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

Lib. R. R. R

Councills Decl upon the Rep' of Som^rsett County Com^rs
for Townes.

Maryland ss: By the hon^ble the Councill
Whereas the Inhabitants of the Sea Side and the places
adjacent have (upon their address made to the Com^rs appointed
for laying out the severall Townes in Som^rsett County)
obteined of the said Com^rs to consider and enquire into the
Inconveniency of the Towne appointed by the Act for
Advancen^t of Trade at a place called Barrows Land, and of
the greate conveniency of having a Towne appointed them at
a place called Snow Hill neere the head of Pocomoke River in
the County aforesaid; And whereas the said Comiss^rs (for the
reasonableness thereof) have joined with the said Inhabitants
to moove their case to this board, as by the Report of the
said Com^rs produced and read it doth and may appeare.
This board are well satisfied therewith as the same hath been
sett forth, and it is therefore considered & Ordered that if the
Inhitants aforesaid cann procure to have secured to them One
hundred acres of land for a Towne at Snow Hill aforesaid,
This board think well thereof, and consent (soe farr as con-
cernes them) to the same, and will joine with the said Inhabi-
tants in procureing the confirmation of his L^sp: and the two
houses of Assembly at the next meeteing of Assembly by an
Act of Assembly to be then made appointing the Towne and
place of Trade aforesaid instead of that formerly appointed at
the place called Barrows Land, Dated at the Councill Chamber
at the City of S^t Maries the ffourth day of October in the
nineth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c^a
Annoq Dmi: 1684:
Signed p ord^r
J Llewellin Cl Consil

p. 126

Severall disputes haveing been, concerning the maine branch
of Nanticoke River w^ch is said to be the bounds betweene
Som^rsett and Dorchester Counties, for the uncertainty whereof,
the bounds of each County have also been disputed, and sever-
all Erro^rs may thereupon ensue, which to avoid for the future
any to rectifie as much as may be what is past This board
passed this following ord^r (viz:)