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 A. D. 1670. Anno vicefimofccundo & tertio Carol 1 ir. C. 23, 24. 371 XII. Provided always, and be it enafted by the Authority aforcfaid. That nothing in this Act contained a S.ivlrg to the fhall extend to or be any ways prejudicial to the Rights, Cuftoms, Privileges, Liberties, Charter or Char- City of Lon<li,n. ters of the City ni' London; but that the faid City may enjoy the fame accordingly, as they formerly have enjoyed the fame, in all Rcfi)e(Sls, and to all Intents and Purpofcs whatlbever, in the fame Manner and Form as they before this A£l had enjoyed the fame ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftfinding. XIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That this ACc fhall continue for three Years, How long to and from thence until the End of the next Seflion of Parliament, and no longer. [Made perpetual by ^^co"""'"-'- 5 W. & M. c. 24. §. 4.] CAP. XXIII. (eg.) An Aft to re'ive an Aft, intituled, y/« j^lI to prevent the Dijlurbanca of Sca>7ien and others, and to preferve -gxP. the Stores belonging to his Majeftys Navy Royal, with fome 7lterations and Additions. Recital of the Aft igCar.'z. c ;; made 19 Car. z. c. 7. No Pcrfon ili:ill imbezil any of his Majefly's Naval Goods, Viftuals, &c. Power to adminilter an Oath. Penalty. Power to enter any Ship in the Day-time, and fearch for flolen Goods. No Perfon fliall perfonate any Seaman, Soldier or Labourer, i^c. in the Prefence of any of his R'la'jefty's Commiflioners or Pay-malter, in order to the Receiving any Money due to the Seamen, llic. The Pu- nifliment. None fhall counterfeit the Hands of the Trcafurer, isfc. of the Navy; Nor produce a coun- terfeit Ticket. The Penalty. Power given to adminifter an Oath. A general Liberty given to execute their Power. But five Shillings to be paid for the Probate of any Will, or granting Letters of Admi- niflration of the Eftate of any Perfon dying in the Pay of his Majefty's Navy, except the Eftate exceed 20/. Penalty. The Aft of 22 C'rtr. 2. c 5. confirmed. No Offender againft this Aft fhall be twice pu- niflied. Shall continue feven Years, &c. Continued by 4 to' 5 TV. & M. c. 24. §. 8. for feven Years, iiom. February 1692. 11 to iz Will. 3. c. 13. CAP. XXIV. (16.) An A£t for veiling certain Fee- Farm Rents, and other fmall Rents in Truftees. WHEREAS his Majefly, in Purfuance of a late Aft, intituled, An A£t for advancing the Sale j/"!! Car, i, c. 64 Fee farm Rents, and other Rents, hath by feveral Letters Patents (one bearing Date the thirteenth Day of June in the two and twentieth Year of his Reign, and the other bearing Date the eleventh Day of November in the two and twentieth Year of his Reign) granted and conveyed divers Fee-farm Rents, and other Rents, unto Francis Lord Hawley, S'xr Charles Harbord Knt. Sir lVillia?n Haward K.nt. Shjohn Talbot Knt. Sir Robert Steivard Knt. and JFilliam Harbord 'ECq; and their Heirs, as Truftees for Sale thereof, moft of which Rents are of the yearly Value of forty Shillings per Annum, and upwards ; ' II. And vi'hereas there are yet remaining very many fmall Rents left out of the faid Letters Patents, * which were intended by the (aid Aft to be fold and conveyed away, the Colleftion of which f:na!l Rents is very chargeable to his Majefty, and very troublefome to the Subjeft, by Means of Uiider-Shcrifis, Bai- liffs and Mellengers neceflarily imployed therein; (2) and yet if the faid fmall Rents fliould be conveyed by Letters Patents to Truftees for Sale thereof, the faid Letters Patents would be of extraordinary Length, and require a Multitude of Recitals of many Sm.all Sums, which befides the Charge in Writing, v>''ou!d alfo be an Occafion of great Hindrance and Delay to his Majefty's Service:' (3) Be it therefore enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afiembled, and by Authority thereof. That all Fee- farm Rents, Rents-fervice, Rents-ieck or Dry-rents, Chauntry-rents, Guild-rents, Caftle-guard Rents, and other Rents, within the Survey of the Exchequer, or Duchy oi' Lanca/ler, due and payable to his Ma- jefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, in PofTeffion, Reverfion or Remainder (other than fuch Rents and Sums of Money as are fpecially faved and excepted out of the faid Aft) be and are hereby vefted and fettled in the faid Francis Lord hlcwley. Sir Charles Harbord, Sir JVilUam Havjard, Sir fohn Talbot, Sir Robert Stetvart, and JViUiam Harbord, and their Heirs, as fully and abfolutcly to all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever, as if the fame had been particularly granted unto them by Letters Patents by Virtue of the faid Aft, and in fuch Manner as is hereby direfted in that Behalf; (4) and the faid Rents hereby vefted in the faid Truftees, Ihall be by them conveyed and difpofed according to the Direftions and Inftruftions mentioned in the faid Aft, to any Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Politick or Corporate, who fhall defire to purchafe the fame Rents,' or any of them, upon a Particular or Certificate thereof made by the Auditor or other OfHcer of Record, before whom the fame do or Tnall ftand in Charge refpeftively, which Conveyance of the faid Truftees, and the Survivors and Survivor of them, fhall be as good and efteftual in Law to all Intents and Purpofes, as if the Rents fo conveyed had been particularly, immediately, and well and fufHciently granted by his Majefty under the Great Seal o^ Ens^land, or the Seal of the Duchy or County Palatine oi Lcmcqfer. III. And for the better Security and Satisfaftion of the Purchafers of any the faid Rents ; (2) Be it en-^|jpy^^,^^C^i. afted bv the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Politick and Corporate, their Fee-Farm Rents Heirs, Succeflbrs and AfTigns, who have already been, or hereafter fhall become, Purchafer or Purchafers to be kept harm- of any of the (aid Rents granted by the faid recited Letters Patents, or mentioned or intended to be vefted '^^ t™"' all la- in or conveyed by thefe Prefents to the faid Truftees, fliall quietly hold and enjoy the fame, according to '^"'",?"'" their feveral and refpeftive Purchafes, and fhall be and are hereby faved and indemnified, and kept harmlefs™,^,^^/;' ^ of and from all and all Manner of Incumbrances whatfoever heretofore had, made or done, or hereafter to Such Rents, how be had, made or done, by the faid Truftees or any of them, to charge or incumber the faid Rents with any tobedeicribedin Incumbrances whatfoever. . Deeds and Plead- B b b 2 JV. Pro-c. iS. §.4.