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     proclamation for all persons who had not Grants for their lands Liber FF
     before the issueing of the said proclamation to repaire to the secre-
     taryes Office within six months and take a Grant of the same under
     the Great Seale Otherwise the same to be seized in the hands of the
     Lord proprietary Whenas in the said Office the deft was informed
     that the plaintiff had pattent ready to be Sealed for the said parcell
     of land, whereupon he entred Caveat against the issueing of the [p. 6oo]
     same further alleadging he knew not but that Mr Owen may have
     already procured a grant thereof from his Löpp in England Yet
     notwithstanding the plaintiff as alleadged Ought not (as he did) take
     up the said land and procure Pattent for the same within the tyme
     limitted in the aforesaid proclamacon whereby he was deprived of
     the benefitt thereof
       The plaintiff in answer thereunto Saith that the deft was no wise
     deprived of the benefitt of the said proclamacon for that there was
     not nor is there any such land found entred upon record, therefore
     no grant could issue if demanded wherefore free for any person to
     Survey or take up the same.
       Which answer was denyed by the deft except the said land had
     bin surveyed by speciall warrant for notwithstanding no returne
     was made of the Survey of the said land, which (if not) was through
     the neglect and Omission of the Surveyr Genii Yet further replying
     the said land being formerly Surveyed and built upon could not be
     againe Surveyed by a Comon warrant as this land was, and new
     taken up as Forrest land by the plaintiff.
       The Court haveing Considered that there is no such land to be
     found upon Record and taken up by the said Richard Owen nor no
     Grant or Colour for the same doe Order that the plaintiff have his
     Pattent sealed for the said land thereby confirming the same to him
     and his heirs.

     The Court adjourned till the morrow morning 8 of the Clocke.

                     June the 4th 1668
     The justices all meett as yesterday with Addition of Henry
                        Coursey Esq

       Peter \Vatts Constable of St Georges Hundred haveing Officiated
     his said Office One whole yeare last past petitioneth this Court to be
     dismissed and present William Hatton, Francis Hill and Patrick
     Forrest
       Ordered the petition be Granted and that warrant issue for Fran-
     cis Hill to take Oath of Constable for this next ensueing yeare, which
     was then done accordingly.

       Thomas Hinton Constable of Poplar Hill Hundred petitioneth
     this Court that haveing Officiated the said Office One whole yeare