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lings and five pence Sterling with Lawful! Interest for the Lib. l. l.
same at such Times as by the same provisoe is limitted and ^°- ^'^•
appointed for payment thereof as in and by the said deed
remaing upon Record in the Secretary's office may appear.
And whereas Alexander Frazier Chyrurgeon and Sarah his
Wife and Relict and adminstratrix of the said Thomas Stirling
deceased have by their humble petition to this present General]
Assembly sett forth that the said Thomas Stirling in his Life
time after the makeing the mortgage aforesaid did designe
and intend to devise other Lands of his to be sold for Redemption
of the said Mortgaged premises but before such bequest
made dyed suddenly and administration of all his Goods
and Chattells rights and Creditts was Committed to the said
Sarah whilst sole which personall Estate was not sufficient to
pay the Debts of the said Thomas Stirling over and beside the
said Mortgage and that the said Mortgage was made without
the privity or Consent of the said Sarah and the said Thomas
Stirling leaving behinde him a Considerable reall Estate and
but only one Child or Daughter Called Christian his only heir
and now a minor and that the Land so as aforesaid Mortgaged
was the mantion or Dwelling plantation of the said Thomas
Stirling and with the improvements of farr Greater Vallue than
the sume for which it was mortgaged but before the same
Could be Redeemed by the said Christian who is of tender
years the interest thereof would wholly Eat up and Consume
the said mortgaged premises and therefore humbly supplicated
this present General! Assembly that some persons might be P' 344
appointed Trustees on behalfe of the said Orphan and Impovvred
by act of this Generall Assembly to sell and dispose
of the Lands by the said Thomas Stirling designed to be devised
to be sold for Redemption of the said Mortgaged Premises
which being by this Generall Assembly thought Reasonable
Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent majesty by and
with the advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of
the same that the honourable William Holland Esq' one of
her Majestys Honourable Councill of Maryland Charles Carroll
of the Citty of Annapolis Esq' John Mackalland Richard Dallam
of Calvert County Gentlemen or any three of them shall be
and are by Vertue of this Act Constituted and appointed
Trustees to act to and for the Vse and beneffittandon behalfe
of the said Christian Stirling the Daughter of the said Thomas
Stirling And shall be and are hereby authorised and Impowred
bythemselvesortogeatherwith the saidSarah tosell and dispose
of to the best purchasor or purchasors or him her or them that
will give most for the same The Severall Lands or plantations following
(that is to say) one thousand acres of Land lying in Balte-