ACTS.
Maryland ss.
Att a session of Assembly Begun and held at the City of
Annapolis In Ann Arundell County the 26^th Day of October
In the Eight year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne
Queen of Great Brittain ffrance and Ireland and the Dominions
and Territorys thereto Belonging Defender of the ffaith &^ca
Annoque Dom One thousand seaven hundred and nine. The
hon^ble Edward Lloyd Esq^r being president of her Maj^tys Councill
of the Province aforesaid

Were Enacted the Laws following

An Act Confirming and Makeing good and Valid in Law a
Certaine Lease or deed of demise made between Robert
Smith Late of Talbot County Esq^r Deceased and Mathew
Mason of the same County planter

Whereas Robert Smith Late of Talbot County Esq' by the
name of Robert Smith of Talbot County in and by a Certaine
Writeing or deed poll by him duley Executed bearing date
the Twelfth day of Aprill one thousand Seven hundred and
three did unto ffarme Lett Unto Mathew Mason of the same
County and his heires and assignes for and dureing the Term
of his Life and the Life of his then wife. And his Eldest son
Mathew and in Case the said Mathew should die before his
ffather and Mother then for the Life of Richard Mason one
hundred acres of Land part of a Tract of Land Called Bar-
badoes Hall Lyeing on Coursivall Creek Rendring Yearly on
the Tenth day of October the Rent of two Shillings Sterling
to the said Robert Smith or his heires And Whereas the said
Robert Smith shortly after died before the said Lease or deed
poll was by him acknowledged before the Justices of the
Prov^ll or County Court according to Law, and for that the
said Lease or deed poll is of the proper hand Writeing of the
said Robert Smith Esq^r and Wants severall Requisites to
make an absolute title to the said Mathew Mason for the
Terme of the Life of himself his wife and Son or Sons accord-
ing to the Intent & designe of the Lessor and Leesee. The
said Mathew Mason therefore humbly Supplicated this present
Generall Assembly that the said Lease might by an Act of
this Generall Assembly be made good and Valid in Law which
being thought Reasonable, Its humbly prayed that it may be

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.
p. 383