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728 In the said County Pursuant to which Comission Wee the said Sprigg and Clagett have this Thirteenth day of June 1711 Caused to Come before us the person of Col Ninian Beale and having his oath Adm.rd by us the said Sprigg and Clagett by his laying one hand on the Tree & the other on the holy Evangelist did on the Same Declare in the Presence of James Moberty Thomas Mullikin and Charles Walker That a Redd Oake standing on the West Side of a Branch ^Called Collington and on the south side of a Branch^ that Runns into the afd Branch Called Collington Just below where Thomas Bennett is seated is the North East Corner Tree of my Lord Baltemores said Manner and did then make answer to the sev.ll Questians by us the said Sprigg and Clagett asked of him the said Beale as followeth First Coll Ninian Beale did you survey the Manner above mention'd for my Lord Baltemore Answ.r Yes Ques How came you to survey it Answ.r As being Survey.r of the County at that time and by speciall Order from my Lord Baltemore Questian Did you at the same time as you bounded the first Tree of the said Mannor bound the abovesaid Red Oak whereon your hand is now laid for the North East Corner Tree of My Lord Baltemores said Mann.r Answ.r Yes at the same time with my own hands before I went off from the said Land Quest.n Coll Beale did you Runn the said Mannor Round at the same time Answ.r No for after I had bounded the first Tree of the Said Mannor I Runn the first Course and bounded the Second Tree of the Said Mann.r finding the North Course to be so swampy ^ Hill thought it better Running upon Collington so went back to the first Tree and Runn the Breadth of the Said Mannor up to Collington and Then Bounded the abovesaid Redd Oak for the North East Corner Tree of the said Mannor and then Runn West Eight hundred Perches to a Redd Oak which I then bounded for the North West Corner Tree of the said Mannor |
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