538 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

now next comeing to be then held att the Citty of S^t Maryes
aforesaid Hereby willing and requireing all and singular the
sheriffs of this Province to make publique proclamation hereof
accordingly in the most publick and convenient places within
their severall and respective Countyes and to give notice to all
and singular the Deputyes and Delegates of such Countyes
that (all excuses sett apart) they and every of them come and
personally appear at the said Citty of S^t Maryes on the said
first Tuesday of November next ensueing to doe and consent
to those things which shall be then and there by the favour of
God happen to be ordained by and with the advice and con-
sent of the great Councill of this Province concerning the state
and welfare thereof.
Given att the Citty of S^t Maryes afores^d under the
great seal of this Province the 8^th day of March in the
XII^th year of the Dominion of the R^t Hon^ble Charles &c.
Anno. Dom. 1686.

Coll. Lowe &Coll:
Digges motion &
order to survey
Asseateague Island.

Att the motion and request of the Hon^ble
Coll. Vincent Lowe and Coll. Will^m Digges
for the surveying and laying out for them
Asseateague Island in Sumersett County viz^t

By the Hon^ble the Deputy Gov^rs and Councill

Ordered that the Hon^ble Coll: Vincent Lowe and the Hon^ble
Coll: Will^m Digges have liberty to survey and lay out a certain
Peninsula or Tract of land lyeing on the Sea board side in Sumer-
sett County (viz: soe much thereof that lyes within this Province)
comonly called or known by the name of Asseateague Island,
by Capt: Will^m Whittington one of the Deputy Surveyors of
Somersett County and certificate thereof under his hand of the
true number of Acres Cont^a to return to this Board with all
convenient speed and therein to certifie what and how much or
whether any of the said land hath been already taken up for
any person and upon the said return the said Coll: Lowe and

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Coll: Digges may if desired have order from this Board for
speciall Warrant to issue, out of the land office to survey and
lay out the said tract or soe much thereof as is not already
taken up they giving caution for the same according to his
Lords^ps conditions of Plant^a now in force and that this be a suf-
ficient caveat upon Record against all persons surveying and
takeing up the said land or any part thereof (not yet surveyed
and taken up untill such time this Board shall have signified
their resolutions upon return of the Cert: aforesaid. Dated at
the Councill Chamber the 8^th day of March in the XII^th yeare
of the Dominion of the R^t Hon^ble Charles &c. Ann: Dom: 1686.
signed p order
Jam: Heath Cl. Consil: