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CROWN PRIVATE ESTATE ACT 1800

CROWN PRIVATE ESTATE ACT 1800 - LONG TITLE

An Act concerning the Disposition of certain Real and Personal
Property of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors.{1}
[28th July 1800]
Such copyhold or leasehold manors, &c. so purchased, &c. shall be
vested in the Earl of Cardigan in trust, and such as shall be
purchased, &c. shall be vested in such trustees as His Majesty
shall appoint.

CROWN PRIVATE ESTATE ACT 1800 - SECT 2

2. AND ... all and singular the manors, lands, tenements and
hereditaments of copyhold or customary tenure or of leasehold tenure,
which have been purchased by his Majesty as aforesaid, or which
have come to his Majesty by the gift or devise of or by descent
or otherwise from any of his ancestors, or any other persons, not
being kings or queens of this realm, whether the same have been
surrendered or assigned to His Majesty or to any person or persons
in trust for His Majesty, shall be and the same are hereby vested
in James Earl of Cardigan, his heirs, executors and administrators,
according to the tenure of such manors, lands, tenements, and
hereditaments respectively, in trust nevertheless for His Majesty;
and... all such copyhold or customary and leasehold lands, tenements,
and hereditaments respectively, as shall be purchased in manner
aforesaid by His Majesty, his heirs or successors, or shall come to
His Majesty, his heirs or successors, by the gift or devise of or
by descent or otherwise from any of his or their ancestors, or any
other persons, not being kings or queens of this realm, shall be
vested in some trustee or trustees for His Majesty, his heirs and
successors, from time to time to be respectively named or appointed
by instrument in writing under the sign manual of His Majesty, his
heirs and successors respectively; and the said James Earl of
Cardigan and such other trustee or trustees as aforesaid shall be
duly admitted to such copyholds or customary lands, tenements or
hereditaments as aforesaid by the lords or ladies of the manor or
manors of which the same shall be holden, according to the nature
of the estate therein, on payment of such fines and subject to
such rents, services and customs as of right shall be due and
accustomed in respect thereof; and the said James Earl of Cardigan
and such other trustee or trustees as aforesaid shall be deemed, as
in respect of the lords or ladies of such manors respectively, and
all other persons whatsoever, to be the true and only tenants of
such copyhold or customary lands, tenements and hereditaments
respectively, so that no lord or lady of any manor nor any other
person or persons shall be prejudiced thereby.

CROWN PRIVATE ESTATE ACT 1800 - SECT 4
His Majesty, his heirs and successors, may sell or devise such
manors, &c. as His Majesty's subjects may like manors, &c. belonging
to them.

4. AND ... notwithstanding any thing in the said recited Acts
contained, or any other statute, law, custom or usage to the
contrary, it shall be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and
successors, from time to time, by any instrument under his and
their royal sign manual attested by two or more witnesses, or by
his and their last will and testament in writing, or any writing
in the nature of a last will or testament, to be signed and
published by His Majesty, his heirs and successors respectively, in
the presence of and to be attested by three or more witnesses, at
his and their free will and pleasure, to grant, sell, give or
devise all and every or any of the manors, messuages, lands,
tenements and hereditaments, so purchased or to be purchased by or
which have or shall so come to His Majesty, his heirs or
successors as aforesaid, whether of freehold or copyhold or customary
or leasehold tenure, and whether conveyed or assured to or otherwise
vested in His Majesty, his heirs or successors, or to or in any
person or persons in trust for His Majesty, his heirs or successors
as aforesaid, unto any person or persons, for any estate or
estates, or for any intents or purposes, His Majesty, his heirs or
successors respectively shall think fit, as any of His Majesty's
subjects may grant, sell, give or devise any the like manors,
messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments respectively, belonging
to such subjects respectively, by their respective deeds or other
instruments or last wills and testaments respectively; and all and
every person and persons who shall be seised or possessed of or
entitled to any such manors, messuages, lands, tenements or
hereditaments respectively, or any estate or interest therein
respectively, in trust for His Majesty, his heirs or successors
respectively, shall convey, surrender, assign or otherwise assure the
same, in such manner as His Majesty, his heirs or successors, under
his or their royal sign manual respectively, to be attested as
aforesaid, shall direct; and all and every of the provisions made
by law for the conveyance of trust estates by infants, idiots and
lunaticks, shall extend to such persons as are or shall be a
trustee or trustees for His Majesty, his heirs and successors
respectively, and such trust estates shall be conveyed, surrendered
and assured by such infants, idiots and lunaticks, or the committees
of such idiots or lunaticks accordingly.

CROWN PRIVATE ESTATE ACT 1800 - SECT 5
If no disposition of such manors, &c. be made by His Majesty, or
a disposition be made which shall not exhaust the whole, the
manors, &c. undisposed of shall descend as if this Act had not
been made, subject to certain provisions.

5. AND ... if no disposition by grant, will or otherwise shall be
made in pursuance of this Act by His Majesty, his heirs or
successors, of any such manors, messuages, lands, tenements and
hereditaments as aforesaid, or if any disposition which shall be so
made shall not exhaust the whole estate or interest of His Majesty,
his heirs or successors respectively, in the same, then and in
every such case all such manors, messuages, lands, tenements and
hereditaments, whereof no such disposition shall be made as
aforesaid, or so much of the estate and interest therein
respectively as shall not have been so disposed of, shall descend
and go in such and the same manner, on the demise of His Majesty,
his heirs and successors respectively, as the same would have
descended and gone if this Act had not been made, subject
nevertheless to the provisions herein-after contained as to so much
thereof as shall be personal estate of His Majesty and his
successors; and all and every of such manors, messuages, lands,
tenements and hereditaments, being of freehold tenure in fee simple,
which shall so descend on the demise of His Majesty, or any King
or Queen of this realm, shall be subject to all the restrictions
in the said recited Acts contained, in the same manner as the same
would have been subject thereto if this Act had not been made.