Bedford Level Act 1667

VII. Recital that Samuel Sandys the elder had a Right to a Conveyance of certain Shares of Sir Miles Sandys the elder and others under an Indenture of 12th June, 1 Car. II.

15 Car. II. c. 17; The said Shares vested in Samuel Sandys and Edwin Sandys, Sons of the said Samuel Sandys the elder, free from Taxes to the Time of passing this Act; but liable to Debts, Jurisdictions and future Taxes, as herein mentioned.

And whereas S^r. Myles Sandys the Elder and S^r Miles Sandys the Younger were Adventurers and Participants with Francis late Earle of Bedford in the said Levell, and had an Interest in severall Shares Lotts and Proporc[i]ons in the said Great Levell, the Right Title and Interest in great Part of which said Shares and Lotts were as appeares by Indenture beareing Date the twelveth Day of June in the first Yeare of his now Majesties Raigne, made betweene S^r. Miles Sandys the Younger of the one Part, and Thomas Sandys Esquire and Robert Sandys Clerke, Humberston Marsh Esquire Samuell Spalding Gent William Wolson Clerke, and John Kirke of the second Part, and Samuell Sandys of Ombersley Esq[uire]. on the third Parte, setled in severall Trustees therein named in Trust for the Payment of all such Taxes as should be due, for or in respect of the said Lands mencc[i]oed in the said Indenture, and after in Trust for the secureing of the said Samuell Sandys Esq[uire] from all such Debts as hee the said Samuell Sandys stood engaged for the proper Debts of the said S^r. Miles Sandys the Elder, and S^r. Miles Sandys the Younger, since which said Indenture soe had and made the said Samuell Sandys the Elder has paid great Su[m]mes of Money for and towards the Satisfactc[i]on of the said Debts of S^r Myles Sandys the Elder, and S^r. Miles Sandys the Younger, and yett hath reaped noe Benefitt by vertue of the said Deed of Trust [soe^r] as aforesaid made for his Security although by an Act made by this present Parliament, entituled An Act for setling the dreining of the Great Levell of the Fenns called Bedford Levell, the said Samuell Sandys ought to have had a Conveyance of the Shares and Lotts mencc[i]oed in the said Indenture, but in. regard the said Samuell Sandys Esquire nor any in Trust for him could procure any Conveyance which hath proved very prejudiciall to the said Samuell Sandys the Elder, Bee it therefore enacted by the Kings most excellent Majestie, the Lords Spirituall and Temporall, and [X1 the] Co[m]ons in this present Parliament assembled [X1 and by Authority of the same] That all the said Lotts and Shares in the said Indenture mencc[i]oed [X1 except only such Lands of the said Halfe Share as were really sold by S^r Miles Sands y^e Elder or S^r. Miles Sands the Younger for full & valuable Considerac[i]ons] and such of the said [X1 two Shares which have] been sould for the Payment of Taxes [X1 or Debts] in pursuance of the said Indenture by the said [X1 S^r. Miles Sandys and the] Trustees Partyes [X1 to] the said Indenture are hereby vested and settled in Samuell Sandys the Younger Esquire and Edwyn Sandys Gent Sonnes of the said Samuell Sandys the Elder their Heires, and Assignes [X1 freed and discharged from all Manner of Taxes whatsoever to the time of the passing this Act] And by the Authority aforesaid the Freehold and Inheritance of the said Lott[er] and Shares aforesaid [X1 except before excepted] shall bee deemed and adjudged to bee in the said Samuell Sandys the Younger and Edwyn Sandys, theire Heires and Assignes for ever, neverthelesse the said Shares and Lottt[er] hereby vested shall bee liable to [X1 the Payment of the Debts aforesaid and to all Powers and Jurisdic[i]ons togeather with the Residue of the said nynety five thousand Acres as the same are subject & lyable by the said recited Act for the future and] of all such Taxes and Penalties as shall be hereafter assessed or laid for the Preservac[i]on of the said Great Levell in such Sort and Manner as the eighty three thousand Acres Parcell of the nynety five thousand Acres shall be assessed and taxed, Any Law Statute or Thing to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

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