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• If Tenant in Tail Male of Lands or Tenements in the said 'Colony, not having done or suffered any Act, Matter or Thing, whereby his Estate therein may be forfeited or determined, shall 'happen to die, leaving a Widow and one or more Child or Children; that then, and in such Case, the Widow of such Tenant 'shall hold and enjoy the Dwelling-House and Garden (if any 'such there be) and one Moiety of such Lands and Tenements 'for and during the Term of her Life; the said Moiety to be set ' out and divided, in case the Parties interested therein do not agree within the Space of three Months, by the Magistrates of the Town-court in Georgia nearest thereunto, or any one of 'them. And in case such Division be made by one of such Magistrates only, then any Person or Persons finding him, her or themselves aggrieved thereby, may within the Space of three 'Months appeal to the other three Magistrates of the said Towncourt, whose Determination thereof shall be final. And if such 'Tenant shall happen to die, leaving only a Widow, and no 'Child or Children, then that such Widow shall hold and enjoy 'the said Dwelling-house, Garden, and all such Lands and 'Tenements, for and during the Term of her Life. And in case 'the Widow of any such Tenant, whether he die without Issue by her or not, shall marry again after his Decease, then such Person to whom she shall be so married, shall, within the Space ' of Twelve Months after such Marriage, give Security to the 'said Trustees, and their Successors, whether Personal, or other'wise, agreeable to such Instructions as shall be given by the Common Council of the said Trustees, for maintaining and 'keeping in repair, during such Marriage, the said Dwelling'house, Garden, and other the Premises to which she shall be 'so intitled in right of her former Husband: And if such Security shall not be given in manner aforesaid, within the Space of 'twelve Months after such Marriage, that then, and in such Case, 'the Provision hereby made, or intended to be made for the < Benefit of such Widow, shall cease, determine and be absolutely ' void, to all Intents and Purposes; and the said Dwelling-house and Garden, and all and singular the Premises, shall be and enure to such Child or Children or to such other Person or Persons, 'who would be intitled to the same, in case the said Widow was 'naturally dead.

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And if Tenant in Tail Male of Lands or Tenements in the 'said Colony, not having done or suffered any Act, Matter or Thing, whereby his or her Estate therein may be forfeited or determined, shall happen to die, leaving one or more Daughter,

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or daughters and no Issue Male; then that such Lands and Tenements, if not exceeding eighty Acres, shall be holden in Tail Male by any one of the Daughters of such Tenant; and if exceeding eighty Acres, by any one or more of the Daughters of such Te'nant in Tail Male, as such Tenant shall by his or her last Will and Testament in Writing, duly executed in the Presence of three ' or more crebible Witnesses, direct and appoint; and in Default ' of such Direction or Appointment, then that such Lands and Tenements shall be holden in Tail Male by the eldest of such Daughters; and in Default of Issue Male and Female, either 'born in the Life-time of such Tenant in Tail Male, or within 'nine Months after his Decease, then that such Lands and Tenements, if not exceeding eighty Acres, shall be holden in Tail 'Male by any one such Person; and if exceeding eighty Acres, by any one or more such Person or Persons, as such Tenant in Tail Male by his or her last Will and Testament in Writings 'executed as aforesaid, shall direct and appoint, and in Default of such Direction or Appointment, then that such Lands and • Tenements shall be holden in Tail Male by the Heir at Law of 'such Tenant; subject nevertheless, in all any every the said Cases, to such Right of the Widow (if any) as aforesaid, • Provided That such Daughter or Daughters, and all and every such Person or Persons so intitled to hold and enjoy any such Lands and Tenements, do within the Space of twelve Months after the Death of such Tenant, personally appear, if residing in America, and claim the same in any of the Town-courts in Georgia; and if residing out of America, then within the Space of Eighteen Months next after the Death of such Tenant. And Provided also, That no such Devise or Appointment shall be made by any such Tenant of Lands exceeding eighty Acres, in any lesser or smaller Portion or Parcel than fifty 'Acres to any one Daughter, or other Person. And that no Daughter, or other Person shall be capable of enjoying any 'Devise, which may thereby increase his or her former Possession ' of Lands within the said Colony to more than Five Hundred Acres; but such Devise to be void, and the Lands thereby given, to descend in such manner as if no such Devise had been 'made. And in Default of such Appearance and Claim, as aforesaid, That all and singular the said Lands and Tenements shall be and remain to the said Trustees, and their Successors for ever. Provided also, That all and every such Estates ⚫ hereby created or intended to be created, shall be subject and liable to the several Rents, Reservations, Provisoes and Conditions, as in the original Grants thereof are particularly mentioned and contained; save and except so much thereof as is hereby

