Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 535

the aforesaid Twenty Acres of Land are holden and by
what Service and in what manner and how and what value
they are by the year according to the true value thereof now
before any further Improvement made of the said twenty
Acres of Land and who are the present Possessors of the said
twenty Acres of Land, and who and how many are the means
between us and the present Possessors of the said twenty
Acres of Land, and what Lands and Tenements remain to the
present Possessors over the said twenty Acres And if the
Land remaining to the present Possessors over the said Twenty
Ac^rs will Suffice to uphold their Mannor (viz. the sixth part of
their Manner allotted by the Condition of Plantations for the
Demesne as before the Alienation for building a Mill, And
that the said Possessors in Assize Juries and Recognicon may
be put as before Alienacon so as the County by the Alienation
aforesaid in default of the present Possessors more then was
wont be not charged and grieved And the Inquisition there-
upon openly and distinctly made to us in Our Chancery
under the Seale and the Seals of th^m by whom it was made
without delay send &c^a upon return of which writt in case
the person or persons whereby the said Inquest shall be
found to be the true owners and Possessors of the said Land
fitt to build a Mill upon, shall refuse to build a Mill thereon
and give Security to their said Majesties by bond of fifty
thousand pounds of Tobacco with Condition to build a Mill
thereon within one year from that day to be Computed and

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reckned, and the same building to Prosecute and finish within
two years after the said begining or laying the foundation as
aforesaid for the Publick good of the Province. It shall and
may be lawfull for their said Majesties their heirs or Successors
or for their Cheif Govern^r here for the time being from time
to time to grant any such twenty Acres of Land fitt to build a
Water mill upon as aforesaid, Together with free Egress and
Regress to the said Water mill either by Land through any
Mans Land next adjoyning or else by water together with
liberty to fell any Tymber for building the said Water Mill
other then board Timber fitt to Splitt or cleave into Clapboards
for any time or Terme not Exceeding Eighty years then next
to come under the Yearly rent of the Land then by the Oaths
of twelve men, by vertue of the writt aforesaid returned to be
paid to the owner of the said Land so found and returned as
aforesaid, which said Grant from their said Majesties their
heirs and Successors or from the cheif Governor here as afore-
said shall be good & availeable in Law to the Grantee as
aforesaid for any terme of years not Exceeding Eighty years
as aforesaid against all persons whatsoever any Law Custome
or useage heretofore had made or used within this Province

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