London and the Kingdom - Volume 1 / A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London.

by Reginald R. Sharpe

Repertory 21, fos. 308-311.

For many years after the passing of the Act (1 Edw. VI, c. 14) confiscating property devoted to "superstitious uses," the corporation and the livery companies were the objects of suspicion of holding "concealed lands," i.e. lands held charged for superstitious uses, which they had failed to divulge. The appointment of a royal commission to search for such lands was submitted to the law officers of the city for consideration, 9 Sept., 1567.—Repertory 16, fo. 276b. Vexatious proceedings continued to be taken under the Act until the year 1623, when a Statute was passed, entitled "An Act for the General Quiet of the Subjects against all Pretences of Concealment whatsoever."—Stat. 21, James I, c. ii.

Journal 22, fo. 1.

-Id., fos. 26, 29.

Journal 22, fo. 37b; Repertory 21, fo. 288b.

Journal 22, fos. 52-53. Both the queen's letter and Dalton's speech are printed in Stow's Continuation of Holinshed, iv, 902-904.

Journal 22, fos. 48, 57b, 58; Repertory 21, fo. 327.

Proclamation, dated Richmond, 4 Dec., 1586.—Journal 22, fo. 67b.

Royal Proclamation against engrossers of corn, 2 Jan., 1587.—Journal 22, fo. 74.

Journal 22, fo. 64.