500 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. — Oct. 1663.

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book
No. 53

being in Baltemore County in the Province of Maryland shall
att or before the 25^th day of Decembr 1664 Seate the same And
if such p sons as afores^d doe not seate their Respective Seates
of Land then itt shalbee law full for any one whoe hath a desire
to Live in Baltemore County to take vpp any such Seate of
Land (not seated as afores^d And to seate thereon as if itt
neuer had been taken vpp or pattented Provided th^t whosoever
shall take vppe such Lands as afores^d shall seate the Land w^th
three able hands w^th in Two Months next ensueing the sayd 25^th
day of Decemb^r 1664 or else the sayd Land to reverte to the first
own^r thereof w^thout any further Charge And if the afores^d own^r
doth not Seate the sayd Land as afores^d w^th in Two Monthes
next ensueing the tyme of Reversion of such Land vnto such
own^r as afores? then itt shall bee lawful for any one whoe
desires the same to take itt vpp as if itt never had been taken
vpp or pattented Provided he seate itt w^th in Two Monthes
next after the Lapse of the first own^r thereof And if itt be not
seated w^th in Two Moneths as afores^d then to revert to the first
owny as afores^d Provided That this Act nor anything therein
Conteyned doe not extend to Releive any pson or psons who
hath forfeited his or their Land by the Act for deserted Planta-
cons or to prejudice Orphans vnd^r age.
The vpp^r howse have Assented
John Gittings clke
The low^r howse have Assented
Wf Bretton clke.