Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) Act 1698

XI. All Persons (Exception) claiming Rights in forfeited Estates before 13th Feb. 1688 are by 10th Aug. 1700, to enter their Claims thereunto; or in default thereof, such Right, Title, &c. to be void.

How the Claims of Infants, Feme-Coverts, Idiots, and Lunatics to be made.

And that no Person or Persons whatsoever haveing any Estate, Right, Title or Interest in Law or Equity, in to or out of any of the said forfeited or forfeitable Estates or Interests, or any other the said Estates or Premises before the said Thirteenth Day of February One thousand six hundred eighty eight, may be in any respect whatsoever prejudiced by this Act: Bee it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every Person and Persons whatsover, Bodies Politick and Corporate (other than and except the Kings Majesty, His Heires and Successors, and all and every Person and Persons claimeing by, from, or under the Kings Majesty, and the late Queene, or His Majesty alone; and other than and except all such forfeiting Persons as aforesaid, and the Heires, Executors, Administrators and Assignes of every of them, and all and every Person and Persons haveing or claimeing any thing in the Premisses, or any Part thereof, by from or under them, or any of them, or to the Use of or in Trust for any such forfeiting Persons, or their or any of their Heires, Executors or Administrators and except such Persons who have or may claime any Estate which was or is in Reversion or Remainder expectant on the Determination of any Estate Tayl, whereof any forfeiting Person was seized as aforesaid, on the said Thirteenth of February, One thousand six hundred eighty eight, or att any time since) haveing any Estate, Right Title, Interest, Use, Trust, Possession, Reversion, Remainder, Office, Annuity, Service, Rent, Debt, Benefitt, Charge or Incumbrance whatsoever in Law or Equity in, to, out of, or upon any Honours, Mannors, Baronies, Castles, Messuages, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments whatsoever, or to any Reall or Personall Estate, or any other the Premisses whatsoever within the said Realme of Ireland, herein before vested in the said Trustees, before the said Thirteenth Day of February, One thousand six hundred eighty eight, for or by reason of any Settlement, Conveyance Judgment, Statute, Recognizance, Extent, or other Debt Charge, or Incumbrance affecting the same Estate, before the said Thirteenth Day of February, One thousand six hundred eighty eight, shall on or before the Tenth Day of August One thousand Seaven hundred, enter all their respective Claimes and Demands thereunto, before the said Trustees, or any Seaven or more of them, in such manner as is herein after mentioned; or in Default thereof, every such Estate, Right, Title, Interest, Use Possession, Reversion, Remainder, Office, Annuity, Service Rent, Debt, Benefitt, Charge and Incumbrance in, to, and out of, or upon the said Premisses or any part thereof, shall be, and is hereby declared to be void and of no Effect to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever; and the Estate or Estates soe as aforesaid lyable thereunto, or charged therewith, shall from thenceforth be freed acquitted and discharged of and from the same; And all such Claimes and Demands of Infants, shall and may be made by their Fathers or Guardians, or any other Persons on their Behalfe And all Claimes of Feme-Coverts by their Husbands and all Claimes of Madmen, Idiots or Lunaticks, by such Person or Persons under whose Care and Custody they are or shall be att the time of the entring such Claime.