Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 363

said Lawes or Acts relateing to the advancem^t of Trade, and
raiseing of Townes within this Province be with all vigour and
strictness observed, and the transgresso^rs thereof seveerely
prosecuted, and that all such psons as shall at any time after
the publishing this Proclamation p^rsume to report or any way
publish or declare that the Governm^t is indifferent in the
advancem^t of Trade or propagateing of Townes according to
the s^d Act, or that the designe thereof will fall, shall be
psecuted against and punished as Divulgers of false news;
And it is further declared that the Sheriff of each respective
County in this Province doe cause this Proclamation to be read
and published in the most publick & convenient places within
their precincts, and that all psons whatsoever doe take due
cognizance thereof.
Given at the City of S^t Maries under the greate Seale of the
s^d Province of Maryland this sixth day of March in the Tenth
yeare of his L^sps Dominion &c. Annoq Dmi One thousand
Six hundred Eighty and ffour

Ordered that Capt^a John Osbourne of Som^rsett County pro-
ceed to survey lands within the bounds limitted in his Comis-
sion from Coll George Talbott late Survey^r Gen^ll of this
Province and make returne of his Certificates thereof as form-
erly untill May Court next and then that both he and Maj^r
Thomas Taylor of Dorchester County be and psonally appeare
both of them before this board, in ord^r to the limitting and
ascertaineing of their Commissions, and setting forth each mans
bounds and precincts.
Ordered also that in the meane time the said Maj^r Taylor
and Samuel Cooper of Sommersett County proceed likewise
in surveying of lands according to their Commissions from the
s^d Coll George Talbott, and returning their Certificates thereof
to the Dep^ties Liev^ts upon the conditions & tearmes in their s^d
Commissions mentioned untill May Court next, and then their
bounds to be more certainly assigned them.

Lib. R. R. R.

p. 213

Anne Arrund^ll County ss:
At a Councill held at the Ridge at the house of the hon^ble
Coll Thomas Taillor this 10^th Day of Aprill in the Tenth yeare
of his L^sps Dominion Annoq Dmi: 1685:

Present
Coll Thomas Taillor Maj^r Nicholas Sewall
Coll Henry Darnall Coll W^m Burges
Councello^r

Henry Bonner was then especially appointed and sworne
Clk by the hon^ble Councill

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