Section III Exemption from First-fruits.

And bee it alsoe enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That such Ecclesiasticall person or persons soe presented collated or promoted to any Benefice or other Ecclesiasticall Dignitie or Promotion within the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede as aforesaid shall be exempted from all manner of First fruits and Tenths which may become due any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding.