370 Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 29-Dec. 17, 1708.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

That Benjamin Defourr of Ann Arundell County Planter a
protestant native of France Justus Englehard Kitchin a German
& James Roberts a ffrench protestant and all and Every of
them shall from henceforth be adjudged reputed & taken as
naturall borne people of this Province and that they and Every
of them by the authority af^d be Enabled & adjudged to all In-
tents and purposes to demand Challenge ask have hold and
Enjoy any Lands Tenements Rents & hereditaments to which
they might in any wise be Entituled as if they were free and
Naturall borne Subjects & people of this province and also
that they and Every of them shall and may be Enabled to main-
taine prosecute avow Justifie & defend all manner of Actions
suites pleas Plaints and other Demands whatsoever as liber-
rally franckly freely fully Lawfully and Securely as if they and
Every of them had been naturall borne people and Subjects
of this province any Law Statute Vsage or Custome to the
Contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

By the house of Delegates 15^th December 1708

Read & assented to by the house of Delegates.

Signed p order. Rich^d Dallam Cl: ho: Del :

December 15^th 1708.

Then was this bill read and assented to by her Maj^tys hon^ble
Councill & Signed p order. W Bladen Cl Council.

December 17^th 1708.

On the behalfe of our Sovereigne Lady Anne Queen of
Great Brittain &c^a I will this be a Law.
Jo: Seymour

p. 377

An Act Reviveing an Act of Assembly of this Province Intituled
an Act for the ordering and Regulating the Militia of this
Province for the better defence and Security thereof made
at a Session of Assembly begun and held at the Port of
Annapolis December the sixth Anno Dni one thousand
seven hundred and foure.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty by &
with the advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Governour Councill
and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same
That the above mentioned Act Intituled an Act for the order-
ing and Regulateing the Millitia of this Province for the better
security and defence thereof be and is hereby revived and
Continued in full force and Strength from and after this