...words:— " Whereas alienations of lands, tenements, and " hereditaments in mortmain are prohibited or " restrained by Magna Charta, and divers other " wholesome...public " mischief has of late greatly increased." For remedy of which it absolutely prohibits devises in mortmain, and subjects settlements in mortmain...

...prohibited or restrained by c '' magna charta, and divers other wholesome laws, as prejudi- Frclunblecial to and against the common utility ; nevertheless,...improvident alienations or dispositions made by languishing or dying persons, or by other persons, to uses called charitable uses, to take place after their deaths,...

...divers other wholesome laws as prejudicial to ami against the common utility; nevertheless this publirk mischief has of late greatly increased by many large and improvident alienations or dispositions mude by langui'-hm:; or (lying persons, or by other persons, to uses called Charitable f/se.«, to...

...claiming under the grantor, could not dispute his act: but the preamble of 9 G. 2. c. 36. says, that public mischief has of late greatly increased by many...improvident alienations or dispositions made by languishing or dying persons, or by other persons, to uses called charitable uses, to the disherison of their lawful...

...tenements, or hereditaments in mortman, are prohibited or restrained by Jlfagna £"Aar<a,anddivcrs other wholesome laws*, as prejudicial to and against...common utility; nevertheless, this public mischief had of late greatly increased, by many large and improvident alienations, or dispositions made by languishing...

...recites, that " gifts or alienations of lands, tenements, or hereditaments in mortmain are prohibited or restrained by Magna Charta and divers other wholesome...improvident alienations or dispositions made by languishing or dying persons, or by other persons, to uses called chnritnble uses, to take place after their deaths,...

...states that "gifts or alienations of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, in mortmain, were prohihited or restrained by Magna Charta, and divers other wholesome...common utility ; nevertheless this public mischief had of late greatly increased by many large and improvident alienations or dispositions made by languishing...

...citing Magna Charta, as the authority against gifts of lands, &c., in mortmain, and declaring that " nevertheless this public mischief has, of late, greatly...persons, or by other persons, to uses called charitable, to take place after their deaths, to the disherison of the lawful heirs, &c. ;" greatly narrows the...

...alien' ! 2, ations of lands, tenements^ or hereditaments in mortmain, are , ^ , c. M. prohibited or restrained by Magna Charta and divers other wholesome...common utility, nevertheless this public mischief hath of late greatly increased, by many large and improvident alienations or dispositions made by languishing...

...gifts or alienations of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, in mortmain, are pro- " s""" hibited or restrained by Magna Charta, and divers other wholesome...improvident alienations or dispositions, made by languishing or dying persons, or by other persons, to uses called charitable uses, to take place after their deaths,...