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Lord & Proprietary of the same. To all p^rsons to whom these
p^rnts shall come Greeting in Our Lord God Euerlasting Know
Yee th⁴ taking into Consideracon the Petition of diuers p^rsons
well affected to this Prouince now or late Jnhabitants of North-
ton County, otherwise called Accamack in Virginia, who are
desyrous to transplant themselues & families into this Prouince.
And for the more speedy & effectuall prosequuon of his s^d L^ps
Command to mee to see that part of this Prouince next ad-
ioyning to the County afores^d poepled. And for the ease &
benifitt of all such p^rsons who shall transplant themselues into
this Prouince from Accamack afores^d J haue nominated con-
stituted & impowred & doe by these p^rnts nominate constitute
& impower John Elzey, Randall Reuell, & Stephen Horsey, or
any Two of them, being w^thin this Prouince to graunt War^ts
for Land, (during the tearme of Three months next ensuing
the date hereof) uppon the Easterne shoare of this Prouince in
any part below Choptanck Riuer. That is to say ffifty Acres
for Euery p^rson transplanted uppon such Condicons & tearmes,
as are expressed in his L^ps Condicons of Plantaon now remayn-
ing uppon Record regulated according to his L^ps Declaraon of
the 22^th of septemb^r 1658. now uppon Record allso. Prouided
that Euery p^rson clayming any Land by uertue of the
Condicons afores^d for & in respect of the transportaon

Liber H. H.

of any p^rson or p^rsons into this Prouince, Doe before
the s^d John Elzey, Randall Reuell & Stephen Horsey or
any Two of them, & being w^thin this Prouince, take the Oath
of ffidelity by the s^d Condicons of Plantaon requyred. W^ch s^d
Oath the s^d John Elzey, Randall Reuell, & Stephen Horsey, or
any Two of them, are hereby impowred to administer, to all or
any the p^rsons desyrous to transplant themselues as afores^d,
before they shall haue any Warr^ts graunted unto them respec-
tiuely. And allso Prouided that all such p^rsons as shall haue
any war^ts graunted be accomptable to the Secretary for the
time being for all such ffees, as for the s^d War^ts & Entryes shall
become due. And the s^d John Elzey, Randall Reuell & Stephen
Horsey, are hereby requyred to keepe a Booke of all such Rights
& wor^ts as shall bee by them or any of them graunted, distinctly
recyting the name & sirname of Euery p^rson for & in respect
of whose transportaon they haue allowed any Land. And the
same att the end of the Three months afores^d to Returne into
the Secretaries office signed w^th their hands. And for as much
as in a place now poepled some differences may betweene p^rty
& p^rty arise, or crimes be p^rpetrated & committed, ffor the
Conseruaon of the Peace, & better Gouerm^t of the Poeple
there residing. Wee doe hereby impower the s^d John Elzey,
Randall Reuell & Stephen Horsey, or any Two of them to
heare and Determine all Causes not exceeding Two Thowsand

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