Assembly Proceedings, October 1671. 331

and may from henceforth be adjudged Reputed and taken as
a natureall borne person within this Prouince of Maryland and
alsoe that he shall and may from henceforth by the same Au-
thority be Enabled and adjudged to all intents and purposes
able to demand Challenge aske have hold & Enjoy any Lands
Tenements Hereditaments & Rents within this Prouince as
Heire or Heires to any of his Ancestors by Reason of any dis-
cent fee simple ffee taile Generall or speciall or Remainder
vpon any Estate Tayle or come to him by any discent in fee
simple fee tayle Generall or speciall or Remainder vpon any
Estate Tayle as aforesaid or by any other Lawfull Conveyance
or Conveyances or meanes whatsoeuer as if he had been borne
within this Prouince or were of Brittish or Irish discent as
aforesaid And alsoe that he from henceforth may and shall be
Enabled to prosecute maintaine & avow Justify & defend all
manner of accons suites plaints and other demands whatsoever
as Liberally franckly freely fully Lawfully and securely as if he
had been Natureally borne within this Prouince of Maryland or
were of Brittish or Irish discent and as any other person or
persons Natureally borne within this Prouince or of Brittish

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or Irish discent may any waies Lawfully doe any Lawe Pro-
visoe Act or Custome of this Prouince or other thing whatso-
ever had made ordeined and done within this Prouince to the
Contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding.

p. 72