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536 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
p. 88
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Sheweth
That whereas Michael Miller the Ist day of December Ann:
Dom: 1684 obtained Judgement against your Petitioners for
the sum of 18446L of Tobacco Debt and 1210L of
cost of suite, in the proceedings of which judgement great error
hath happened to the detrement of your Petrs They therefore
humbly pray that the Cause may come to a reheareing before
his Lordship--and his upper house of Assembly the next
Generall Assembly now ensueing And in order thereunto that
supersedias may issue upon the Judgement aforesaid and his
Lordships writt of Error and Sci: Fa: to have the same before
his Lordp and upper House of Assembly at the next General
Assembly to be held for this Province your Petrs giveing security
according to usual custome.
And they shall ever pray &c.
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Order.
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Whereupon was made the following order viz'
The Petitioners giveing good security before either of
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the Secretarys for Treble the vallue of the debt and cost in the
Petition mentioned Ordered that supersedias writt of error
and Sci: Fa: issue as prayed.
signed p. order Jam: Heath Cl. Consil.
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Capt: Whittington
presents Memorll
abt Asseateague
Island.
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Captain William Whittington of Sumersett
County presents to this Board the foll: memo-
riall vizt
To the Honble the Councill
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Maryland
Willm Whittington humbly moveth your Honrs
That there is a certain Isthusmus or Peninsula of Marish &
Piney Hummocks called and known by the name of Assea-
teague Island lyeing and being on the Seaboard side within
this Province containing at the least 15000 Acres the south-
ward end of which is reputed to be within the bounds of Virga
by which pretence some persons are about to take up or Pattent
a considerable quantity thereof in the right of Virga under
which notion (by reason the divisionall line between this Prov-
ince & Virginia has not been yet run there) encroachmt may
be made upon the right appertaining to the Rt Honble the Lord
Proprietor which may be an ill consequence for the future.
Wherefore it is humbly offered
to your Honre mature considerations &c.
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p. 89 Considers abt
Asseateague
Island.
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Upon Consideration whereof this Board judges
it necessary the Divisionall Line between Virga
and this Province on the eastern shore be anew
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run out but before they will give orderes thereabout think con-
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