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

Lib. L. L
No. 64.

w^thout passing any Deed therefore the said Katharine in
behalf of the said Susanna humbly prays that it may be
Enacted and
Be it 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 the Estate of the said William Alderne his
heires or Assigns therein so unjustly gain'd cease and deter-
mine and that the said ffifty Acres of Land with all the
Tenements Hereditaments and appurtenances thereto be-
longing or in any wise appertaining be settled and Vested
in the said Susanna Blaney her heires and assigns for ever
any Claime of the said Benjamin Blackleach his heires or
Assigns or any Law statute usage or Custom to the Contrary
in any wise notwithstanding.

September 26^th 1704 Septemb. 26^th 1704

Read and assented to by the Read and assented to by her
house of Delegates. Ma^tys hon^ble Councill
W Taylard Cl hD. W Bladen Cl Concil.

Maryland October 3^d 1704

On the behalf of her Ma^ty &c I will this be a Law.
Jo. Seymour

An Act confirming the last wills and Testaments of Charles
Ashcome late of Saint Marys County Gentⁿ deceasd and
of John Whinfell of Calvert County planter deceased and
likewise of John Burnam late of Talbot County deceasd.

p. 175

Be it 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 the last Wills and Testaments of Charles Ash-
come late of Saint Marys County Gent deceased being in
ffavour of his Children and the last will and Testament of John
Whinfell late of Calvert County Planter deceased being in
favour of his son Jonas Whinfell and each and either of the
said last wills and Testaments shall be good and effectual in
Law to all Intents Constructions and purposes whatsoever to
pass the said Lands therein mencond and to pass Vest and
settle the severall Estates of Inheritance therein expressed to
be devised to the severall persons and their Heires therein
mencond according to the Intent of the Testators notwith-
standing that the said Wills were only publishd and declar'd