Chronological Tables of the Private and Personal Acts

Acts of the Parliaments of England

Part 4 (1685-1694)

1685 (1 Ja. 2).

c. 1 St. Anne's Parish, Westminster: raising of money by inhabitants to build a church.

 

r.- St. Anne, Soho 1965 (c. v), s. 10.

c. 2 Repealing a clause for dividing commons in an Act for draining the Bedford level [1663 c. 9].

c. 3 Enabling James Earl of Ossory to make a jointure for a future wife.

c. 4 Naturalization of John Esselbron, Otto Geertz, David Becceler and others.

c. 5 Rebuilding of Earl of Powis's house, Lincoln's Inn Fields.

c. 6 Rochester water supply.

c. 7 Naturalization of Magdalen Pellasary and others.

c. 8 Naturalization of James Dufay, Theodore Janssen and others.

c. 9 Enabling Edward Meller to sell lands for payment of debts.

c. 10 Creation of St. James' Parish, Westminster.

 

ss. 9,11,12,14-29 r.(saving)- S.R.& O. 1901/278(L), art. 8, sch. pt. II of City of Westminster (St. James) Scheme.

c. 11 Repair of Cathedral Church of Bangor, maintenance of choir and augmentation of revenue of the Bishopric of Bangor and of several vicarages within the comportions ¹ of Landinum (Bangor diocese).

1688 (1 Will. & Mar.). ²

c. 1 Annulling William Lord Russell's attainder.

c. 2 Exhibiting a Bill in Parliament for naturalizing Prince George of Denmark.

c. 3 Naturalization and settling the precedence of Prince George of Denmark.

c. 4 Naturalization of Frederick Count Schomberg and others.

c. 5 Enabling Younger Cooke to sell lands for payment of debts and provision for younger children.

c. 6 Naturalization of Henry de Nassau and others.

c. 7 Annulling Algernoon Sydney's attainder.

c. 8 Annulling Alicia Lisle's attainder.

c. 9 Henry Coventry's estate: sale or leasing of a capital messuage in Piccadilly.

 

am.- Correction of a mistake in an Act concerning Henry Coventry's estate 1689 (c. 2).

c. 10 For building into tenements the remaining inclosed part of Arundel Ground.

 

excl.- Arundel Estate 1957 (c. 1), s. 3.

c. 11 Naturalization of Anne Astley and others.

c. 12 Better assurance of manor of Silton and other lands to Joseph Soley in Silton (Salop.).

c. 13 Enabling Robert Penwarne to sell lands to pay his siblings' portions and to pay debts.

c. 14 Making good a recovery suffered by the Earl of Peterborough and Lord Mordaunt.

c. 15 Enabling Theodore Bathurst to make a jointure for his wife and to charge monies on part of his estate in Yorkshire.

c. 16 Reversing Henry Cornish's attainder.

c. 17 Erecting Newcastle-upon-Tyne Court of Conscience.

c. 18 Erecting Bristol and Gloucester Courts of Conscience.

 

r.in pt.- Bristol Ct. of Conscience 1837 (c. lxxxiv), s. 1.

c. 19 Better regulation of Droitwich salt works.

c. 20 Enabling Thomas Chettell to sell part of his estate for payment of debts and making provision for wife and children.

c. 21 Richard Hele's estate: enabling trustees to grant leases.

c. 22 Enabling Hannah Sherley and her daughter Mary Battilhey to sell and dispose of lands in Middlesex and Essex.

1688 (1 Will. & Mar. sess. 2). ³

c. 1 Naturalization of William Watts.

c. 2 Naturalization of John Rogerson.

c. 3 Enabling Edward Viscount Hereford to settle a jointure on his marriage to Elizabeth Narbourne despite his minority.

c. 4 Provision for maintenance of children of Sydney Wortley or Montague.

c. 5 Discharge of Duke of Norfolk and trustees of Henry late Duke of Norfolk upon payment of certain sums of money to Lady Elizabeth Teresa Russell.

c. 6 Enabling Charles Earl of Radnor to make a jointure and to raise money out of lands and tenements in Cornwall.

c. 7 Enabling Thomas Edon to sell land for payment of debts and making provision for wife and any future children.

c. 8 Enabling William Batson to sell lands in Oxfordshire and to purchase and settle lands in Suffolk to the same uses.

