Fire of London, Property Disputes Act 1672

V. Court of Judicature may determine Differences between Landlord and Tenant concerning Houses demolished in Seething Lane.

And whereas some Differences are and may arise betweene Landlords and Tenants of the severall Houses lately burnt or demolished in Seething-Lane, London aforesaid; Bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Judges and Barons or any three or more of them bee, and are hereby authorized and impowered to [X1 heare and ] determine all such Cases for all such Houses and Tenements as fully and amply, and in like manner to all intents and purposes as they could or might heare and determine any the like Differences by vertue of both or either of the Acts aforesaid, and all Decrees and Orders in such Cases to be made shall binde and be obeyed by all parties therein concerned accordingly.

ITEM queda? Petitiones privatas personas concernentes (in se formam Actus continentes) exhibite fuerunt predicto Domino Regi in Parliamento p[re]dicto, quor? Tituli subscribuntur (videlicet)

1. An Act for the Setlement of the Rectory of Chudleigh in the County of Devon upon Thomas Lord Clifford and others.

2. An Act to enable James Earle of Salisbury to lett Leases of certaine Lands and Tenements for any terme not exceeding forty yeares.

3. An Act to enable the Deane and Chapter of the Cathedrall Church of Bristoll to exchange their Vicaridge of Berkley in the County of Gloucester with George Lord Berkley for his Rectory of Saint Michaells in Sutton Bonnington in the County of Nottingham.

4. An Act to enable the Trustees of Sir William Hanham Baronet deceased to sell Lands to pay his debts according to his owne direction in his Life time, and for management of the estate of Sir John Hanham an infant dureing his minority.

5. An Act to confirme Articles of Agreement made upon the marriage of Sir William Rich Baronet.

6. An Act for the confirming of an Award made by Sir Orlando Bridgeman Knight and Baronet late Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England for the ending of all differences in the family of Sir Thomas Woolrich Knight and Baronet deceased and to enable John Woolrich Esquire and his heires to execute the powers in the said Award mentioned.

7. An Act for transferring the Interest of a terme of yeares in certaine Mannours and Lands late of Sir Robert Berkley Knight deceased and payment of Portions appointed to his Grand-children.

8. An Act for confirmeing Agreements made betweene Sir Ralph Bancks Sir John Hanham Baronet Ellis Bethell Thomas Mackrell, Richard Warland and John Edwards by their Guardians, and diverse other persons.

9. An Act for explaining and declareing the extant of an exception in a Deed therein named.

10. An Act for enabling Robert Bellamy to sell Lands for the payment of his Debts.

11. An Act for the naturalizing of Phillip Lloyed Gentleman.

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