Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671. 275

Lordship the Lord and Proprietary of this Prouince by and with
the aduice and consent of the upper and lower house of this
present Generall Assembly That all and every gift grant
bargain Sale Alienacon Conveyance lease demise Charge In-
cumbrance and Estate whatsoever of in to or out of any lands
Tenements or hereditaments whatsoever and all and every gift
grant bargain Sale and Alienacon of any goods or Chatties
whatsoever And all and every bill bond accon suite debt Judg-
ment Extent Seizure and Execucon at any time heretofore had
made granted Charged obteined Executed Commenced Con-
trived Sett on foote continued or made use of or hereafter to
be had made granted Charged Executed Comenced contrived
Sett on foote Continued or made use of for any the Ends in-
tents or purposes before menconed shall be from henceforth
deemed Construed adjudged and taken (only as against the
Lord Proprietary and his said heires and successors and as
against such Reall Purchasers Reall Mortgagers and Reall
Creditors their heirs successors Executors Administrators and
assignes Respectively whose Estates Rights titles Interests
accons suites debts accompts Claimes or demands by such
Covinous feigned deceitfull and fraudulent devices Contrive-
ances and practices is are shall may or might be disturbed
hindered barred delayed or deseated) to be Clearly and abso-
lutely void frustrate and of none Effect any pretence Colour
feigned Consideracon or other matter thing to the Contrarie
Notwithstanding.
And Bee itt further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid and
by and with the aduice and Consent aforesaid that all and
every person and persons who are or shall be party or parties
to any such Secret fraudulent feigned or Covynous guift grant
bargain Sale Alienacon Conveyance lease demise Charge in-
cumbrance Estate bill bond accon suite debt Iudgment Extent
Execucon or other matter or thing herein before Expressed
and who being privy therevnto or haueing notice of and know-
ing the same shall after the three and twentieth day of Aprill
in the yeare of our Lord one thousand Six hundred Seventy
and one wittingly or willingly put in ore avow abett maintaine

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Iustifie or defend the same as true and Simple and as had
made granted done Executed or obteyned bona fide and upon
good Consideracon or shall grant alien assigne or transferr the
same or the benefitt thereof or any part thereof shall incurr the
Penalty and forfeiture of two yeares of the improued value of
such lands Tenements and Hereditaments as shall be soe
given granted Bargained sold alienated leased and demised
Conveyed Charged or Incumbred and the whole values of all
such goods and Chatties and alsoe all such moneys as shall be
menconed Conteyned or pretended to be due or Claimed or

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