custom, to the contrary thereof, in any wise notwithstanding. And if any purchase shall be made, by any person or persons whatsoever, contrary to this act, such sale shall be void, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the money arising by the sale of the said lands, shall be, by the trustees, the survivors or survivor of them, as soon as conveniently may be, after receiving the same, fairly lay out and dispose of in the purchase of other lands; and the said trustees, the survivors or survivor of them, are hereby impowered and required to cause a deed or deeds to be executed for the lands so by them to be bought to the said William Clinch; which said lands, and the six several slaves, herein before particularly named, from and after the perfecting such deed or deeds, shall descend, pass, and go to the said William Clinch, his said son, and all persons claiming under the will of the said Philip Edloe, descended in such manner, and for such estates, respectively therein, as the said two hundred and fifty acres of land would have remained, gone, and descended, by virtue of the said will, if this act had never been made.

IV. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the persons claiming under the last will and testament of the said Philip Edloe, deceased, all such right, title, interest, claim, and demand, as they, every or any of them, should or might claim if this act had never been made.

V. Provided always, That the execution of this act, shall be and is hereby suspended until his majes ty's approbation thereof shall be obtained,

Fairs in

CHAP. XLV.

An Act for continuing the act, intituled, An Act for reviving and amending the acts for allowing Fairs to be kept in the towns of Fredericksburg and Richmond.

I. WHEREAS the act of Assembly made in the Act allowing twentieth year of the reign of his present majesty, inFredericks tituled, An act for reviving and amending the acts, burg, and for allowing fairs to be kept in the towns of FrederRichmond, icksburg and Richmond, which will expire at the end continued. of this session of Assembly, hath been found very useful, and of great benefit to the inhabitants of the said towns, by increasing the trade thereof, and it is proper and expedient that the same should be continued;

II. BE it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby eracted, by the authority of the same, That the said act of Assembly made in the twentieth year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, An act for reviving and amending the acts for allowing tairs to be kept in the towns of Fredericksburg and Richmond, shall continue and be in force, from and after the expiration thereof, for and during the term of seven years, from thence next following, and from thence to the end of the next session of Assembly.

CHAP. XLVI.

An Act to vest certain intailed lands therein mentioned, in Rueben Skelton, gentleman, in fee-simple, and for settling other lands of greater value to the samè uses.

1. WHEREAS David Crawford, deceased, was in his life time seised in fee of, and in two hundred acres

vested in

ed to the

same uses.

of land, with the appurtenances, lying and being in Certain inthe parish of St. Paul, in the county of Hanover, for tailed lands merly New Kent, and being so thereof seized, he the Reuben said David Crawford, did make his certain deed poll, Skelton, and bearing date the twelth day of May, in the year of others vestour Lord one thousand six hundred and ninety seven, and, thereby, for the consideration therein mentioned, did give and grant the same lands unto David Meriwether, gentleman, and to the heirs of his body for ever, and on failure of such heirs, to William Meriwether, gentleman, and his heirs for ever, as by the said deed acknowledged and recorded in the county court of New Kent, may more fully appear.

And whereas the said David Meriwether is since dead, leaving issue Thomas Meriwether, his eldest son and heir, who, after the death of his said father, entered into the said two hundred acres of land, and was, thereof seised, and apprehending that he had a feesimple estate therein, hath agreed to sell and convey the same to Rueben Skelton, gentleman, for the consideration of six hundred and fifty nine pounds current money. And whereas the said Thomas Meriwether is seised in fee-simple of and in a certain tract or parcel of land, containing by estimation, two thousand one hundred and twenty acres, lying and being in the parish of Fredericksville, in the county of Louisa, lately purchased by him, of Nicholas Meriwether, gentleman, and William Meriwether, on which last mentioned lands the said Thomas hath made considerable improvements. And whereas it will be greatly to the advantage of the eldest son of the said Thomas Meriwether, to dock the intail of the said two hundred acres of land, whereby the said Thomas may be enabled to provide for his younger children, and to settle the other parcel of land whereof he is seised in feesimple, being of greater value, to the same uses. And forasmuch as notice has been published three Sundays successively, in the several churches of the said parish of Saint Paul, in the county of Hanover, that application would be made to this present General Assembly, to dock the intail of the said two hundred acres of land, upon settling the other lands of greater value to the same uses, pursuant to your majesty's instructions.

II. May it therefore please your most excellent majesty, at the humble suit of the said Thomas Meri

wether, and Rueben Skelton, that it may be enacted, and Be it enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Burgesses of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said two hundred acres of land, so as aforesaid agreed to be sold unto the said Rueben Skelton, be, and are hereby vested in the said Rueben Skelton, his heirs and assigns, to the only use and behoof of the said Rueben Skelton, his heirs and assigns for ever: And that the other parcel of land herein before mentioned to be purchased by the said Thomas Meriwether, lying and being in the county of Louisa, be, and is hereby vested in the said Thomas Meriwether, and the heirs of his body for ever, and on failure of such heirs, the same shall remain, go, and descend to all and every such person and persons, and for such estate or estates, and in such sort, manner and form, as the said two hundred acres of land would have remained, gone, and descended, by virtue of any limitations in the deed of the said David Crawford before mentioned, if this act had never been made.

III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the persons claiming under the deed aforesaid, of the said David Crawford, all such right, title, interest, claim and demand, as they, every or any of them, should or might claim if that act had never been made.

IV. Provided always, That the execution of this act shall be, and is hereby suspended, until his majesby's approbation thereof shall be obtained.

CHAP. XLVII.

An Act to confirm and establish an agreement made between John New and Benjamin Harrison, gentlemen, for the settlement of their respective rights to certain lands; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

between

certain lands

confirmed.

1. WHEREAS John Eland, late of London, merchant, deceased, was, in his life time, seised, in his Agreement demesne, as of fee, of one tract or parcel of land ly- John New ing and being in the parish of Westover, in the coun- and Benjaty of Charles City, containing eight thousand acres min, Harrison more or less, called and known by the name of Ky concerning mages, by virtue of a conveyance from Edward Bland, bearing date the twentieth day of March, in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and seventy four, and by his last will and testament, in writing, bearing date the third day of May in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and eighty, devised the said eight thousand acres of land, and all his right, title, interest, claim and demand, therein and thereto, to his wife Sarah Bland and Thomas Povey and their heirs for ever, and died so seised, after whose death the said Sarah Bland and Thomas Povey, by their certain deed of feoffment, bearing date the twenty fifth day of March, in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and eighty one, made between the said Sarah Bland, by the name of Sarah Bland relict, and executrix of John Bland of London merchant, deceased, and Thomas Povey, esq. executor of the said John Bland of the one part, and Edward Bland of Kymages, in the parish of Westover, in the county of Charles City aforesaid, of the other part, for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings, did give, grant, bargain and sell, enffeoff and confirm, unto the said Edward Bland, all that seat, dividend and parcel of land, situate in the parish of Westover, in the county of Charles-City aforesaid, containing by estimation two thousand acres more or less, being part of the said tract of eight thousand acres of land, called and known by the name of Kymages, to be held and enjoyed