shall be disposed of or employ'd as the Justices of
the respective County shall think fit, the Produce to be
appropriated towards the relief of the Poor.
    XXI.  Every Woman Servant, having a Bastard
Child, and not able to prove the Father, shall only be
liable to satisfie the Damages sustain'd, by her Servitude,
or otherwise as the Court shall see convenient.  If such
Mother do prove the charge by sufficient testimony of
Witnesses, Confession of the Party, or pregnant Circumstances
agreeing with her declaration in her extremity
of Pains, and her Oath before a Magistrate, then the
Party charged, if a Servant, shall satisfy half the damage,
if a Freeman, then the whole damage by Servitude or
otherwise.  And if the Mother can prove by Testimony,
or Confession of the Party, that the Father, being a single
Person and a Freeman, did before her getting with Child
promise her Marriage, it shall be at his choice to perform
his Promise, or recompence her abuse according as the
Court shall adjudge.
    XXII.  The Provincial and County Courts may hear
and determine any complaints between Masters and Servants
by way of Petition, give Judgment, and award
Execution upon the same.  And upon Appeal no such
Judgment shall be reverst for any matter of Form, &c.
Provided it appears by Record, that the Defendant was
legally summoned, and not condemn'd unheard, &c.

Settlements.
    I.  An. 4. W. & M. 1692. p. 18.  All Sales, Gifts and
Grants, at any time before the 27th of March 1671,
of any Lands within this Province, by any person who
had right to Sell or Grant, made by Writing only, with
or without Seal, shall for ever hereafter be good and
valid in Law, any error in the Form only of such Writing
notwithstanding.
    II.  All Sales, &c. at any time before the day and
year aforesaid, made by persons who right had, if such
Sale, &c. or payment of the Purchase money bona fide,
can be proved by witness, shall for ever hereafter be good
and available in Law, to bar the Heirs, or any person
claiming Dower from such Vendor or Grantor.