FORASMUCHE as in the parlament begon at Westminster the xxviiith day of Aprill and there contynued till the xxviiith day of June the xxxi year of the Kinges mooste noble and victoriouse reigne that nowe is, it was amongest other thinges there¹ enacted and established that all joyncte tenantis and tenantis in comon that then were or heraftre shulde be of anny estate or estatis of inheritaunce, in their owne rightis or in the right of their wifes, of anny mannours landis tenementis or hereditamentis within this Realme of England Wales or Marches of the same, shall and may be coacted and compellid by vertue of the said acte to make partition betwene them of all suche mannours landis tentis and hereditamentis as they than hilde² or herafter shulde holde as joynte ten'ntis or ten'ntis in coen; as more (³) at large apperith by the said estatute: And forasmuche as the said estatute dothe not extende to joyncte tenantis or tenantis in comon for terme of life or yeris, nother to joyncte tenantis or tenantis in comon where one or some of them have but a particulier estate for terme of life or yeris and thother have estate or estatis of inheritaunce of and in any mannours landis tenementis and hereditas; Be it therefore enacted by the Kinge our Souveraine Lorde and by the assent of his Lordis spuall and temporall and the Comons in this present parlament assembled and by the auctoritie of the same, that all joynct tenantis and tenauntis in comen and every of them, which nowe hold or herafter shal holde joynctly or in comon for terme of life yere or yeres, or joynctetenantis or tenantis in comon where one or some of them have or shall have estate or estatis for terme of life or yeris with thother that have or shal have estate or estatis of inheritaunce or freeholde, in any manours landes tentis or hereditamentis, shall and may be compellable from hensfurth, by writte of partition to be pursued out of the Kinges Courtis of Chauncery upon his or their cace or caces, to make severaunce and partition of all suche manours landis tenementis and hereditamentis whiche they holde joynctely or in comon for terme of lyf or lifes yere or yeris, where one or some of them holde joynctly or in comon for terme of life or yeris with other, or that have an estate or estatis of inheritaunce or freeholde.

PROVIDED alway and be it enacted that no suche partition nor severaunce hereafter to be made by force of this acte be nor shall be prejudiciall or hurtefull to anny personne or personnes their heirs or successours other than suche whiche be parties unto the said partition their Executors or Assigneis.