230 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

and Tranquility of this province then the Quietting the Estates
of the Inhabitts thereof And for the Effecting of which no better
measures can be taken then a Limittation of time for the
Comencing such Actions as in the Sev^ll and Respective Courts
within this province are brought from the time of the Cause
of Such Actions Accrueing,
Be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of his Majestys Govern' Councill
and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same
that all actions of Tresspass Quare Clausum fregit all Actions
of Tresspass Detinue Sur-trover or Replevin for takeing away
goods or Chatties all actions of Accounts Contract Debt book
or upon the Case other then such Accoumpts as Concernes
the Trade of Merchandize between Merchant and Merchant
their factors and Servants which are not Residents within this
province all Actions of Debt for Lending or Contract without
Specialty all Actions of Debt for Arrearages of Rent all Actions

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of Assault Menaces Battery wounding and Imprisonment or
any of them shall be sued or brought by any pson or psons
within this province at any time after the end of this present
sessions of Assembly shall be Comenced or sued within the
Time and Limittation hereafter Expressed and not after (that
is to say the said Actions of Account and the said Actions
upon the Case upon Simple Contract book Debt or Acct and
the said Actions for Debt Detinue or replevin for goods and
Chattells and the said Actions for tresspass Quare Clausum
fregit within three years Ensueing the Cause of such Action
and not after And the said Actions of the Case for words
and Actions of Tresspass of Assault battery wounding and
Imprisonmt or Any of them within one year from the time of
the Cause of such Action Accrueing and not after)

And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that if any
Person Entituled to any the Action or Actions afd shall be at
the time of any such Cause of Action Accrueing within the
age of One and twenty years feme Covert non Compos
mentis Imprisoned or beyond the Seas that then such pson

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or psons shall be att Liberty to bring the said Action or
Actions within the respective times before Limitted after
there Comeing to or being of full age Sound Memory att
Large or returned from beyond the Seas as other psons having
no such Impedimt might or should have Done.

And fforasmuch as Diverse Disputes formerly arose
whether psons Absenting the Province or Wandering from
County to County untill the time by the Late Act for the
Reasons and purposes afd Limitted and Allowed were Expired
should have and benefit! thereby and Different Judgmts given