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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

p. 199

to the Contrary notwithstanding. Provided allwaies that
before any person or persons whatsoever shall have such
grant to build a Water mill as aforesaid, they shall Enter into
a Bond to their said Majesties with two Sufficient Sureties in
the sum of fifty thousand pounds of Tobacco with condition to
begin to build the said Water mill within one year then next
to come and the same building to prosecute and finish within
two years after such begining And for the great Advantage
that is already found to the Province in Generall by the Mills
already built, some of which do stand upon Lands whereof
the Title is doubtfull for want of due form of the Conveyances
or the last Wills and Testaments, by which the Lands have
been Conveyed or devised to the builders of such Mills. Be
it- therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and
every such pson and Persons as aforesaid, who have built
Mills shall or may have such Writt or Writts as aforesaid to
enquire of the true yearly value of the s^d Land where such
Mill doth stand, and of Ten Acres of Land on each side of the
said run as aforesaid. And upon return of such Writt as
aforesaid shall have a grant from their s^d Maj^ts Cheif Govern^r
here as aforesaid for any Terme not Exceeding Eighty years,
and under the yearly rent returned as aforesaid to be paid to
the Right owner of the said Land as aforesaid any Law useage
or Custome to the Contrary hereof notwithstanding.
June the 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692

Assented to by the Counc^ll Board. The house of Assembly

Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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An Act of naturalization of John
Ouldson and Mathias Vanderheyden

Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent
Majesties by and with the Advice & consent of this present
Generall Assembly, That John Ouldson of Kent County within
this Province of Maryld and Mathias Vanderheyden of Cecill
County within the said Province and either of them shall from
henceforth be adjudged reputed and taken as naturall born
people of this said Province and that they and either of them
from hence forth be Enabled and adjudged to all Intents and
purposes to demand Challenge ask have and Enjoy any Lands
Tenem^ts Rents Hereditaments, to the which they might in any
waies be Entituled as if they were free and Naturall born
people and Subjects, And also that they and either of them
from hence forth may and shall be Enabled to prosecute main-
tain & avow & justify & def^d all & all mamer of Actions, Suits,