Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 443

Revolution of affairs before the Tenth day of July which was
in the year of Our Lord 1689 and no Pattent as yet by his
Lordship granted for the same, such person or persons by
himself or his Attorney at any time within twelve months
from and after Publication of this Law in the County where
such Land lyeth as aforesaid, and producing to the Justices of
the said County Court or a Certificate under the hand of such
Surveyor as made the Survey of any parcell or parcells of
Land as aforesaid, and proving the same by the Oath of such
Surveyor if living, or by the book of such Surveyor or other
Evidence if the Surveyor be dead, that the same parcell or
parcells of Land was really and bonafide laid out and Surveyed
for such person or persons by Warrants for the same before
the Revolution of affaires in this Province in the year aforesaid
and fileing the said Certificate, and Oath in the Records of
the said Court. It shall and may be Lawfull to such person
or persons to have use occupy and Enjoy all such Lands and
Tenements so laid out and surveyed as aforesaid. And it is
hereby declared and Enacted that such person or persons
shall have and Enjoy a pure and lawfull Estate of Inherit-
ance in fee simple of in and to all parcell or parcells of
Lands or Tenements according to the Conditions of Planta-
tions upon which such warrants were granted as aforesaid,
together with all priviledge grants and Imunities whatsoever
incident appertaining or belonging to the same, although not
in this Act so largely and particularly exprest as fully and
absolutely as if a Patent from his Lordship had been granted

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for the same, any Law Statute or useage to the Contrary here-
of in any wise notwithstanding And forasmuch as many per-
sons having Purchased of his Lordship warrants for taking up
of Lands within this Province and passed their obligations for
the same as afores^d which obligations many of them are paid
and many others ly out against them, and yet no Land taken
up or Surveyed according to the Tenor of the said Warrants,
and although his Lordship by his Officers appointed under
him doth demand and require the Tobacco so due by the obli-
gations as afores^d yet refuseth to renew such Warrants for
such Lands so paid for or secured to be paid for Be it there-
fore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with the advice
and consent afores^d that any person or persons whatsoever
having such warr^t or warr^ts in their hands and unexecuted as
aforesaid, shall or may repair to his Lordships Agent Receiver
Generall or other Person for such purpose Authorized and
informe them of the same, and if thereupon such Recev'
Generall or Agent or other person Authorized as aforesaid,
shall refuse to deliver up such obligation to such person or
persons having such Warr^t or Warrants unexecuted as afore-

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