Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 389

manner and under such paines penaltyes & forfeitures as by
the said Recited act is Limitted & appointed to be paid to the
said Caecilius Lord Prop^ry as aforesaid Provided allwaies
Neverthelesse That all & Every the Severall provisoes in the
said Act Conteined doe during the Continuance of this Act stand
in full force & virtue and be inseparably annexed to this
present Act provided alsoe that from and after the End of this
present Sessions of this Generall Assembly in case of shipp-
wrack or takeing of any shipp or shipps vessell or vessells soe
that the Tobaccoes therein Laden be lost before the Delivery
of the shipp or vessell att his or their port then the master
Marchant or other owner of such Tobaccoes soe Laden & lost
as aforesaid shall be Repayd the said duty or Imposicon of two
shillings p Hogshead or have liberty to shipp att some other
time soe many hogsheads of Tobacco as they had formerly
paid Imposition mony for as aforesaid free & Cleer of any the
said Imposicon.

Liber
WH&L

An Act for the Enrollment of Conveyances and securing
the Estates of Purchasers.

For the better Establishing of away & methood of Convey-
ing of Manners Lands Tenements & Hereditaments within
this Prouince for the future and for the avoyding of all abuses
& deceipt in Incumbring Estates by Mortgages & otherwise by
the owners of Lands & Hereditaments To the prejudice of
purchasers for valueable Consideracons and such as lend their
moneys vpon reall securities —
Bee itt Enacted by his Lordship the Lord Proprietary of this
Prouince by and with the advice and Consent of the upper &
Lower houses of this present Generall Assembly That from
and after the Publicacon hereof noe manners Lordships Lands
Tenements or Hereditaments whatsoever within this Prouince
or any the Lands Islands Territories or places thereunto be-
longing shall passe alter or Change from one to another where-
by the Estate of Inheritance or freehold or any Estate for
yeares (other then such vpon which the Improved yearely Rents
reserved to be payd) shall be made to take Effect in any per-
son or persons or any vse or trust thereof Except the deed or
deeds Conveyance or Conveyances by which the same shall be
intended to passe alter or Change be made by writeing in-
dented and sealed and that the same be acknowledged in the
Prouinciall Court of this Province or before two of the Privy
Councell of this Province or in the Court of the same County
or before two of the Justices of the peace of the same County
where the same Manners Lordshipps Lands Tenements &
Hereditaments doe Lye And be Enrolled or the substance of

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