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

Lib. L. L.
No. I.
p. 42

the Authority of the same, that all sales guifts and grants at
any time before the said seaven and twentieth day of March
in the year of Our Lord 1671 and not after of any Lands
Tenements or heriditaments within this Province by any
person or persons whatsoever that right had to sell give or
grant such Lands Tenements or hereditaments made by
writing only with or without Scale shall forever hereafter be
accounted good and available in Law to bar the heirs and
Executors of such Vendors donors or grantors any Error in
the forme only of such writing to the contrary notw^thstanding.
And forasmuch as divers assignments of Patents written on
the backside of such Patents for Land are now worne out, and
also many other sales in paper either worn out or quite lost,
for which the purchase money hath been bonafide paid Bee it
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with the
Advice and Consent aforesaid, that all sales guifts or grants
at any time before the day and year aforesaid made by persons
that Right had as aforesaid if either the sale guift or grant or
payment bonafide can be proved by witness, such sale shall
for ever hereafter be accounted good and availeable in Law to
barr the heirs and Executors of such Vendors Donors or
Grantors or other persons claiming- Dower from such Vendor
Donor or grantor any Law useage or custom to the contrary
hereof notwithstanding
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

p. 43

An Act for the Publication of Marriages.

Bee it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent
Majesties by and with the Advice and consent of this present
Generall Assembly & the Authority of the same, That all per-
sons who shall desire marriage shall apply themselves either
to a Minister Pastor or Magistrate for the contracting thereof
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that all
persons within this Province intending marriage shall make
Publication thereof either at the Church Chappell County
Court or meeting house next where they dwell, and that at
such a time as such Church Chappell or meeting house shall
be full and thereby Capeable to take Cognizance thereof, and
that it shall and may be lawfull upon such Certificate had from
the Minister Pastor or County Court when such Publication
shall have been made of three weeks after the said Publication
for either Minister Pastor or Magistrate to joyn in Marriage