King's Inns Act 1798

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KING’S INNS ACT 1798

CHAP. XLIX.

An Act to enable the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Dublin, and other Persons therein named, to grant certain Grounds in the City of Dublin, to the Society of King’s Inns, Dublin.

Former professions of the profession of law in this kingdom;

by 25 G. 2. Ground in said feite was vested in trustees,

the dean and chapter of Christ-church are feized in fee of two parcels of land herein described;

Plover Field demised by dean and chapter to Richard Wilson; part of said land demised by said Wilson in trust for lord Mountjoy;

dean and chapter demised part of Redmond’s farm ro John Nash:

said Nash demised said land to John Egan:

WHEREAS the professors of the law in this kingdom, were from the year one thousand five hundred and forty-two, possessed of the feite, circuit, ambit and precinct of the monastery or house of the friars preachers; or black-friars, situate in the suburbs of the city of Dublin, with other lands, by virtue of leases for years thereof, made to them by his Majesty King Henry the eighth, and his successors, and the same were afterwards granted to them in fee by his Majesty, King James the first, at the annual rent of twenty shillings, to the end that it should be a perpetual residence for them, and their successors, and they continued to reside therein, and the same were known by the name of the King’s Inns, until the year of our lord, one thousand seven hundred and forty-two, when the buildings became ruinous and unfit for the purposes of the society: And whereas by an act of parliament passed in the twenty-fifth year of his late Majesty, King George the second, the ground comprized in the said feite, was vested in certain trustees, who were thereby empowered to set or fell the same, or any part of it, and to purchase other ground, or to build on any part of the said ground not sold, or demised, and they cannot now build on the said ground, the greatest part thereof being occupied by the courts of justice, and the public offices lately built thereon: and whereas the right honourable and right reverend and reverend the dean and chapter of the cathedral church of the Holy Trinity or Christ-Church, in the diocese of Dublin, are feised in fee of two parcels of land, one of them called the Plover Field, near Glafmaenoge, in the county of the city of Dublin, and the other called part of Redmond’s farm, lying on the east side of Glafmaenoge, in the suburbs of the city of Dublin, which lands have been appropriated to the maintenance of the prebendaries and choral vicars of the said church, and the said dean and chapter by and with the assent and consent of the said prebendaries and choral vicars, on the twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, demised the said parcel of land called the Plover Field, to Richard Wilson, of the city of Dublin, esquire, to hold to him, his executors, administrators and assigns, for a term of forty years, from the twenty-fifth day of March, then last past, at the yearly rent of six pounds, and the said Richard Wilson, on the ninth day of July, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, demised part of the said parcel of land, containing one acre, one rood, and seventeen perches, to the honourable Richard Trench, in trust for the right honourable Luke lord Mountjoy, to hold to him, his executors, administrators and assigns, for the term of forty years, from the twenty-fifth day of March, then last past, at the yearly rent of twenty-two pounds fifteen shillings, with a covenant that the said Richard Wilson, his executors, administrators and assigns, should make a new lease to the said lord Mountjoy, his executors, administrators and assigns, at the said yearly rent, so often as the said dean and chapter should make a new lease thereof to him: and whereas the said dean and chapter, with the like assent and consent on the thirteenth day of June, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, demised that other parcel of land called part of Redmond’s farm, containing two acres, one rood, anti twenty-eight perches, to John Nash, of the county of Cork, esuire, to hold to the said John Nash, his executors, administrators and assigns, for a term of forty years, from the twenty-fifth day of March, then last past, at the yearly rent of twenty pounds; and the said John Nash on the ninth day of February, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, demised the said last mentioned parcel of land to John Egan, of the city of Dublin, esquire, to hold to him, his executors, administrators and assigns, for a term of thirty-nine years, from the twenty-fifth day of March, then last past, at the yearly rent of four hundred and twenty pounds ten shillings, with a covenant that he the said John Nash, his executors, administrators and assigns, would make a new lease to the said John Egan, of the said parcel of land for a like rent, on his or their paying to him or them, a sum of

on 14 Dec. 1793, the beneners obtained a lease of part of Plover Field, from lord Mountjoy, who on said day demised part of said Plover Field to William Caldbeck, in trust for the society, for 31 years, at 514l. 103 a year, with a covenant of renewal:

on 27 Feb. 1792. said to be Egan comited part of Redmon’s form, to said William Caldbeck, in trust for society, for 35 years, from 25 Dec. 1793. at 650l. a year, and half the fine to be paid, with convenant of renewal,

said Egan’s interent in part of Redmond’s farm, is now vested in William Fletcatr:

evtensive and solid buildings are to be erected on said lands, for purposes beneficial to the publick;

dean and chapter have agreed that the society shall enjoy said lands for ever, on payment of difference in value between 40 years and fee simple: said Richard Wilson, lord Mountjoy. John Nash and William Fletcher have agreed that said society shall enjoy said lands for ever, in consideration of following rents being secured dean and chapter, with consent of prebendaries, and choral vicars, may demise said lands to society for ever, at 205l. 10s. 2d. a year, payable quarterly to dean and chapter;

18l. 14s. 8d. a year, to be paid quarterly to R. Wilson; 404l. 19s. 4d. a year to lord Mountjoy quarterly; 380l. a year to John Nash, quarterly;

200l. a year to William Fletcher, quarterly.

