WIDOWS.     6.  Any Estate settled by Jointure or other Settlement before Marriage, shall bar the Widow of her Dower in her Husband's Lands, but not of any Devise in his Will.  1715, ch. 39, §. 37.     7.  To prevent Prejudice to Orphans Estates by second Marriages of Widows, Second Husbands shall  be liable to be sued, not only for the Estates due to the Orphans, but also for all Waste committed by their Wives before Marriage, or by themselves afterwards. Ibid.  §. 38.     See Administrators, 7.  Guardians, 5.  Intestates         Estates, 1.  Militia, 11.  Orphans, 7. WILD CATTLE.  See Rangers. WILLS.  See Administrators, 12.  Church Lands, 5, 6.     Manumission of Slaves, 2.  Negroes, 50.  Records, 14. WINE.  See Liquors Imported. WITNESSES.     1.  No Person convict or attainted of Perjury, or Subornation of Perjury, shall be received as a Witness in any Court of Record, till such Judgment be reversed: In which Case such Person may recover Damages. 1692, ch. 16, §. 3.     2.  Persons summoned to give Evidence, having their reasonable Charges tendered, and not appearing according  to the Process, shall forfeit 10 l. Sterling, and yield such further Recompence to the Party grieved as shall be awarded by the Judge, for the Loss by such Party sustained by such Non-appearance.  Ibid.  §. 5.     3.  Every Person duly served with Process to appear as a Witness at the Provincial Court, and not keeping his Day of Appearance, shall be sued by the Court 1000 lb Tobacco, for Support of Government.  1715, ch. 37, §. 5.     4.  Every Person summoned as a Witness to the County Court, and making Default, shall be fined by the Court 500 lb Tobacco to the same Use.  Ibid.     5.  Persons so summoned, and making Default, shall not only pay the Fines aforesaid, but also be liable to an Action upon the Case for all Damages sustained for Want of their Testimony, and be held to Special Bail. And also, on Request of the Party in whose Behalf summoned, shall be liable to have their Bodies attached, to oblige their Attendance.  Ibid.     6. Any Witness summoned, or attached, who shall (being present) refuse or delay to give Evidence, shall be committed to Hail, there to remain till he shall willingly do the same.  Ibid.     7.  Witnesses shall be allowed 40 lb Tobacco per Diem for their Attendance in the Provincial Court, besides itinerant Charges as usual; to be paid by the Persons summoning them, and charged in the Bill of Costs, in all Civil Actions.   But in Cases Criminal, shall be paid according to the Act for speedy Trial of Criminals.  (For which see Thieving and Stealing, 3, 4.)  Ibid.  §. 10.     8.  Witnesses in the County Courts shall be allowed 30 lb Tobacco for each Day's Attendance, till the Cause be ended; to be paid as before directed.  Ibid.     9.  Where any Witness in a Criminal Cause cannot find Security for his Appearance to testify against the Criminal, and for Want of such Security, shall be committed to Prison; the County where the Prosecution is carried on shall pay such Person's Imprisonment Fees.  And, if the Prosecution be in a Superior Court, the Public shall pay such Fees.  1752, ch. 13, §. 2.     10. The Justices shall Assess and Levy all such Fees on the Inhabitants of their several Counties, as often as the Case shall require; and such Fees are payable in the same Manner as other County or Public Charges are allowed to be paid.   Ibid.  §. 3.

WITNESSES.     11.  There shall not be allowed, in any Action, the Charge of more than Three Witnesses to the Proof of any one particular Fact; or of any other Witnesses who shall appear to the Court to have been unnecessarily summoned. 1760, ch. 16, §. 6.     12.  Persons summoned to give Evidence, in any other County than where they reside, shall be allowed by the Court for so may Days itinerant Charges as the Justices shall think reasonable, at the Rate of 24 lb Tobacco per Day, over and besides the Time that such Witness shall attend the Court; payable in Current Money, at 12 s. 6 d. per Cent.  Ibid.  §. 7.     See Boundaries of Land, 4, 9. WOLVES.     1.  Two Hundred Pounds of Tobacco shall be allowed, in the County Levy, for every Wolf's Head, produced to any Justice of that County wherein the Wolf was killed:  Which Magistrate shall cause the Tongue to be cut out, and the Ears Cropt, that it may not be presented again, (but see below, Art. 4-7,) and the County Court is impowered to levy the same upon the County.  1728, ch. 7, § 4.     2.  Oath shall be made (unless killed by an Indian,) that such Wolf was actually killed in that County where the Allowance is prayed for, before the Justice shall grant a Certificate to entitle them to the Allowance. Ibid.  §. 5.     3.  No Justice shall grant Certificate for any Wolf's Head brought by an Indian, or which has been bought of any Indian, unless such Head be brought before him whole and entire, and appears to be fresh killed., Ibid.     4.  The above Act, so far as relates to St. Mary's, Somerset, Charles, Anne-Arundel, Cæcil, Calvert, Worcester, Prince George's, Frederick, Baltimore, and Dorchester Counties, is repealed by the Temporary Act of 1758, ch. 11, §. 1.     5.  When any credible White Person shall bring the Head of any Wolf before any Justice of Frederick County, and make Oath (or Affirmation if a Quaker,) that such Wolf was killed within the Limits of that County, within Three Days preceding, such Magistrate  shall give the Person producing the same, a Certificate thereof, mentioning therein the Oath, &c. taken.  1751, ch. 3, §. 2.     6.  Such Magistrate is impowered to judge of the Age of such Wolf, which, if above Three Months old, he shall distinguish by the Name of Old Wolf,  in the Certificate; but if under Three Months old, shall be distinguished by the Name Young Wolf; and shall cut off the Ears, and take out the Tongue, that it may not be produced a Second Time in order to obtain a Certificate.  Ibid.     7.  Persons producing such Certificates to the Justices of Frederick County, in November Court, shall be allowed Twenty Shillings for every Old, and Fifteen Shillings for every Young Wolf's Head therein mentioned, to be levied on the County, together with the Sheriff's Salary, and paid by the Sheriff to the Persons entitled thereto.  Ibid.  §. 3. WRIT of ELECTION.  See Delegates, 1, 2, 8. WRIT of ENQUIRY.  See Administration Bonds, 5.     Damages, per Tot. WRIT of ERROR.  See Advancement of Justice, 1.     Appeal, 5, 14.  Continuance of Actions, 4. Y. YEARLY MEETINGS.  See Quakers, 2-8. U