for ever, of William Flatbery, late abbot of the monastery of Sipton, in the county of Suff. and covent of the same late monastery now being dissolved, all the same monastery together, with all and singular manors, lordships, lands, tenements, woods, waters commons courts letes advowsons patronages personages vicarages chantries free chapels tithes portions of tithes pensions annuities rents suits services reversions remainders and all other things, which were the hereditaments or the possessions of the said late monastery, where so ever they lay or were within the realm of England. And in likewise our said sovereign lord gave like licence by his graces word unto the right honourable George lord Cobham, to purchase and receive to him & to his heirs for ever, of the late master and brethren of the college or chantry of Cobham, in the county of Kent, now being utterly dissolved, the site of the same college or chantry, and all and singular their hereditaments and possessions, as well temporal as ecclesiastical, where so ever they lay or were within the realm of England. Be it therefore enacted by th'authority of this present parliament, that the act above written, or any thing therein contained, shall not be in any wise prejudicial or hurtful to the said Duke, and lord Cobham, or to either of them, or to the heirs or assigns of either of them: but that the same duke and lord Cobham and either of them sondryly, and the heirs & assigns of either of them, shall and may have hold receive and enjoy the premises by them sondrily purchased or received, according to the purportes and effects of such evidences writings and conveyances, as they or any of them sondrily have caused to be devised and made to them, or to their uses for the same. Saving alway and reserving to all and singular persons and bodies politic and to their heirs & successors, other than the said late abbot and covent, and their successors, and the said late master and brethren, and their successors, and the founders of the same monastery or of the said college or chantry, and the heirs of either of them, and all donors, graunters, or augmenters of them, or of either of them, and the heirs and assigns of either of them, all such rights titles possessions rents services fees offices annuities corrodies liveries leases & all other their such interesses profits & commodities, as they or any of them had should or ought to have, of to or in any of the premises sondrily purchased or received by the said duke or lord Cobham, it this present act had never been had or made, any thing in the same act to the contrary being in any wise not withstanding.   

AN ACT FOR abolishing OF DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS IN CERTAIN ARTICLES CONCERNING CHRISTIAN RELIGION. CAP. XIIII.  
WHERE THE KINGS MOST excellent majesty is by gods law supreme heed immediately under him of this hole church and congregation of England, intending the conservation of the same church and congregation in a true sincere and uniform doctrine of Christ's religion, calling also to his blessed and most gracious remembrance, aswell the great and quiet assurance, prosperous increase, and other innumerable commodities, which have ever ensued come and followed of Concord agreement and unity in opinions, as also the manifold perils dangers and inconveniences, which have heretofore in many places and regions, grown sprung and are risen of the diversities of minds and opinions, especially of matters of Christian religion: And therefore desiring, that such an unity might and should be charitably established in all things, touching and concerning the same, as the same so being established might chief be to the honour of almighty God, the very author and fountain of all true unity and sincere concord, and consequently redound to the common wealth of this his higness most noble realm, and of all his loving subjects, and other resiants and inhabitants of or in the same: hath therefore caused and commanded this his most high court of parliament, for sundry and many urgent causes and considerations, to be at this time summoned, and also a Synod and convocation of all the archbishops, bishops, and other learned men of the clergy of this his realm, to be in like manner assembled.  
And for as much as in the said parliament Synod and convocation, there were certain articles matters and questions proponed & set forth, touching Christian religion, that is to say. ¶ First, whether in the most blessed Sacrament of thaltar remaineth after the consecration, the substance of bread and wine, or no. ¶ Secondly, whether it be necessary by god's law, that all men should be communicate with both kinds or no. ¶ Thirdly, whether priests, that is to say, men dedicate to God by priesthood, may by the law of God, mary after, or no. ¶ Fourthly, whether vow of chastity or wydowhed made to God advisedly by man or woman, be by the law of God to be observed or no. ¶ Fyftly, whether private Masses stand with the law of God, and be to be used and continued in the church and congregation of England, as things, whereby good Christian people may and do receive both godly consolation, and wholesome benefits, or no. ¶ Sixtly, whether Auricular confession is necessary to be retained, continued, used, and frequented in the church, or no. ¶ The kings most royal majesty, most prudently pondering and considering, that by occasion of variable and sundry opinions and judgements of the said articles, great discord and variance hath arisen, aswell amongst the clergy of this his realm, as amongst a great number of the vulgar people, his loving subjects of the same: And being in a full hope and trust, that a full and perfect resolution of the said articles, should make a perfit concord and unity generally amongs all his loving and obedient subjects, of his most excellent goodness not only commanded, that the said articles should deliberately and advisedly, by his said archbishops, bishops, and other learned men of his clergy, be debated argued, and reasoned, and their opinions therein to be understand declared & known, but also most graciously vouchsafed, in his own princely person, to descend and come into his said high court of parliament and council, and there like a prince of most high prudence, and no less learning, opened and declared many things of high learning and great knowledge, touching the said articles matters and questions, for an unity to be had in the same. Whereupon after a great and long deliberate and advised disputation and consultation had and made, concerning the said articles, as well by the consent of the kings highness, as by th'assent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and other learned men of his clergy in their convocation, and by the consent of the commons in this present Parliament assembled, it was and is finally resolved accorded and agreed in manner & form following. That is to say. ¶ First, that in the most blessed Sacrament of the altar, by the strength and efficacy of Christ's mighty word (it being spoken by the priest) is present really under the form of bread & wine, the natural body & blood of our saviour jesus Christ, conceived of the virgin Marry: And that after the consecration there remaineth no substance of bred or wine nor any other substance, but the substance of Christ, God and man.  
