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CAP. I.
The King's Officers in Ireland shall purchase no Land there without the King's Licence.
FIRST, That the Justice of Ireland, nor any other Officer of ours of the same Realm, so long as they are in our Service there, shall purchase any Land or Tenement within the List or Bound of their Bailiwicks, without our special Licence: (2) And if any do the contrary, that which he shall purchase shall accrue and be forfeit to us and our Heirs; (3) saving to the chief Lord of the Fee the Services due and accustomed for the Lands and Tenements so accruing and forfeit to us.
CAP. II.
In what Cases only Purveyance may be made in Ireland.
ALSO, That neither our Justice of Ireland, nor any other of our Officers there, by colour of their Offices, shall take Victuals, or any other Things, of any Person against his Will, but in Time of Necessity, for the common Profit of the Realm; and that then he shall do it by the Advice and Assent of the greatest Part of our Council in those Parts, and by a Writ awarded out of our Chancery of Ireland; and in such Case as we or our Heirs do command by a Writ awarded out of our Chancery of England, or by other Warrants.
CAP. III.
Transporting of Merchandises out of Ireland.
MOreover, That none of our Justices, nor any of our other Ministers, by colour of their Office, shall arrest Ships, nor other Goods of Strangers, or of our own People; (2) but that all Merchants and others may carry their Corn, and other Victuals and Merchandises, forth of our Realm of Ireland unto our Realm of England, and unto our Land of Wales, (saving in the Case aforesaid) paying the Customs due and used, so that they make good Security that they shall not go unto, nor commerce with our Enemies of Scotland, nor other of our Enemies, if any shall be. (3) And if any Justice or other Officer do the contrary in the Things aforesaid, and be thereof attainted, he shall satisfie the Plaintiff double Damages, and also shall be grievously punished by us.
By 34 Ed. 3. c. 18. They who have Lands in Ireland may carry their Goods thither and bring them back, &c.
18 Car. 2. c. 2. which is made perpetual by 32 Car. 2. c. 2. §. 2. repeals the 34 Ed. 3. c. 18. as to Irish Cattle.
CAP. IV.
The Fees of a Bill of Grace in Ireland.
HEreafter there shall be taken and paid for the Seal of our Justice of Ireland, for every Bill of Grace, iv d. and for the writing of every Bill, ii d. and no more.
CAP.