Acts. 207

Act He shall forfeit the sume of tenn pounds Currant Mony and
the Clerk of the County Court so neglecting as af^d shall forfeit the
Sume of five pounds Currant mony to the right Honourable the Lord
Proprietarie of this Province his Heirs and Successors towards the
Support of his Lordships Government within this Province to be
recovered in any County Court within this Province by Accon of
Debt Bill Plaint or Information wherein no Essoyne Protection or
Wager of Law to be allowed.
This Act to continue untill the Twenty ninth Day of September
which shall be in the Year of Our Lord God one Thousand Seven
Hundred and Twenty

Liber LL, 4
Acts
p. 311

An Act for Confirming and makeing Valid in Law a Conveyance
of land made by Anthony Ivy and Anne his Wife lately deceased
to John Alla of Queen Annes County
Whereas It has been made Appeare to this present Generall As-
sembly that Robert Smith Esq^r late of Queen Anne's County de-
ceased in his Life time for the Quantity of four thousand pounds of
tobacco to him in hand paid by the said John Alla Did treat with and
Agree to Sell unto him the said John Alla two hundred and forty
one Acres of land being parte of a tract of land Called Confusion and
also parte of an other Tract of land Called Adventure Lying or
Supposed to Lye in Queen Annes County af^d and that before he the
said Robert Smith had Conveyed the same or had a Title so to doe
unto him the said John Alla pursuant to the treaty and Agreement
aforesaid Dyed and that afterwards Viz. the Twenty second day of
August in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and
tenn Anthony Ivy of Queen Annes County af^d Gent lately deceased
and Anne his Wife the daughter and heires at Law of the said Robert
Smith Esq^r in Pursuance of and Complyance with the said treaty
and Agreement by their deed Indented of bargaine and Sale bearing
date the day and Year af^d and by them duly Executed Acknowledged
and recorded in the Records of Queen Annes County for the Con-
sideration of four thousand pounds of tobacco in the said Deed
mentioned did Convey unto him the said John Alla the said two hun-
dred and forty one acres of Land which Deed followes in these
Words Viz. Maryland ss. This Indenture Made the Twenty

Acts of
July, 1716,
ch. 9

second day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven
hundred and ten Between Anthony Ivy and Anne his Wife of the one
parte and John Alla of the other parte All of Queen Annes County
Wittnesseth that the said Anthony Ivy and Anne his Wife for and
in Consideration of the sume of Four thousand pounds of tobacco
to them in hand paid att and before the Ensealeing and Delivery of
these presents by him the said John Alla wherewith the said Anthony
Ivy and Anne his Wife their heirs Executors & Administrators doe
Acknowledge themselves to be fully Satisfied Contented and paid and

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