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Lineal Ancestor may be Heir in preference to collateral Persons claiming through him.
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VI. And be it further enacted, That every lineal Ancestor shall be capable of being Heir to any of his Issue; and in every Case where there shall be no Issue of the Purchaser, his nearest lineal Ancestor shall be his Heir in preference to any Person who would have been entitled to inherit, either by tracing his Descent through such lineal Ancestor, or in consequence of there being no Descendant of such lineal Ancestor, so that the Father shall be preferred to a Brother or Sister, and a more remote lineal Ancestor to any of his Issue, other than a nearer lineal Ancestor or his Issue.
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