Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.     467
      February 22th 1667/8                       Liber JJ
     Reed of Francis Parrett for two yeares Rent of Rich- Th s d
       range being 300 acres Lying in Greate Choptanke in 00 06 0
       Island Creeke in Talbott County the Sume of
     Reëed alsoe for the rent of parretts Clift being 100 lb Tobacco
       acres for one yeares                              024
     for Leauiys for 5 prsons att 64 p pole 320
     for William Muffitt                                 134
                      I say Reed p mee John Peerce     478
                         Sherriff in thC absence of Mr Collett:

       Reed of Francis Parrett the Sume of Six Shillings in pt of rent
     due for a pcell of land Called the Rich Range Cotaining 300 acres
     octobr the 23th one Thousand Six hundred Sixty Eight

                                      Charles Caluert

       By vertu of a Commission and Instructions granted from Cecilius [p. 19]
     Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland Lord
     Barron of Baltemore &c under his Lordshipps hand and Greater Seale
     at Armes bearing date the ninth day of September in the thirty one
     yeare of his Lordships Dominion over the said Province hath con-
     stituted me Jerome White to be his Surveyour Generall of all and
     singuler his Lordshipps Castles, Lordsliipps Mannors, Forrests
     Chases, Parkes Messuages, Lands Tennements woods Rents Reven-
     flues, possessions and Hereditaments whatsoever within the said
     Province of Maryland, and also hath granted to me all vayles Fees
     Regards Advantages Proffitts and allowances whatsoever to the said
     Office belonging: To have and to hold excersise and Enjoy the afore-
     said Office, by my self or my sufficient Deputy or Deputyes, There-
     fore these are to let all men know that having put my Trust in my
     wellbeloved frend Phillip Shapleigh gentl, being assured of his suf-
     ficience have constituted and Impowred and doe by these presents
     constitute and Empower the said Phillip Shapleigh to be my Deputy
     Surveyour In Somerset County In Dorseter County and to the sea
     porte side from a Creeke called the Horekeil unto the said Souther-
     moste partes of the said Province (not at all abrogating any power
     formerly graunted by me to any other persons) and to have as full
     and ample power to lay out or survey any lands, run out mens lines
     according to the bounds of their Patents, put mens dividences or the
     like in any parte, within the aforesaid Countyes and place aforespeci-
     fled as if my self should doe it, To have and to hold Excersise and
     Enjoy the said Office during pleasure, and in consideration for the
     Trouble that the abovesaid Phillip Shapleigh shall have in Excersis-
     ing the abovesaid Office he the said Phillip is to be contented of the
     halfe of all such fees vayles Regards Advantages proffits and allow-
     ances whatsoever he shall Earne during his said Deputation for all
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