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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March, 1707-November, 1710
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the rent and many more Tracts Belong to psons out of this
province and also through Tenderness and Mildness the said
Richard Bennett & James Heath have forborne vigorously
to Levy their dues on psons at prsent not able to pay.
And Whereas also remedy for Recovery of the said Rents
Sumes of mony fines forfeitures and Alienations by way of
Distress after the said first day of August one thousand
Seven hundred and Seven will Cease from the said Richard
Bennett and James Heath their Executors Administrators or
assignes and that by the strict rules of the Common Law if
the said Lord Baltemore and Edward Somerset! or their
agents receive one years rent after the said first Day of
August one Thousand Seven hundred and Seven and give
receipt therefore such rect will be a defeazance and Discharge
against all such arrearages as will then belong to the said
Richd Bennett and James Heath their Executors Administra-
tors or Assignes.
Be it therefore Enacted by the Queens most Excellent
Majesty by and with the advice and Consent of her Majty's
Governour Councill & assembly of this province and the
Authority of the same That all such right Title interest
property Claime & demand Which they the said Richard
Bennett and James Heath their Executors Administrators or
assignes have or ought to have by vertue and power of the
afd Indenture of in and to all the Rents Issues Sumes of mony
fines forfeitures and Alienation which on the said first day of
August one Thousand Seven hundred & Seven will be due to

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

p. 298

them on arreares shall Continue until all be Sattisfyed and
paid and that by vertue of this act they the sd Richard Bennett
and James Heath their Executrs Administrators and assignes
shall be and are hereby Enabled to Sue for and recover the
same by action of Debt in any Court of Record of this
province that may hold plea thereof against which no wager
of Law shall be allowed nor any Act of Lymitation be
pleaded and that no subsequent receit or Discharge that
shall be made to any pson or psons by the said Lord Baltemore
and Edward Somersett or their Agent or Agents receiver or
receivers of them or their heires shall be a barr discharge or
Defeazance against any such arrears that on the said first Day
of August one thousand Seven hundred and Seven shall be
due to the said Richard Bennett and James Heath their
Executors Administrators or Assignes.
Provided always And be it further enacted tht where any
arrears as afd shall be due and owing from any orphan What-
soever no accon of Debt shall be brought against such Orphan
Dureing his Minority or for and dureing the terme of five
years (next after their Comeing to the Age of Twenty one

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