252 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

the peace in the said County whome the said Sherriff is hereby
Required to Summons on the request of the said Samuel at the said
Samuel his now dwelling house at some Convenient Time betwixt
the twentieth Day of June and the twentieth day of July next all his
Reall and personall Estates either in possession Reversion remainder
or Intrust or in or unto which he hath any Claim or Intrest whatsoever
and do likewise betwixt the Days aforementioned Convey assigne
Transfer and make Over unto the said Sherriff of Calvert County
for the use of his the said Samuels Creditors all such his Estate
Intrest or Claime as af^d after such manner as by the said sherriff and
the major part of the Creditors of the said Samuel or of such of them
as shall think fitt to Direct therein or his or their Councill Learned
in the Law shall reasonably devise or require at the Cost and Charges
of such persons as shall Claim the Benifitt thereof so as the said
Samuel Lyle be not burthened with any warrantees thereby Other
then from him self and those that Claim by from or under him &
that the said Samuel at the time of such his Surrender and Trans-
ferring of his Estate as aforesaid shall take his Solemn Oath before
the said two Justices to [be] summoned as af^d to the Effect following
(Viz)
" I Samuel Lyle Do Solemnly Swear that the Goods Debts and
Effects which I have Delivered Assigned and made Over unto the
sherr. of Calvert County & Intrust for the use of my Creditors is the
whole Estate both real and personall of my Own that I have in
possession or have any Title to in the world And that I have not any
Estate Goods or Effects of any kind what so Ever af^d Either in
Possession revertion remainder or Intrust for my use or benifitt
the necessary wearing aparrell for myself wife and Children Excep-
ted and that I have not Directly or indirectly sold Leased or Other-
wise Conveyed disposed of or intrusted all or any part of my Estate

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thereby to Secure the same to receive or Expect any Profitts or Ad-
vantage thereof So help me God It shall and may be Lawfull for the
Sherriff of Calvert County and the said sherriff is hereby required
after the End of the said Three months to Discharge the said Samuel
Lyle out of Custody and to Suffer him to go at Large and Be it
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and w^th the Advice
and Consent af^d that upon the said Samuel Lyles Complying with
what is required of him by this Act that he the said Samuel his
heirs Executors or Administrators shall be by Vertue of this Act
Acquitted Exonerated Released and Discharged of And from all
manner of Debts Claimes and Demands whatsoever that have been
Contracted by him or have arose due or become demandable from
him at any time before the Sitting of this present Generall Assembly
and that in Case the said Samuel shall after such his Complyance
and discharge as aforesaid be again Arrested or sued for any such
his Debts or Duties as af^d or that the said Sherriff shall be sued for