# Duchy of Cornwall Act 1694, Section V: Fees for Grants of small Value.


Officers offending; Penalty to the Party; Further Penalty, £20.
And whereas within the County of Cornwall there are severall Tenements belonging to the said Dutchy of small value soe that the charge of passeing Letters Patents under the Greate Seale or Leases under the Seale of the Exchequer and Grants by Copie of Court Roll may discourage the Tenants from renewing soe often as otherwise they would doe Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the wholl Fees reward and charges to be paid received or taken for the prepareing writeing draweing obtaineing makeing passeing or perfecting of any such Lease or Grant and for the petic[i]on answere reference reporte particular Certificate Contract Warrant Inrollment and Entry thereof and for every other matter and thing relateing thereunto or touching or concerneing the obtaineing passeing and perfecting any Lease or Grant of such small Tenements in the said County of Cornwall (where the Fine or Value of such Lease or Grant to be made or renewed shall not exceede the su[m]me of Eighty pounds) shall not exceede the su[m]me of Tenne pounds for every Lease and Fower pounds for every Copie (over and besides the said Fine or Value) the said respective su[m]mes not exceedeing Tenne pounds and Four pounds to be paid distributed and divided unto and amongst the severall and respective Officers and Clerks of the Exchequer and Stewards of the Honours and Mannors of the said Dutchy concerned and employed in the prepareing passeing and perfecting of such Lease or Grant respectively in such proporc[i]on as the Fees of Leases or Grants within the said Dutchy formerly and hitherto were and are received And if any of the said Officers Clerks and Stewards shall demand take and receive any greater or other fee or reward or shall doe or attempte or cause to be done or attempted any thing contrary hereunto such Officer Clerke and Steward shall forfeite and lose for every such Offence to the Party greived in that behalfe soe much money as any such Officer Clerke or Steward shall demand receive and take contrary to this Act; and alsoe shall lose and forfeite the su[m]me of Twenty pounds whereof the one moietie shall be to theire Majesties and the other moietie to the party greived in that behalfe to be recovered by Acc[i]on of Debte or Informac[i]on in any of the Courts att Westminster in which noe Priviledge Essoigne Imparlance or Protecc[i]on shall be admitted or allowed:-

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/5-6/18/section/V (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/duchy-of-cornwall-act-1694/section-V
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