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7. You shall not Suffer takers up of Lands, to String the same, but
oblige them to make their Surveys as little Indented as possible.
8. You are to Return yearly to the Keeper or Keepers of the Rent-
Rolls for the time being, an Abstract of all the Lands upon common
warrants held by Certificates upon Record, & also what certificates
are Recorded upon Warrants of Resurvey & in the abstract of such
to mention the names of the original Tracts included in such Resur-
vey, & if any Certificates are Recorded upon warrants of Escheat,
you are likewise to set down in the Abstracts of them the name of the
Original Tracts so become Escheat.
9. You as Secretary shall take care to give the Clerks of the
Countys Directions to be very exact in Transmitting to our Agent the
Alienations every year,
10. Whereas we have condescended tht those persons who are
Intituled to any Lands within our Manner of Severn River in Ann-
Arundel County by any former Survey or patent should have original
patents, or patents of confirmation for the same. Therefore our will
& pleasure is that proper Patents Issue to such persons who shall apply
for the same within the space of one year next ensuing under the
same Annual Rent for every 100 acres wch was payable for Lands at
the time of the original Survey of such Lands provided That no
patent to be granted by virtue of this our Instruction shall contain
or Include more Land than the Express number of acres mention'd
in the Original Survey or patent wch sd number of Acres shall be
included within Bounds to be ascertained by a Resurvey if necessary
of such Lands prior to the patent hereby Directed to be granted.
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Calvert
Paper
No. 295 1/2
p. 63
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