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to write the same the suine of twelue pence sterling or twenty
pounds of tobaccoe to be allowed them againe in the said
Account sworne to against such debtor w^ch said debtor shall
alsoe endorse vnder his hand such bill bond or other security
giuen w^th these words an accompt deliuered before passing
this bill according to act of Assembly provided this Act shall
not hinder any such Ordinary-keeper from selling for ready
money w^thin doores or w^thout any liquors w^thout any such
account giuen as is by this Act prescribed but may doe the
same as before the makeing hereof any thing hereinto the
contrary notwithstanding And be it further enacted by the
Authority Aforesaid th^t noe pson or psons inhabiting w^thin this
Province not haueing a Law full licence shall sell by retaile any
Cyder Quince drink or other strong liquor to be drank in his
or their houses or about his or their plantation vpon forfiture
of every time he she or they shall be legally convict thereof
the sume of one thousand pounds of tobaccoe one halfe thereof
to the right hono^rable the Lord Propry: the other halfe to the
Informer or him or them th^t shall sue for the same to be recou-
ered in any Court of Record w^thin this province w^rin noe
Essoyne protection or wager of Law to be allowed. This Act
to Indure for three yeares or to the end of the next genii.
Assembly w^ch shall first happen

An Act for preservation of Orphans reall estates

Whereas a good and proffitable law was made at an
Assembly held at the Citty of S^t Maries the tenth day of
Octob^r in the fortieth yeare of the dominion of the right
Hono^rble Caecilius of noble memory and in the year of o^r Lord
1671 Entituled an Act for the p^rservacon of Orphans Estate
the w^ch said Act nor any other heretofore as yett made hath
any wise effectually provided against wast sale or destrucon
coffiitted of in or vpon the reall Orphans to w^ch dwelling

Lib. W. H.

houses out houses Lands woods orchards & Fenceings other-
wise then what the Lawes of England has prescribed w^ch is
thought to strict & severe for the p^resent constitucon of this
Province where men cannot enjoy the benifitt of the saidjand
w^thout cleereing of the same in doeing w^rof timber must be
fallen w^ch by the Law of England aforesaid is wast & the
damages therevpon esueing is farr greater many times then
the full value of the Land here & it is most apparent th^t not-
withstanding the parents of such Orphans are psons of greate
estates whilst liueing yet their Orphans or heires seldome
come to possesse & enjoy any thing more then the lands &
plantacons by them left for the remedy w^rof for the future Be

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