Lavv, or, a discourse thereof in foure bookes. Written in French by Sir Henrie Finch Knight, his Maiesties Serieant at Law. And done into English by the same author.

Statutes.

3. H. 7. cap. 4. All deeds of gift of goods and chattels made of trust to ones own vse, shall be void.

13. Eliz. cap 5. made perpetuall.

27. Eliz. cap. 1. Euerie gift, grant bargain, and conueiance, of lands & chattels, or of lease, rent, common, or other profits out of them, and euerie bond, suit, iudgement, and execution since the beginning of her Ma∣iesties raigne, or herafter to be had or made, for the defrauding of any persons iuct acti∣on, suit, debt, account, dammage, penaltie, forfeiture, heriot, mortuarie, or reliefe, shall be void against that person, his heires, exe∣cutors, &c.

The parties or priuies knowing such a fraudulent gift which shall iustifie it to bee done bona fide, or shall alien such things so to them conueyed; forfeit one yeares value of the lāds or profits out of it, & the whole value of the goods and chattells, & the sum of such couenous bonds, & shal haue halfe

a yeres prisonment: this act extēdeth not to commō recoueries, nor vouchees in a form∣don, nor to any gift, &c. bona fide, & vpon good cōsideratiō to any person, not know∣ing of any fraud.

27. Eliz. cap 4. Euerie conueyance, grant, charge, lease, estate, incumbrance, and limi∣tation of vse of Lands, tenements, or here∣ditaments, made since the beginning of her Maiesties raign, or hereafter to be made, for the defrauding of purchasors of the land it selfe, or any part or profit out of it, shal be voyde against the person so purchasing for monie, or other good consideration, and a∣gainst all claiming vnder him; with penal∣tie, as in the former statute.

This extendeth not to the auoiding of any grant &c. vpon good consideration and bo∣na fide If any such conueiance &c. be made with a clause of reuocation or alteration at his pleasure, by writing; and after he shall bargain, demise, sel, grant, conuey, or charge the same lands &c. for monie or other good consideration (the conueyance not reuoked or altered) then the conueyance &c. shall be void against the bargainees, &c. and all claiming vnder them (lawful morgages on∣ly excepted.)