Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 475

only from the Day of the Enrollment of the same and not
from the Day of the date thereof, and shall at all times be
Construed and taken most favourably and beneficially for the
benefitt and advantage of the Grantee and Grantees and
more strongly for the barring of the Grant^r and Granters
therein to be named, and according to such intent as by the

Lib. L. L.
No. I.

words thereof shall appear to have the true intendment of the
Parties thereunto, Albeit the same shall not happen to be
drawn and penned in such strict formall manner as is used in
England and other Countrys where the advice of Councill
Learned in the Laws of the Countrey may easily be had in the
drawing pening and writing of Instruments of the like nature
Provided always That any married woman or feme Covert
shall happen to be named a party Grantor in any such writing
indented the same shall not be of force to debarr her or heires
Except upon her Acknowledgement of the same the person
or persons taking such her acknowledgement shall Examine
her privately and Secretly out of the hearing of her husband
whether she do make such acknowledgement of the same to
the person or persons taking such her acknowledgement will-
ingly and freely and without being induced thereunto by any
fear or threats of or used by her husband or through fear of
his displeasure, and that upon Examination she shall own the
said Acknowledgement to be free and voluntary and the per-
son or persons so Examing her shall in the noat or Certificate
of the Caption of the said Acknowledgement Certify such her
Examination and acknowledgement thereupon & that such
Certificate be likewise Enrolled upon Record in w^ch Case only
every such feme Covert shall be barr'd and not otherwise, any
thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstand^g
And be it Enacted by the Authority advice and Consent
afores^d That no advantage shall be had or taken against any
person or persons whatsoever that hath either Conveyed or

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had Conveyed to him any Manners Lands Tenements or
Hereditaments by any way's or means whatsoever in this
Province for non payment of the Alienations reserved as
aforesaid at any time or times since the late happy Revolution
of Affairs in this Province, But that the payment of the same,
and receipt taken shall be as available and beneficiall to the
party or parties who ought to pay the same and recording the
same receipt as if the same had been paid at the time of the
acknowledging and Enrollment as aforesaid any thing in this
Act or in any former Act or any Law Statute or useage to the
Contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
June 7^th 1692. June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r W Taylard Clk assis^t have Assented
Signed p Ord^r Hen: Denton Clk.

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