Acts. 313

said Dennis by his Last Will and Testament in Writeing Duly
Attested and proved Devised the said Tract of Land Called Jones's
Fancy to Agness his Wife and Executrix upon Condⁿ that she should
pay his Debts and In case she would not pay his Debts that the same
should be sold and his Debts Satisfyed out of the Money or Tobacco
ariseing by such Sale, without appointing any particular pson to
make the sale and that the said Agness refused to Act as Ex^x and
Renounced the Execution of the Testament af^d to the s^d Hugh
Mathews by which she hath Disabled herself to Execute the trust
Reposed in her by the Testator and Did not pay the Deceds Debts
which if not Aided by an Act of Assembly will be prejudiciall to the
Testators Creditors and will frustrate his honest Designe and Intent
Be it Therefore Enacted by the R^t Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary
by and with the advice and Consent of his Lordship's Governeur and
the Upper and Lower houses of Assembly and by the Authority of
the same that the said Hugh Mathews shall be and is Impowered by

Liber LL, 4
Acts

Vertue of this Act to Sell and Convey the said Land Called Jones's
fancy to the highest bidder and to make and Duly Execute any Deed
or Conveyance According to the Laws of this province and that the
purchaser paying the Consideracon shall by Vertue of such Deed
or Conveyance and this Act have as Good and Valid an Estate in the
said Land as if the said Hugh Mathews was Expressly Impowred
by the will of the Testator to sell & Convey the same, And be it
further Enacted by the Authority advice and Consent af^d that the
Money or Tob^o Arriseing by the Sale of the said Land shall be
Deemed to be Assetts in the hands of the said Hugh Mathews and
Applyed to the payment of the Debts of the s^d Dennis Sullivan and
the Residue if any be Disposed of According to the Testators Will
and the Laws of the Land in such Cases and that the said Hugh
Mathews shall be Obliged to give good and Suff^t Security in the
penalty of three hundred pounds Sterl for the Due adm^rcon of the
said Dennis Sullivans Estate, and that, that security be Chargeable
with the Money or Tob^o Arriseing by the sale of the said Land in
the same manner as with the psonall Estate of the said Sullyvan,
Saveing to his most Sacred Majesty, the Right Honble the Proprie-
tary & all bodys politick and Corporate and all Others not Men-
coned in this Act their Severall and Respective Rights.

p. 574

An Act for the Relief of some psons that have Suffered by the Mis-
conception of the Laws heretofore made to Regulate the makeing
of Tob^o
Whereas Some Magistrates have understood that for Every parcell
of Bad Tob^o in any house the Owner was Subject to a Seperate fine
of one thousand pounds of Tob^o for Each parcell Contrary to the true

Acts of
Nov. 1722
ch. 18

Intent of the said Laws which Intended no more than one fine for
all parcells in One house and at one time of Conviction, whereby as

p. 575