TherealestatesofTrenckconsistedinthegreatSclavonianmanors,calledthelordshipsofPakratz,Prestowatz,andPleternitz,whichhehadinheritedfromhisfather,andwerethefamilyproperty,togetherwithVelikaandNustak,whichhehimselfhadpurchased:
theannualincomeofthesewas60,000florins,andtheycontainedmorethantwohundredvillagesandhamlets。ThelawsofHungaryrequire—
1st。Thatthosewhopurchaseestatesshallobtaintheconsensusregius(royalconsent)。
2nd。Thatthesellershallpossess,andmakeovertherightofproperty,togetherwiththatoftransferringoralienating,and3dly。Thatthepurchasershallbeanativeborn,orhaveboughthisnaturalisation。
Indefaultofall,oranyofthese,theFiscus,onthedeathofthepurchaser,takespossession,repayingthesummaemptitia,orpurchase—money,togetherwithinwhatcanbeshowntohavebeenlaidoutinimprovements,orthesummainscriptitia,thesumatwhichitstandsratedinthefiscalregister。