1689 (2 Will. & Mar.). ⁴

c. 1 Making Wortenbury chapel a distinct church from Bangor parish church.

c. 2 Correction of a mistake in an Act concerning Henry Coventry's estate [1688 (1 Will. & Mar.) c. 9].

c. 3 Enabling John Wolstenholm to sell lands for payment of debts.

c. 4 Making illegitimate any children which Jane, wife of John Lewknor, has or shall have during her elopement from him.

c. 5 Enabling Algernoon Earl of Essex to make a jointure for his wife, repay a loan for Lady Morpeth's portion and to settle his estate on his marriage.

c. 6 Making provision for Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury's children.

c. 7 For the sale of Harleyford mansion house, the manor of Great Marlow and other lands in Buckinghamshire.

c. 8 Enabling Sir Robert Fenwicke to sell lands for payment of debts.

c. 9 Sir Hugh Midleton's estate: confirmation of settlement for maintenance for his wife and other trusts, and sale of part for payment of debts.

c. 10 Vesting for sale the freehold of the manor and advowson of Lolworth (Cambridgeshire) and other lands in Lolworth and Long Stanton (Cambridgeshire) in trustees for John Edwards of Debden Hall (Essex).

c. 11 Enabling Sir Humphry Forester to settle and dispose of lands.

c. 12 Enabling Thomas Berenger to sell lands for payment of debts.

c. 13 Cadwallader Wynne's estate: vesting in trustees for payment of debts.

c. 14 Naturalization of David Le Grand and others.

c. 15 Confirming privileges and trade to Hudson's Bay Company.

c. 16 For encouraging the manufacture of white paper.

c. 17 Enabling Sir Edwin Sadlier to sell lands for payment of debts.

c. 18 Granting an annuity to Lady Alexander in satisfaction of the lands which she was to have had for her jointure.

1690 (2 Will. & Mar. sess. 2).

c. 1 Francis Phelips' estate: sale of manor of Kempton, Kempton park and other lands.

c. 2 Enabling Dacres Barrett or Lennard to charge the reversion of his estate with £1500.

c. 3 Marlborough (Wiltshire) thatched roofs prohibition.

c. 4 George Vilet's estate: sale of manors and lands for raising portions for his daughters.

c. 5 David Bigg's estate: sale of messuages and tenements for purchase of more convenient lands.

c. 6 Enabling Elizabeth Mountague to lease houses and ground in Stepney (Middlesex).

c. 7 To give Katherine Lady Cornbury powers to act as if she were full age.

c. 8 Limiting the powers of James Earl of Salisbury to cut off the entail of his estate.

c. 9 Mary Wharton and James Campbell marriage annulment.

c. 10 Sir Samuel Bernardiston's estate: freeing from incumbrances occasioned by a judgement given against him.

c. 11 Richard Cooke's estate: sale of land for payment of debts and raising a portion for his daughter.

c. 12 John Baines' estate (City of London): sale of lands for payment of debts.

c. 13 Naturalization of Francis de la Chambre and others.

c. 14 Nicholas Bagnall's estate (Ireland): barring a remainder limited to Dudley Bagnall.

c. 15 Saint Leger Scroope's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts.

c. 16 Reginald Bray's estate: better enabling Jane Bray his widow to raise portions for her daughters.

c. 17 Sale of Henry Serve's estate.

c. 18 Settling Robert Ask's Charity to the Company of Haberdashers of London.

c. 19 Securing the portion of Elizabeth Lucy, breeding her up a Protestant and transferring the trust for that purpose.

c. 20 Thomas Williams' estate: leasing for payment of debts.

c. 21 Enabling Philip Hildeyard to sell lands in Surrey and to settle lands in Lincolnshire in lieu.

c. 22 Enabling Thomas Earl of Aylesbury and Elizabeth Countess of Aylesbury to make provision for payment of debts and to lease their estates.

c. 23 Enabling Thomas Sheafe to sell lands for payment of debts and making provision for his wife.

c. 24 York Buildings Waterworks: incorporation of proprietors and development of the works.

