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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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574: 43 ELIZ. CAP. 8, EXECUTOR DE SON TORT.
427 STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER, Anno quadragesimo tertio, Reginae
ELIZABETHS and A. D. 1601.
CAP. VIII.
An Act against fraudulent Administration of Intestates Goods.
Forasmuch as it is often put in Ure, to the Defrauding of
Creditors, that such Persons as are to have the Administration
of the Goods of others dying Intestate, committed unto them,
if they require it, will not accept the same, but suffer or procure
the Administration to be granted to some Stranger of mean
Estate, and not of Kin to the Intestate, from whom themselves,
or others by their Means do take Deeds of Gifts, and Authorities
by Letter of Attorney, whereby they obtain the State of the
Intestate into their hands, and yet stand not subject to pay
any Debts owing by the same Intestate, and so the Creditors
for lack of Knowledge of the Place of Habitation of the Ad-
ministrator, cannot arrest him, nor sue him; and if they fortune
to find him out, yet for lack of Ability in him to satisfy of his
own Goods, the Value of that he hath conveyed away of the
Intestates Goods, or released of his Debts by way of Wasting,
the Creditors cannot have or recover their just and due Debts:
II. Be it enacted by the Authority of this present Parlia-
ment, That every Person and Persons that hereafter shall ob-
tain, receive, and have any Goods or Debts of any Person dying
intestate, or a Release or other Discharge of any Debt or
Duty that belonged to the Intestate, upon any Fraud, as is
aforesaid, or without such valuable Consideration as shall
amount to the Value of the same Goods or Debts, or near there-
abouts, (except it be in or towards Satisfaction of some just and
principal Debt of the Value of the same Goods or Debts to him
owing by the Intestate at the Time of his Decease) shall be
charged and chargeable as Executor of his own Wrong; (2)
and so far only as all such Goods and Debts coming to his
Elands, or whereof he is released or discharged by such Admin-

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