to the Town shall be purchased for a Common of Pasture
for the benefit of the said Town, &c.

            Post and Letters.

    I.  An. 11. W. 3. 1699. p. 55.  The Sheriff of each respective
County shall take care of all publick Letters and
Packets, and convey them expeditously to the Sheriff or
under-Sheriff of the next adjacent County, for which
the several Sheriffs shall be allow'd the following sums,
to be laid in the publick levy of this Province, viz.
    II.  To the Sheriff of Ann-Arundel County 1500 l. of
Tob. to the Sheriff of Talbot County 1500 l. of Tobacco.
To the Sher. of Kent County 800 l. of Tobacco.  To the
Sher. of Cecil County 1000 l. of Tobacco.  To the Sher.
of Dorchester County 800 l. of Tobacco.  To the Sher. of
Somerset County 500 l. of Tobacco.  To the Sheriff of
Calvert County 800 l. of Tobacco.  To the Sheriff of
Prince George's County 1000 l. of Tobac.  To the Sher.
of St Mary's County 800 l. of Tobac.  To the Sher. of
Charles County 1000 l. of Tob.  To the Sher. of Baltemore
County 800 l. of Tobacco.  All which to be annually
allowed to the several Sheriffs aforesaid for their charges
in conveying such Letters and Packets as aforesaid.
    III.  Any Sheriff, Under-sheriff or Deputy, that shall
neglect or delay the speedy conveying such Letters, &c.
shall forfeit to the King for every such Offence 500 l. of
Tobacco, &c.
    IV.  All publick Letters and Packets shall be indorsed
for his Majesties service, with the Persons name that sends
them.  And if any Person shall indorse any Letter in
such manner, that is not for the Public Service, he shall
forfeit 500 l. of Tobacco.

            Proceedings at Law.

    I.  An. 4. W. & M. p. 5.  All Bills, Plaints, Process,
Proceedings, Causes, Matters and Things whatsoever,
commenced or depending in any Court of Law or Equity,
or in the Court for Probat of Wills, since the
1st of April 1690. shall be good, notwithstanding any