140 Assembly Proceedings, August 11-16, 1737.

Lib. B. L. C.

from himself or those that Claim from by or under him and that
the said John Bradford at the same time of such his Surrender and
transferring his Estate as aforesaid shall take his Solemn Oath
before the said two Justices of the Court aforesaid to be summoned
as aforesaid to the Effect following (Viz) I John Bradford do
solemnly swear that the Goods Debts and Effects which I have
Delivered assigned and made over to the Sheriff of Prince Georges
County and in Trust for the use of my Creditors is the whole Estate
both reall and Personall of my own in possession or have any title to
in the world and that I have not any Estate Goods or Effects of any
kind whatsoever left Either in Possession reversion or Remainder
(the necessary Wearing Apparell for myself wife and Children and
Working Tools Excepted) and that I have not directly or indirectly
sold leased or otherwise Conveyed disposed of or intrusted all or
any part of my Estate thereby to defraud my Creditors or to secure
the same to receive or Expect any Profit or advantage thereof, So
help me God it shall and may be lawfull for the Sheriff of the County
aforesaid after the end of the said twenty Days and the said Sheriff
is hereby required to discharge the said John Bradford out of his
Custody and suffer him to go at large And be it further Enacted
by the Authority aforesaid that if the said John Bradford shall here-
after be imprisoned by reason of any Judgment or Decree obtained
for the payment of any Debt Damage or Cost or for or by reason of
any Damage or Cost Contracted occurred or occasioned owing or
growing Due before the End of this Session of Assembly but that
upon Every such Arrest on any such Judgment or Decree or for any
such Debt Damage or Cost it shall or may be lawfull for the Judge or

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Justices of the Court where any Process shall issue upon shewing
a Duplicate of the Discharge of the said John Bradford being so
arrested to release and discharge out of Custody the said John
Bradford Provided the said Prisoner being so arrested shall and do
Enter his appearance or procure some Attorney to appear to every
such Action and plead thereto Provided that the Discharge of the
said John Bradford shall not acquit any other person from such
Debt Damage or Cost or any part thereof but that all such Persons
shall be answerable for the same in such Manner as they were before
the passing of this Act Provided always and be it Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid that notwithstanding the Discharge of the said
John Bradford all and Every Debt or Debts due and owing from
him and all and Every Judgment had and taken or Decree obtained
against him shall stand and be good and Effectual in Law to all
intents and Purposes against the Lands Tenements and Heredita-
ments Goods or Chattells of him which he or any other Person in
trust for the use of him at the time of the Discharge of the said
John Bradford or which he at any time hereafter shall or may be
any way Seized or Possessed of or interested in to his own use or his