 

see: Dissolution of Co. of Undertakers for Raising Thames Water in York Bldgs. 1829 (c. 28).

c. 25 Thomas Manwaring's estate: sale of land for payment of debts.

c. 26 Enabling John Rosseter to sell lands for payment of debts.

1691 (3 Will. & Mar.). ⁵

c. 1 Making a 12 year lease made by Earl and Countess of Aylesbury, which was determinable on their deaths, absolute for 12 years.

c. 2 Bishop of Ely's estate: settling Hatton Garden (Middlesex) on Christopher, Viscount Hatton, subject to an annual fee farm rent of £100 payable to the Bishop of Ely.

c. 3 Sir Thomas Putt's estate: leasing for payment of legacies to his three sisters and of debts.

c. 4 Naturalization of Sir Martin Beckman.

c. 5 William Stydolph's estate: sale of the advowson and of the manor and lands in Wittering (Northamptonshire).

c. 6 Settling a jointure on Jane Matthews.

c. 7 George Mountague's estate: sale of lands in Gloucestershire for payment of children's portions.

c. 8 Richard Roberts' estate: sale of lands in Leicestershire for payment of debts and raising of portions.

c. 9 Nicholas Martyn's estate: sale of the manor of Manworthy (Devon) for payment of debts.

c. 10 Henry Drax's estate: vesting in Thomas Shatterden and others and enabling them to make a jointure.

c. 11 Sir Dudley Cullum's estate: raising money for siblings' portions.

c. 12 Maurice Shelton's estate: sale of land for payment of debts and legacies and settlement of other land in lieu.

c. 13 Edward Smith's estate: raising money for payment of debts and making a provision for children.

c. 14 Sir Thomas Burton's estate: sale of land for payment of debts.

c. 15 William Davile's estate: sale of land for payment of debts.

c. 16 Enabling the Earl of Winchelsea to settle a jointure on any wife he marries during his minority.

c. 17 Better performance of Richard Campion's will.

c. 18 James, Lord Waldgrave's estate: power to grant leases and copyhold estates for payment of arrears of annuities of his father.

c. 19 Francis Moore's estate: power to sell the manor of Bayhouse and lands in West Thurrock (Essex) and to purchase and settle other land in lieu.

c. 20 Manors of Albury and North Mimms (Hertfordshire): copyhold enfranchisements.

c. 21 James, Earl of Salisbury's estate: better securing of portions, debts and legacies.

c. 22 John Cripps' estate: sale of estate in Kent and settlement of another.

c. 23 William Molineaux's estate: vesting land in trustees to raise portions for younger siblings pursuant to a Chancery decree.

 

see: William Molineux's estate 1692 (c. 9).

c. 24 Naturalization of Mainhardt , Duke of Leinster.

c. 25 Philip, Lord Stanhopp's marriage settlement enabling.

c. 26 Henry Halsted's estate: lease for the improvement of his prebend of Eald Street in the Church of St. Paul, London.

c. 27 Bishopric of London's estate: sale of manor of Bushley (Worcestershire) and purchase of other lands.

c. 28 William and Jenkin Vaughan estates: vesting property in Merioneth in trustees to be sold or mortgaged for payment of debts.

c. 29 Vincent Grantham's estate: leasing of manor of Golthoe (Lincolnshire) to pay debts and raise portions.

c. 30 Naturalization of Marquis of Monpavillan and others.

c. 31 James, Earl of Suffolk's estate: sale of manor of Hadstock (Essex) and discharge of others from £5000, the remainder of £10,000 originally charged thereon.

c. 32 More speedy payment of debts of Elizabeth Curtis and performance of a related agreement between Charles Curtis and Edward Earl according to a Chancery decree.

c. 33 Lincolnshire, Berkshire and Devon estates: sale and settlement of others.

