Acts. 133

actually paid a Valluable Consideration for the said Lands where-
fore the said William Holland Richard Harrison and Samuel Chew

Liber LL, 4
Acts

prayed relief in the premises from the Generall Assembly and in
order thereunto that an act might pass in their favour to supply
the defects of the said Meriel Abbingtons acknowledgment of the
deeds by her Executed to the said John Hyde and Isaac Milner
which was thought reasonable to be allowed
Be it therefore Enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty by
and with the advice and Consent of her Maj^tys President Councill and
Assembly of this Province and the Authority of the Same that
the said Lands Called Abbington Mannour and Dousdale be and
stand Confirmed unto the said Colonell William Holland Richard
Harrison and Samuel Chew and their heires according to the divi-
sions made between themselves thereof and with such Estates therein
as the said Richard Harrison by deed Indented between him the said
Co" William Holland and Samuell Chew bearing date the twentyeth
day of June one thousand Seven hundred and nine has Limitted and
Expressed the said want of acknowledgment of the said Meriel
Abbington in any wise notwithstanding.
Provided that this act nor anything therein Conteyned shall Ex-
tend to be Construed to Extend to Debarr the heir or heires at Law
of the said Meriel Abbington of his her or their right of in and to
the Lands in the said Recited deeds menconed if such heir or heires
make his her or their Clayme or Claimes within the space of four
yeares any thing in this Act Conteyned to the Contrary notwith-
standing.

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An Act for the Naturalization of David Pagett of Queen Anns
County planter and Maudlin his wife and their Children.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty by and with the
advice and Consent of her Maj^tys President Councill and Assembly

Acts of 1711,
ch. 8

of this Province and the Authority of the same that David Pagett of
Queen Ann's County planter a Frenchman by birth Maudlin his
wife and Eliz^a his Daughter and all other his Children hereafter to
be born within this province and all and Every of them, shall upon the
said Davids takeing the oaths appointed by Law, be Judged reputed
and taken as naturall born People of this Province, And that they,
and Every of them, by the Authority af^d be Enabled and adjudged to
all Intents and purposes, to Demand Challenge, Aske have hold and
Enjoy any Lands Tenements Rents and hereditaments to w^ch they
might in any wise be Entituled as if they were free and Naturall
born Subjects and People of this province, and Also that they and
Every of them shall and may be Enabled to maintaine Prosecute
Avow Justifie and defend All manner of Actions Suits Pleas Plaints
and other Demands whatsoever, as Liberally, Frankly, Freely, fully,

Lawfully and Securely as if they and Every of them had been

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