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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, October 1678-November 1683
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Assembly Proceedings, OctoberNovember 1683. 613

foure monthes as aforesd it shall be then free for any pson or
psons whatsoever to take up the sd Lott or Lotts, paying the
Owners pportionable for the same, and in Case any pson or
psons shall willfully refuse to make sale of any such Lands,
herein before menconed or any pson or psons through non
age Coverture non sane Memory or other Impedimt or dissabil-

Liber W. H.

ity whatsoever that then the Comrs aforesd Nominated for each
Respective Covnty are hereby authorised by vertue of this
act, to Issue out warrls to the Sheiriffes of theire severall &
Respective Covntys to Impower him to Impannell and returne
a Jury of freeholders before the sd Comrs which Jury upon
theire Oathes to be administred by the sd Com" are to enquire
and asess such damages & recompence as they shall think fitt
to be awarded to the Owners & all psons Interested according
to theire severall & Respective Interests, in the sd Land or any
p' thereof & what sume of tobbacco the said Jury shall adjudge
the sd Land shall be worth shall be pd to the Owners & such
psons Interested by such pson or psons as shall take up the
said Respective Lotts pportionably to theire Lot or Lotts,
and the aforesaid Comrs are hereby Impowred or the Major pt
of them by Respective warrts undr theire handst & seales, to
sufnon the Survr Genll or his Deputy or Deputies in each
Respective Covnties to survey & Lay out One hundred acres
of Land in the places herein before nominated and appointed
in manner & forme aforesd and the sd survr shall likewise marck
& stake out the sd One hundred acres of Land as aforesd into
One hundred equall Lotts as the sd Comrs shall direct & appoint
as aforesd with Convenient streets Laines & Allies as aforesd
as neare as may be to the benifitt of each Respective Lott, &
when the sd One hundred acres of Land is so surveyd layd out
8c Valued as aforesd that then whoever shall make Choice of
any Lott, & make entry thereof before such pson as by the
Comrs shall be appointed to keep the booke for entry of such
Lott & pay or give security for paymt of such sume or Quantity
of Tobbacco as shall by the discrecon of the Comrs be rated
upon such Lott, and payable to the Owner of the sd Land, &
on such Lott so as aforesaid taken up, build one sufficient
twenty foot square hovse at the least before the last day of
August One thousand six hundred Eighty & five each Re-
spective Lott, to be held of the Rtt Honoble the Lord Propry of
this Province his Heires & Successors for ever, vndr the yearly
Rent of One Penny Currant mony for each Respective Lott,
and the same or any other manner of settling or building upon
such Lott according to the direction of this Act, shall by Vertue
thereof Invest the sd taker vp & builder upon such Lott within
an Estate of Inheritance in the said Lott, to him his Heires
& Assignes for ever & shall be a ppetuall barr to the Owner

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