1 ELIZ. Cap. IV. An Acte for the Restitution of the First Fruites and Tenthes and Rentes reserved Nomine Decime, and of Parsonages Impropriate, to Thimperiall Crowne of this Realme. of the Universities of ver in &c. from First of Parson them, con firmed. 7. Provided also and be yt enacted, that all grantes Discharge immunities and lybertyes given to the Universities Cambridge and Oxforde, or to any Colledge or Hall either of the said Universities, and to the Colledges of Fruits &c., Eton and Winchester, and unto every or any of them, by and Grants our Souveraigne Lorde King Henrye Theight, or any other ages &c. to of the Quenes Highnes progenitours or predecessoures, or by Acte of Parliament, for or touching the Releas or Dischardge of the said First Fruites and Tenthes, or any parte therof, shalbe allwaies and remaine in their full strengthe and vertue; and that all suche lawful conveiaunces and assurances in the lawe as were had and made before the making of this Acte to either of the said Universitees of Oxforde and Cambridge, or to any Colledge or Hall within any of them, by what name or names soever they or any of them be incorporated or named, of any of the said Parsonages or Benefices impropriate, or of any parte of the same, or of any patronages for the maintenance of studentes or lerning, shalbe as good and effectual in the lawe to all intentes construccions and purposes, as thoughe this Acte had never bene made. 13 ELiz. Cap. X. An Acte against Fraudes defeating Remedies for 2. And for that long and unreasonable Leases made by Colledges Deane and Chapters Parsons Vicars and other having spyrytuall promotions be the cheefest causes of b See 27 Hen. VIII, c. 42, before. &c. except the dilapidations and the decaye of all spyrituall lyvynges and hospitallytie and the utter impoverishing of all successors Incumbentes in the same; bee yt enacted by thaucthoritie All Leases aforesaid, that from henceforth al Leases Gyftes Grauntes by Colleges Feoffmentes Conveyaunces or Estates to be made had done or for 21 Years suffered by any Master and Fellowes of anye Colledg, Deane Lives, and & Chapter of any Cathedrall or Collegiate Church, Master or at the ac- Gardian of anye Hospitall, Parson, Vicar, or any other having Rent, de anye spyrytuall or ecclesiasticall lyving, or any houses clared void. landes tythes tenementes or other hereditamentes being any or Three customed *So in orig. Read of. Proviso under College Statutos, * parcell of the possessions of any such Colledge Cathedral Church Chapter Hospital Parsonage Vycaridg or other spyrytuall promotion, or any wayes apparteyning or belonging to the same, or of any of them, to any person or persons bodyes politike or corporate, (other then for the tearme of one and twenty yeres or three lyves from the tyme as any such Lease or Graunt shalbe made or graunted, wherupon thaccustomed yerely rent or more shalbe reserved and payable yerely during the sayd tearme,) shalbe utterly voyde and of none effect to al intentes constructions and purposes; any law custome or usage to the contrary any wayes notwithstanding. 3. Provyded neverthelesse and bee yt enacted by thaucthorfor Leases itye aforesaid, that this Acte nor any thing therein conteyned shalbe taken or construed to make good anye Lease or other Graunt to be made by any such Colledge or Collegiate Church within either of both the Unyversities of Oxforde and Cambridge, or els where within the Realme of England, for more yeres then are lymited by the pryvate Statutes of the same Colledge. Proviso for Leases on or under Covenant. 4. Provyded alwayes, that this Acte shall not extend to Surrender, any Lease hereafter to be made upon surrender of any Lease heretofore made, or by reason of any covenaunt or condycion conteyned in any Lease heretofore made and nowe contynuing; so that the Lease to be made do not conteyne more yeres then the residue of the yeares of the former Lease nowe contynuing shalbe at the tyme of such Lease hereafter to be made, nor any lesse rent then ys reserved in the said former Lease. 13 ELIZ. Cap. XII. An Act to refourme certayne Dysorders touching have Bene 5. And that none hereafter shalbe admitted to any Beny- None shill fyce with Cure of or above the value of thyrtey poundes fice of £30 yerely in the Quenes Bookes, unles he shall then be a a Year, exBachelour of Dyvynitie, or a Preacher lawfully alowed by &c. some Bysshop within this Realme or by one of the Unyversities of Cambridg or Oxford. cept B.D. 13 ELIZ. Cap. XXIX. An Acte for Thincorporation of bothe NOR the greate love and favor that the Queenes most. excellent Majestie beareth towardes her Highnes Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for the greate zeale and care that the Lordes and Commons of this present Parliament have for the mayntenaunce of good and godly literature and the vertuouse education of youth within either of the same Universities; and to thentent that the auncient priveleges liberties and fraunchises of either of the said Universities, heretofore graunted ratified and confirmed by the Queenes Highnes and her most noble progenitors, may be had in greater estymation and be of greater force and strengthe, for the better increase of larning and the further suppressing of vice: be it therefore enacted by the aucthoritye of this present Parlyament, The