Acts. 475

Miriell Abington being since dead so that her acknowledg-
ment Cannot now be had nor any other way devised how that
defect in the said Co^ll W^m Holland Rich^d Harrison and Samuel
Chews title to the said Lands may be helped but by an Act of
Assembly to Confirme their Right who have actually paid a
Valluable Consideration for the said Lands. Wherefore the
said Co^ll W^m Holland Richard Harrison and Samuel Chew
prayed releife in the premises from the Generall Assembly and
in Order thereunto that an Act might pass in their favour to
supply the defect of the said Meriell Abingtons Acknowledg-
ment of the deeds by her Executed to the said John Hyde and
Isaack Millner which was thought Reasonable to be allowed.
Be it therefore Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty
by and with the advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Councill and
Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same that
the said Lands Called Abington Mannor and Dousdall be and
stand Confirmed unto the said Co^ll W^m Holland Richard Har-
rison and Samuel Chew and their heires according to the
divisions made between themselves thereof and with such
Estates therein as the said Richard Harrison by deed indented
between him and the said Colonell W^m Holland and Samuell
Chew made bearing date the Twentyeth day of June one
thousand seven hundred and nine has Limitted and Expressed
the said want of the acknowledgment of the said Miriell
Abington in any wise Notwithstanding. Provided that this
Act nor anything therein Contained shall Extend or be Con-
strued to Extend to debarr the heir or heires at Law of the said
Meriall Abington of his her or their Right of in and to the

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

Lands in the said Recited deeds, mentioned if such heire or
heires shall make his her or their Claime or Claimes within the
Space of four yeares anything in this Act Conteyned to the
Contrary Notwithstanding.

p. 388

Nov^r 10^th 1709

Read and assented by the
house of Delegates Signed
p ord^r
W Taylard Clk. d

November 10^th 1709

Read and assented too by her
Maj^tys hon^ble Councill in Assem-
bly & Signed p ord^r
W Bladen Cl Council