432 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Lib. L. L.
No. i.

Imbezelled the estate of the Intestate then the Judge shall
assign the Bond entred into by the former Administrator and
his security unto the latter Administrator to be relieved against
them for such wasting and Imbezelling
That the Judge upon acco^t given by the first Administrator
as aforesaid shall make division of the clear Estate of the
Dec^d after debts paid and funerall expence defray'd, that is to
say shall allow to the Widd or Relict of the said Intestate if
any such be one full third part thereof, and the other two thirds
shall be equally devided between the children of the said dec^d
(if any such be) and if no such be then between the next of blood
of the Intestate, and after such division made, shall transmit!
the accompt thereof to the Justices of the severall and respec-
tive County Courts, who are by this Act appointed authoriz'd
and enjoyned to put the persons Lands Goods & Chattells of
the Orphans into the hands of such persons as they shall think
fitt tak^g bond w^th two Sufficient sureties in the name of the
Orphans themselves for securing and delivery of the said
Estate to the s^d Orphans or their Guardians, when thereunto
lawfully called according to the rules and directions hereafter
by this Act prescribed Established and ordained and not other-
wise, which Rules shall be rules not only for the Justices of
the County Courts to proceed by in taking the Acco^ts of Guar-
dians or Trustees for Orphans, But also for the Judge of pro-
bate of Wills and granting Administrations in the taking

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acco^ts of Orphans Administrators and bare Executors to the
benefitt of others nor shall the judge make any other allow-
ances to any Admin^r or Administrators upon his or their
Accompt but for debts bona fide owing by the Dec^d & really
paid or secured to be paid by the severall & respective Ad-
ministrators
Imp^rmis No negro or other slave shall be sold or disposed
of by any Adm^rs for payment of debts or otherwise reserved
for the Adm^rs own use in Satisfaction of any debts due to the
said Adm^r nor any Execution served uppon Negroes or other
slaves so long as there shall be other goods of the deceased
Sufficient to satisfy the just debts of the deceased but shall be
kept upon the hazard of the Estate and Imployed for the
benefitt of the creditors and Orphans (if any be) during the
first year, at the end of which the Adm^rs is to acco^t for the
Estate and the proffit of such slaves shall be Assetts to the
Creditors and devideable between the wife Children and Rela-
tions of the said Deceased if there be no Creditor^s
2^dly That no Account be allowable for Dyet Cloaths Physick
or Education to any Administrator or Guardian to any orphan
ag^st the Estate of the Intestate or against the filial pte of any
Child committed to any Gardian or other persons intrusted