Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 499

same that from and after this present Sessions of Assembly
all Guardians of Orphans that shall have any reall Estates in
Lands with the Orphant or Orphants to whom the same
belongs and Committed to them other then such whom the
Testator in his life time by his last will and Testament hath
otherwise ordered and disposed of w^thin one month after
taking upon him or her the Guardians^p of such Orphant or
Orphants shall with one Comiss^r of the said County where the
said Land lyeth & two other Persons of good repute and well
skilled in buildg and Plantation Affairs, neither of them being
of kinn indebted or otherwise interrested in either Orphant or
Guardian enter upon the said Land or Plantation to such
Orphant or Orphants belonging, and view the dwelling
houses out houses Lands Orchards & Fencing that are upon
the said Plantation and then and there the said two Persons
so Qualifyed as aforesaid, shall take their Corporall Oaths
upon the Holy Evangelist by the said Commissioner to be
Administred, that Accord^g to the best of their skill and Judge-
ment they will make a just Estimate of the Anuall Value of
the said Land & Plantation and what dwelling houses out
houses and Orchards are upon the same, and in what repair
they are in, and in what part of the said Land they Judge the

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said Guardian may be permitted further to clear upⁿ the said
Plantation as well to raise the yearly Rent so valued as afore-
said, as also towards his Charges Yearly in keeping the said
dwelling houses out houses orchards and Fences in sufficient
repair, and so by him to be left alway's having regard to leave
a proportionable part both for quality & quantity of the un-
cleared land for the benefitt and advantage of the Orphant or
Heir when at Age to Possess the said Land or Plantaⁿ as also
the Orphants Maintenance out of the same, where the profitts
of personall Estates be not sufficient to maintaine him or them
and the same to certify under their hands and Seals attested
by the Commiss^rs so administring the oath as aforesaid in the
County Court next ensuing after such View so had and made
as afores^d and there to remain upon Record untill the said
Orphant or Heir come to age, which Certificate so Entred and
remaining upon record as afores^d shall be sufficient Evidence
in Law for the said Orphant or Orphants to recover double
damage in any Action of Wasts by them to be brought wher
at Age for any Wast Sale or distruccon Comitted or done ir
any of the premisses other then what the persons have certified
& thought necessary with due respect had to all circumstances
& matt^rs aforesaid. And be it farther Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid that the Comission^rs of each County Court withir
this Province by vertue of this Act shall have full Power from
time to time and at all times hereafter upon presentment ty

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