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 A. D. 1754* Anno vicefimo feptimo Georgii 11. C. 17. 563 XIII. And to the end that the Suitors of the faid Court of King's Bench may have the full Benefit of theThe Claufts of aforefaid Aft of Parliament of the eighth and ninth Years of the Reio-n of his faid late Majefty King IVil- ^'"' 5- '^- "• I'lam the Third ; it is hereby further enafted^by the Authority aforefaid, ThL;t from and immediately after |gj|'^^^,'^g'/p'. Payment of the faid Sum often thoufand five hundred Pounds, the herein before recited Claufes of the ment of 10,500!. faid A£t fhall be and are hereby repealed. XIV. Provided always, and be it further ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid John y^/jfaw, Th^Mar/hal,d.-c. his Heirs, Executors, Adminiftrators and Affigns, and all other Perfon and Perfons whomfocver, fhall be, p^'^|.)J'J^J'|J'°"' and is, and are hereby exonerated, freed and difcharged, from the Payment of all or any Sunt or Sums of SiXlo" holdi"'* Money, to the faid T7;ot«w j^/tfr/Zn, yohn Marlhi., John Langmors, Eckuard Birch, :And Elicficzcr Blachvcf, his Ofnca, (roin their Keirs, Executors, Adminiftrators or Affigns, or any of them, or to any other Perfon or Perfons '='f<'''- '733- whomfoever, for or upon accoi.mt of holding, ufing or exercifuig the OfSce of Marflial of the Marjhalji.a aforefaid, from and after the twelfth Day of February which was in the Year of cur Lord one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-three, by virtue of any Leafe, ContraiEl or other Agreement whatfoever ; any fuch Leafe, Contraft or Agreement whatlbever, or any Law, Statute, Uftge, or other Matter or Thing to the contrary notwithftanding. the fir ._. of feven thoufand eight hundred Pounds, for defraying the Expence of rebuilding the faid Prilon of the Marjhalfea of the f;dd Court of King's Bench, in fuch Manner, and at fuch Place, within the Rules of the laid Prifon, as the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury now being, or any three or more of them, or the High Treafurer, or the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury for the Time being, or any three or more of them fhall direft, by Writing under his or their Hands. ' XVI. And whereas it may be neceflary to purchafe Lands or Tenements, for the m^ore commodious Bodies Politick, ' rebuilding the aforefaid Prifon 1' Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and **!.• ""P°""'"|* may be lawful to and for all Bodies Politick, Corporate or Collegiate, and all Truflees, Mortgagees, and 5°/^],^. commo-" FeofFees in Truft, Guardians of Infants, and Committees of Lunaticks and Ideots, Executors and Admi- diousRebuiidinj niftrators whatfoever ; and alfo to and for all Femes Covert, and all and every other Perfon and Perfons the Prifan. whomfoever, who are or fhall be feized, poffefled of, or interefted in, any Lands or Tenements, within the Rules of the faid Prifon, to bargain and fell the fame to fuch Perfon or Perfons, as th: Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury now being, or any three or more of them, or the High Treafurer, or the Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury for the Time being, or any three or more of them, fhall, by V''riting under his or their Hands, appoint to contract for the Purcnafe thereof, for the Purpofe afore- faid ; and fuch Lands and Tenements fo to be purchaled, fhall be conveyed to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeftbrs, by Deed or Deeds, to be inrolled in his Majefty's Court of King's Bench aforefaid ; and all ContraiSts, Agreements and Sales, and all Conveyances, by fuch Deeds inrolled as aforefaid, which fhall be made by any fuch Bodies Politick, Corporate or Collegiate, or other Perfons aforefaid, ihall be valid and effeflual to all Intents and Purpofes ; any Law, Statute or Ufage, or any other Matter or Thing to the contrary notwithftanding : And all and every Sum and Sums of Money, which fliall be paid to or for'^'^^ Purchafe- the Ufe of any fuch Body Politick, Corporate or Collegiate, or other Perfon or Perfons aforefaid, for the '""™A.p '^"' Purchafe of any Lands or Tenements, for the Purpofes of this A£t, fliall be refpeftively laid out and in- ch^re of other"^" vefted in the Purchafe of other Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, which fhall be conveyed and fetded [..inKs, to the to and upon, and fubjecSt to fuch Titles, Ufes, Truits, Limitations, Remainders and Contingencies, as '"'"= ufes. the Lands and Tenements, fo':d for the Purpofe of this Aft, were fettled, limit.^d and affured, at the Time of fuch Sale, and fliall be held and enjoyed accordingly ; and until iuch Purchafi-moncy fhall be re-invefted Till fuch Pur- in Lands as aforefaid, the fame fhall be laid out in the Purchafe of Stocks in fome of the publick Funds, ^'j^^" ,"^^^. ''^'^ or placed out on Government or real Securities at Intereft, and fuch Intereft fhall be paid to or for the placed in the Uie of fuch Perfon or Perfons, as would have been intitled to the Rents and Profits o( the Lands or Te- Funds, nements fo fold for the Purpofes of this Aft as aforefitid. ■ XVII. And it is hereby further declared and enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That when fuch Prifon After the Prifon fliall be rebuilt as aforefaicl, the Marfhal of the Marjlialfca aforefaid for the Time being, fhall from Time""^" 1"= rebuilt, to Time, and at all Times from thenceforth, at his own Cofts and Charges, by and out of the Fees and j^").^. '^Ij!,'^ ,-j J° Profits incident to his faid Office, well and i'ufficiently repair and !:eep in -good Repair the faid Prifon, and ;„ Repair.' ' all the Buildings and Appurtenances thereunto belonging; and the faid Priibn fo rebuilt, and the Buildings and Ground thereto lielonging with the Appurtenances, fliall remain unalienably vefted in his Majelty, his Heirs and SuccefTors for ever. tors, Adminiftrators or Affigns, or which he or thry can or may have or claim of, in or to i:ll thofs two Mcliuages with the Appurtenances, fituate, lying and being in Soiitlnvark in the County of Surrey, whereof heretofore one was called T/:>c Angel, and is now, or late was, callc-d or known by the Name of the King's Bench; and the other calleJ T'/'e- Cro/z? ; and all Tenements, Hotifes and Gardens to the faid Meffuages, or either of them, belonging or appertaining; and a Piece. of Ground behind the laid Garden, demifed by one Richard Fuhnarllon by inJenmre dated the fixteenth Day of December in the eight and thirtieth Year of the Reign of Henry the Eighth, late King of England, to one John Majjie, for twenry-one Y'cars, Parcel of the Lands and Pofleiiions then exchanged with the {-oaA Richard Fulm:rJIon, and lately in the Tenure of George Riynells, under the yearly Rent of two and twenty Pounds and ten Shillings; which 4 C 2 l.iid