¶ Secondly, that communion in both kinds, is not necessary Ad salutem, by the law of God to all persons. And that it is to be believed & not doubted of, but that in the flesh, under form of bred, is the very blood: and with the blood, under form of wine, is the very flesh aswell apart, as though they were both together.  
¶ Thirdly, that priests, after the order of priesthood received, as afore, may not mary by the law of God.  
¶ Fourthly, that vows of chastity or widowhood, by man or woman made to God advisedly, aught to be observed by the law of God: and that it exempteth them from other liberties of Christian people, which without that they might enjoy.  
¶ Fyftly, that it is meet and necessary, that private Masses be continued and admitted in this the kings english church and congregation, as whereby good Christian people, ordering themselves accordingly, do receive both godly and goodly consolations and benefits: and it is agreeable also to god's law.  
¶ Sixtly, that Auricular confession is expedient and necessary to be retained and continued used and frequented in the church of God. For the which most godly study pain and travail of his majesty, and determination and resolution of the premises, his most humble & obedient subjects, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, not only render and give unto his highness, their most high and hearty thanks, and think themselves most bonden, to pray for the long continuance of his graces most royal estate, but also being desirous, that his most godly enterprise may be well accomplished and brought to a full end and perfection, and so established, that the same might be to the honour of God, and after to the common quiet unity and concord to be had in the hole body of this realm for ever. Most humbly beseechen his royal majesty, that the resolution and determination above written of the said articles, may be established and perpetually perfected by authority of this present parliament. It is therefore ordained and enacted by the king our sovereign lord, the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that if any person or persons within this realm of England, or any other the kings dominions, after the xii day of july next coming, by word, writing, imprinting, cyfring, or in any other wise, do publish, preach, teach say, affirm, declare, dispute, argue, or hold any opinion, that in the blessed Sacrament of the altar, under form of bred and wine (after the consecration thereof) there is not present, really, the natural body and blood of our saviour jesus Christ, conceived of the virgin mary, or that after the said consecration, there remaineth any substance of bred or wine, or any other substance, but the substance of Christ, God and man. Or after the time above said, publish, preach, teach, say, affirm, declare, dispute, argue, or hold opinion, that in the flesh, under form of bred, is not the very blood of Christ. Or that with the blood, under the form of wine, is not the very flesh of Christ aswell apart as though they were both together. Or by any of the means above said, or otherwise, preach, teach, declare, or affirm the said Sacrament to be of other substance, than is above said, or by any mean contemn deprave or despice the said blessed Sacrament: that then every such person and persons, so offending, their aydours, comforters, counsellors, consentours, and abettors therein, being thereof convicted in form underwritten, by the authority above said, shallbe deemed and adjudged heretics. And that every such offence, shallbe adjudged manifest heresy. And that every such offender and offenders, shall therefore have and suffer judgements execution pain and pains of death, by way of burning, without any abjuration clergy or seyntuary, to be therefore permitted had allowed admitted, or suffered. And also shall therefore forfeit and lose to the kings highness, his heirs and successors, all his or their honours, manors, castles, lands, tenements, rents, reversions, services, possessions, and all other his or their hereditaments goods and catals, terms and freholdes, what so ever they be, which any such offender or offenders shall have at the time of any such offence or offences, committed or done, or at any time after, as in any cases of high treason.  
