A. D. 156^. Anno quinto Rcginx E li'/ahf. rn .r. C. 26, 27. 567 C A P. XXVI. An Aft for (he- Inioinnnc of Indentures of Bargain and Sale I Courts of the Counties of Lancafier^ (l,jL-r, and Bifhoprick of Dwrbam, fhall be <■■ in Law. ' V X 7"1IKRE in the Parliament hold n upon Pro*0 •■" >' '> ' VV xxviij. Year of the Reign ol our late the ' Eighth) and there<coatin.u I and kept till the xiiij. P
- from the laft Day dtyufy, /hich was in th r Lord trod one thoufand five hundred thirtj fi
- Manors, Lands, renements or otherHereditarnents ihoiddpa
if . Inheritance or Freehold {nourd he made or tak byPerfonbrl any ' 1 i thereof to be made, by reafon onjj of any Bargain and Sale then thefarne B; ' Sale were made by ' I riting indented, fealed, and Enrolled in one of the King I ' min/lsr, or clfe within the fame County or Counties where the fame Manors, Lands ot lenemeni ' barg i" 'I . nd fold lie or be, before the Cujhs Ratulerum and two Juitices of the Peace, and the Cleric ' of the l'eaee of the lame County or Counties, or two of them at the leaft, (whereof the Clerk ot the 1 ' to be one) and the fame Enrollments to be had and made within fix Months next after the Date of die ' Paid Writing indented; as by the fame Aft of Parliament among other Things therein contained more at ' large it doth appear. Ml. And forafmufch as the lame Aft of Parliament doth not extend, to make arty Irirollmen ' indented of fuch Bargains and Sales made of any Manors, Lands, Tenemc i Utaments, lying ' and being within the Counties Palatine of Lancqfter, Cheffer. and die liifhoprick of Durham, to be good ' or of airy Force in the Law, in any the Queen s Courts of Record within the laid Counties Palatine of " lanca/ier. Che/ler, or Biflioprick ot Durham,' lil. Be it now therefore enacted by the Queen our Sovereign Lady, with the Affent of the Lords Spi- litual and Temporal of this prefent Parliament afiembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from the Feaft of Eajhr next coming, all Enrolments of fuch Writings indented, (viz. as be mentioned 27 H. 8. hattm sti n c. 16.) of any'B irgiin and Sale, after the (aid Feaft of Eqfttr to be made of any Manors, Lands, Tene- L*ne»fl«i ments or other Hereditaments, let, lying or being in the Counties of Lanca/h-r, Cbe/fer, and Biflioprick of ,e *» D"""™- Durham, being made and inrollcd within fix Months next after the Date of any fuch Writings indented, in the Queen's Court of Chancery at Lmcajhr, or before the Queen's Juftice or Juitices of Aflizes at Lan- » igjltr aforefaid, concerning any Manors, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments within the faid County of Lancafter ; or in the Queen's Court of the Exchequer at Qhefler. or before the Queen's Juftice or TnfKces of Aflizes at Cbefter aforefaid, concerning any Manors, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments within the f id County of C ■'.. ■.■■".• ; or in the Court of Chancery at Durcfmc, or before the Juftice or Juftices of Affix s at Dttreftne aforefaid, concerning any Manors, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments within the faid Con of the Biflioprick of Dun-fine ; flnll be accepted, reputed, deemed and taken by the Authority of this Act, to be as good and available in L .w, to all Intents, Conftructions and Purpofes, as if the fame Writings indented had been made and inrolled in any of the Queen's Courts at Weftminfter ; any Thing contained in the faid former Act to the contrary in any wife notwithstanding. IV. Provided always, That tiris Act nor any Thing therein contained extend to any Manors, Lands, Towns Corp*. Tenements or Hereditaments lying and being wit' in any City, Borough or Town Corporate within any rate ' of the faid Countries, wherein the Mayors, Recorders, Chamberlains, Bailiffs, or other Officer or Officers have Authority, aiv! have lawfully ufed, to inrol any Evidences, Deeds or other Writing, within their Precinct or Limits ; any Thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithftanding. CAP. XXVII. An Act touching Fines to be levied in the County Palatine of Durham.
- TN moft humble wife fhewen unto your mod Excellent Majefty your true and faithful Subjects and
' J. L'egemen the Inhabitants of the County Palatine of Durham, That whereas by Authority of Parlia- ' ment divers neceftary and beneficial Statutes have been made for and concerning the Levying of Fines ' with Proclamation, which are r.ot only neceftary for the Prefervation of Qiiietnefs and Concord amongft ' your loving Subjects, and for the Avoiding of Strife and Contention, but alfo for the great and perfect ' Allurance of all fuch Perfons to whom fuch Fines are levied, of any Lands, Fenements or Heredita- ' ments ; which faid beneficial and aeceffary : [tatut s do not extend toanyFines to be levied within the faid " County Palatine of Durham :' In tender Confederation whereof pie ifeth it your moft Excellent Majefty, That it may be enacted by your Highni Is, . id the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in Fines levied be tliis prefent Parliament afiembled, an I by t e Authority of the fame, That all and lingular Fines, which at '"oie the Juftic« any Time hereafter fhall be levied or kr.owledged before the Juftice or Juftices of the County Palatine of °' •*' rife ,{ Durham for the Time being, authorized for that Purpofe and Caufe, of any Lands, Tenements or other u Hereditaments, lying or being within the faid County Palatine of Durham, which fhall be openly read and proclaimed two feveral Days in the open SefiioBs in the Pfiefeace of the Juitices of Affize at Durham, or one of
