Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 363

   Coll Roboth- Vpon reading a Letter from the honoble Coll Lib. H. D.

   ams Lre

   touching George Robotham of the 19th of ffebry Instant, to his

   Land laid Exncy sent & directed, touching the Runing out of

   the Land at Williamstadt, pursuant to the Ordinance

   liamstadt & of Assembly setting forth that the Land formerly

   Ordr for proclamtion surveyed, contained 225 Acres for the Town & Corn-

   thereon. mon of Williamstadt; and that the last Order doth

   say 200 Acres; so that they have laid out 200 Acres, as also

   marked where the 225 Acres ended; therefore desired to

   know, which of the two should stand for good. That the price

   of the Lots (the Value of the Common included) is 310 lbs of

   Tobo p Lot, and that severall persons laying Claime to the

   Land, so laid out, the takers vp thereof are at a stand whom

   to pay, therefore desire his Exncy would be pleased to Ordr a

   proclamation to issue, to be proclamed at Williamstadt: that

   all persons that have any Title to the sd Town or Common of p. 266

   Williamstadt aforesd that they may be compelled to make their

   Clame & proceed to prove their Title within such a space of

   time to be appointed; Wherevpon his Exncy was pleased to

   say, that as to the first, he should leave it to the determination

   of the Assembly, and as to the last did by advice in Councill

   Order, as it is hereby Ordered that Proclamation be prepared

   & issue accordingly to the said effect forthwith.

                   March the 2d 1695.

     Produced a proclamation drawn vp to the intent aforesd the

   wch being Read, was approved off & signed by his Excellency

   & passed the Broad Seal of the province, and Runs in these

   following Words, Vizt

           By his EXUCY the Capt Generall &Ca

                            A

   Maryland ss:      Proclamation

   Proclamation Whereas by Virtue of a late Ordinance of Assem

   Land laid bly there has been Surveyed & laid out at the Port

   out at Wil- of Williamstadt, Two hundred twenty ffive Acres of

   iamstadt Land for a Town, as also Two hundred Acres of

   Land more, for the Town Common, both which parcels or

   Dividents of Land have been likewise Viewed & Valued by a

   Jury of the Neighbourhood whereby each Lot is found to

   amount to the sume of Three hundred & ten pounds of Tobo

   payable to the Owner thereof, by the party taking vp the same

   by Law; But forasmuch as it hath been Represented vnto me,

   how that severall persons lay Clame to the said Land, so that

   the takers vp of the Lots are put to a stand to whom to pay