Duchy of Cornwall Act 1670

IV. And to sue for and recover the same as His Majesty might have done.

Except by Prerogative Process.

And bee it further enacted That all and every Person and Persons Bodyes Pollitique and Corporate who shall purchase any of the said Rents and their and every of their Heires Successors and Assignes respectively shall be and are hereby enabled to have, sue for, and recover the same by such and the like lawfull Wayes and Meanes as his Majestie or any of his Royall Progenitors could or might have recovered the same bee it by distraining in all or any of the Lands of the Tenant or Tenants for the Time being that shall hold any Lands charged with the said Rent, or by haveing Power to detaine or sell all such Distresses after the space of fifteene Dayes after such Distresse taken in case the said Rent shall not be then or before paid returning the Overplus of what shall be soe sould to the Partie destrained, or by haveing the full Benefit and Advantage of all Summes of Money reserved nomine Pene, or as a Penaltie for Non-payment of the said Rent, or by useing the like. Action or Suite as his Majestie might have used for the Recovery of the same before such Patent granted, soe as the same extend not to any such Processe of Extent, or other Prerogative Processe out of the Court of Exchequer as his Majestie might have had before such Patent granted.