Anno tricesimo primo Henrici octavi Henry the VIII. by the grace of God kynge of England and of France, defender of the fayth, Lorde of Irelande, and in earth supreme hed immediatly vnder Christ of the churche of Englande, to the honour of almyghty God, conseruation of the true doctrine of Christes religion, and for the concorde quiet and vvelth of this his realme and subiectes of the same helde his moste hyghe court of Parliament begonne at VVestm[inster] the. xxviii. daye of Aprill, and there continued tyll the. xxviii. daye of Iune, the. xxxi. yere of his most noble and victorious reigne, vvherin in vvere establysshed these actes folovvinge.

¶ An acte changinge the custome of Gauelkynde. Chap. iii. (Book 3)

THe kynge our soueraigne lorde, for dyuers consyderations his maiestie mouinge, by auctoritie of this his hyghe court of parliament, enacteth ordeyneth and establyssheth, that as well all the lordships maners landes tenemētes woddes pa¦stures rentes seruices reuersions remayndres aduousons & all other what so euer hereditamentes, set lyenge and beyng within his countie of Kent, of the which Thomas Crumwell knight of the honorable order of the Garter lorde Crumwell of Wymbyldon, lorde priuy seale, Thomas Burgh knight lorde Burgh, George Broke knight lorde Cobham, Andrewe Wyndesor knight lorde Wyndesor, Thomas Cheyne knyght treasourer of our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynges most honoura¦ble housholde, Christofer Hales knight maister of the rolles of our sayd so∣ueraigne lordes court of Chancery, Thomas Willoughby knight one of y^e iuges of the kynges court of the cōmen place, Anthony Seyntleger knight Edwarde Wotton knight, Edwarde Boueton knyght, Roger Cholmeley knight seriaunt at lawe, Iohn Champneis knight, Iohn Baker squier our sayde soueraigne lorde the kynges generall attourneye, Reynolde Scotte squier, Iohn Guldeford squier, Thomas kempe squier, Edward Thwayt∣tis squier, William Rooper squier, Anthony Sandis squier, Edwarde Isaac squier, Percyuall Hart squier, Edward Monyns squier, Wylliam Whetnall squier, Iohn Fogge squier, Edmond Fetyplace squier, Thomas Hardres squier, William Waller squier, Thomas Wilforde squyer, Tho∣mas Moyle squyer, Thomas Harlakynden esquyer, Geffrey Lee squier, Iames Hales, Henry Husee, and Thomas Roydon gentylmen, or any of theym is or be seysed to his or their owne vse or vses, in fee simple or in fee cayle, the whiche now bene of the tenure and nature of Gauelkynde, & here¦tofore haue bene departed, or be departible betwene heyres males, by the

custome of Gauelkynde, shall from hensforth be clerely chaunged from the sayd custome tenure & nature of Gauelkynde, & in no wyse hereafter be de∣parted or departible by the sayd custome of Gauelkynd, betwene heyres ma¦les, but shall remayne reuert abyde descende come and be after and accor∣ding as lordships maners landes tenementes and other hereditamētes do or may descende remayne reuerte abyde come or be, accordinge to the com∣mon lawe of this realme, and as other maners landes and tenementes be∣yng in the sayd countie of Kent, whiche neuer were holden by seruice of so∣cage, but be & alwayes haue bene holden by knight seruice, do descende re¦mayne reuerte abyde come & be: And in lyke maner to descende, & be descen¦dable, remayne reuerte come & be inheritable to the heyre or heyres, after & accordinge to the sayd common lawes of this realme of England. And that all & singular the sayd lordshippes, maners, landes, tenementes, & other hereditamentes with thappurtenaunces of the sayd lorde Crumwell, lorde Burgh, lorde Cobham, lorde Wyndesor, Thomas Cheyne, Christofer Hales, Thomas Willoughby, Anthony Seyntleger, Edwarde Wotton, Edwarde Boueton, Roger Cholmeley, Iohn Champneis, Iohn Baker, Reynolde Scotte, Iohn Guldeford, Thomas kempe, Edwarde Thwayt∣tis, William Rooper, Anthony Sandis, Edwarde Isaac, Percyual Hart, Edward Monyns, Wylliam Whetnall, Iohn Fogge, Edmond Fetyplace, Thomas Hardres, William Waller, Thomas Wilforde, Thomas Moyle, Thomas Harlakynden squier, Geffrey Lee, Iames Hales, Henry Husee, and Thomas Roydon, or any of theym, and which before the makynge of this acte haue bene of the sayd nature and tenure of Gauelkynde, in y^e sayd countie of Kent, shall from hensforth be accepted taken enherited demed & iudged to be, lyke as lordeships maners landes tenementes, and other he∣reditamentes at the common lawe of this realme, and in suche maner and forme, as yf the same maners lordships landes tenementes and other here∣ditamentes had neuer bene of the sayd nature of Gauelkynde, any vsage or custome in the sayde countie of Kent heretofore had accepted or vsed to the contrary not withstandinge. Sauinge alwayes and reseruinge to all and singular persons, other than the sayde lorde Crumwell, lorde Burgh, lorde Cobham, lorde Wyndesor, Thomas Cheyne, Christofer Hales, Thomas Willoughby, Antony Seintleger, Edward Wotton, Edwarde Boueton, Roger Cholmeley, Iohn Champneis, Iohn Baker, Reynold Scotte, Iohn Guldeford, Thomas Kempe, Edward Thwaites, Williā Roper, Anthony Sandys, Edward Isaac, Perciual Hart, Edward Monyns, Williā Whet∣nal, Iohn Fogge, Edmond Fetyplace, Thomas Hardres, Williā Waller, Thomas Wylford, Thomas Moyle, Thomas Harlakyndē squire, Geffrey Lee, Iames Hales, Henry Husee, & Thomas Roydō, or any of thē, & to eue∣ry of thē, ayenst any other of thē, all such right title interest & inheritance, as they or any of thē had before y^e making of this act, of to or ī any of y^e said ma¦ners lādes ten̄tes woddes pastures rētes seruices reuerciōs remainders ad¦uousons & other y^e {pre}misses, as if this {pre}sent act had neuer ben had nor made.