An Act for the Enrollment
of Conveyances and Securing the Estates of
Purchasers

For the better Establishment of A way and method of Con-
veying of Manners Lands Tenem^ts & Hereditam^ts w^th in this
Province for the ffuture and for the avoiding of all abuses and
deceipts in incumbring Estates by Mortgages and otherwise by
the owners of Lands & Hereditam^ts to the p^riudice of Pur-
chasers for valuable Consideracons and Such as Lend their
moneys vppon Reall Securities Bee it Enacted by his Lorpp the
Lord and Proprietary of this Province by and with the advice
and consent of the vpper and Lower howse of this p^rsent As-
sembly That from and after the Twenty Ninth day of Septem-
ber now next coming no Manno^r Lorpps Lands Tenem^t or
Hereditam^ts whatsoever within this Province or any the Lands
Hands Territories or Places therevnto Belonging Shall passe
alter or change from one to another whereby the Estate of In-
heritance or or ffree hold or any Estate for yeares (other then
Such vpon which the Improved yearly Rents Shal be Reserved
to be yearly paid) shal be made to take Effect in any Person or
psons or any vse or Trust Thereof Except the deed or deeds
Conveyance or Conveyances by which the Same Shal be in-
tended to pass alter or Change be made by writing Indented
and Sealed and th^t the Same be Acknowledged in the Provin-