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And that in every Grant hereafter to be made by the said Trustees or their Successors, of any Lands or Tenements in the 'said Colony, all and every Grantee therein named, not doing or suffering any Act, Matter or Thing whereby his or her Estate therein may be forfeited or determined, shall have good Right, 'full Power, and lawful Authority to give and devise the same by his or her last Will and Testament in Writing, duly executed in the Presence of three or more credible Witnesses, in 'manner and form following, that is to say, Every Grantee of • Lands not exceeding eighty Acres, to any one Son or any one 'Daughter in Tail Male; and every Grantee of Lands exceeding ' eighty Acres, the whole, or any part thereof, but not in lesser Lots or Portions than fifty Acres to any one Devisee, to his or her Son or Sons, Daughter or Daughters in Tail Male; and in 'Default of such Devise as aforesaid, then that such Lands and Tenements shall descend to the eldest Son in Tail Male; and in 'Default of Issue Male, to the eldest Daughter in Tail Male; ' and in Default of Issue Male and Female, then that such Lands and Tenements shall be holden in Tail Male, if not exceeding eighty Acres, by any one such Person; and if exceeding eighty Acres, by any one or more such Person or Persons, but not in any smaller Lot or Portion than fifty Acres to any one Person as such Grantee shall by his or her last Will and Testament in Writing, executed as aforesaid, direct and appoint; and in • Default of such Direction or Appointment, then that such Lands and Tenements shall be holden in Tail Male by the Heir at 'Law of such Grantee; subject nevertheless to such Right of the Widow (if any) as aforesaid, Provided always, That no Son, Daughter or other Person shall be capable of enjoying any 'Devise which may thereby increase his or her former Possession ' of Land within the said Colony, to more than five Hundred Acres; but such Devise to be void, and the Lands thereby given, to descend in such manner as if no such Devise had been made. • Provided also, That such Son or Sons, Daughter or Daughters, ⚫ and all and every such Person or Persons intitled to hold and enjoy any such Lands and Tenements, do within the Space of twelve Months after the Death of such Grantee, or of those under whom they claim, personally appear, if residing in America, and claim the same in any of the Town-courts in Georgia; and if residing out of America, then within the Space of eigh'teen Months next after such Death; and in Default of such Appearance and Claim as aforesaid, That all and singular the

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'said Lands and Tenements shall be and remain to the said

Trustees, and their Successors for ever. And Provided also, That all and every such Estates shall be subject and liable to 'the like Rents, Reservations, Provisoes and Conditions, as in the former Grants of Lands heretofore made, save and except 'so much thereof as is hereby altered, or intended to be altered, upon the Failure of Issue Male.

And it is hereby required, That Publick Notice of these Resolutions be forthwith given by the Magistrates of the respective Town-courts in Georgia, and also by the Secretary of the said Trustees in London, that all and every the Grantees ' of Lands or Tenements within the said Colony, may enter their respective Claims, either at the Georgia Office near Old · Palace Yard in Westminister, or in any of the Town-courts in Georgia, within the Space of twelve Months from the Date hereof, to the end that they may receive the Benefit hereby 'intended, and that proper Grants and Conveyances in the Law may be forthwith prepared and executed for that Purpose. And it is hereby expressly declared, That no Fee or Reward 'shall be taken for the Entering of any such Claim, directly or indirectly, by any Person or Persons whatsoever.

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Signed by Order of the said Common Council,

BENJAMIN MARTYN, Secretary.

WE believe this Paper will perplex most People, who have not thoroughly studied the Law, to make Sense of it; and as there were no Lawyers in Georgia, it would seem as if it had been sent over with no other End, than that it should not be understood; and indeed it rather tended to add to the Confusions in the Colony, than to promote the Benefit of it: We can only assure the Reader, that it had no good Effect in Georgia, and that it was kept up there as much as possible from the People, only a fictitious Abridgment thereof, with the same Title and the same Way signed, being publickly exhibited in Writing; but this was a needless Caution; for not One in Twenty of them would have understood any one Paragraph of it. In October, 1739, the General issues out his Proclamation for Granting Letters of Marque and Reprisals; and the Inhabitants being called together in the Court-House, he there makes them a very elaborate. Speech, and, amongst other Things, tells them, That he was design'd against St. Augustine, and if he did not take it, he would leave his Bones before the Walls thereof: But he is now at Frederica, and, as we have too much Reason to believe, this Castle is still in the Hands of the Spaniards. A little after this we had another Instance how much our Benefactors had our

Interest and Welfare at Heart; for at this Time it was given out, That all the Cattle that were unmark'd, belong'd to the Trustees as Lords of the Mannor; and Orders were given that they should be mark'd accordingly; but People strenuously insisting to the Contrary, the Design was dropt for that Time. On the 4th of November Mr. Oglethorpe departed from Savannah; and he now seems to have intirely forgot it; and it is certain, that ever since the Affair of the Representation, according to his own Words, the very Name of the Place is become hateful to him, as are all those who he thought were Ring-Leaders in that Affair; some of whom he endeavour'd to threaten and bribe to a Recantation, but to little Purpose; two or three being the most (to the best of our Knowledge) that he could gain, and even those, we believe, never gave any Thing under their Hands. One flagrant Instance of the indirect Practices he used to draw People into his Measures was as follows: *In Summer, 1739, (when it was thought the Representation would have succeeded) Messrs. Grant, Douglass, Stirling and Bailie, who had been old Settlers in the Colony, and who had in a manner ruin'd themselves, as others had done, either by Planting or Building, wrote to the Trustees for an Island, and at the same Time applied to Mr. Oglethorpe for it; he appeared mighty glad at their Resolution, and told them, That if they would agree to what he had to propose, the Granting of an Island should be Nothing in respect to what he would do for them: They told him, They would do any Thing that was consistent with their Knowledge and Conscience: Then they were dismissed, and the next Day they were to know his Mind; that being come, two of his Emissaries were sent separately with Proposals; which they afterwards wrote in order to be signed, but refused a Copy thereof: These Proposals were to the following Effect, viz. To acknowledge they were in the Wrong for having any Hand in the Making or Signing the Representation; to ask the General's Pardon for so doing; and to assert, that they believed the Colony might flourish according to the then present Constitution: These Things complied with, they should have what Money they were pleas'd to ask for, with Horses, Cattle and every Thing else they wanted, together with the General's perpetual Friendship and Assistance: If not complied with, they might expect Nothing but his highest Resentment. They answered, That they never expected, nor id they think they ever asked for any Favours from the General, and as for his Resentment, they believed they had already felt the Utmost of it. In whatever Shape the General wrote

There are particular Affidavits to prove this whole Affair.

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