390 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

Liber
W H & I

the same (that is to say) the Certaine dates names Surnames
and addicons of the parties thereunto with the Certain Con-
sideracons for which the same are made And the Certaintie of
the premisses and of the Estate and Estates thereby intended
to passe be Enrolled in the Prouinciall Court of this Prouince
or in the County Court where the Land doth Lye the same en-
rollment to be made within twelue moneths next after the date
of the said writings indented for the Capcon of which said
acknowledgm': there shall be paid to the parties takeing the
same twelue pence starling and noe more and for which said
Enrollment there shall be paid to the Clerke of the said Pro-
uinciall or County Court in case the same doe not Exceed halfe
a side of aleafe in folio in the Record booke wherein the same
shall be Enrolled the sume of Eight pence onely And if the
same doe Exceed halfe aside of aleafe as aforesaid then the
sume of sixteene pence and soe after the Rate of sixteene
pence of every side of aleafe which the Enrollment shall take
upp and that the said Clerke of the said Court shall well and
Sufficiently Enroll the same with a note of the day wherein the
same shall be enrolled in agood sufficient booke in folio to Re-
maine in the Custody of the Clerke of the same Court for the
time being amongst the Records of the said Court To the in-

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tent that Every party that hath to doe therewith may resort
unto & see the enrollment and that the same Clerke shall on
the back of every such deed in a full Legible text hand make
an endorsment of the day and yeare of such enrollment and
alsoe of the folio of the booke in which the same is enrolled
and shall unto such endorsement Sett his hand.
Provided allwaies and itt is hereby Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid and by the advice and Consent aforesaid that where
the Grantor or grantors Bargainer or Bargainers of any such
Mannors Lordshipps Lands Tenements or Hereditaments
shall happen to be out of this Prouince and within any of the
Dominions of his Majesty the King of England att the time of
the ensealing of such writeing or writeings Indented so that
the same cannot be acknowledged in manner & forme as is
before directed or enrolled within the time for that purpose
herein before Limitted That in every such case the acknow-
ledgment of such writeing or writeings before the Cheife Gou-
ernour or Gouernours of any of his said Majesties Plantacons
or before the Major or Cheife Majestrate of any Citty or towne
Corporate within his said Majesties Dominions and a Certifi-
cate thereof under the hand and seale of such Cheife Gouer-
nour or Gouernours or under the Comon Scale of such Citty
or towne Corporate annexed and affixed vnto such writeing
Indented the enrollment of such writeing together with such
Certificate In the Prouinciall Court before menconed within