¶ And furthermore be it enacted by the authority of this present parliament, that if any person or persons, after the said xii day of july, preach in any sermon or collation, openly made to the kings people: or reach in any common school, or to other congregation of people: or being called before such judges, and according to such form of the law, as hereafter shallbe declared, do obstinately affirm, uphold, maintain or defend: that the communion of the said blessed Sacrament in both kinds, that is to say, in form of bred and also of wine, is necessary for the health of man's soul, to be given or ministered, or aught or should be given or ministered to any person in both kinds. Or that it is necessary so to be received or taken by any person (other than by priests being at Mass, and consecrating the same.) Or that any man, after the order of priesthood received (as afore said) may mary, or may contract matrimony. Or that any man or woman, which advisedly hath vowed or professed, or shall vow or profess chastity or widowhood, may mary, or may contract matrimony. Or that private Masses be not lawful, or not laudable, or should not be celebrated had nor used in this realm, nor be not agreeable to the laws of God. Or that Auricular confession is not expedient and necessary to be retained and continued, used & frequented in the church of God. Or if any priest, after the said xii day of july, or any other man or woman, which advisedly hath vowed, or after the said day advisedly do vow chastity or widowhood, do actually mary or contract matrimony with any person: that then all and every person and persons, so preaching teaching, obstinately affirming, upholding maintaining or defending, or making marriage or contract of matrimony, as is above especified, be and shallbe, by authority above written, deemed and judged a fellow and felones. And that every offender in the same, being therefore duly convicted or attainted by the laws underwritten, shall therefore suffer pains of death, as in cases of felony, without any benefit of clergy, or privilege of church or sanctuary, to him or her to be allowed in that behalf. And shall forfeit all his or her lands and goods, as in cases of felony. And that it shallbe lawful to the patron or patrons of any manner of benefice, which any such offender, at the time of his said conviction or atteyndre had, to present one other incumbent thereunto, as if the same person, so convicted or attainted, had been bodily deceased.  
¶ Also be it enacted, by the authority afore said, that if any person or persons, after the said xii day of july, by word writing, printing, ciphringe, or otherwise than is above rehearsed, publish declare or hold opinion, that the said communion of the blessed Sacrament, in both kinds afore said, is necessary for the health of man's soul to be given or ministered in both kinds, and so aught or should be given and ministered to any person, or aught or should be so in both kinds received or taken by any person, other than by priests being at Mass, and consecrating the same, as is afore said. Or that any man, after the order of priesthood received, as is afore said, may mary, or may make contract of matrimony: Or that any man or woman, which advisedly hath made or shall make a vow to God of chastity or widowhood, may mary, or may make contract of matrimony. Or that private Masses be not lawful or not laudable, or should not be celebrated had nor used, nor be agreeable to the laws of God. Or that Auricular confession is not expedient and necessary to be reteigned and continued, used and frequented in the church of God: every person, being for any such offence duly convicted or attainted by the laws underwritten, shall forfeit & lose to the king our sovereign lord, all his goods and cattles for ever, and also the profits of all his lands tenements annuities fees and offices during his life, and all his benefices & spiritual promotions shallbe utterly void: And also shall suffer imprisonment of his body at the will and pleasure of our said sovereign lord the king. And if any such person or persons, being once convict of any the offences mentioned in this article, as is above said, do afterward eftsoons offend in any of the same, and be thereof accused indicted or presented and convict again by authority of the laws underwritten: that then every such person and persons, so being twice convict and attainted of the said offences, or of any of them, shallbe adjudged a fellow and felons, and shall suffer judgement execution and pains of death, loss & forfeiture of lands and goods, as in cases of felony, without any privilege of clergy or seynctuary to be in any wise permitted admitted or allowed in that behalf.  
¶ Be it further enacted, by the authority above said, that if any person, which is or hath been a priest before this present parliament, or during the time of session of the same hath married, and hath made any contract of matrimony with any woman, or that any man or woman, which before the making of this act, advisedly hath vowed chastity or wydowheed, before this present parliament, or during the session of the same, hath married or contracted matrimony with any person: that than every such marriage and contract of matrimony shall be utterly void and of none effect: And that the ordinaries, within whose diocese or jurisdictions the person or persons so married or contracted, is or be resident or abiding, shall from time to time make separation and divorces of the said marriages and contracts.  
