248 Assembly Proceedings, April 2 — 21, 1649.

Liber A

An Act concerning purchasing land from the Indians

3 Confirmed vt supra Whereas divers psons have hereto-
fore purchased or accepted of lands or Tenem^ts in this Pro-
vince from Indians and have made vse of and possed the same
without any lawfull title or authority derived from the Lord

p. 271

Proprietary neglecting alsoe to take out Grants from his Lopp
vnder his great Seale of this Province for such lands as have
beene or are due vnto such -pson or -psons by vertue of his
Lopps Condicon of Plantacon or other Warrant from his Lopp.
W^ch proceedings are not onely very great Contempts and
p^riudices to his Lopps dignity & rights but are also of such
dangerous consequence if not timely p^rvented, That they may
hereafter bring a great confusion in the governem^t and publique
peace of this Province. Be it therefore Enacted by the Lo:
Propr. with the assent & approbacon of this Assembly That
all purchases or acquisicons whatsoever of any lands or
Tenem^ts within this Province w^ch either already have beene or
w^ch shall hereafter bee made from any person or psons what-
soever not deriving at the same time a lawfull title therevnto
by from or vnder some Grant from time to tyme obteyned or
to bee obteyned from his said Lopp or his heires Lords & Pro-
prietaries of this Province vnder his or theire great Seale of
this Province for the time being shalbe voide and null and it
shalbe lawfull for the said Lord Proprietary & his heires to
enter vppon seize possesse & dispose of any such lands or
tenem^ts soe from time to time purchased or acquired from any
Indian or or other as aforesaid at his or theire will and pleasure
vnles such pson or psons soe purchasing or acquiring as afore-
said have some lawfull right or title to the said lands or
tenem^ts soe purchased or acquired at the time of such purchase
or acquisicon by some Grant vnder the great Seale of this
Province from his said Lopp or his heires Lords and Proprie-
taries of the same

The ffreemen have assented — Tho: Hatton
Enacted by the Governor — Willm Stone