612 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

Liber W. H.
p. 252

Purall, M^r Francis Jenkins, M^r Leven Dennard M^r John King,
M^r Charles Hall, M^r W^m Planner, M^r Thomas Price, M^r John
Williams Senjo^r M^r Thomas Newball, M^r W^m Walton M^r Roger
Woolford. And for Dorchester Covnty Majo^r Thomas Taylor,
M^r John Brookes, M^r Bartholomy Ennolls, Cap^t Henry Tripp,
M^r Dan^ll Clarke, M^r Charles Hutchens M^r Edw^d Pindar M^r
John Pollard, M^r Jn^o Hindson M^r Anth^o Dawson, M^r Thomas
Pattison, M^r James Peterkin, M^r John Salisbury, M^r Thomas
Hicks, M^r John Mackeele, M^r John Alford, M^r Henry Hooper,
M^r Jacob Lockerman, M^r John Richardson, M^r Rich^d Owen
M^r W^m Dorington, M^r John Stephens, M^r Edward Brannock
& M^r John Woodward.—And for the Covnty of Caecill Coll
Geo Talbott, Cap^t Joseph Hooken, M^r Nathaniell Garretts, M^r
James Frisby, M^r W^m Peirce M^r W^m Dare, M^r Geo Warner,
M^r Edw^d Jones, M^r Charles James, M^r Benjamin Gundry, M^r
Gidian Gundry, M^r Swithin Wells, M^r Phillip Oleager, M^r
Rich^d Pullen M^r Henry Peringhr M^r Roger Laramore, Senjo^r
M^r Geo Oldfield M^r Edw^d Beeke, M^r Edwd Blay, M^r Rob^t
Sanders, M^r Thomas Bostick M^r W^m Ward, M^r Geo Higgen-
bottom M^r Oliver Calke, And be it Enacted by the authority
advice & Consent afores^d that the s^d Com^rs herein nominated
for each Respective Covnty, or the Majo^r part of them are
hereby Impowred sometime before the five and twentieth day
of March One thousand six hundred Eighty & foure to meete
together upon the Respective Lands & Places, in the act before
menconed, or at some other Convenient place neare there-
abouts & shall then & theire treate & agree with the Owners
& allpsons Interested In the s^d Lands & buy & purchase of
the Owners & psons Interested in the s^d Lands, One hundred
acres of Convenient Land In the discresion of the s^d Com"
least prejudiciall to the Owners, & after purchase thereof shall

Cavse the same to be aurveyd, & after the survey su made, of

the s^d One hundred acres of Land shall Cavse the same to be
marcked staked out and devided into Convenient streets,
Laines & allies, with Open Space places to be left On which
may be Erected Church or Chappell, & Marckett hovse, or
other publick buildings, & the remaining p' of the s^d One hun-
dred acres of Land as neare as may be into One hundred
equall Lotts, marcked On some posts & stakes towards the
streets or Lanes w^th number (1: 2: 3: 4) & so to (100) out
of w^ch Lotts the Owner of the s^d Land shall have his first
Choice, for one Lott, & noe pson shall purchase more then
One Lott duering the space & terme of foure monthes, after
the five & twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred
Eighty & foure & that the Lotts shall be purchased by the
Inhabitants of the Covnty onely, & in Case the Inhabitants of
the Covnty shall not take up the sd Lotts within the times of