the thirteenth year of the reign of queen Elizabeth, for the ministers of the
    church to be of sound religion.

    See the notes on 13 and 14 Charles 2, Ch. 4, and 13 Eliz. Ch. 12.

CHAP. 29.  An act to encourage the importation of pig and bar iron, from his majesty's
    colonies in America, and to prevent the erection of any mill or other engine,
    for slitting or rolling of iron, or any plating forge, to work with a tilt hammer,
    or any furnace for making steel in any of the said colonies.

    This statute was of course to have its operation in the province of Maryland, as well as in the
others.
 

    This statute was to have its operation in the province of Maryland, &c.
 

CHAP. 39.  An act to obviate doubts that may arise upon an act made and passed
    in the eleventh and twelfth year of the reign of his late majesty king William the
    third, entitled, " An act to enable his majesty's natural born subjects to inherit
    the estate of their ancestors, either lineal or collateral, notwithstanding their father
    or mother were aliens.

    See the note on 11 and 12 W. 3, Ch. 6, and see 2 Bl. Com. 251.
 

CHAP. 19.  An act enforcing the law against persons who shall steal or detain ship-wrecked
    goods; and for the relief of persons suffering losses thereby.  (Part.)

    See the note on 3 Edw. 1, Ch. 4, as to the parts of this statute relating to ship-wrecked goods, &c.
but it does not appear that there was any prosecution under the provincial government on this statute,
although it extended, by the expressions, to ships in any part of his majesty's dominions.
 

    There were provisions in this statute, respecting prizes, adjudged in the courts of admiralty.