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An Act for the Releif of John Bradford a Languishing Prisoner in
Prince Georges County Goal.
Whereas the said John Bradford by his humble Petition to this
Generall Assembly hath set forth that he hath Continued a Prisoner
for debt in the Custody of the Sheriff of Prince Georges County and
still Continues in the like Deplorable Circumstances not being able to
redeem his Body with all the Estate and Interest he hath in the
world which he would Deliver up and part with to his severall and
respective Creditors if they would accept of the same and Grant the
said Petitioner his liberty which seems so unlikely for him to obtain
that unless relieved by a particular Act passed in his favour which
by his said Petition he hath humbly prayed he must inevitably Con-
tinue a Prisoner for life And for that the truth of the said Peti-
tioners Allegations are made appear to this Generall Assembly by
sufficient Testimonies and that the said Petitioner is a fit Object of
Charity and that his lying in Goal Can be no benefit to his Creditors
It is humbly prayed that the said Petitioner may be releived according
to his Prayer And that it may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by and with the Advice and
Consent of his Lordships Governour and the. Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same that unless all or
any of the Creditor or Creditors of the said John Bradford or the
Attorney of such Creditors aforesaid within this Province shall
within twenty Days after this Session of Assembly go to the Sheriff
of the aforesaid County of Prince Georges and give good Security
to pay the imprisonment fees the sum of ten pounds of Tobacco per
Day that shall or may become Due from the said John Bradford after
the End of the said Twenty Days and also find the said John Brad-
ford Sufficient Meat Drink and Cloathing during his future im-
prisonment And in Case he the said John Bradford shall Deliver
up and Surrender or Cause to be delivered up and Surrendered to
the Sheriff of the County aforesaid in the Presence of two Justices
of the Peace of the said County whom the said Sheriff is hereby
required to summon on the request of the. said John Bradford at
some Convenient time after the Receipt of this Act not Exceeding
ten days all his reall and Personall Estates Either in Possession
reversion or remainder or in trust or in or unto which he hath any
Claim or interest whatsoever and likewise before the Day before,
mentioned Convey assign transfer and make over unto the Sheriff of
Prince Georges County for the use of the said Creditors all such
his Estate interest or Claim as aforesaid after such Manner as by
the said Sheriff and the Major part of such Creditors or such of them
as shall think fit to direct therein or their Councill learned in the
Law shall reasonably devise or require at the Cost and Charges of
the Persons as shall Claim the benefit thereof so as the said John
Bradford be not burthened with any Warranties thereby other than
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