 

see: Lincs., Berks. and Devon estates 1692 (c. 3).

c. 34 Charles Pelham's estate: provision of £5000 for his daughter Anne.

c. 35 Philip Hildeyard's estate: vesting manor of East Horsley (Surrey) in trustees for payment of debts.

c. 36 Assurance to George Vernon of four acres of land in Evisham (Surrey).

c. 37 Incorporation of Shadwell waterworks.

 

r.- East London Waterworks (No.2) 1852 (c. clxiv), s. 5.

c. 38 Sir William Halford's estate: sale of lands in Leicestershire for payment of debts and legacies.

c. 39 Barbary and John Newton's estate: settlement of manor and lordship of Kings Bromley [Staffordshire] and other lands.

c. 40 Sir Edwin Sadler's estate: sale of land for payment of debts.

c. 41 Henry, Duke of Grafton's estate: sale of land in St. James and St. Martin- in-the-Fields.

c. 42 John Keble's estate: sale of lands in Stowmarket (Suffolk) and settlement of other lands in lieu.

1692 (4 Will. & Mar.).

c. 1 Anthony Eyre's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and portions for children.

c. 2 Henry Hawley's estate: sale for benefit of his infant daughters.

c. 3 Lincolnshire, Berkshire and Devon estates: clarification of Lincolnshire, Berkshire and Devon estates Act [1691 c. 33].

c. 4 Enabling Sir John Wentworth (an infant) to make a jointure out of and settle his manors and lands in Yorkshire, York and Westmorland.

c. 5 Sir Anthony Browne's estate: more effectual execution of a trust and of a Chancery decree.

c. 6 Alexander Popham's estate: jointure for wife and provision for children upon receipt of £12,000 portion to be applied for payment of debts.

c. 7 Enabling Sir George Parker to make a marriage settlement despite his minority.

c. 8 Enabling William Wake and William Wake, Doctor in Divinity, to make leases for lives or years within manor of Shapwick (Dorset).

c. 9 William Molineux's estate: rectification of a mistake in William Molineux's estate Act 1691 [c. 23].

c. 10 Sir William Mannock's estate: charging of estate to raise portions for younger children.

c. 11 Barnham Powel's estate: settling of manor of Kings North to provide for younger children.

c. 12 Ralph Macclesfield's estate: sale of land for payment of debts and provision for wife and children.

c. 13 Division of the chapelries of North Chapel and Dungton from the Parish of Petworth [Sussex] and making them new parishes, and settlement of the advowsons of the rectories of Petworth, North Chapel, Dungton, Clewer, Farnham Royal [Buckinghamshire], Worplesdon [Surrey], Kirby, Overblowes and Catton and the vicarage of Long Horsley [Northumberland].

c. 14 Francis Osbaston's estate: sale of lands and manors for payment of debts and legacies and provision of a portion for his daughter Mary.

c. 15 Enabling Sir Thomas Wroth to make a jointure and settlement on his marriage and provision for his sister notwithstanding his minority.

c. 16 Anthony Danby's estate: settling a jointure on his wife and making provision for his brothers and younger children and for payment of debts.

c. 17 Confirmation of sale of woodlands in Hampshire and of agreements between Isaac and Richard Wollaston.

c. 18 Henry Baynton's estate: better execution of a trust and provision of a portion for his daughter.

c. 19 Richard Walthall's estate: sale of land for payment of debts and portions.

c. 20 Better assurance of manor of Woodlands and Hundred of Knoulton to Edward Seymour.

c. 21 Matthew and Robert Pitt's estate: enabling trustees to sell land for payment of debts and settle the remainder on Matthew and Robert Pitt, Robert's wife and their issue.

c. 22 Settlement of Francis Boyle Viscount Shannon's estate in Ireland.

c. 23 Bishop of Bangor's estate: leasing of Bangor House in St Andrews, Holborn.

