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the Residue of such Monies (if any) might be applied and secured to
and for the Minor to be paid him on his attaining to twenty one
Years of Age and to go as the Land so sold should have gone in
Case such Decree Deeds or Securities had never been made or in
such other manner and under such Restriction as to this present
General Assembly should seem meet And Whereas this General
Assembly is well Satisfied of the truth of the several Allegations con-
tained in the said Petition and the Prayer thereof being not only in
itself highly reasonable but also Beneficial to the aforesaid Heir at
Law of the said Humphrey Wells Stokes and not Prejudicial to the
aforesaid Philip Smith the Intestate Be it therefore Enacted by the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by and with the Advice
and Consent of his Lordships Governor and the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same that it shall and
may be lawful to and for the aforesaid Mary Stokes and she is hereby
Authorized and Impowered at any time within twelve months from
and after the end of this present Session of Assembly to sell and
dispose of at Publick Auction or Vendue to be had at Joppa Town
in Baltimore County aforesaid to the highest Bidder in Sterling
Money after having given three Months Publick Notice of the time
and place of such sale) the aforesaid Tract or Parcel of Land called
Monserada lying and being in Baltimore County aforesaid or such
part thereof as the aforesaid Humphry Wells Stokes was in his life
time seized of or entituled unto and also his the said Humphry Wells
Stokes dwelling House and Lott in Joppa in Baltimore County afore-
said and also one small Tract or Parcel of Land near Joppa aforesaid
mentioned, the aforesaid Decree or any Law Statute Usage or Cus-
tom to the Contrary notwithstanding And Be it further Enacted by
the Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid that the aforesaid Mary
Stokes shall and may and she is hereby Authorized and Required
within forty days after such Vendue as aforesaid to Execute and
deliver unto the Vendee and Vendees by such Sale an Indenture of
Bargain and Sale expressed to be made between the said Mary Stokes
of Baltimore County Widow and Administratrix of Humphry Wells
Stokes late of the said County deceased of the one part and the said
Vendee or Vendees with his or their proper titles and Additions of
the other Part reciting this present Act and also Expressing therein
the Consideration Money the Parcels to be & thereby Conveyed the
Estate therein and such other things as are usual in such kinds of
Conveyances which Deed upon the acknowledging and recording
thereof according to the Direction of an Act or Acts of Assembly
of this Province to that Purpose still in force shall be Construed
Deemed and taken to carry and convey unto such Vendee or Vendees
his or their Heirs and Assigns for ever the aforesaid Tracts or Par-
cels of Land and Premises hereby intended and therein mentioned to
be Conveyed to all Intents Constructions and Purposes as fully and
effectually as if the same or any other kind of Deed of Conveyance
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