Appendix. 573

An Act to Confirm two Deeds of Sale the One from George Old-
field and Petronella his Wife and the Other from Richard Carr son
and heir at Law To a Certain John Carr of Cecill County Deceased
to Casparus Augustine Herman.

Whereas heretofore to wit on the third day of October One Thou-
sand Seven hundred Twenty and Eight an Act of Assembly past in
favour of Ephraim Augustine Herman for the Recording two Deeds
the One from George Oldfield & Petronella his wife the Other from
Richard Carr son & heir at Law to a Certain John Carr of Cecill
County Deceased to Casparus Augustine Herman with proviso
that the said Deeds should be Recorded in Cecill County Records
within Six months from the End of a Sessions of Assembly held in
October One Thousand Seven hundred Twenty and Eight.
And Whereas the said Ephraim Augustine Herman by his Humble
Petition to this Assembly has set forth that the said Deeds were not
recorded by reason the Same were mislaid wherefore he prayed he
might have Liberty to Record the same within Six months After
the End of this present Sessions of Assembly And that the Same
may be as valid in Law as if the same Deeds had been Recorded
within the time Limmitted by the said Act of One Thousand Seven
hundred Twenty and Eight.
Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary by & with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships Govern-
our and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority
of the same that the said Deeds and every the articles Clauses and
Covenants in them Contained and Expressed shall be as Good Effec-
tuall and Valid in Law to all Intents and purposes whatsoever as if
the same Deeds had been actually Recorded according to the Express

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Laws of this Province or the before mencond Act of Assembly any
Law Statute usage or Custom to the Contrary notwithstanding, Pro-
vided the said Deeds shall be recorded in Cecill County Records,
within Six months from the End of this Sessions of Assembly Saving
to his Sacred Majesty his heirs & Successors & to the Right Honour-
able the Lord Proprietary his Heirs & Successors and all Bodies
Politick and Corporate & all Others not Mencond in this Act their
Respective Rights.

p. 360

An Act to Record a Deed of Bargain and Sale made by Thomas
Humphryes Esq^r and Mary his wife to Jn^o Gresham Esq^r

Whereas it hath been made Apparent to this Present Generall
Assembly by the Petition of John Gresham, that John Gresham Esq^r
his Father Deceased on the thirtieth day of October Anno Domini
One Thousand Seven hundred & Twenty three Purchased of Thomas
Humphryes Esq^r late of the City of Annapolis Deceased & Mary his
Wife a Lott or parcell of Ground Lying in the City Afores^d Called
and Known by the Number 35: and that the said Deed was duly
acknowledged by the said Thomas and Mary his wife on the said

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