Distress for Rent Act 1689 (repealed)

II Sheaves or Cocks of Corn loose, &c. or Hay, in any Barn, &c. may be detained, and if not replevied, sold. Corn, &c. not to be removed by Person distraining, to the Damage of Owner, from the Place where seized.F1 F2 E+W

And whereas noe Sheaves or Cocks of Corne loose or in the Straw or Hay in any Barne or Granary or on any Hovell Stack or Rick can by the Law be distrained or otherwise secured for Rent whereby Landlords are oftentimes cousened and deceived by their Tenants who sell theirCorne Graine and Hay to Strangers and remove the same from the Premisses chargeable with such Rent and thereby avoid the payment of the same for remedying the said practice and deceit It shall and may be lawfull to and for any person or persons haveing Rent Arreare and Due upon any such Demise Lease or Contracting as aforesaid to seize and secure any Sheaves or Cocks of Corne or Corne loose or in the Straw or Hay lying or being in any Barne or Granary or upon any Hovell Stack or Rick or otherwise upon any part of the Land or [X1 Ground] charged with such Rent and to locke up or detaine the same in the place where the same shall be found for or in the nature of a Distresse untill the same shall be replevyed upon such Security to be given as aforesaid and in default of replevying the same as aforesaid within the time aforesaid to sell the same after such appraisement thereof to be made soe as neverthelesse such Corne Graine or Hay soe distrained as aforesaid be not removed by the person [X2 or] persons distraineing to the damage of the Owner thereof out of the place where the same shall be found and seized but be kept there (as impounded) untill the same shall be replevyed or sold in default of replevying the same within the time aforesaid

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: Pound O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

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

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F1 Act repealed so far as it requires any high sheriff or under-sheriff or constable to be aiding and assisting at any distress for rent or to swear any appraiser thereat by Parish Constables Act 1872 (c. 92), s. 13

F2 Act repealed so far as it requires appraisement before sale of goods distrained except where tenant or owner of goods and chattels by writing so requires by Law of Distress Amendment Act 1888 (c. 21), s. 5 and amended by ibid., ss. 5, 6