( 99 )                            9ber  8^th 1692
 
 
This day William Elgate and (W     een ) is Ordered to appoint the high Road how it
is to be cleared in the fforest for the greatest Conveniency to the County and they are likewise
to give theire directions to Thomas Cox Overseer for those parts who is hereby Ordered to
see cleared forthwith _____  vide Petion following  ______   - - - - -   ______   -  - - -
 
To the wor^ll. Court of Somerset County the humble Petion of the Inhabitants of y^e forrest
humble sheweth that y^r Petioners are warned to Clear the high waye, which y^r Petionrs
are ready and willing to doe, but finding it all togeather inconvenient, both for the
public, as also for the most of the Inhabitants of the fforrest to clear away where,
we are appointed by the Overseer it being wholy for his own Conveniency y^r petione^rs
therefore Craveth that Some men may be appointed, to view and Contrive their Maties
highwayes, So as they may be as much as possible for the Conveniency of all and y^r
Petioners as in duty bound Shall ever pray. Petion granted ut Supra .
John: Callwall. -  -    Andrew: Speir -
  November                               Nicholas: Taylor - -   Robert: Callwell.
       1692 .                                James: Wallace -        James: Callwall .
Matthew: Wallace B   Andrew: Callwall.
Robert: Wallace -  -    Andrew: Wallace .
William Wallace -  -   Michael: Oneal .
William: Wallace  Jun^r
William: Wallace.
 

Persons appointed p^r Court to appear to assist y^e Justices in lying out & deviding y^e County
into Parishes as followeth viz^t . - - - - - - -  upon 22^th of this Month     -   -   -   -   ______
from: Mattapony. Thomas: Purnell. Henry: Hall. Wm: Stevuson & Richard: Holland
from: Pocomoke. m^r. John: Cornish. John:Starrett. Alexander:Maddux & Wm:Noble . -
from Annimessex: Cap^t. Wm. Coulbourne. m^r Wm. Planner. m^r. Thomas:Dixon m^r WmCh: Hall.
from: Monokin. m^r.Arnold Elzey. Rich:Chambers. Cap^t.Rich:Whitty. m^r Jn^o. Strawbridge
from Mony. George: Betts. John:Laws. John:Renshaw  John: White ______________
from Wiccocomocoe. Daniel:Hast. Wm:Legate.Wm:Alexander. Matthew Wallis _______
Nanticoke: Robert:Collier. James:Weatherley. John. Bound. Cap^t Wm: Piper _________
 
      Sheriffe had in Court the Coppy of y^e persons & then Ordered to Sumon them to app^r
ut Supra . B