Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 545

Conveyance in a Good Sufficient Book in folio to remaine in
the Custody of the Clark of the Same Court for the time
being among the Records of the Same Court and that the said
Clk shall on the back of Every such Deed in a full Legible
make an Endorsment of Such Enrollment and also of the
folio of the Book in which the Same shall be Enrolled and
Shall unto Such Endorsment Sett his hand Provided allways
and be it hereby Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That
when the Grantor or Grantors Bargainor or Bargainors of
such Lands Tenements or Hereditaments shall live remote
from either the Provinciall Court or the County Court where
the Land lyeth it shall and may be Lawfull for such Grantor

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or Bargainor to Acknowledge the Same in the County where
such Bargainor liveth and a Certificate of such Acknowledg-
ment under the hand of the County Clark and under the Seale
of the Same County Such Acknowledgment shall be taken
Deemed reputed and be as good and Valid as if the Same
had been Acknowledged either in the Provinciall or County
Court where such Land lyeth and be a Sufficient Warrant to
Such County Clark where the Land lyeth to Enrolle the Same
And if any Such Grantor or Bargainor of any such Lands or
Tenements as aforesaid shall happen to be out of this Province
and within any his Ma^tys Dominions att the time of Ensealing
such Writeing or Writeings Indented so as the Same Cannot
be Acknowledged in maner and forme as is before directed
or Enrolled within the time for that purpose before herein
Limitted That in every Such Case Such Lands or Tenem^ts as
aforesaid shall be Acknowledged by Letter of Attorney well
and Sufficiently proved either in the Provinciall or County
Court where such Lands or Tenements lye or before two
Justices of the Provinciall or County Court as aforesaid for
Acknowledgment and be Enrolled as af^d anything herein
before Conteined to the Contrary hereof Notw^thstanding And
be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid that every
such writeing Indented to be Acknowledged and Enrolled as
afores^d shall have relation as to the passing and Conveying
the premises and the Estate and Estates thereby Passed or
intended to be passed and Conveyed by and from the Day of
the Enrollment of the Same and not from the day of the Date
thereof and shall att all times be Construed and taken more
favourably and beneficially for the benefitt and Advantage of
the Grantee or Grantees and more Strongly for the Barring
of the Grantor or Grantors therein to be named and Accord-
ing to Such Intents as the Words thereof shall Appear to have
been the true Intent of the Partys thereunto although the
Same be not so firmly drawn as is used in England where
the Advice of Councill Learned in the Law may Easily be had
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