474 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 10, 1709.

	Lib. L. L. No. 64.	Novr 10th 1709. Read and assented to by the house oi Del. Signed p ordr W. Taylard Clk d	Novr 10th 1709. Read and assented to by her Majtys honble Councill in As- sembly & sign'd p ordr W Bladen Cl. Council.

Nov^r 11^th 1709

On the behalfe of our most Sovereigne Lady Queen Anne
of Great Brittaine &c We will this be a Law.

Edwd Lloyd Wm Holland Will. Coursey Tho: Ennalls

Thomas Greenfield Cha: Greenberry John Hall Wm Whittington

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An Act Confirming the title of the Lands therein mentioned unto Collonell Wm Holland Richard Harrison and Samuel Chew. Whereas Collonell Wm Holland Richard Harrison and Sam- uel Chew have made it appear to the Generall Assembly of this province that they had heretofore Employed as their Trustees and agents John Hyde and Isaac Millner of the Citty of London in the Kingdom of England Merchants to purchase for them Certaine Lands Lyeing in Calvert County Called Abington manner and Dousdall Containing about two thousand acres (more or Less) Late the Lands of John Abbing- ton heretofore a Merchant in this province Deceased that the said John Hyde and Isaac Millner in pursuance of the said Coll Wm Holland Richard Harrison and Samuell Chews direc- tions in Referrence to the said purchase, proceeded so ffarr therein as to purchase from Miriell Abington the Heiress at Law of the said John Abington by Vertue of a decree for that purpose made in the high Court of Chancery in the said Kingdom of England the Lands aforesaid in order to be by them Conveyed to the said Coll William Holland Richard Harrison and Samuel Chew, in the proportitions by them agreed upon that the said John and Isaack have accordingly Conveyed the same to Richard Harrison and Seth Biggs deceased in order to be by them further Conveyed and Settled according to the said Collonell William Holland Richard Harrison and Samuell Chews agreement Between themselves which is now done by the said Richard Harrison the said Biggs being dead, that the said Hyde and Millner being not so Con- versant with what our Law in this province Requires in order to the passing of Lands from one person to another omitted the Getting the said Miriell Abingtons acknowledgment of the said Lands as our Law Requires in such Cases and the said