280 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

in the said Saw yard and pay the Sume of five shillings p annum
Rent To the Corporation of the City of Annapolis and pay The
proportionable part of the Purchase money To the proprietors
Thereof in failure of which or any of the Particulars above mentioned
the said Corporation shall and may Re Enter upon the said Land any
Thing to the Contrary in this Act notwithstanding.

Acts of
Oct. 1720,

ch. 22

(Repealed

by 1753,

ch. 24)

An Act for the Confirmation of the Land therein mentioned To
Rich^d Bennet Esq^r
Whereas Martram Wright was Seis'd in his demesn as of Fee of
a parcell of Land Called Bolton on Turkey Point and by Deed of
Bargain and Sale or some other Conveyance Dated the Two and

p. 502

Twentieth Day of Aprill in the year Sixteen hundred and ninety two
Sold and Conveyed the same to one Edw^d Chilton and the s^d Edw^d
Chilton the Fourth Day of Octob^r following sold and Convey'd the
same to Lionel Copley Esq^r Deced which Land for the Better
Security of paying the Consideration was Reconvey'd by the said
Copley to the said Chilton with a Clause or proviso of Redemption
upon payment of the Consideration money and the said Copley dyed
w^thout Ever paying one peney for the said Land Whereupon the said
Chilton brought an Action of Tresspass and Ejectment for the same
& Recover'd the Possession thereof in the provinciall Court in
October Sixteen hundred and ninety seven & afterwards by Deed
Indented and executed Dated in December Anno Dom: Sixteen hun-
dred and ninety Eight sold and Convey'd the s^d Land to Peregrine
Brown Late of London Merchant who for the Better Confirmation
of his Title thereto obtained a Release from the heir at Law of the
said Lionel Copley & afterwards sold and Convey'd a moyety
thereof to one Thomas Robinson who some Time afterwards Died
Considerably indebted to the said Peregrine Brown as Evidently
appeared to this psent Generall Assembly and Brown Became very
Considerably indebted to the Crown by Sundry Bonds & Dying
Devised the said Land to Margarett his wife who Together w^th
Joseph Brown son and heir of the said Peregrine Towards Satisfying,
the Money Due to the Crown assigned over all the Lands of the said
Peregrine Brown in Maryland & all his other Effects in Trust to
and for the use of the Crown whereby the Debt of the said Robinson
to the said Peregrine Brown became vested in the Crown & his Land
Subjected to the payment Thereof The Trustees appointed to Sell
& Dispose of Browns Estate haveing fully and Amply authorized
Maurice Birchfield Esq^r Survey^r Generall of the Southern District
of America & J oseph Brown Son & heir of the said Peregrine Brown
to sell and Dispose of the same by vertue Whereof the said Birch-
field & Brown on the Eight Day of June Seventeen hundred and
Seventeen for and on the behalf of the Crown sett up the said Land
to Publick Sale and the s^d Rich^d Bennett being the Highest Bidder