255. - Sect¹. 10. All actions of debt or scire facias on judgment² shall be brought within eight years, next after the rendition of such judgment, and all actions of debt on specialties³ within eight years after the cause of action accrued⁵, and not afterwards.

256. - Sect. 11. All actions of covenant⁶, other than the covenants⁷ of warranty⁸, and seisin, contained in deeds of conveyance⁹ of lands, shall be brought within eight years next after the cause of action shall accrue⁴, and not after.

257. - Sect. 12. All actions of covenant, brought on any covenant of warranty contained in any deed of conveyance of land, shall be brought within eight years next after there shall have been a final decision against the title of the covenantor¹⁰ in such deed; and all actions of covenant brought on any covenant of seisin, contained in any such deed, shall be brought within fifteen years next after the cause of action shall accrue, and not after.

258.-Sect. 13. When any person shall be disabled to prosecute¹¹ an action in the courts of this state, by reason of his being an alien, subject or citizen of any country at war with the United States, the time of the continuance of such war shall not be deemed any part of the respective periods herein limited for the commencement of any of the actions before mentioned.

259. - Sect. 14. If, at the time when any cause of action of a personal nature, mentioned in this chapter, shall accrue against any person, he shall be out of the state, the action may be commenced, within the time herein Iimited therefor, after such person shall come into the state; and if, after any cause of action shall have accrued, and before the statute¹² has run, the person against whom it has accrued, shall be absent from and reside out of the state, and shall not have, known property within this state, which could, by the common and ordinary process of law, be attached, the time of his absence shall not be taken as any part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.

260. - Sect. 15. If any person, entitled to bring any of the actions, before mentioned in this chapter, or liable to any such acion, shall die before the expiration¹³ of the time herein limited therefor, or within thirty days after the expiration of the said time, and if the cause of action does by law sur- vive, the action may be commenced, by the executor or administrator¹⁴, within two years after such death, or against the administrator or executor of the deceased person, or the same may be presented to the commissioners¹⁵ on said estate, as the case may be, at any time within two years after the grant of letters testamentary or of administration, and not afterwards, if barred by the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, if the commissioners on such estate are required to make their report to the probate court before, the, expiration of said two years, the claim against the deceased shall be presented to the commisioners within the time allowed other creditors¹⁶ to present their claims.