¶ And ferther it is enacted by the authority abovesaid, that if any man, which is or hath been priest, as is aforesaid, at any time from or after the said xii. day of july next coming, do carnally keep or use any woman, to whom he is or hath been married, or with whom he hath contracted matrimony, or openly be conversant, keep company and familiarity with any such woman, to the evil example of other persons: every such carnal use copulation open conversation keeping of company and familiarity, be and shallbe deemed and adjudged felony, as well against the man as the woman. and that every such person so offending, shallbe inquired of, tried, punished, suffer lose and forfeit all and every thing and things as other felons made and declared by this act, and as in case of felony as is aforesaid.  
¶ Be it also further enacted by the authority aforesaid (not giving advantage or detriment to any article afore rehearsed) that if any man, which is or hath been priest, or hereafter shall be, at any time after the said xii day of july, do carnally use and accustom any woman, or keep her as his concubine, as by paying for her board, maintaining her with money array or any other gifts or means, to the evil example of other persons: that than every such offender being thereof duly convicted or attainted by the laws mentioned in this act, shall forfeit and lose all his goods and chattels, benefices, prebends, and other spiritual promotions and dignities, and also shall have and suffer imprisonment of his body at the kings will and pleasure. And that every of the said benefices prebends and other promotions and dignities shall be to all intentes and purposes utterly void as if the said offender had resigned or permuted. And if any such offender or offenders at any time after the said conviction or attainder, eftsoons commit do or perpetrate the said offences, or any of them, next afore rehearsed, and be thereof duly convicted or attainted by the laws aforesaid: that than all and every such offence and offences shall be deemed and adjudged felony: and the offender or offenders therein shall suffer pains of death, and lose and forfeit all his and their goods, lands, and tenements, as in cases of felony, without having any benefit of clergy or saynctuarie.  
¶ And be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid, that those women, with whom all and singular of the foresaid priests shall in any of the foresaid ways have to do with, or carnally know; as is afore said, shall have like punishment as the priests.  
¶ And be it further enacted, by the authority above said, that if any person or persons, at any time hereafter, contemn, or contemptuously refuse deny or abstain to be confessed at the time commonly accustomed within this realm & church of England, or contemn or contemptuously refuse deny or abstain to receive the holy and blessed sacrament above said, at the time commonly used and accustomed for the same: that than every such offender, being thereof duly convicted or attainted by the laws underwritten shall suffer such imprisonnement, and make such fine and ransom to the king our sovereign lord and his heirs, as by his higness, or by his or their counsel shallbe ordered and adjudged in that behalf. And if any such offender or offenders, at any time or times after the said conviction or attainder so had, do eftsoons contemn, or contemptuously refuse deny or abstain to be confessed, or to be communicate in manner and form above written, and be thereof duly convicted or attainted by the laws underwritten: that then every such offence shallbe deemed and adjudged felony, and the offender or offenders therein shall suffer pains of death, and lose and forfeit all his and their goods lands and tenements, as in cases of felony.  
¶ And for full and effectual execution of the premises before devised ordained, and enacted by this act, Be it furthermore enacted by th'authority of this present parliament, that immediately after the said xii. day of july (next coming), sundry commissions shallbe made, from time to time, into every shear of this realm, and Wales, and in and to such other places within the kings dominions, as shall please his majesty, to be directed to the archbishop or bishop of the diocese, and to his chancellor or commissary, and to such other persons, as shallbe named by his highness, or by such other, as his majesty at his pleasure shall appoint, to name the same: which archbishop or bishop, his chancellor or commissary, and other persons so to be named, or three of them at the least, whereof the archbishop or bishop, or his chancellor or commissary to be one, shall hold and keep their sessions within the limits of their commission four several times of the year at the least, or oftener, if they shall think it expedient by their discretions, and shall have power and authority, by virtue of this act, and their said commission as well to take infourmation and accusation, by the oaths and depositions of two able and lawful persons at the least, as to inquire by the oaths of xii men, of all and singular the heresies, felonies, contempts, and other offences above written, committed done or perpetrate within the limits of their commission. And that every such accusation & infourmation, containing the matter names surnames & dwelling places of the offenders, & the day year place & county, when & wherein their offences were committed, shallbe of as good force and effect in the law, as if the matter therein contained had been presented by verdict of xii men.  
