{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/duchy-of-lancaster-act-1695/section-III",
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  "legislation": "aep/Will3/7-8/11",
  "legislation_title": "Duchy of Lancaster Act 1695",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/duchy-of-lancaster-act-1695",
  "path": "section/III",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "Divers Officers herein named, or any Five of them, of whom the Axebearer of the said Forest, or his Deputy, to be one, appointed Commissioners for setting out Wood already fallen and to be felled, if necessary, for Payment to Rupert Browne of £3,300 and Interest.",
  "text": "After such setting out by the said Commissioners; the Property of the said Wood vested in the said Rupert Browne, &c. with Liberty to the said Rupert Browne, &c. for 10 Years to enter and cut and carry away such Wood without rendering Account for the same; and to make Saw Pits, &c; and to dig Turf, and Sand for Coaling such Wood.\nAnd forasmuch as the said Rupert Browne hath a legall Security upon the Premisses by a Mortgage forPayment of three thousand three hundred Pounds with Interest from the fourth of February One thousand sixhundred eighty three Be it further enacted That Sir Walter Bagott Sir Michael Biddulph Henry Cavendish Esq'Axbearer of the said Forrest or Chase John Dixon his Deputy Sir Edward Cooke Barronett Lambert Bagott Esq'Henry Vernon junior Esq' William Cotton Esq' John Every Esq' Thomas Lane Esq' Nicholas Hurt Esq' John HurdGentleman John Adderly Gentleman John Haynes Gentleman Christopher Adams Gentleman and William SaltGentleman or any five of them whereof the Axbearer or his Deputy for the time being to be one shall be andare hereby appointed Commissioners and shall be and are hereby authorized required and impowered from and afterthe five and twentyeth day of March which shall be in the Year of Our Lord One thousand six hundred ninetyseven to mark appoint and sett out from time to time within the said Forrest or Chase of Needwood such Quantitiesof Wood already fallen as they shall appoint for and towards the raising and payment of the said Rupert Brownehis Executors Administrators or Assigns, the said Su[m]me of three thousand three hundred Pounds with Interest attthe rate of six Pounds per Cent. per Annum for the same And also to mark appoint and sett out from time totime in the said Forrest or Chase of Needwood such number of Trees and Wood (cutting no Ship Timber) asshall be of value sufficient to make up and raise unto and for the said Rupert Browne his Executors Administratorsand Assignes so much of the said three thousand three hundred Pounds and Interest as shall fall short of beingraised by the Woods already so fallen and to be sett out as aforesaid, and that from and after the said Wood andTrees shall be so sett out and appointed by the said Commissioners or any five or more of them as aforesaid theProperty thereof shall immediately be and is hereby settled and vested in the said Rupert Brown his ExecutorsAdministrators and Assignes and that from thenceforth it shall and may be lawfull for and during the Space of tenYears to and for the said Rupert Browne his Executors Administrators and Assignes with his and their WorkmenServants Carts and Carriages to enter into and upon the said Forrest or Chase and to fell cutt coard coale carryaway sell and dispose of the same or any of them from time to time att his and their free will and pleasure withoutany further or other Warrant or Authority or without any Account whatsoever to be rendred or given to hisMajesty his heirs or successors or any other for or concerning the same, and that he the said Rupert Browne hisExecutors Administrators or Assignes shall have free liberty to dig or make so many Sawpitts in the said Forrestor Chase for the convenient cutting and sawing any part of the said Wood and Trees (taking care in due time tofill up the same again) as the said Commissioners or any five of them as aforesaid shall appoint and also to digclodds turfe and sand within the said Forrest or Chase from time to time for the coaling such part of the saidWood so fallen or to be sett out and fallen as shall be judged fitt for that purpose by the said Commissioners orany five of them as aforesaid and not otherwise",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Annexed to the Original Act in a separate Schedule."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/11/section/III",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:23:42.305360+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}