Augmentation of Benefices Act 1677
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1677 c. 8 |
| Year | 1677 |
(29 Cha. 2) C A P. VIII.
'WH E R E A S divers Archbishops, Bishops, Deans and Chapters, and other Ecclesiastical Persons, in Obedience to his Majesty's Letters, bearing Date the first Day ofJune in the twelfth Year of his said Majesty's Reign, and out of a pious Care to improve poor Vicarages and Curacies, where the Endowment thereof was found too small to afford a competent Maintenance to those that serve the Cure, have since his Majesty's happy Return, upon their renewing of Leases of Rectories, or Tithes impropriate or appropriate, made or may hereafter make divers Reservations beyond the ancient Rent, to the Intent the same should or might become payable to the said Vicars or Curates, in Augmentation of their Endowments, which have been for the most part enjoyed accordingly: (2) But in regard that such Reservations were not made to the Vicars or Curates; or if they were, no convenient Remedy could be had by such Vicars or Curates for the Recovery thereof, and they were not at the Time thereof capable of taking any Interest to their own Use, whereby the said Provisions will depend upon the good Pleasure of the Successors, and may in Time be disappointed:'
II. For the Establishment thereof, be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That all and every Augmentation of what Nature soever, granted, reserved or agreed to be made payable, or intended to be granted, reserved or made payable, since the said first Day ofJune in the twelfth Year of his said Majesty's Reign, or which shall at any Time hereafter be granted, reserved or made payable to any Vicar or Curate, or reserved by way of Increase of Rent to the Lessors, but intended to be to or for the Use or Benefit of any Vicar or Curate, by any Archbishop, Bishop, Dean, Provost, Dean and Chapter, Archdeacon, Prebendary, or other Ecclesiastical Corporation, Person or Persons whatsoever, so making the said Reservation out of any Rectory impropriate, or Portion of Tithes, belonging to any Archbishop, Bishop, Dean, Provost, Dean and Chapter, or other Ecclesiastical Corporation, Person or Persons, shall be deemed and adjudged to continue and be, and shall for ever hereafter continue and remain, as well during the Continuance of the Estate or Term upon which the said Augmentations were granted, reserved or agreed to be made payable, as afterwards, in whose Hands soever the said Rectories or Portion of Tithes shall be or come; which Rectories or Portion of Tithes shall be chargeable therewith, whether the same be reserved again, or not; (2) and the said Vicars and Curates...
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