An Act "to enable the Commissioners... to sell His Majesty's Interest in the Thornhill Estate"

An Act to enable the Commissioners of His Majesty's Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, to contract for the Purchase and Surrender of Crown Leases; and to sell His Majesty's Interest in the Thornhill Estate, in the Parish of Stallbridge, in the County of Dorset, and in certain small Parcels of Land belonging to His Majesty's Subjects within the Royal Forests; and to remove Doubts as to Estates of The Crown, sold by Order of the said Commissioners, being exempted from the Auction Duty. [12th May 1815]

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VIII. And Whereas The King's Most Excellent Majesty is seized in Right of His Crown of an Estate called Thornhill, situate and being at Thornhill, in the Parish of Stallbridge, in the County of Dorset, for the natural Life of Carolina Matilda Elphinston (now the Wife of George Elphinston Esquire, residing at Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, and late the Widow of John Cree, deceased), subject to a Lease thereof granted by His Majesty unto James Archdekin Esquire, for a Term of Ninety nine Years, commencing from the Tenth Day of October One thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, if the said Carolina Matilda Elphinston should so long live, at the yearly Rent of One hundred and one Pounds Thirteen Shillings and Four pence: And Whereas the said Estate is detached from any other Possessions of The Crown, and His Majesty's Interest therein being of so limited a nature, it is not desirable that the same should be held or retained by The Crown: and it is apprehended that the same may be sold to advantage; and it is therefore expedient that Powers should be given to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, for the time being, to sell and dispose of His Majesty's Interest in the said Estate and Premises; Be it therefore enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Commissioners of His Majesty's Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, for the time being, with the Approbation of the Lord High Treasurer, or of any Three or more of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury for the time being, to contract and agree for the Sale of and absolutely to make Sale and dispose of all His Majesty's Interest in the said Estate...

IX ... the Sale of the said Mansion House, Farm, Land and Premises called Thornhill...

(Source: Raithby, J., The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 6, p 111, London, 1816)