c. 24 Thomas Towers' estate: vesting manor of Barcroft and other lands in Lincolnshire, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk in trustees for payment of debts and provision for his wife and daughter.

c. 25 Thomas Goodwin's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and provision for his wife and children.

c. 26 Roger Price's estate: sale of part for provision of portions for daughters of John Price deceased.

c. 27 Sir John Williams' estate: sale of manors of Ewyas Lacy, Waterstone and Trescaillan and other lands in Herefordshire and the manor of Carwent and other lands in Monmouthshire for payment of debts.

c. 28 Sale of Thomas Broomhall's interest in the office of Warden of the Fleet and in 13 adjoining houses and in an office of the custody and keeping of Westminster palace for the better payment of debts.

c. 29 Exchange of lands in Fulham belonging to the Bishopric of London for others belonging to Charles Earl of Monmouth.

c. 30 Naturalization of Henry Sheilbell and others.

c. 31 Settlement and confirmation of manors and lands in Hameldon (Rutlandshire) pursuant to a past agreement for exchanging and inclosing lands there.

c. 32 Sir Robert Smith's estate: sale of lands and settlement of other lands in lieu.

c. 33 Abraham Hinde's estate: sale of lands and a messuage for payment of debts.

c. 34 Abel Atwood's estate: sale of lands for payment of debts and provision for younger children.

1693 (5 Will. & Mar.). ⁶

c. 1 John and Thomas Vivian's estate: sale of part for payment of debts and provision for children and settlement of another part in lieu thereof.

c. 2 James Clayton's estate: indemnifying trustees for sale of lands for payment of debts.

1694 (5 & 6 Will. & Mar.). ⁷

c. 3 Estates of Roger and Thomas Whitley in Cheshire: exchange.

c. 4 Payment of George Turner's debts.

c. 5 Enabling Sir Charles Barrington to make a jointure for his wife Dame Bridget and to provide for his children.

c. 6 Enabling the Earl of Thanet and Sackville Tufton to lease Thanet House in St. Botolph, Aldersgate.

c. 7 Henry Frere's estate: sale of part to raise money to recover other parts under water and pay debts.

c. 8 Construction of a bridge over the river Axe (Somerset).

c. 9 John Whitehall's estate: charging of certain lands for children's portions.

c. 10 Susan and Dorothy Chaplyn's estate: sale for payment of debts and provision for themselves.

c. 11 Alice Turner's and her children's estate: sale of houses and grounds near Lincoln's Inn Fields.

c. 12 Thomas Edwards' estate: sale of part for payment of debts and disabling him from committing waste on the residue.

c. 13 Charles Turner's estate: settlement.

c. 14 William Stevens' estate: sale for payment of mortgage and application of the residue for the benefit of his sons.

c. 15 Mildmay's and Dixy's estate: sale for payment of debts and mortgages.

c. 16 Sir John Maynard's estate: settlement.

c. 17 Payment of the late John Lord Stawell's debts.

c. 18 Nathaniel Brent's estate: sale of part for payment of debts and maintenance of his children.

c. 19 Sale of a third part of the manor of Lekby and other lands in Yorkshire and settlement of a farm and lands in Terling and Mack Leighs in Essex to the same uses.

c. 20 Erecting new Parish of St. John of Wapping (Middlesex).

c. 21 Sir James Beverly's estate (Huntingdonshire): vesting in trustees for sale.

c. 22 Naturalization of Johanna D'Offerel and others.

1694 (6 & 7 Will. & Mar.).

c. 1 Warwick fire rebuilding, &c.

