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Discharge the s^d Peter Sawell out of Custody and to suffer him to
go at Large And be it Further Enacted by the Authority afores^d
by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that upon the said
Peter Sawells Complying with what is required of him by this Act
that he the said Peter his heirs Executors or Administers shall
be by Virtue of this Act acquitted Exonerated Released and Dis-
charged of and from all manner of debts duties Claimes and De-
mands whatsoever that have been Contracted by him or have arose
due or become demandable from him at any Time before the sitting of
this present Generall Assembly and that in Case the said Peter Shall
after such his Complyance and Discharge as aforesaid be againe
Arrested or sued for any such his debts or duties as af^d or that the
said Sherriffe shall be sued for any matter or thing required of him
to be done by this act that then the said Peter Sawell or the said
Sherriffe may Enter a Common appearance without Special Bayle to
any such Action as shall be so brought against them or Either of
them and plead thereto the generall Issue and give this act or the
Exemplification thereof with the Speciall matter thereon ariseing in
Evidence and that in Case the Plantiffe shall be non suited in such
Action the defendant shall recover against him Double Costs of
Suite any Law Statute Useage or Custome to the Contrary notwith-
standing And be it further Enacted by the same Authority Advice
and Consent aforesaid that the sherriffe of the same county of Cal-
vert af^d shall after such Surrender and Delivering up as aforesaid
give publick notice at the Churches Court house and mills in the said
County of some precise tyme by him the said Sherriffe and the said
two Justices to be appointed for the distribution of the said Peters
Effectts and Estate not Less than twenty days after the Tyme of the
makeing the said Surrender and shall then and there in the presence
of two such Justices as af^d and by their Advice and Directions make

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Distribution of the said Peters Estate as aforesaid to be Surrendred
delivered up or Transferred amongst such of the said Peters Cred-
itors onely as shall then by themselves or their Lawfull Att^rny or
Att^rnys think fitt to be present at such distribution by an Equall and
proportionable distribution thereof to Every such Creditor with
Respect had and in proportion to the Largeness of his or her Debt the
pceedings of the said Justices and Sherriffe in that behalfe to be
Certified to the said Calvert County Court and there lodged for the
perusal of any the said Peters Creditors that shall require the same
without any Fee to be paid for the same or for such Lodging thereof
Saving the Rights of his most sacred Majesty his heirs and Suc-
cessors of all bodys politique and Corporate provided nevertheless
that in Case the said Peter shall be at any tyme after the makeing such
his oath or Takeing such test af^d Convict of will full and Corrupt
perjury thereupon or of a willfull breach or non Complyance with the
Tennour of such Test that then the said Peter shall upon such

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