Chancellor, Masthat the Right Honorable Robert Erle of Leicester nowe ters, and * See Blackstone's Commentaries, B. III, ch. 6, p. 84, on the special value and importance of this Act. Nevertheless it is regarded as a private Act; and the judges will not take judicial notice of it, unless it is specially pleaded and exemplified. See Grant on the Law of Corporations, p. 526. the University of Oxford incorporated; ters, and the Univer Scholars of Chauncellor of the said Universitie of Oxford and his successors for ever, and the Masters and Schollers of the same Universitie of Oxford for the tyme being, shalbe incorporated and have a perpetuall succession in facte dede and name by the name of the Chauncellor Masters and Schollers of the Universitie of Oxford, and that the same Chauncellor Maisters and Schollers of the same Universitie of Oxford for the tyme being, from henceforth by the name of Chauncellor Maisters and Schollers of the Universitie of Oxford, and by none other name or names, shalbe called and named for evermore; and that they with Com- shall have a Common Seale to serve for their necessarie Inon Seal: causes touching and concerning the said Chauncellor Maysters and Schollers of the said Universitie of Oxford and The Chan- their successors: and likewyse that the Right Honorable cellor, Mas. Sir William Cicill Knight Baron of Burghley nowe ChaunScholars of cellor of the said Universitie of Cambridg and his successors sity of for ever, and the Masters and Schollers of the same UniverCambridge site of Cambridg for the tyme being, shalbe incorporated incorporated; and have a perpetual succession in fact deede and name by the name of the Chauncellor Maisters and Schollers of the Universitic of Cambridge, and that the same Chauncellor Masters and Schollers of the said Universitie of Cambridg for the tyme being, from henceforth by the name of Chauncellor Maisters & Schollers of the Universitie of Cambridg, and by none other name or names, shalbe called & named with Com- for evermore; and that they shall have a Comon Seale to serve for their necessarye causes touching and concerning the said Chauncellor Maisters and Schollers of the said Said Cor- Universitie of Cambridg and their successors: and further that aswell the Chauncellor Maiesters and Schollers of the said Universitie of Oxford and their successors, by the name of Chauncellor Masters and Schollers of the Universitie of Oxford, as the Chauncelor Maisters and Schollers of the sayd Universitie of Cambridge and theire successors, by the name of Chauncellor Maisters and Schollers of the Universitie of Cambridg, may severally impleade and be ympleaded, and sue or be sued, for all manner of causes quarels actions realles personall and mixt, of whatsoever kynde qualitie or nature they be, and shall and maye mon Seal: may sue and be sued. challeng and demaunde all manner of liberties & fraunchises, and also aunswere and defend themselves, under and by the name aforesaid, in the same causes quarels and accions, for every thinge and thinges whatsoever for the proffit and right of either of the foresaid Universities to be don, before any manner of judge either spirituall or temporall in any courtes and places within the Queenes Highnes Domynions, whatsoever they be. Patent 3 of Cam bridge, and Letters 2. And be it further enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid, Letters that the Letters Patentes of the Queenes Highnes most 1 Ap. 14 noble father Kinge Henry Theight made and graunted to Hen. 8 to the Chauncellor and Schollers of the Universitie of Oxford, of Oxford, and 26 Ap. bearing date the first daye of Aprill in the foureteine yere and 20 of his Raigne, and the Lettres Patentes of the Queenes University Majestie that nowe is, made and graunted unto the Chauncellor Maisters and Schollers of the Universitie of Cambridge, all other bearing date the sixe and twentie daye of Aprill in the third Patents to yeare of her Highnes most gratious Raigne, and also all other either University, Lettres Patentes by any of the progenitors or predicessors of confirmed. our said Soveraigne Ladye made to either of the said corporated bodies severally or to anye of their predecessors of either of the said Universities, by whatsoever name or names the said Chauncellor Masters and Schollers of either of the saide Universities in anye of the said Lettres Patentes have ben heretofore named, shall fromhenceforth be good effectuall and avaylable in the lawe, to all intentes constructions and purposes, to the foresaid nowe Chauncellor Maisters & Schollers of either of the said Universities and to their successors for evermore, after and according to the fourme wordes sentences and true meaning of every of the same Lettres Patentes, as amply fullye and largely as yf the same Lettres Patentes were recited verbatim in this present Acte of Parlyament; any thing to the contrary in any wyse notwithstandinge. sions and Universi 3. And further more be yt enacted by thaucthoritye All Posses aforesaid, that the Chauncellor Masters and Schollers of Privileges either of the said Universities severally, and their successors of the said forever, by the same name of Chauncellor Maisters and ties conSchollors of either of the said Universities of Oxforde and firmed to Cambridge, shall and may severally have hold possesse them. |