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this Province as if they and every of them had been his Majestys free
and Naturall born Subjects and liege People thereof they the said
Joseph Lazear Gustavus Hessilius, and Christian Geist, having

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taken the usual Oaths to the Government appointed by Law And
Allso that they and every of them be Enabled to maintain prosecute
avow Justifie and defend all and all manner of Actions suits Plaints
Pleas and other demands whatsoever within this Province as liber-
ally frankly freely fully Lawfully and Securely as if they and Every
of them had been his Majestys Naturall born Subjects and Liege
people thereof any Law Statute usage or Custom to the Contrary in
any wise notwithstanding.

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An Act to confirm the Lands devised by Rob^t Anderson of Prince
Georges County deceased unto his three sons Robert Anderson
Cuthbert Anderson and James Anderson in fee Simple to them
and their Heirs and assigns for ever.

Forasmuch as it hath been represented to this Generall Assembly
by James Gladstone and Mahitable Peirpoint that they the said James
and Mahitable have purchased part of a tract of Land lying in Prince
Georges County called Cattailes Meadow of and from a certain
Robert Anderson of the aforesaid County deceased who by his Last
Will and Testament devised part of the Land aforesaid in the afore-
said County to his three sons aforesaid as by the Will aforesaid
appears but it appearing that by the Omission of the person who writ
the said Will that the said Land was only given as an Estate for Life
contrary to the true intent and Meaning of the Devisor aforesaid.
It is therefore humbly prayed that it may be Enacted
And be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Prop^ry by

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and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships Governeur and
the upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and by the Authority of
the same that the said Land called Cattaile Meadow devised as
aforesaid by the said Robert Anderson to his three Sons aforesaid
be and remain to them the said James Gladstone and Mahitable
Peirpoint according to their severall and respective Purchases from
the said Robert Anderson Cuthbert Anderson and James Anderson
as fully and amply to all intents Constructions and purposes as if
the same had been expressly devised to them the said Robert Cuthbert
and James to them and their Heirs forever by the last Will and
Testament of the said Robert Anderson the testator any Omission
of words in the devisee aforesaid or any Law Statute or useage to
the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding. Saving to his Sacred
Majesty his Heirs and Successors and to the right Honourable the
Lord Proprietary and his Heirs and successors and all Bodies
Politick and Corporate and all others not mentioned in this Act their
Severall and Respective Rights.
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