Remedy in case of non payment of rent.

as a fine for the same: and whereas the benchers of the said society of the King’s inns, desirous to build a library, dining-hall and chambers, for the members of the said society, according to the institution of the royal founders, have on the fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, obtained from the said lord Mountjoy, a lease of that part of the said Plover Field demised to him, its aforesaid, by the said Richard Wilson, and the said lord Mountjoy, on the said day, by the said Richard Trench, his attorney for that purpose, and trustee, demised part of the said parcel of ground, called the Plover Field, to William Caldbeck, treasurer to the said society, to hold the same to him, his executors, administrators and assigns, in trust for the said society, for a term of thirty-one years, from the twenty-ninth day of September, then lest past, at the yearly rent of five hundred and fourteen pounds ten shillings, with a covenant that he the said Richard Trench, his executors, administrators and assigns, would grant a new lease of the said parcel of land to the said William Caldbeck, his executors, administrators and assigns, at a rent of five hundred and fourteen pounds ten shillings, so often as he should obtain a new lease thereof, from the said dean and chapter, and for a like term; and the said benchers also did obtain from the said John Egan, a lease of the said parcel of land called part of Redmond’s farm; and the said John Egan, on the twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, demised the said parcel of land to said William Caldbeck, to hold the same to him, his executors, administrators and assigns, in trust for the said society, for a term of thirty-five years, from the twenty-fifth day of December, then last past, at the yearly rent of six hundred and fifty pound, and one-half of such fine as he or they should pay for the same, with a covenant that he the said John Egan, his executors, administrators and assigns, would make, a lease of the said parcel of land to the said William Caldbeck, for a like term, and at the rent aforesaid, and at the fine aforesaid, so so often as he should obtain a new lease thereof, from the said John Nash: and whereas the said John Egan, for full and valuable consideration, hath granted and conveyed unto William Fletcher, of the city of Dublin, esquire, and his heirs, all his right, title and interest in the said parcel of land, called part of Redmond’s farm, and in the said rent payable to him under the demise aforesaid, and all the right, title and interest of him the said John Egan, in said parcel of land, and the rent aforesaid, is now vested in the said William Fletcher, and his heirs; and whereas the buildings intended to be erected on the said two parcels of land, have need to be of much extent and solidity, and will cost very considerable sums of money, and are to be applied to purposes beneficial to the public, the same as if they had been erected on the ground granted as aforesaid, to the said society by his Majesty King James the first; and whereas the said dean and chapter, and the prebendaries and choral vicars of the said cathedral church have consented and agreed, that the said society of the king’s inns and their successors, shall have, hold and enjoy the said lands for ever, in fee, in consideration of a rent, equal in amount to the difference in value between a term of forty years, and a fee simple, to be made immediately payable to them, and to their successors for ever, by the said society of the king’s inns; and whereas the said Richard Wilson, lord Mountjoy, John Nash, and William Fletcher, who are now respectively entitled to the several beneficial interests and terms for years in said two parcels of land, herein before particularly mentioned, have also consented and agreed, that the said society of king’s inns and their successors, shall have, hold, and enjoy the said lands for ever, notwithstanding their several beneficial interests and terms for years now subsisting, in consideration that they the said Richard Wilson, lord Mountjoy, John Nash and William Fletcher, shall have effectually secured to each of them, severally and respectively, and their respective and several heirs and assigns, such annual rents, or yearly sums as are herein after particularly mentioned: be it therefore enacted by the King’s most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in this present Parliament assembled, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said dean and chapter, by and with the advice and consent of the prebendaries, and choral vicars aforesaid, to grant and demise to the prosessors of the common law in this realm, and to their successors in the said prosesssion for ever, by the name of the society of the king’s inns, the said two pieces or parcels of land so demised to them as aforesaid, by the said lord Mountjoy, and John Egan; and for the said prosessors, by the said name, to accept of the said demise, and to hold and enjoy the same to them, and to their successors, paying to the said prebendaries and choral vicars, and their successors, the yearly sum of two hundred and five pounds, ten shillings, and two pence, by equal quarterly payments, on every twenty-fourth day of June, twenty-ninth day of September, twenty-fifth day of December, and twenty-fifth day of March, in every year, and paying in like manner to the said Richard Wilson, his heirs and assigns, the yearly sum of eighteen pounds, fourteen shillings and eight pence, and also paying in like manner to the said lord Mountjoy, his heirs and assigns, the yearly sum of four hundred and four pounds, nineteen shillings and four pence, and also paying in like manner to the said John Nash, his heirs and assigns, the yearly sum of three hundred and eighty pounds, and also paying unto the said William Fletcher, his heirs and assigns, in like manner the yearly sum of two hundred pounds; the first payment of every of the said yearly sums to be made on the first of such of the said days of payment as shall next happen after the passing of this act; and the said several payments to be in lieu and full compensation of all rents heretofore reserved out of the said lands, and payable to the said dean and chapter, prebendaries, choral vicars, Richard Wilson, lord Mountjoy, John Nash and William Fletcher, or any of them, and in case of the non-payment of the said yearly sums, or any of them, on the respective days herein before mentioned, that the said dean and chapter, prebendaries, choral vicars, and their successors, Richard Wilson, lord Mountjoy, John Nash and William Fletcher, and their heirs and assigns respectively, shall severally have remedy for recovery thereof by distress; and in case the same may be replevied, may avow upon this act, without setting out any other title to the annual rent, or yearly sum so sued for, or they and every, or any of them, may severally enter into the said lands, and hold the same, and receive the rents, issues, and profits thereof, until all arrears of the annual rents or yearly sums aforesaid, and all costs attending the recovery thereof, shall be fully satisfied, and the service of a summons in ejectment, and the recital of a lease therein, shall be deemed in any court of law or equity, a sufficient entry, and sufficient evidence of a lease for the purpose of obtaining such possession.