Sir Warham Saintlygers Case, upon Digges Office
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1792 |
| Date | 01 January 1792 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 80 E.R. 620
COURT OF WARDS, AND OTHER COURTS AT WESTMINSTER
mich. 12 jacobi regis. sir warham saintlygers case, upon Digges Office. By inquisition taken at Sittingborn, in the county of Kent, 28 Maii, 17 Eliz. by a commission in nature of a mandamus, after the death of Tho. Digga, it was found that the said Thomas being seised in fee (inter alia) of a parcell of marshland, called LEY, 19. TONES CASE 621 Stephal, in Newington in the same county, by his will, dated 14 Junii, 35 H. 8. devised all his lands from his right heir, to other persons, and afterwards, 8 Septemb. 154. 2 Ed. 6. died seised of the premisses, et quod prasmissa tenentur, de dicta domina Regina in capita per aervitium militare; that Christopher Diggs was cosin, and next heir of Thomas, and of the age of 37 years at the time of the inquisition; and that Sir Warham Saintlyger Knight, received the profits of the said parcell of land ever since the death of Thomas, upon all these matters, a charge is imposed upon Sir Warham Saintlyger of a third part of these profits taken, during the minority of Christopher, anno 5 Eliz. The Queen by Act of Parliament, pardoned all profits and summs of money, not after exeepted in the same Act, which by any means she might pardon, before, untill that time: in the same Act there is one exception in these words; Also except and fore-prized out of this generall and free pardon, all ravishments and wrongfull taking and witholding of any of the Queens wards, or wards lands, at any time, come nor grown to the Queens hands, and nob yet discharged : also except out of this pardon all manner of intrusions, had, made or done by any person or persons, in, or upon any mannors, lands, tenements or hereditaments of our Soveraign Lady the Queen, and the taking of any issues and profits of the same...
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