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

Liber H. H.

line drawn east into the maine Ocean from Watkins point
being the north point of th^t Bay into w^ch the River Wighco
(form'ly called Wighcocomoco, afterwards Focomoke & now
Wighcocomoco againe) doth fall exclusiuely That is to say
fifty acres for eu^ry pson transp^ltd upon such Condicons & terms
as are expressed in his lo^ps Condicons of plantacon now
remaining vpon Record regulated according to his lo^ps Decla-
racon of the 22^th 7br 1658 now vpon record, alsoe pvided th^t
eu^ry pson claiming any land by Vertue of the condicons afores^d
for & in respect of the Transportaco of any pson or psons into
this pvince doe before the s^d Step. Horsey Cap^t W^m Thorne &
W^m Bosnian or any two of th^m & being within this pvince take
the Oath of Fidelity by the s^d Condicons of plantacon required
w^ch s^d oath the s^d Step. Horsey Cap^t W^m Thorn & W^m Bosman
or any two of th^ra are hereby impowr'd to admi^tr to all or any
the psons desireous to transp^t th^mselves as afores^d before they
shall have any Warr^ts gr^d vnto th^m respectively & alsoe pvided
th^t all such psons as shall haue any Warr^ts gr^d be acco^table to
the Secr^etary for the time being for all such ffees as for the s^d
Warr⁵ & entries shall becom due & the s^d Step. Horsey Cap^t
W^m Thorne & W^m Bosman are hereby impowred to keep a book
of all such R^ts and Warr^ts as shalbe by th^m or any of th^m grant^d
distinctly reciting the name & Surname of eu^ry pson for & in
respect of whos transportacon they have allowed any land &
the same at the end of the 6 months afors^d to return into the
Sec^rtar^ys office signed with their hands & forasmuch in a place
now peopl^d some differences may betweene pty & pty arise or
Crimes be perpetrated & Comitted for the p^rseruacon of the
peace & better goverm^t of the people there resideing Wee doe
hereby impow^r the s^d Step. Horsey Cap^t W^m Thorne & W^m
Bosman or any too of th^m to heare & determine all causes not
exceeding 2000^l of Tob. as alsoe to cause to be app^rhend^d &
punished any Criminall offending ag^l any the laws of this pro-
vince provided they proceed not to take life or memb^r Given
att S^t Mary's vnder the lesser Seale of this province this 26^th
Day of May in the Two & thirtieth yeare of his lo^ps Dominion
ouer the said Province Annoq Domini one thousand six hun-
dred sixty ffowre.

[Boundary Question.]

p. 207

Charles Calvert Esq^r Lieu^t & Cheife Governo^r of the province
of Maryland vnd^r the R^t honorable Caecilius Lord & propryetary
of the same To all psons to whome these presents shall come
Greeting Whereas divers psons Ill willers to the good Corres-
pondence of long time held betweene the Governm^t of Virg^a
& th^t of this province, have of late Endeavored to raise differ-