Act Confiscating the Religious Property of Gilds (1 Edw. VI. C. 14)
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[Stats. of the Realm, Vol. IV., p. 26.] VI. And it is allso ordeyned and enacted by the aucthoritie of this present parlament, that our Soveraigne Lorde the King shall, from the saide feaste of Easter nexte comminge, haveperceiveand enjoye all and singuler suche sommes of moneye profittes commodities and emolumentes which, by vertewe of anny manner of assurance conveyaunce composicion will devise or otherwise heretofore, have byn given assigned lymited or appointed to have contynuance for ever, which in anny one Yere within five Yeres nexte before the begynninge of this present parlament have byn payed bestowed or employed by anny manner of corporacions, guyldes fraternities companies or felow- shippes or misteryes or craftes or anny of them, being in Englande Wales and other the Kinges dominions, or by the Maisters Wardens Gouvernours or other Officers or Ministers ...
ofthem or anny of them, towarde or abowte the fynding mayntenaunce or sustentacion of anny preist or preistes, of anny Anniversary or Obyte, lampe light or lightes or other lyke thing as is aforesaide, to our saide Soveraigne Lorde the King his heires and successours for ever ; to be payed yerelye as a Rent charge at the feastes of St. Michell tharchaungell and thanuncacion of our Ladye by even porcions in the Kinges Courte of the Augmentacions and Revenues of his Crowne.
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And that it shalbe lawfull to our saide Soveraigne Lorde the King his heires and to successours for non payment of anny suche sommes distreyne in all the Mannours Landes and Tenementes of everye suche craftes corporacions guyldes fraternityes companyes or fellowshippes of misteryes or craftes or anny of them, by whome or by the Maisters, Wardens [etc.] of the which anny suche sommes or somme of moneye profitt commoditie or emolument have or hath byn payed bestowed or employed; And that all and everye of the saide sommes of moneye profittes commodities ..
and emolumentes shall, from the feaste of Easter next com- minge, withowt any manner of Inquisicion or Office to be had or founde be judged and demed to be in the actuall and reall possession of our saide Soveraigne Lorde the King, in lyke manner and fourme to all intentes constructions and purposes as yf the same had byn particulerlye and speciallye mentyoned in this present Acte.
VII. And furthermore be it ordeyned and enacted by thauctoritie aforesaide, that the Kinge our Soveraigne Lorde shall from the saide feaste of Easter next comminge have and enjoye to him his heires and successours for ever, all fraternityes brotherheddes and guyldes being within the Realme of Englande and Wales and other the Kinges Dominions, and all Mannors Landes Tenementes and other heredytamentes belonging to them or anny of them, other then suche corporacions guyldes fraternities companyes and felowshippes of misteryes or craftes, and the Mannours Landes Tenementes and other heredytamentes perteyning to the saide corporacions guyldes fraternities companies and felowshippes of misteries or craftes above mentyoned, and shall by vertewe of this Acte be judged and demed in actuall and real possession of our saide Soveraigne Lorde the King, his heires and successours from the saide feaste of Easter next comminge for ever, withowt anny inquisicions or office therof to be had or founde . That our VIII. And also be it ordeyned and enacted saide Soveraigne Lorde the King maye directe his and their Commission and Commissions as it shall please him, and ..
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that the same Commissioners
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shall have full power and aswell to survey all and singuler Laye corporaaucthoritie cions guyldes fraternityes companyes and felowshippes of Misteries or Craftes incorporate and everye of them, and all the evydences composicions bookes of accomptes and other writinges of everye of them, to the Intent therby to knowe what ..
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moneye and other thinges was payed orbestowed to the fynding ormaytenaunce of anny Preist or Preists Anniversarye or Obyte what by them or anny of them; as allso to enquyre Mannours Landes [etc.] ... be geven lymited or appoynted to our saide Soveraigne Lorde the King by this Acte. ...
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