262 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L.

No. 64.
p. 50

An Act for Quietting of Possessions Enrolling Conveyances
and Securing the Estates of Purchasers —

Forasmuch as a good and beneficiall law Intitul'd an Act
for Quietting of Possessions was made the twenty Seventh day
of March Anno Domini one thousand six Hundred seventy and
one in this Province which by the use thereof hath been
found very much conducing to the benefitt of the said Province.
Be it therefore enacted by the Queens most excellent
Majesty by and with the Advice and consent of her Majestys
Governour Councill and Assembly of this Province and the
Authority of the same that all Sales Gifts and Grants at any
time before the thirteenth day of Aprill One thousand Six hun-
dred Seventy and four (and not after) of any Lands Tenements
or Hereditaments within this Province by any Person or Per-
sons whatsoever that had right to sell give or Grant such
landsTenements or Hereditaments made by writing only with
or w^thout scale shall for ever hereafter be accounted good and
available in Law to barr the heires of such Vendors Donors
or Granters any Error in the forme only of such writing to the
contrary notwithstanding.
And for as much as divers Assignments of Patents written
on the back side of such Patent for land are now worne out
and also other Sales in paper either worne out or quite lost for
which the purchase mony hath been bona fide paid.
Be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent
aforesaid That all Sales Gifts or Grants at any time before the
said thirteenth day of Aprill One thousand Six hundred Seventy
four made by persons that right had as aforesaid If either the
sale Gift Grant or payment bona fide can be paid by Witnesses
such Sale Gift or Grant shall forever hereafter be accounted
good and available in law to barr the heires of such Vendors
Donors or Grantors or any person claiming Dower from such
Vendor donor or Grantor Any Law usage or Custom to the

contrary thereof notwithstanding.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent aforesaid That all Sales and Grants of any Lands

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Tenements and Hereditam^tsmade by deed Indenture and
inrolled since the said thirteenth day of Aprill one thousand
six hundred seventy four or that hereafter shall be so made
and inrolled shall be good and available in Law without Livery
of Seizin
And whereas in the year of our Lord One thousand six
hnndred seventy four and in the fourty second year of the
year of the Dominion of the right honourable Cecilius Lord
Baron of Baltimore a very good Law was made whereby it
was enacted by his said Lordship by and with the Advice and
Consent of the upper and lower houses of the then General