top of the feudal pyramid, the King suffered most from the employment of uses and evasion of tenurial incidents. The Statute of Uses (1536) was the culmination of various attempts by Henry VIII to solve the problem. The statute operated to execute the use so that the interest of the cestui que use, which was previously an equitable interest, was converted into a legal interest. See also Conveyancing Harm References Property law Common law legal terminology Tort law Tort law legal terminology Property law legal terminology Real property law