¶ The .xiii. Chapiter. ¶ An Acte, for the declaracion of a statute, made in the .xxxi. yere of Kyng Henry the eight, touchyng Religious persones. (Book 13)
WHere by an Acte of Parlament, made in the .xxxi. yere of the reigne of the moste noble Prince, of fa∣mous memorie, kyng Henry theight, for, and con∣cernyng the enablemēt of professed, and religious persones, to purchase to them, and to their heires, in fee simple, fee tatle, for terme of life, for yeres, or at will: manours, landes, tenementes, tentes, an∣nuities, and other hereditamentes, and thynges whatsoeuer: And that thei, and euery of theim, should or might, from thencefurthe vse, and exercise, receiue, take, haue, and enioye, all, and e∣uery lawfull thyng, and thynges, to bee growen, fallen, or happened to them, or any of them, after thesame decraiment, or departyng out of re∣ligion. And in whiche said acte of Parlament, there is a prouiso contei∣ned, that none of thesame teligious persones should, or might, at any tyme after the makyng of thesame Acte, bee taken, demed, or iudged, for, or as heire, or heires, or enheritable to any persone, or persones, to any purpose, respect, construccion, or entent in the lawe, as by thesame acte, emong other thynges therin conteined, more fully at large it may and doth appere. And forasmuche as sithe the tyme of the makyng of thesaid acte, there hath been certain ambiguities and doubtes, growen and arisen, and hereafter are like to growe, and arise, vpon the exposi∣cion of thesaid acte, whether thesaied late teligious, and professed per∣sones should, or might be adiudged, able to enherite, and to be enheri∣table, as heire, or heires, to any of his, or their auncestour, or aunce∣stours,