# An Act for Incorporating and also for Confiscating the Duchy of Lancaster to the Crown of England for ever

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An Act for Incorporating and also for Confiscating the Duchy of Lancaster to the Crown of England for ever
1 Edward IV
It is declared and adjudged by the assent and advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and of the Commons, being in this present parliament, and by the authority of the same, that the same Henry, late called King Henry the Sixth, for the considerations of the great, heinous, and detestable matters and offences before specified by him, committed against his faith and ligeance to our said liege Lord King Edward the Fourth, his true, righteous, and natural liege Lord, offended and hurt unjustly and unlawfully the Royal Majesty of our said Sovereign Lord, stand by the advice and assent convicted and attainted of High Treason. And that it be ordained and established by the same advice, assent, and authority, that he the same Henry forfeit unto the same our Liege Lord Edward the Fourth, and to his heirs, and to the said Crown of England, all Castles, Manors, Lordships, Towns, Townships, Honours, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Services, Fee-Farms, Knights'-Fees, Advowsons Hereditaments, and Possessions, with their appurtenances, which he or any other to his use had the third day of March last past, being of the Dutchy of Lancaster, or that were any parcel or member of the same Dutchy, or thereunto annexed or united in the first year of the reign of Henry, late called King Henry the fifth, or at any time since. And that it be ordained and established by the same advice, assent, and authority, that the same Manors, Castles, Lordships, Honours, Towns, Townships, Lands, Tenements, Rents, Services, Fee- Farms, Knights'-Fees, Advowsons, Hereditaments, and Possessions, with their appurtenances in England, Wales, and Calais, and the Marches thereof, make, and from the said day of March be to the said Dutchy of Lancaster corporate, and be called the Dutchy of Lancaster. And that our said sovereign Lord King Edward the fourth have, seize, take, hold, enjoy, and inherit all the said Manors and Castles, and other the Premisses with their appurtenances,. by the same name of Dutchy, from all other his inheritances separate, from the said fourth day of March, to him and to his heirs Kings of England perpetually, and that the County of Lancaster be a County Palatine : And that our Liege and Sovereign Lord King Edward the fourth and his heirs have, as parcel of the said Dutchy, the same County of Lancaster and County Palatine, and a Seal, Chancellor, Judges, and Officers for the same : and all manner of Liberties, Customs, Laws Royal, and Franchises in the same County Palatine lawfully and rightfully used, and over that, another Seal, called the Seal of the Dutchy of Lancaster, and a Chancellor for the keeping thereof, Officers and Counsellors for the guiding and governance of the same Dutchy, and of the particular officers, ministers, tenants and inhabitants thereof, in as great, ample, and large form as Henry, calling himself Henry the fifth, at any time therein had, used, and enjoyed lawfully. And by the same authority the said officers and ministers, and also the said tenants and inhabitants of and in the same Dutchy have, use, exercise and enjoy such and all Liberties, Privileges and Customs, as the Officers, ministers, tenants and inhabitants of the same Dutchy had, used, exercised or enjoyed lawfully in the time of the same Henry, calling himself King Henry the fifth : and that also in the same Dutchy be used, had, and occupied all such Freedoms, Liberties, Franchises , Privileges, Customs and Jurisdictions, as were used therein lawfully before the said fourth day of March. And the Officers, ministers, tenants, and inhabitants of or in the said Dutchy be entreated and demeaned according to the same Freedoms, Liberties, Franchises, Customs, Privileges and Jurisdictions, and not distrained, arcted, nor compelled to the contrary in anywise.
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