Fire of London, Property Disputes Act 1672

III. Satisfaction to Owners for the same Ground.

In what Cases the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen to impannel a Jury; Verdict of the Jury, Judgement of the Mayor, &c. and Payment of the Money awarded, conclusive against the Owners, &c.

And to the intent that reasonable satisfaction may be given to the Owners and others haveing any Estate or Interest in the Grounds of the houses lately burnt downe and demolished, and places which shall be sett out to bee taken and employed for the ornament, security and conveniency of the Navy-Office aforesaid, the said Surveyour Generall and such other persons shall bee impowered and appointed by his Majestie in that behalfe shall and may treate and agree with the Owners and others interessed therein; And in case of wilfull refusall or any such disability. or impediment as in the aforesaid Acts are mentioned or other incapacity whatsoever as the Owners thereof or others interessed therein shall delay or be disabled to treate and agree, the Lord Maior and the Court of Aldermen of the Citty of London shall and are hereby impowered, authorized and required to cause a Jury to be impannelled in such manner and forme as by the aforesaid Acts is directed and appointed ; soe as noe two of the said Jurrors (soe to be appointed) shall come out of the same Ward to adjudge and assesse what recompence and satisfaction in any or every of the cases aforesaid ought to be awarded and given to the respective Owners and others interressed in the Ground and Places soe sett out to be taken and imployed for the use or purpose aforesaid in pursuance of this Act, according to such their respective Estates and Interests; and the Verdict of such Jury in that behalfe to be taken and the Judgement of the said Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen of London thereupon and the payment of the money soe awarded and adjudged at or in the Office of the Chamberlaine of the City of London, there to remaine by the space of six moneths for the Owners or others interessed therein as aforesaid, and after that time to be paid unto them by the said Chamberlaine upon demand, if that within that time there, shall not arise any Controversie touching the payment thereof by reason of different Claimes made thereunto, shall be binding and conclusive to and against the Owners and all others haveing, X1 claimeing, or to claime any Estate, Right, Title or Interest of, in, to or out of the same, their Heires, Executors, Administrators, Successors or Assignes, and every of them, and shall be a full authoritie for his Majestie, his Heires and Successors to cause the same to be converted to and for the use and purpose aforesaid.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: or O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]