Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) Act 1698

XLVII. Trustees, as soon as may be after 25th March 1701, to convey the Church Livings forfeited to such Trustees as Bishop of Diocese shall nominate, for employing the Profits thereof for 20 Years, from 2d-Nov. 1699, in rebuilding or repairing Parish Churches; and afterwards in Augmentation of Small Livings.

Such Appointments to be inrolled.

Provided allwaies, and be it enacted, That the said Trustees or any Seaven or more of them, shall and may, and they are hereby required, as soone as conveniently may be, after the said Twenty fifth Day of March One thousand seaven hundred and one, by Bargaine and Sale to be inrolled, as aforesaid, to convey all and every the Rectories impropriate with the Tythes, Oblations, Obventions, Gleabs, Advowsons of Viccaridges and other Things thereunto severally and respectively belonging or appertaining, forfeited by reason of the said Rebellion, and herein before vested in the said Trustees, as aforesaid, to such Person or Persons, and their Heires, as the Bishop of each respective Diocesse, wherein such Rectories impropriate respectively are, shall nominate, upon Trust neverthelesse, and to the Intent and Purpose that the Profitts thereof shall be disposed and imployed, from the said Second Day of November, One thousand six hundred ninety nine, for the Space of Twenty Yeares thence next ensueing, in rebuilding or repaireing such Parish-Churches within the said Kingdome of Ireland, as the Lords Justices, Lieutenant Generall, or other Chiefe Governour or Governours of the said Kingdome for the Time being, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Bishop of each respective Diocesse for the Time being, shall direct or appoint; And after the Expiration of the said Terme of Twenty Yeares, for the perpetuall Augmentation of such small Rectories or Viccarages within the said Kingdome of Ireland, as the said Lords Justices, or other Chiefe Governour of the said Kingdome, by any Writing under his or their Hands and Seales, with Consent of the Bishop of each Diocesse wherein any such Augmentation shall be made, shall direct or appoint; which Appointments shall, before the Five and twentieth Day of March, One thousand seaven hundred and three, be made and inrolled in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, as a perpetuall Memoriall thereof.