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 20  alo declared that the tatute of 21 Jac. 1. c. 16. at twenty years poeion, extended here; and that it had never been doubted. 

OHN FISHER, having two ons and a Daughter, made his will, and devied a plantation to his on Matthius in fee. Matthius dies in his minority, and without iue.

Quetion—whether his heirs at common law hall take; or it hall divide among his other brother and iters, under the upplemental intetate law of this Province?

On a trial in ejectment for the plantation, it was agreed by council, that the opinion of the Court hould be concluive to the Jury.

Mr. Jutice and Jutice  were of opinion, and o delivered it to the Jury, that the etate hould be divided: and the plaintiff uffered a nonuit. 

RESPASS—The Plaintiff’s Council opened that William Penn, by deed of leae and releae, granted to his ancetor A. Sonmans five thouand acres of land in Pennylvania; that uch deeds were lot, or otherwie milaid; and to prove the exitence of uch deeds, he hewed a lit of names, commonly called the lit of firt purchaers, and containing a warrant, igned and ealed by William Penn, to his