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

Lib. R. R. R.

joyneing to a former or more Antient Survey, you may upon
suite made grant speciall warrant, at the cost and charges of
the pet^r first to Resurvey and lay out the land of more An-
tient survey, and then (if it shall be required) the Land of the
pet^r according to the due courses meetes and bounds in the
pattents thereof mentioned and expressed.
5: Where there shall be wanting any Quantity of Land
granted by Pattent, And the Pattentee or Lawfull Owners and

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possesso^rs thereof shall apply themselves to you for redress,
you may cause speciall warrant to issue for the Resurvey there-
of with liberty of makeing good the full due complement upon
waste Land contiguous, or else where within the Province, not
Intrenching upon any former or more Antient survey, or Re-
serve for us made, And where (through the Erro^r negligence or
mistake of the Surveyo^r) Any greater Quantity then by Pattent
is granted shall appeare to be conteined within the bounds
thereof, you may and are hereby directed to grant the Surplus-
age to the Pattentee or other Lawfull Owner and Possesso^r
thereof aforesaid before any other person upon conditions and
tearmes as to you shall seeme meete, such Pattentee Owner
or Possesso^r aforesaid sueing for the same in any reasonable
time. The words [more or less] in every Grant alwaies to be
held Esteemed and taken to amount to Tenn in the hundred
over or under and noe more.
6: Rent for Land not paid in severall yeares (especially
where Orphans are concerned, or otherwise upon Sufficient
motives thereto Induceing, you may and have hereby power
and Authority given you to accept of, in ready money if tend-
red, Bills of Exchange, or otherwise as to you shall seeme
meete.
7: The Lands of an Alien not naturalized Escheateing to
us, you may, and have hereby power given you (upon condem-
nation) to dispose off to any person or persons Suito^r or Suito^rs
for the same, upon such conditions and Tearmes as you shall
think fitt with respect to the nature Quality and Quantity
thereof, wherein you are to consult our most benefitt and Ad-
vantage.
8: Pattents of Exemplification may at request be granted
to any person or persons sueing for the same, where the
Originalls by fire or other accident have been destroyed or
lost.
9: Alwaies upon Supplication to you made, admitt of
Caveat in behalf of Orphans to be entred against the Resur-
vey of Land to them belonging to be made by any other per-
son for discovery of the Surplusage; which we will in all
cases to be afforded to the Orphans, before any other, upon
such conditions and Tearmes as you shall think fitt and rea-
sonable.