Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 531

you that by the Oath of Twelve honest and Lawfull men of the
County by whom the Truth of the Matter may be better known
diligently to Enquire if it be to the Damage of us or others if
we Grant N: N: of N: County Twenty Acres of Land lying att
N: in the County aforesaid (Viz^t ) ten Acres of one Side Such
Run and ten Acres on the other Side of Such Run or Water
together with Liberty to take fall Cutt down and Carry away
either by Land or Water any Wood or Timber fitt for building
a Mill other then Timber fitt to Splitt into Clapboards upon
any the Lands next adjoining to the s^d Twenty Acres of Land
lying on the East Side of the s^d Run of Water att N: N: afore-
said in the County aforesaid and if it be to the Damage and
Prejudice of us or others then to what Damage and prejudice
of us and to what Damage and prejudice of others and of
whom and in what maner and how and of what Value they are
by the Year According to the true Value thereof now before
any further Improvem^t made of the said Twenty Acres of Land
and who are the present Possesso^rs of the Said Twenty acres

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of Land and what Lands and Tenements remain to the present
Possessor over the said Twenty Acres and if the Land remain-
ing to the present Possessors over the said Twenty Acres will
Suffice to uphold their Maner (Viz) the Sixth part of their
Maner Allotted by the Conditions of Plantations for the
demesne as before the Alienation so as the County by the
Alienation aforesaid in default of the present Possession more
then was wont be not Charged and grieved and the inquisition
thereupon openly and distinctly made to us in our Chancery
under the Seale and the Seale of them by whom it was made
without Delay Send &c. upon Returne of which writt in Case
the Person or Persons whereby the said Inquest shall be found
to be the true Owners and Possessors of the said Land fitt to
build a Mill upon, shall refuse to build a Mill thereon within
one Year from that day to be Computed and reckoned and
the Same building to prosecute and finish within two Years
after the said beginning or laying the foundation as aforesaid
for the publick good of the Province it shall and may be Law-
full for his Said Ma^ty his heires or Successors or for their Chief
Governor here for the time being from time to time to Grant
any Such Twenty Acres of Land fitt to build a Water Mill
upon as aforesaid together with free egress and regress to the
said Water Mill either by Land through any mans Land next
adjonning or elce by Water together with liberty to fall any
timber for building the said Water Mill other then Board
Timber fitt to Splitt or Cleave into Clap boards for any time
or Term not Exceeding Eighty Years then next to Come under
the Yearly Rent of the Land then by the Oath of Twelve men by
Virtue of the Writt aforesaid returned to be paid to the

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