Acts. 317

from all Manner of Incumbrances whatsoever to the best of their
knowledge w^ch Oath shall be Certifyed by the same Justices on the
back of the deed and be Recorded therewith.
And Be it Enacted that if the said Tho^s Dent and Ann his Wife or
Either of them shall swear falsley and be thereof Convict the party
so Offending shall Suffer like Pains and Penalties of persons Convict
of Corrupt and Willfull Perjury.
And be it Likewise further Enacted that the money or Other
Effects that shall Arrise and become Due unto the said Thomas Dent
or his heirs for or on Account of the Sale of af^d Part of the Tract
of Land Called Locust Thicket shall be applyed Toward the Dis-
charge of all such Just Debts Dues and Demands as are at this time
Due to and Demandable by any Creditor from the said Tho^s Dent
and no Otherwise.

Liber LL,
Acts

An Act for the Relief of W^m Griffin & W^m Jarvis Languishing pris-
oners in Calvert County and Robert Morris a Languishing
prisoner in Ann Arundell County.

Whereas W^m Griffin and W^m Jarvis of Calvert County, & Rob^t
Morris of Ann Arundell County have by their humble Pet^ns to
this present Gen^ll Assembly Severally set forth that they have
Continued prisoners for Debt in the Custody of the sherr: of
the severall Countys af^d Viz. W^m Griffin & W^m Jarvis in the
Custody of the sherr: of Calv^t County and Rob^t Morris in the
Custody of the Sherr. of Ann arundell County for a Considerable
time past and still Continue in the Like Deplorable Circumstances
not being able to Redeem their Bodys with all the Estate or Interest
they have in the World which they would Readily surrender up and
part w^th to their Severall and Respective Creditors if they would
Accept of the Same and Grant the said Petitioners their Liberty w^ch
seems so unlikely for them to Obtain that unless Relieved by a per-
ticular Act to be past in their favour which by their said Petition
they have humbly prayd, they must Inevitably Continue prisoners for
Life and thereby their familys utterly Ruined and for that the truth
of the said Petitioners Allegations is made Appear to this Generall

Acts of
Nov. 1722,
ch. 22
p. 580

Assembly by suff^t Testimony and that the said Petitioners and their
famillys are fitt Objects of Charity and that their lying in Goal Can
be no benefitt to their Creditors It is humbly prayed that the said
Pet^rs may be Relieved according to their prayer and that it may be
Enacted, And be it Enacted by the R^t Honble the Lord Propryetor
by and with the Advice & Consent of his Lordships Governeur and
the Upper and Lower houses of Assembly and the Authority of the
same that Unless all or any of the Creditors of the said W^m Griffin
W^m Jarvis and Robert Morris or the Creditor or Creditors of any or
Either of them or the Attorney or attorneys of such Creditor or
Creditors af^d w^thin this province shall within Twenty Days after

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