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

C. P.

three Intituled an Act for Advancemt of Trade and one other
Act made att a Gen^ll Assembly held att the Citty of S^t Maries
the first day of Apll one thousand Six hundred Eighty four
Entituled an Additionall and Supplementary Act to the Act
for Advancement of Trade and the Other Act made att a
Gen" Assembly held att the Citty of St Maries the twenty
seventh day of October one thousd Six hundred Eighty Six
Entituled a further Additionall Act to the Act for Advance-
ment of Trade and the Supplementary acts of the same and
another Act made att a Sessions of Assembly begun and
held att the City of Saint Maries the twenty first day of
September Anno Dom. one thousd Six hundred ninety four
Entituled An Act for Erecting Ann Arundll and Oxford
Towns into ports and Towns as by the severall Acts of
Assembly remaining upon Record in the Secretaries office of
this province may appear & notwithstanding the Sev^ll persons
who relying & depending upon the Benefitts and priviledges
in the said Laws granted have taken up Lotts in the said
Towns Entred them and paid for them or were ready to pay
for them as the Law Directed and have built and Improved

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thereon yet they are now threat'ned Disquietted and Disturbed
by the persons Claiming right to the said Lands upon pre-
tence that because the said Acts are Since repealed the Titles
of such takers up builders and Improvers are destroyed and
dye with the said Acts of trade Contrary to the true sense
and rationall Construction of the same Laws or any other of
Like Nature to prevent therefore and take off all such Unnec-
essary doubts and Scruples thereof
Be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by
and with the advice and Consent of his Majesties Governr
Councill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of
the same that all and Every person or persons that dureing
the Continuance of the before mentioned Acts of Assembly
did take up pay for or tendred or were ready to pay for any
Lott or Lotts of Land in any Town Land laid out and allotted
for Town Lands by the former Laws or any of them and of
the same Lott made due Entry and hath built and Improved
upon the same and followed the directions of the above men-
tioned Laws the said person & persons so taking up Entring
building upon and following the directions of the said Laws
their heirs and Assignes shall have hold and Enjoy a good

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sure and Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple of
in and to Every such Lott and Lotts of Land so taken up and
built on as afd (according to the said Laws and Directions) to
them and their heirs forever as fully freely and Amply to all
intents and purposes as if the said former Laws were Still in
force and never had been repealed.