464 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

Liber H. H.

Forasmuch as there were diuers parcells of land Suruayed
in Cecilton Riuer in Baltemore County for Nehimiah Couentan
& others inhabitants of Accomacke Condiconally that they
should enter theire rights and Seate the sayd land by a time

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limitted as by the warr^ts Vpon Record more at large appeareth
which Condicons are yet unperform'd for the better Security
of those parts it is therefore Ordred that it shall bee lawfull
for any persons whatsoeuer to take up the Said land in the
Same Quantityes as the were Suruayed for the said Nehimiah
Couentan and the rest of the Inhabitants of Accomacke afo're-
said paying unto M^r Augustin Herman the Seuerall & respec-
tiue ffees by him payd unto the Suruay^r Generall for Suruay-
ing the respectiue parcells and entring rights for & seating the
said land within twelue months next after the date of this
Order, This 20^th of Nouember 1662
Signed Hen: Sewall Secre-

Att a Councell held att S^t Marys this 5^th day of Decemb^r
1662, P^rsent the Leiueten^t Generall Phillip Calluert Esq^r
Chancello^r Henery Sewall Esq^r Secretary Iohn Bateman Esq^r
M^r Baker Brookes Councellors

To the Hon^ble the Leiueten^t Generall

The humble Peticon of Phillip Caluert Esq^r

Sheweth
That yo^r Petitioner hath for some yeares past held and payd
rent for the Manners of Morton and Swale in Baltemore County
without making any proffitt of them, that yo^r Pet^r Suruay'd the
Mann^r of Swale meerely as a Conuenience to the Mann^r of
Morton without which it is noethinge worth unto hime, Yo^r
Petitioner therfore humbly prays that in regard his Lordsp
hath a desire to haue the Pattent Surrendred of the Mann^r of
Morton to the Jntent ther to build a Towne yo^r Petitio^r may
haue Lycence to Surrend^r the Mann^r of Swale allso and that
you will grant Warrant for Soe much land to hime in any other
place not reseru'd for his Lordspe nor Suruayed for others and
hee shall pray &c^c
Ordered that Phillip Caluert Esq^r haue a warr^t for two
thowsand acres of land in one or more places in any parte of
this prouince not formerly taken up nor reseru'd for his Lordsps
use, In Exchange of the said manno^rs of Morton and Swale w^th
like priuiledges as the s^d manno^rs had

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Decem:
5th 1662

Memorand^m this day Came Philip Caluert Esq^r and
prout endorsement