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hundred and forty perches to a bounded red oak Standing in the
Line of John Robinson's Land Called Wassell thence and till it comes
to the first bound tree Containing and laid out for one hundred acres
more or Less as by the same Deed Entered on the Records of Charles
County Court may fully appeare which two parcells of Land the said
Michael Rochford by his Last will and testament in writeing dated
the first day of November Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and five
among other things gave and devised to the said John Coale and
whereas the said Deed Imediately after the acknowledgment thereof
was by the said Michael Rochford deliverd to the Clark of Charles

Liber LL, 4
Acts

County Court to be Entred and Enrolled in the records of the same
Court According to Law but by the said Clark omitted to be done
within the time Limitted by an Act of Assembly of this province
for Quieting possessions Enrolling Conveyances and secureing the
Estates of purchasers and that the said Lynes is Since dead and no
possibility of Supplying the said Defect but bv an Act of Assembly
wherefore it is prayed that it may be Enacted.
And be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by
and with the advice and Consent of her Majestys President, Councill
and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same that the
said recited Deed of bargain & Sale from the aforesaid Philip Lynes
Esquire to the said Michael Rochford of the said two tracts of Land
shall be good & valid in Law to all intents Constructions and pur-
poses as if the same had been Recorded and Enrolled within six
months after the acknowledgment thereof according to the said
recited act and that the said John Coale or any person Claiming by
from or under the said Philip Lynes or Michaell Reckford by vertue
of the said Deed shall and may forever hereafter have hold possess
and Enjoy the said two tracts of Land with their and Every of their
appurtenances in the same manner as is Expressed and Contained in
the said Deed and the will of the said Michaell and as fully and amply
as if the same had been Recorded as aforesaid the said recited Act
or any thing therein Contained or any other Law Statute or usage
to the Contrary thereof notwithstanding

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An Act for the naturalization of Stephen Rich of Queen Anns
County Carpenter and his Children John Lamee of Dorchester
County weaver and his Children and Samuel Berry of Kent County
Carpenter.

Acts of
Oct. 1713,
ch. 16

Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by and with
the advice and Consent of her Maj^tys President Councill and As-
sembly of this province and the Authority of the same that Stephen
Rich of Queen Anns County Carpenter borne under the Dominions
of the States Generall of the united provinces John Lamee of Dor-
chester County weaver borne under the Dominions of the most
Christian King and Samuell Berry of Kent County Carpenter borne
under the Dominions of the king of Sweden and all and Every of

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