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

Lib, L. L.

No. 1.
p. 85

County Court, in Case the same do not Exceed half of a side
of a leaf in folio in the Record Book wherein the same shall
be Enrolled the sum of Eight pence only, and if the same do
Exceed halfe side of a leaf as aforesaid, then the sum of six-
teen pence for every side of a leaf as aforesaid, shall take up,
and that the Clerk of the said Court shall well and sufficiently
enroll the same, with a note of the day wherein the same shall
be Enrolled in a good Sufficient book in folio to remain in the
Custody of the Clerk of the same Court for the time being,
amongst the Records of the same Court, to the intent that
every party that hath to do therew^th may resort unto and see
the Enrollment, and that the same Clerk shall on the back of
every such Deed in a full Leigable Text hand make an En-
dorsement of the Day & year of such Enrollment and also of
the folio of the Book in which the same shall be Enrolled, and
shall unto such Endorsement sett his hand Provided alwayes
and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and
with the advice and Consent aforesaid That where the Grantor
or Grantors, Bargainer or Bargainers of any such Manners
Lands, Tenem^ts or hereditaments shall happen to be out of this
Province and within any of their Majesties Dominions at the
time of the Enseat^g of such writing or writings Indebted so as
the same cannot be acknowledged in Manner and forme as is
before directed or Enrolled within the time for that purpose
herein before Limitted That in every such Case the acknowl-
edgement of such writing or writings before the cheif Governor
or Governors of any their said Majestys Plantations, or before
the Mayor or Cheif Magistrate of any Citty or Town Corpo-

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rate within their said Majesties Dominions and a Certificate
thereof under the hand and Seale of such Governor or Gover-
nors, or under the Comon Seale of such Citty or Town Corpo-
rate annexed or affixed unto such writing Indented, together
with such Certificate in the Provinciall Court before menconed
within two years next after the date of the said writings
Indented shall be a sufficient acknowledgement and Enroll-
ment in the Law to all Intents and purposses as Effectuall and
available for the Passing and conveying the Manners Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments thereby intended to be Passed
and Conveyed as if the same had been acknowledged in this
Province and. Enrolled according to the Intention and direc-
tion of this Act any thing herein before conteined to the Con-
trary hereof notwithstanding. And be it further Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid by and with the advice and consent
aforesaid That every such writing Indented to be acknowl-
edged and Enrolled as aforesaid, shall have relacon as to the
passing and Conveying of the premisses and the Estate and
Estates thereby passed or intended to be passed and convey'd