That it shall forever hereafter be lawful for every Freeholder to give, sell; or alien the Lands and Tenements whereof he or she is, or at any time hereafter shall be seized in Fee Simple, or any Part thereof, at his or her Pleasure, so always that the Purchaser shall hold the Lands or Tenements, so given, sold or aliened, of the Chief Lord, if there be any, of the same Fee, by the Same Services and Customs by which the Person or Persons, making such Gift, Sale or Alienation, before held the same Lands or Tenements.

And if such Freeholder give, sell or alien only a Part of such Lands or Tenements to any, the Feoffee or Alienee shall immediately hold such Part of the Chief Lord, and shall be forthwith charged with the Services for .so much as pertaineth, or ought to pertain, to the said Chief Lord, for the same Parcel, according to the Quantity of Land or Tenement given, sold or aliened, for the Parcel of the Service so due." The second, third, fourth and fifth sections practically re-enact the statute of Charles II. abolishing military tenures, the fifth being in these words, " Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That this Act, or any Thing herein contained, shall not take away, nor be construed to take away or discharge, any Rents certain, or other Services incident or belonging to Tenure in common Soccage, due or to grow due to the People of this State, or any mesne [middle] Lord, or other Private Person, or the Fealty or Distresses incident thereto." The Sixth and final