Acts. 139

Toas in the sume of two hundred and thirty one pounds Sterling for
which the said Toas was in Custody of the Sherr of Salem in New
Jersey which mony the said Roberts was obliged to and did pay, after
which the said John Toas made Sale of all his goods, and Chattells,
and runaway w^th out Satisfying the said Roberts any part of the
said Sume of two hundred & thirty one pounds Sterling and Left
(his wife) who is the said Roberts his sister and two Children desti-
tute of any Subsistance, And in a perishing Condition whome the
said Roberts hath maintained since the Departure of the said Toas,
in Consideration whereof, and that the said Roberts is Poor and
unable to support the said Toas his wife and Children prayed Releife
in the Premises from this Present Generall Assembly And in order
thereto that an Act might pass to Impower the said Rob^t Roberts,
(towards Satisfaction of the said Sum of two hundred and thirty
one pounds Sterl and maintainance of the said Toas his wife and
Children) to sell and dispose of four thousand five hundred acres of
Land belonging to the said Toas being part of a tract of [land]
Lying on the main fresh of Elk River in Cecill County Called new
Munster Containing Six thousand acres (more or Less) which was
thought reasonable to be Granted.

Liber LL, 4

Acts

Be it therefore Enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Maj^ty 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 Robert Roberts by Vertue of this Act shall have full power and
authority to sell and Convey the said four thousand five hundred acres
of Land pte of the said Six thousand acres to any person or persons
that will purchase the same, and to appropriate so much of the mony
or tobacco arriseing bv Such Sale to his own use as will Satisfie the
said Sum of two hundred and thirty one pounds and the residue to
the Maintainance and Support of the said Toas his wife & Children
And that any such purchase or purchasers by Vertue of any Sale to
be made by the said Robert Roberts and this act. shall, have, hold,
Possess and Enjoy the said Land and Every part and parcell thereof
to him or them, his or their heires and Assigne for Ever, in a good
sure and Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in fee simple any Law
Statute or Useage to the Contrary or other defect whatsoever not-
withstanding

p. 21

An Act for Reliefe of Tobias Pollard and John Pollard of Dor-
chester County, Gentlemen

Whereas Tobias Pollard second son of John Pollard late of Dor-
chester County deceased, and John Pollard, Grandson and heir at
Law to the said John Pollard Esquire Have petitioned this Generall
Assembly Shewing that the af^d John Pollard Esquire by his Last
will & Testament, had devised, to a Certain William Pollard deced
Father of the Petitioner John Pollard severall tracts of Land Viz.

Acts of 1711,
ch. 14
(Vide 1709,
ch. 8)