Duchy of Cornwall Act 1685

Reciting that Tenants desire Renewal of Leases; and that Tenants may compound for Discharge of increased Rents.

Whereas many of the Lands belonging to the Dutchy of Cornwall have beene granted by Lease to the Tenants, some for the Terme of one two or three Lives and some for diverse yeares determinable upon one two or three Lives and others for Thirty one yeares or under which Leases are desired to be renewed by many of the said Tenants And whereas severall yeares next following after the happy Restauration of our late Soveraigne Lord King Charles the Second of ever Blessed Memory diverse increased Rents were reserved as well upon the said Leased Lands as upon many Copyhold Estates of the said Dutchy for the improvement of that Revenue whereof the Tenants made complaint to his said late Majestie who was graciously pleased that they might Compound with his Officers for the Discharge of the said increased Rents and be restored to the old Rents formerly paid for their respective Tenements and Lands Now to the end the same may be accordingly effected and the said Tenants may be encouraged to Renew their Leases and Estates and thereby the better enabled to Repaire their Houses and provide for their Families and to improve their Lands holden of the said Dutchy