| New laws on mortmain limited the size of donations that might be bequeathed to religious foundations. |
| The first Decree also introduced an annual tax on mortmain property to offset unpaid transfer tax. |
| Royal licences to acquire property in mortmain allowed for a period of expansion into adjacent properties in the early 14th century. |
| An unauthorized conveyance into mortmain made the land liable to forfeiture to the crown. |
| He extended his hand, but mortmain had thrust his own into his trousers' pockets. |
| Statutes were consequently passed between the 13th and the 16th century prohibiting alienation into mortmain without license from the crown. |
