year " for and in respect of a (c) heriot," which condition is declared inserted by mistake of the clerk who drew and engrossed those patents, and is disclaimed by the proprietary.     LIBER No. 15, fol. 175. ¾ Extracts from instructions from the proprietary to William     Talbot, Esquire, chief secretary of the province, dated     September 8th 1670.     " Art. 6th. That whereas his lordship has heretofore " given several instructions to his governor and surveyor " general there to cause two manors at least to be reserved " in every county of the said province for his lordship's " use, each manor containing at least six thousand acres of " good land to be reserved in convenient places and so to be " forthwith entered upon record there in the secretaries " office of the said province, his lordship doth hereby will and " require you to make strict search into all and every the said " records of the said office, and to take special notice and " recognizance of what manors are already so reserved, " entered upon record, and to send his lordship a true copy of " the said record attested under your hand of such manors " as are already reserved as aforesaid as you shall find " entered upon record there in the office.     " 7. That in case you find any part of his lordship's said " instructions therein not hitherto observed or performed " you do then immediately acquaint the governor and " surveyor general therewith or any other of his lordship's " officers there, to whom the speedy redress of such faults do " belong, and that you do often mind them and press them " to put the same in execution and that you send his " lordship notice from time to time what is or shall be done " therein.     " 8. That you use all possible means to find out all such " lands or manors having been formerly reserved for his " lordship's use as are not as yet entered upon record, or if they " be are not withstanding improperly entered for want of distinct " names and bounds assigned unto them, or the quantities of " acres they contain. You are therefore in such cases " hereby required to cause all such manors reserved for his " lordship's use to be named, bounded, and the quantity of acres " they contain to be ascertained by his lordship's governor " and surveyor general or his deputy or deputies there, " and to be entered upon record in your said office, and to     (c) A feudal custom of Danish origin, commonly attached to copyhold estates. It consists most generally of a tribute of the best horse or other beast, or the best piece of plate &c. of the party, payable at his death. 0