¶ And nevertheless it is further enacted, that every of the said archbishops and bishops, and every of their chancellors commissaries archediacons and other ordinaries, having any peculiar ecclesiastical jurisdiction within this realm or in Wales, or in any other the kings dominions, shall have full power and authority, by virtue of this act, aswell to inquire in their visitations and Jesus, as there & else where within their jurisdictions, at any other time or place, to take accusations and informations, as is aforesaid, of the heresies felonies contempts and offences above mentioned, done committed or perpetrate within the limits of their jurisdiction & authorities. And that every such accusations infourmation and presentment, so taken or had as is afore said, shall be of as good force and effect, as if the matter therein contained, had been presented before the justices of peace in their sessions. And also that justices of peace in their sessions, and every steward understeward and deputy of steward, of any let or lawedaye, in their let or lawedayes shall have like power and authority by virtue of this act, to inquire by the oaths of xii lawful men, of all and singular the heresies felonies contempts and other offences above written done perpetrate or committed within the limits of their commissions and authorities.  
¶ And it is also enacted by the authority afore said, that every such person or persons, afore whom any presentment infourmation or accusation shallbe made & taken, as is afore said, shall examine the accusers, what other witness were by and present at the time of doing and committing of the offence, whereof the information accusation or presentment shallbe made? and how many other than the accusers have knowledge thereof. And shall have power and authority to bind by recognisance, to be taken afore them, as well the said accusers, as all such other persons, whom the same accusers shall declare to have knowledge of the offences by them presented or informed, every of them in .v. li. to the king our sovereign lord, to appear before the commissioners, afore whom the offender or offenders shallbe tried, at the day of the trial of such offenders. And that all and singular indictments presentments accusations informations and recognisances, taken and had as is aforesaid, within twenty days next after the taking of the same, shallbe certified in due form by writing upon parchment, by the taker or takers thereof, under his or their feales, unto any one of the said commissioners to be appointed as is aforesaid, within the limits of whose commission, the heresies felonnies' contempts and offences, whereof any such presentment indictment infourmation or accusation shallbe taken or had, as is above written, shallbe committed done & perpetrate. And if any person or persons, which here after shall happen to take any such accusation infourmation presentment or recognisances as is above saym ●●do ache default of the certificate thereof, contrary to the form above reheedsr: that than every person and persons, so offending, shall forfeit to our sovereign lord the king for every such default ten li.  
¶ And it is further enacted by the authority above said, that the said commissioners, or three of them at the least, as is afore said, by virtue of this act and their commission, shall have full power and authority to make like process against every person and persons, indicted presented or accused, in form as is above remembered, as is used & accustomed in cases of felony, & that as well within the limits of their commission, as into all other shires and places of the realm Wales and other the kings dominions, as well within liberties as without: and the same process to be good and effectual in the law as in cases of felony: And upon the appearance of any of the offenders, shall have full power and authority, by virtue of this act, and the said commission, to hear and determine the foresaid heresies felonies contempts and other offences, according to the laws of this realm, and th'effects of this act.  
¶ And it is also enacted, by the authority abovesaid, that every of the said commissioners, upon any such accusation presentment or information, shall endeavour himself effectually, without affection dread or corruption, to apprehend & take the offenders: & after the apprehension of any such offender or offenders, shall have full power & authority to commit them to ward. And that the said commissioners, or two of them at the least, shall have full power and authority, to let any person or persons so accused or presented, upon sufficient sureties by their discretions, to bail, for their appearance to be tried according to the tenor form and effect of this act.  
¶ And further it is enacted by the authority above said, that if any person or persons, which hereafter shallbe named and assigned, to be commissioner or commissioners, as is abovesaid, be accused, indicted, or presented of or for any the offences above written: that than all and every such commissioner or commissioners, so accused indicted and presented, shallbe examined, put to answer, and tried of and upon any such offence, according to the tenor and effect of this act, before such other person or persons, as it shall please the kings highness to name assign and appoint by his graces commission, to hear and determine the same.  
¶ And it is further enacted, by the authority above said, that no person nor persons, which at any time hereafter, shallbe accused indicted or presented, as is above said, shallbe admitted to the challenge of any person or persons, which shallbe empaneled for the trial of his or their offence for any matter or cause, other than for malice or enmity. Which challenge shall forthwith be tried in like manner as other challenges be used to be tried in cases of felony.  
¶ And it is further enacted by the authority above said, that all foreign pleas, triable by the country, which at any time hereafter shallbe pleaded by any person or persons hereafter to be arraigned or put to answer upon any accusation indictment or presentment, of or for any of the offences above specified, or of or for any of them: shallbe tried before the same commissioners, afore whom such person or persons shall be arraigned or put to answer, and by the jurors that shall try the said offence or offences, without any further respite or delay.  
