Assembly Proceedings, June 2—July 22, 1699. 539

att the furthest after Such Sentence Given Enter his Appeale
before the said Governor and within fifteen days more Petition
the Governor of this Province for the time being to Examine
the Sentence of the said Judge or appoint Such other person
or persons as he shall think fitt to hear and Determine the
Same whose Sentence shall be finall without other Appeale
repeal or review and for that diverse Bonds have been taken
by the Severall and respective County Courts of this Province
in the name of the Worshipfull Comissioners of the County
Court or in some Some Such other terms amounting there-
unto and for the use of the Severall and respective Orphans
in the Sev^rall and respective Countys of this Province with

Condition to pay unto the Said Comissioncrs or Justices of the

peace the respective Sums of Tobb^o or money in the respect-
ive Condition Conteined in pursuance of this Act when in
truth the said Comissioners of the County Court are no body

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Polliticque nor Capable of Suing the Said Bonds to and for
the use of any Orphan within this Province. Be it En-
acted by the Authority aforesaid so as before taken to and
for the use of any Orphans in this Province in Pursuance
of this Act shall be sued and recovered in the Names
of the Orphans to whose use such Bonds were taken either in
the County or Provinciall Court att the Election and Choise of
the said Said Orphans any Estate Statute or usage to the Con-
trary hereof in any wise Notwithstanding And for the Ease
and benefitt of the good people that hereafter shall have occa-
sion to resorte to the said Iudge in Testamentary Causes for
the Probate of Wills and granting Adm^rcons Be it Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid That the Comissary Generall of this
Province, Chancellor or other person that shall from time to
time be appointed as Judge in Testametary Causes for
Granting Adm^rcons shall from time to time and att all
times dureing his Continuance in Such Office Constitute
ordeine & appoint Some able and Sufficient person of
good repute and a freeholder in every respective County
within this Province to take the Probate of any last Will or
Testament of any person or persons either Nuncupative or in
Writeing even tho the Same be Concerning Titles of Land
and likewise the Granting of any Administracons of any per-
sons Dying intestate in the respective Countys where each
person or person So Appointed shall reside and Inhabitt which
said persons in each respective County of this Province So
appointed as af^d shall & May take the proof of any Will what-
soever as aforesaid of any person as aforesaid, within the
County as af^d and grant Letters Testamentary upon the Same

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and likewise Grant any Administracon to any person or persons
whatsoever that Right has to the Adm^rcon of any person

p.307