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structions, as fully amply and largely to all Intents and pur-
poses as if immediately done by our Self or that wee were
personally p^rsent at the doing thereof. This Commission to
continue for and dureing Our pleasure. Witness our Self at
Mattapony Sewall this ffifth day of May in the nineth yeare of
our Dominion &c. Annoq Dmi. One thousand Six hundred
Eighty and ffoure.

Instructions for the Land Councill

C: Baltemore

Instructions Powers and Authorities given by the R^t hon^ble
Charles Lord Baltemore Lord Prop^ry of this Province &c^a To
the hon^ble Coll Henry Darnall, Coll William Digges, Majo^r
Nicholas Sewall, and John Darnall Esq^r Councello^rs particu-
larly and especially appointed and Assigned for the heareing
and determineing all matters and thinges for and Concern-
ing Lands (viz)

Lib. R. R. R.

Imp^rs Lands Escheateable for want of heires, for non pay-
ment of Rent, or otherwise, at the request costs and charges
of any person or persons, Suito^r or Suito^rs in that behalf ad-
judged and condemned unto us in due forme of Law; You may
and have hereby full power and Authority for us and in our
name, to give grant Lease or otherwise dispose of to such person
or persons Suito^ror Suito^rs as aforesaid, or others whom you shall
think fitt, upon such conditions and tearmes as to you shall
seeme meete and convenient with due regard had to the na-
ture Quantity and Quality thereof.
2: Any Erro^r or mistake in the Clerk of the Office or Sur-
veyo^r in returne of Certificates, Entring upon Record, or vari-
ance betweene the Originall and Record, or Certificate and
pattent, you may (upon due proofe or other undeniable cir-
cumstances made appeare) by your order to the Justices of
our Provinciall Court in Court sitting cause to be corrected,
rectified, and amended, in the Certificates, Pattents, Records
and Originalls aforesaid as the case shall require.
3: To Any person or persons haveing two three or more
Tracts of Land contiguous or adjoyneing one to the other, you
may (upon Suite made) grant speciall warrant to resurvey and
lay out the same into one Intire tract, with liberty of takeing
in or adding thereunto what wast Land shall be found contig-
uous, and grant pattent for the same upon such conditions and
Tearmes, as to you shall seeme meete and reasonable, The
person sueing for the same surrendring up the severall for-
mer grants thereof to our Chancelo^r or Chancelo^rs for the time
being to be vacated upon Record
4: To ascertaine the meetes and bounds of any Lands ad-

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