II All leases by Colleges, Deans, Parsons, &c. except for 21 Years or Three Lives, at the accustomed Rent, declared void. F2E+W

And for that long and unreasonable Leases made by Colledges Deane and Chapters Parsons Vicars and other having Spyrytuall Promotions be the cheefest Causes of the Dilapidations and the Decaye of all Spyrituall Lyvynges and Hospitallytie and the utter impoverishing of all Successors Incumbentes in the same; from henceforth al Leases Gyftes Grauntes Feoffmentes Conveyaunces or Estates, to be made had done or suffered by any Master and Fellowes of anye Colledg, Deane & Chapter of any Cathedrall or Collegiate Church, . . . F1, Parson, Vicar, or any other having anye Spyrytuall or Ecclesiasticall Lyving, [X1or] any Houses Landes Tythes Tenements or other Hereditaments being any percell of the Possessions of any such Colledge Cathedral Church Chapter . . . F1 Parsonage Vycaridg or other Spyrytuall Promotion, or any wayes apparteyning or belonging to the same, or of any of them, [X2to any of them] to any Person or Persons Bodyes Politike or Corporate (other then for the tearme of one and twenty yeres or three Lyves from the tyme as any such Lease or Graunt shalbe made or graunted, wherupon thaccustomed yerely Rent or more shalbe reserved and payable yerely during the sayd tearme) shalbe utterly voyde and of none Effect to al Intentes Constructions and Purposes; Any Law Custome or Usage to the contrary any wayes notwithstanding.