278 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

Coursey Esq^r was then Dead, Another to witt Wornel Hunt Esq^r
gone to Reside in Some of west India Islands & the Third and only
one Remaining to Witt Charles Carroll Esq^r then Lying on his
Death Bed so near Departing that altho the said Tho^s Bordley one
of the Att^rys obtained the favour of a provinciall Justice to Come
to Annapolis on purpose To Take the said Charles Carrolls Ac-
knowledgement he was too farr Spent to be Troubled therewith and
for that the said Rich^d Bennett and Tho^s Bordley Esq^rs as attorneys
aforesaid as also the said Josias Middlemore have petitioned this
Present Generall Assembly for the Supplying the Omission of the
Acknowledgment of the Deeds aforesaid and have made good their
Allegations it is prayed it may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by and with the advice and
Consent of his Lordships Governour and the Uper and Lower
houses of this Assembly and the authority of the same that the
aforementioned Deeds to the said William Matthew his heirs and
assignes and the Records Thereof be and [are] hereby Decleared to be
as Effectuall in Law to all Intents Constructions and purposes as if the
Deeds had been Duly acknowledged before the Recording thereof
and that such acknowledgments had been Duely Recorded with the
same Deeds and also that the said Josias Middlemore have as abso-
lute an Estate in the Lands so to him sold as af^d as If such acknowl-
edgements had been made and Recorded or this act had Passed to
Supply the Defect thereof before the said Sale and Conveyance made
unto "the said Josias Middlemore any omission or Defect of Ac-
knowledgment of the said Deeds or of the Recording thereof or the
act Entituled an Act for Quieting Possessions Enroleing Convey-
ances and Secureing the Estates of Purchaseors or any other Law
Statute useage or Custome to the Contrary Thereof in any wise not-
withstanding. Saveing to his Majesty his heirs and Successors and to
the Honble the Lord Proprietary his heirs and Successors and to all
Bodies Politick and Corporate and to all Persons not named in this
Act their Just and Legall Rights

Acts of
Oct. 1720,
ch. 20
p. 500
(Amends
1718, ch. 10)
[Repealed
by 1721,
ch. 14]

A Supplementary Act to the Act to Limitt the Continuance of accons
in Severall Courts within this Province and ascertaining the
manner of Takeing the Evidence of Sea fareing men and for Grant-
ing Appealls from the Chancery Court to the Governour and
Councill.
Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietor by

and with the advice and Consent of his Lordships Governour and
the Upper and Lower houses of Assembly and the authority of the
same that all actions now Depending or hereafter to be Brought in
any of the Courts of Law within this Province may be Continued
untill the End of the fourth Court after the appearance Entred to
such actions and no Longer under the Penalties in the above men-