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

C. P.

Ability of body be returned to the said orphans out of their
Increase or otherwise att their full age by this Law Limitted
and if any of the said Slaves be grown aged or otherwise
Impotent or be Lamed and that the Increase will not make
the originall Stock good as to the Number and ability of Body
that then they shall be againe appraised by the said County
Courts and the Guardians or Trustees shall pay to the
Orphans so much Money or Tob^o as the County Courts shall

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adjudge the orphans Stock of Negroes Then to be of Less
Value then they were att the time of their first appraism^t and
Delivery of their Said Slaves to the said Guardians or Trus-
tees but in Case no Guardian or other person will upon those
Termes Accept of those Slaves then itt shall and may be
Lawfull for the said Sev^ll and respective County Courts to
put the said Slaves out upon other terms to any other person
soe that the said Originall Stock of Slaves be not Sold nor
any of their Increase but in the best Manner preserved for
the Orphans till they come to their Sev^ll ages by this Act
Limitted and. Appointed to the Intent they may have their
first Stock made good to them in Number Value and ability
of body if itt may be.
Eighth — that all Servants for years be Likewise returned
in kind to the orphans att their full age (That is to Say) the
same Number of the same age and Sex and by like Number
of years to serve and of the same Ability of body as near as
can be Estimated as the Servants were when reced by the
Guardian or Trustee. And to the end that after an Acct or
Distribution made as afd the ballance of such Acct or the dis-
tribution of such Ballance may not be neglected to be Trans-
mitted to the Severall and respective Justices of the County
Courts as before is Directed —

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Be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellt Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent afd that if such Judge for pro-
batt of Wills Commissary or Commrys Gen^ll shall not within
three months after such Account made up Exhibitted and
past in his Office or after distribution made by him as afd
Transmitt the ballance or Acct thereof as before by this Act
is directed to the Sev^ll and respective Justices of the County
Courts where the Estate shall be and remaine he or they shall
forfeit and pay to our Sovereigne Lord the King his heirs and
Successors the sume of Ten Thousand pounds of Tob^o of
which one Moyety for the Support of Governm^t of this pro-
vince the other Moyety to him or them that shall sue for the
same to be recovered by Action of Debt bill plaint or In-
formation wherein no Essoyne protection or Wager of Law
to be Allowed.