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

Lib. L. L.
No. I.

son appealing from the sentence of the said Judge shall w^thin
fifteen days at the furthest after such Sentence given enter his
appeal before the said Governor and within fifteen daies more
Petition the Gov^r of this Province for the time being to Examine
the Sentence of the s^d Judge or appoint such other person or
persons as he shall think fitt to hear and determine the same
whose sentence shall be finall without further appeal Repeale
or review, And for that divers Bonds have been taken by the
respective County Courts of this Province in the name of the
Worshipfull Comissioners of the County Courts or in some
such other Termes amounting thereunto and for the use of the
severall respective Orphans in the severall and respective
Counties of this Province, with condition to pay unto the said
Commissioners or Justices of the Peace, the respective sums
of Tobacco or money in the respective Conditions contained
in pursuance of this Act when in truth the said Comissioners

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of the County Court are no body Politique nor capable of
suing the said Bonds so as before taken to and for the use of
any Orphans in this Province Bee it Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid that all Bonds so as before taken to and for the use
of any Orphans in this Province in pursuance of this Act shall
be sued and recovered in the name of the Orphans to whose
use such Bonds were taken either in the County or Provinciall
Court at their Election and choice of the said Orphans any
Law Statute or useage to the Contrary hereof, in any wise not-
withstanding. And for the ease and benefit of the good
People of this Province that hereafter shall have occation to
resort to the Judge in Testamentary Causes for Probate of
Wills and granting of Administrations Bee it Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid that the Commissary Generall of this
Province Chancellor or other Person that shall from time to
time be appointed a Judge in Testamentary Causes for grant-
ing of Administration shall from time to time and at all times
during his continuance in the said Office constitute Ordain
and appoint some able and Sufficient person of good repute
and a freeholder in every respective County in this Province,
to take the probate of any last will or Testament of any Person
or persons either nuncupative or in writing, even tho the same
be concerning title of Land, & likewise the granting of any
administrations of any Person dying intestate in the respective
counties where each person or persons so appointed shall
reside & Inhabit, which said person in each respective county
in this Province so appointed as aforesaid, shall and may take
the proof of any Will whatever as aforesaid of any person as
aforesaid within the county aforesaid, and grant Letters Testa-
mentary upon the same, And likewise grant any Administra-
tions to any Person or persons whatsoever, that right hath to