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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

p. 136

the said damage if a freeman then the whole damage by Ser-
vitude or otherwise as the Court before whom such matter is
brought as aforesaid shall think fitt, and if any such Mother
as aforesaid be able to prove by such Testimony or Confession
of the Party charged being a Single person and a freeman,
did before the begetting of such Child promise her Marriage,
that then he shall be at his choice either to performe his
promise to her or recompence her abuse as the Court before
whom such matter is brought shall see Convenient, the quality
and Conditions of the Persons considered, this Act to Endure
for three years or to the end of the next Generall Assembly
June 4^th 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.

An Act Providing what shall be good
Evidence to prove Forreign Debts.

p. 137

Whereas divers Persons in the Kingdome of England and
other Places have in their hands Bonds of divers and Sundry
Persons now residing in this Province and send them to Cer-
tain Attorneys to be put in suite against the said Debtors here
which for want of a Law to Explain and Ascertain what shall
be Sufficient proof and Evidence for the proving the said
Bonds to be the Act and Deed of the Debtors and by them to
be Sealed & deliv^rd neither is there any way for the Debtors
to discharge themselves of the same if they have Satisfied the
same as by bringing the Creditor upon his Oath to declare
and sett forth if he have received the said Debts or any part
thereof; or whether there be not any Accounts between the
Creditor and Debtor whereby he may discount the same or to
prove his release, the Witnesses living remote and Impossible
to bring them viva-voce to give their Testimony therein
which thing proovs often times very prejudiciall to both
partys, to prevent which and to give redress therein for the
future Be it Enacted by the King and Queens Most Excell^t
Majesties by and with the Advice and Consent of this present
Generall Assembly and the Authority of the same That all
Debts of Record whither by Judgement Recognizance Deed
Inrolled and upon Record the Exemplification thereof under
the Seal of the Countys where the said Judgem^t was given or
the said Judgement is Recorded shall be a Suffic^t Evidence to
prove the same, and also that all other Debts by Bonds, Bills,
Accounts or otherwise that shall from and after the Publication