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

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of Orphans Estates to be Exactly drawn According to this Act
and recorded in the County Court and the Indentures for
Apprentices Likewise that itt may duly Appear to the Justices
whether Guardians Trustees and Masters doe right and
Justice to Apprentices and to the Country and that the
Justices do right between them and to that end that they

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Cause the Clerk of their County to present the Jury with a
list of the Orphans and apprentices of their County Every
June Court.
Twelfth — And for the better ascertaining what Salary shall
be Allowed Exers and Adminisrs upon their Account of Admron
by the Comry Gen^ll of this province for the paines and Trouble
hazard and Adventures in Administring Estates —
Be itt Enacted by the Authority afd by and with the Advice
and Consent afd that for Every Sume or Sumes of money
Quantity or Quantitys of Tob^o or other goods or Chattells that
shall be bona fide paid by Exrs or Adminisrs the Comry Gen^ll
shall allow the Ex" or Adminisrs the Salary of Ten per Cent
Except as is herein after Excepted.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with
the Advice and Const afd that if the residuary Legatees of
any person or persons dying within this province and making
a will or the next of Kindred to any person or persons dying
Intestate in this province and who ought to have the residue
of such deced persons Estate doe dwell in England or other
parts of his Majesties Dominions out of this province soe that
the Exer or Adminis1 Convert the residue of all the reall and
personall Estate (after debts and Legacies here paid) into

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Money or other Effects for the best advantage of the persons
to whome due and returns the same to such residuary Legatees
or kindred as afd that then the Commissary Genl shall Allow
to such Exer or Admrr the Usuall Salary allowed by Merchants
to there factors (Viz.) Ten per Cent.
And whereas itt Sometimes happens that persons of great
dealing dying in this province have their books Very Imperfect
soe that itt Cannot be Exactly known what debts are due upon
such books unless the Exr or Adm'r takes the paines to Carry
about such books from one Supposed Debtor to another to
State the Accts which many times proves a Considerable Toyle
to the Executor or Adminisr and requires a Very great deal of
Trouble and Charge and many times there appear Discounts
or Defeazances or Receits to barr such book debts or the
debtors where the Accts are old are Insolvent or the like and
the Executors or Administrators for such their great paines
and Diligence have hitherto had no Allowance —
Therefore least itt should be a Discouragement to Extrs and