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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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27 H. 8, CAP. 10, USES. 381
STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER, Anno 27 HEN. VIII. and A. D. 1535.
CAP. X.
An Act concerning "Uses and Wills.
Where by the common Laws of this Realm, Lands, Tene-
ments, and Hereditaments be not devisable by Testament, (2)
nor ought to be transferred from one to another, bat by solemn
Livery and Seisin, Matter of Record, Writing sufficient made
bona tide. without Covin or Fraud; (3) yet nevertheless divers
and sundry Imaginations, subtle Inventions, and Practices
have been used, whereby the Hereditaments of this Realm have
been conveyed from one to another by fraudulent Feoffments,
Fines. Recoveries, and other Assurances craftily made to secret
Uses, Intents, and Trusts; (4) and also by Wills and Testa-
ments, sometime made by nude parolx and Words, sometime by
Signs and Tokens, and sometime by Writing, and for the
most part made by such persons as be visited with Sickness,
in their extreme Agonies and Pains, or at such time as they
have scantly had any good Memory or Remembrance; (5) at
which times they being provoked by greedy and covetous per-
sons lying in wait about them. do many times dispose indis-
creetly* and unadvisedly their Lands and Inheritances; 293
(6) by reason whereof, and by occasion of which fraudulent
Feoffments, Fines, Recoveries and other like Assurances to Uses,
Confidences, and Trusts, divers and many Heirs have been un-
justly, at sundry times disherited, the Lords have lost their
Wards, Marriages, Reliefs, Harriots, Escheats, Aids pur fair
fitz chilvalier, & pur file marier, (7) and scantly any person
can be certainly assured of any Lands by them purchased, nor
know surely against whom they shall use their Actions, or
Executions for their Rights, Titles, and Duties; (8) also men
married have lost their Tenancies by the Courtesy, (9) Women
their Dowers, (10) manifest Perjuries by Trial of such secret
Wills and Uses have been committed; (11) the King's High-
ness hath lost the Profits and Advantages of the Lands of per-
sons attainted, (12) and of the Lands craftily put in Feoff-

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