Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 353

Affirmative & th^t the Comittee of this house draw up a Bill for
th^t Purpose w^th a Provisoe th^t the Comission^rs of the Respec-
tive Counties appoint the Places where these houses are to be
built Provided there be noe houses Convenient allreadie & th^t
the Upper house be desired to Concurre w^th this house in this
Vote & send their Answ^r to this house
The above vote delivered to this house by Captaine Bur-
gesse & M^r Weekes
An Answ^r to the Last message of this house touching the
Limitacon of Serv^ts times was Returned from the Lower house
as followeth viz^t Upon the Returne of the above s^d Answ^r
from the Upper house Put to the Vote Whether the former
Law now in force Limiting Serv^ts times w^th addicon of Certifi-
cates from the Registers Office in his Ma^des Kingdomes &
dominions to be equivalent w^th Indentures be Sufficient or
whether a new one should be made according to the Preceding
Votes Resolved th^t the Ould Law be Continued & the addicon
afores^d be added.
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke.

This House desireth the Secretarie to Signifie to the Lower
house the Evils & Inconveniences th^t have been found to Attend
the Allowance of Certificates from the Registers Office w^ch is
desired by the Lower house to be made an Addicon to the Act
intended to be drawne for the Limitacon of Serv^ts times
In the Record for Lands Lib. 10^th ffo. 264 is Contained
thus. —

September the 17^th 1662. Laid out for William Battin of
this Province Planter a Tract of Land Lyeing in Charles County
Called Battins dales on the West side of Wickocomico River
& on the West side of Saccaia Swamp, being about a mile
north from the Land Called daniels mount to be held of the
Mannour of Saccaia Beginning at a Marked Oake upon a Hill
by a greate Swampe neare a Cow Path Called Saccaia Path
Bounding on the West by a Line drawne North & by west for
length three hundred Twentie Pearches to an Oake by a Runne
side in a Swampe on the North by a Line drawne East & by
north from the s^d Oake for breadth ffive Hundred Pearches on

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the East by a Line drawne South & by East from the end of
the East & [by North] line for Length Three Hundred &
Twentie Pearches [on the] South by a line drawne West & by
South from the end [of the] South & by East line unto the
first marked oake Con [taining &] now Laid out for a Thousand
acres more or lesse
Rob^t Clerke Sur[vey^r]

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