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bly all his real and personall Estate either in Possession Reversion
remainder or in trust or in or unto which he hath any Claim or
interest whatsoever and do likewise betwixt the days aforemention'd
Convey assign transfer and make over unto the said Sherriff of Ann
Arundell County for the use of his the said Johns Creditors all such
his Estate Interest or claim as af^d after such Marier as by the said
Sherriff and the Major part of the Creditors of the said John Conna-
way or such of them as shall think fit to direct therein or his or their

Council Learned in the Law shall reasonably devise or require at the

Costs and Charges of such persons as shall Claim the benefitts thereof
so as the said John Connaway be not burthened with any warrantees
thereby other than from himself and those that claim by from or
under him and that the said John at the time of such his surrender
and transferring his Estate as af^d shall take his Solemn Oath or
Test before the said two Justices so to be Sumoned as aforesaid to
the Effect following Videlicet. " I John Connaway do solemnly
Swear that the Goods Debts & Effects which I have delivered as-
signed & made over to the Sherriff of Ann arundell County and in
trust for the use of my Creditors is the whole Estate both Real and

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personal of my own in possession or have any Title to in the World
and that I have not any Estate Goods or Effects of any kind whatso-
ever left Either in possession Reversion or Remainder the Necessary
wearing apparell for my self and Wife excepted and that I have not
directly or indirectly sold leased or otherwise conveyed disposed of
or intrusted all or any part of my Estate thereby to secure the same
to receive or expect any profitt or advantage thereof So help me
God, It shall and may be lawfull for the sherriff of Ann Arundell
County after the end of the said Ten Days and the said Sherriff is
hereby required to discharge the said John Connaway out of Cus-
tody and to suffer him to go, at Large.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority af^d by and with the
Advice and Consent af^d that upon the said John Connaways com-
plying with what is required of him by this Act that he the said John
his heir Executors or Adm^rs shall be by Vertue of this Act Acquitted
Exonerated Released and discharged of and from all Manner of
Debts Duties and Claims and demands 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 John shall after such his complyance and dis-
charge as af^d be again arrested or sued for any such his Debts or
Duties as aforesaid or that the said Sherriff shall be sued for any
matter or thing required of him to be done by this Act that then
the said John Connaway or the Sherriff may enter a common Appear-
ance without special Bayle to any such Action as shall be so brought
ag^t them or either of them and plead thereto the Generall Issue and
give this Act or the Exemplification thereof with the Special Matter

p. 530