174 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

Lib. R. R. R.
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1000 Acres according to his owne Certificate, but that is
legally surveyed by a legall Commission, which the Surveyor
(if questioned) will produce; but when you have procured
the Deputation you may discourse this with him more fully:
If you cann gett M^r Jones to returne a Certificate for the 6000
Acres gett him to doe it according to these lynes, beginning
at a marked Red Oake standing by the Wiccomise or Whore-
Kill path neere the head of Sassafrax River, and running
North 1200 pches, then East, then South, then West to the
first Tree, but I wish you may gett a Commission and we shall
doe well Enough, pray be diligent in it, and you will both doe
Your Self a kindness and him that is
S^r Your obleiged ffr^d & Servant
June the 23^th 1683: Tho. Vaughan

It was thereupon demanded of the said Vaughan whither
or noe he had formerly had any Intimacy or dealings of the
like nature with the aforesaid Llewellin from whence he might
soe confidently attempt to corrupt an Officer of his L^spps after
this manner
ffor answer he denyeth to have ever before been concerned
with the said Llewellin for one Acre of land besides the 3000
Acres mentioned in the Letter or to have had at any time any
Communication with the s^d Llewellin to encourage him to this
attempt, which he was heartily sorry for, if it had been inju-
rious to him, but declares that he had noe such designe in it,
neither did he conceive it criminall when first he motioned it
in his Letter for that he had knowne it practicable amongst
Deputy Surveyo^rs to returne into the Office the lynes of land
which they had not seen but were of another psons laying out
which he could make appeare, and produces a Letter under
the hands of Coll Lowe to that purpose.
Which was read & forthwith Command given by his L^spp to
his Secrys then p^rsent strictly to enquire thereinto & Examine
whither any Certificates had been returned unto the Office by
vertue thereof or any Grants passed under those Circum-
stances. The said Vaughan receiveth the severe check of his
L^spp and this board for his confidence in attempting to corrupt
the afores^d John Llewellin then Clk of the Land Office, and
M^r Rob^t Jones Deputy Survey^r but for his hearty recognition
& submission is discharged & the said John Llewellin Cleared
from the Imputation laid on him by reason thereof, his Inno-
cency therein to this board plainely appeareing.

Liber R. R.
p. '93

[Commission to Surveyor General.]

C: Baltemore
Charles absolute Lord & Prop^ry of the Provinces of Mary-
land & Avalon &c. To our Deare Cozen & Councellor