¶ And it is further enacted by the authority above said, that all Mayres sheriffs frowardes bailiffs of liberties, gaolers, and other officers and ministers, of what name degree or condition so ever they be, and every of them, shall from time to time truly and diligently receive & serve all & all manner the process precepts and commandments to them or any of them by the said commissioners or any of them to be made given or directed, touching or concerning the premises or any patrell thereof, and shall also from time to time be obedient and attendant unto the said commissioners for the time being, for the due execution of this present act, or of any thing therein contained.  
¶ And it is also enacted, that every person, which shall be named to be commissioner in the said commission, after that he hath knowledge thereof, shall effectually put his diligence and attendance in and about the execution of the said commission: And before that he shall take upon him th'execution of the same commission, shall take a corporal oath before the lord chancellor of England for the time being, or before him or them, to whom the said lord chancellor shall direct the kings writ of Dedimus potestatem, to take the same. (The tenor of which oath here after ensueth.  
¶ Ye shall swear, that ye to your cunning wit and power shall truly and indifferently execute the authority to you given by the kings commission, made for correction of heretics and other offenders, mentioned in the same commission, without any favour affection corruption dread or malece to be borne to any person or persons, as God you help and all saints. And in case that any of the said persons named to be commissioners refuse to take the said oath, or willingly absent or aloigne himself from the taking of the said oath: than every such person so offending, and the same offence extreted or certified into the kings exchequer by the said lord chancellor, or by him or them, to whom any such writ of Dedimus potestatem, as is afore said, shallbe directed, shall forfeit and lose to our said sovereign lord the king, for every time so offending, five marks of lawful money.  
¶ And it is also enacted by the authority above said, that the said commissioners, and every of them shall from time to time have full power & authority, by virtue of this act, to take in to his or their keeping and possession, all and all manner of books, which been and hath been or hereafter shallbe setforth red or declared within this realm, or other the kings dominions, wherein is or been contained or comprised any clause article matter or sentence, repugnant or contrary to the tenor form or effect of this present act, or any of the articles contained in the same: And the said commissioners, or three of them at the least, to burn, or otherwise destroy the said books or any part of them, as unto the said commissioners, or unto three of them at the least, shallbe thought expedient by their discretions.  
¶ And it is also enacted by the authority abovesaid, that every person vicar curate or parish priest of every parish church within this realm or other the kings dominions or his or their deputy upon the sunday next after the first day of September next ensuing, and so from thenceforth once in every quarter of the year at the least, shall openly plainly and distinctly read this present act in the parish church, where he is person vicar curate parish priest or deputy, unto his or their paryshens than assembled together, to hear divine service. And that every such person vicar curate, or parish priest, making default of reading this act, contrary to the form afore said, shall forfeit unto our said sovereign lord, his heirs or successors, for every such default xl s. sterling. Saving to all & singular person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their heirs and successors, and to the heirs and successors of every of them, (other than all and singular such person and persons, that shallbe hereafter convicted or attainted of or for any of the offences or contempts above specified, their heirs and successors, and the heirs and successors of every of them) all such right title claim interest entry possession rents revertions fees annuities commons offices profits and demands what soever, as they or any of them have, or than at the time of the said conviction or attainder had, shall have of in or to any honour's castles lordship's manors lands tenements liberties franchesies advowsons and other hereditaments, which any such person or persons, being so convicted or attainted, as is afore said, had or were entitled to have at the time of their offence or offences committed, or at any time after: & that in as ample manner form and condition, to all intentes constructions and purposes, as if this act had never be had nor made, any thing contained in this act to the contrary in any wise not withstanding.  
¶ provided alway, that the lords shall not have ne claim any escheats of any offender or offenders, that shallbe judged to be burned by authority of this act.  
¶ And because disputions and doubts might perhappis rise hereafter upon these words in this act, that is to say, Advisedly made to God, Be it therefore provided and enacted, by authority afore said, that these words in the act, that is to say, advisedly made to God, for vows of chastity or widowhood, shallbe all only taken expounded and interpreted, to bind such person or persons and none other (saving priests) to & by the same, which at the time of any of their so vowing (being thereto admitted) were or shallbe of the age of xxi years or above, and then did or do consent submit themself or condescend to the same, and continue or continued in observation of it any while after: whiles any such person or persons do or can duly prove any unlawful cohertion or compulsion done to them or any of them for making of any such vow.  
GOD SAVE THE KING.   

Londini in aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress.  
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.  
ANNO M. D. XXXIX.  
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