Vesting of Certain Moneys, etc. in the King Act 1661

Recital of Doubts whether the Monies excepted to be accounted for, by 12 Car. II. c. II. are in the King.

Goods and Monies levied since the 30th Jan. 1642, and not pardoned, are vested in His Majesty.

Whereas divers Doubts have been made whether or no the Moneys Goods Chattels and other things excepted to be accounted for in the Act of Free and General Pardon Indempnity and Oblivion made and passed in the Parliament begun at Westm[inster] the five and twentieth day of Aprill in the twelfth yeare of Your Majesties Reign do belong unto and of right are in Your Majesty for that the same were not levied received collected or taken by your Majesties Authority or to your Majesties use For remedy and clearing whereof We the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be Enacted And be it declared enacted and ordained by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament and by the Authority [X1 of] thereof That all and every sum and su[m]ms of Money Goods Plate Jewels Horses Armes Ammunition and other things whatsoever levied received or taken sithence the thirtieth of January One thousand six hundred forty two by any of the late p[re]tended Authorities or by pretence or colour of any Power or Authority derived or p[re]tended to be derived from them or any of them for any publique use which are not pardoned by the said Act which are not otherwise [X2 invested] and setled in the Kings Majesty and all Bonds Obligac[i]ons and other Securities entred into for the same or any part thereof be and are hereby vested and setled in the Kings Majestie His Heires and Successors and that His Sacred Majestie His Heires and Successors may from time to time and att all times hereafter have demaund sue for and recover the same of all and every person and persons theire Heires Executors and Administrators whoe are accountable for the same or in whose hands or possessions soever the same were or are as if the same had beene leavyed received collected or taken in His Majesties Name by Authority from His Majesty or to His Majesties use Any Lawe or Statute Usage or Custome to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding

Editorial Information

X1 O. omits.

X2 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: vested O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]