244 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

the Jury. By vertue of w^ch Order of Court I William Chandler
Sheriffe Did by the oathes of Robert Rob^t Robins Sam^ll Raspin,
John Courte seni^r, John Courte Juni^r, Mevorell Hulse Hugh
Thomas, ffrancis Wyne, Joseph Bullott, John Harvey, John Beane.
Robert Worrell, and William Kinsey Together w^th the afors^d Rand^o

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Brandt Dep^ty Surveyo^r: Goe Upon the aforesaid Two tracts of Land
to see the same by the Surveyo^r Laid out according to the ancient
meets and bounds of the aforesaid Two Tracts of Land, W^ch Juro"
upon their oathes Sayes That they Cannot by any informacon or
Evidence finde out the Ancient Meetes and bounds of that Tract of
Land formerly laid out for ffrancis poesy and John Berlaine lately
in the Tenure and occupacon of Richard Watson deceased, And
Whereas wee Could not finde the Southermost bound tree of Wat-
sons Land being Nominated in the Certificate a bounded white oake,
nor have any positive Evidence to prove the same soe that wee Could
not Runn out the ancient Bounds and meets of the other Tract of
Land formerly Surveyed for Thomas Batchelo^r Called Stumpdale
In witnesse whereof the sheriff e abovesaid and the Juro" above
written have hereunto sett theire hands and seales the day and Yeare
abovewritten And the said William Sparkes and phillip Lynes prayed
that a New Survey bee Awarded for the better Resurveying of the
aforesaid Two par cells of Land Called Watsons Land and Stump-
dale, the aforesaid survey being imperfect Whereupon this Court
doe ord^r that the aforesaid Randolph Brandt bee and is hereby
especially appointed and Comanded to Lay out the aforesaid two
parcels of Land Called Watsons Land and Stumpdale according to
the Ancient bounds thereof, and after the same is soe Resurveyed
and Laid out, then to Layout the one hundred and fifty acres of
Land in Question, and that the said Lands by the Said Surveyo"
bee Laid out in the p^rsence of the sheriffe of y^e said County who is
hereby Impowered and Comanded to sumon and impannell a Jury of
the Neighbourhood Upon the said Land Who are to be duely sworne
by the said sheriffe to direct the said surveyo^r according to the
best of their Knowledges of the true ancient bounds of the aforesaid
two pcells of Land Called Watsons Land and Stumpdale, and of the
Land in question and to Examine Evidences Upon oath that the
truth of the matter may bee fully discovered, and the said surveyo^r
is hereby ordered to beginn to runn out the Line or Lines of all and
every the said Tracts of Land att such bound tree or trees, and to
Runn the same either backwards or forwards to ffinde out the ancient
bounds thereof as the said Jury shall think ffitt & direct, and to
Returne Seaverally a Certificate and plott of each parcell of Land
and of his proceedings herein Und^r his hand and Seale and the
hands and seales of the sheriffe and Juro^rs aforesaid to his Lo^ps Jus-
tices here att the next Provinciall Court That soe his Lo^pps Justices
being fully informed of the truth of the p^rmisses may Doe therein
as to Justice appertaineth