 

r.- S.L.(R.) 1995 (c. 44), s. 1(1), sch. 1 pt. I.

c. 2 George Pitt's estate: correction of deed of trust and will.

c. 3 Naturalization of Bernard Cosserat, Alexander Pringli and others.

c. 4 For settling manors and lands upon the Marquis of Tavistock's marriage.

c. 5 James Earl of Salisbury's estate: leasing of Salisbury house and other hereditaments in the Strand (Middlesex) for improvement by building.

c. 6 Confirmation of two indentures tripartite, of lease and release, made by Thomas, Earl of Thanett Island, Sackville Tufton, William Cheyne and Sir Charles Tufton, and of the estates thereby settled.

c. 7 John, Earl of Rochester's estate: division and settlement, and discharge of trusts.

c. 8 Sale of manors of Earls Croome and Baughton (Worcestershire), settlement of the manor house and royalty of Wainfleet St. Mary (Lincolnshire) to the same uses and enabling Sir Robert Barham to make provision for younger children.

c. 9 Sir Jarvase Clifton's estate: vesting lands in Nottinghamshire in trustees for payment of debts and raising of portions for younger children.

c. 10 Christchurch parish (Surrey): enabling the making of rates to provide a minister and empowering the trustees of John Marshall, deceased, to employ money to finish the church.

 

ext.in pt.- Marshall's Charity 1855 (c. 15), s. 45.

c. 11 Confirmation of a grant by the rector of the united parishes of St. Michael Royal and St. Martin's in the Vintrey, London, of part of St. Martin's churchyard.

c. 12 Henry Northley's estate: leasing for payment of debts and maintenance for children.

c. 13 John Estoft's estate: sale of lands and tenements for payment of debts and portions for daughters.

c. 14 Jane Rogers' estate: sale of lands for payment of the debts and legacies of Brian Rogers in performance of his will.

c. 15 Ratifying and confirming an indenture of lease of Martin Meare (Lancashire) made by Earl of Derby and others to Thomas Fleetwood.

c. 16 Joseph Finch's estate: sale of lands for better provision of daughters and coheirs.

c. 17 John Caryle's estate: vesting land in Kent and Sussex in trustees for payment of debts and portions for younger children and for correction of a conveyance.

c. 18 Sir William Chaitor's estate: sale of land in Yorkshire and Durham for payment of debts and raising of portions for younger children.

c. 19 Enabling Sir Paul and Dame Jane Whitchott to make leases of manor of Tooting Gravenay and lands in Tooting Gravenay, Tooting Bec and Streatham (Surrey).

c. 20 William Wanley's estate: building new messuages and tenements in Ax-yard, King Street, Westminster and enabling his guardian to lease the same.

c. 21 Jonathon Webb's estate: sale of part for payment of debts and incumbrances.

c. 22 Enabling Elizabeth, widow of John Howland, to settle lands upon marriage of his sole daughter and heir; settling lands on Elizabeth for her life in lieu of dower and indemnifying her and Sir Josias Child in disposing of the personal estate of said heir on her preferment in marriage, she being under 21 years old.

c. 23 George Gilbert Pierce's estate: vesting in trustees lands and tenements in Middle Temple, London for payment of debts.

c. 24 Making saltwater fresh.

c. 25 William Gage's estate: mortgaging for preservation of timber growing thereon.

c. 26 Sir Thomas Hare's estate: provision of portions and maintenance for younger children.

c. 27 Enabling Peter Gollop to sell a farm and lands called Wantsly subject to payment of £1000 and interest to the executory estate of Robert Merefield, deceased.

c. 28 John Kirke's estate: sale for payment of debts.

c. 29 Hannah and Jonathon Woollaston's estate: sale of lands in Warmford (Hampshire) for payment of debts and legacies of Richard Woollaston.

c. 30 Reversal of the attainder of Jacob Leisler and others.

1. This word is not listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. [back]

2. The private Acts for 1688 (both sessions) and 1689 are listed as in Statutes of the Realm (vol. VI, p. 155 and p. 179) and numbered in sequence as in Ruffhead's edition of Statutes at Large.[back]

3. See n. 2, above.[back]

4. See n. 2, above.[back]

5. The private Acts for this session are listed in Statutes of the Realm (vol. VI, pp. 308-310), between public Acts cc. 6 and 7.[back]

6. The chapter numbers and titles for this session and for the session 1694 (5 & 6 Will. & Mar.) are taken from Ruffhead's edition of Statutes at Large. They are not listed in Statutes of the Realm.[back]

7. See n. 6, above.[back]