Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 405

more &c, and in the yeare of our Lord 1680, before mee William
Chandler Sheriffe of Charles County aforesaid, By vertue of an
order of a Provinciall Court held att the Citty of St Maryes the
ffourteenth day of ffeb Annoq Dominj 1679, Itt was then Ordered
by the said Court that Randolph Brandt gentT Deputy Surveyo^r for
this County in the presence of the sheriffe of the County aforesaid,
to Lay out Two parcells of Land, The one formerly Surveyed for
ffrancis Posey and John Berlaines planters Containing ffoure hun-
dred and fifty acres and lately in the Tenure and occupacon of
Richard Watson deceased and another parcell of Land called Stump
Dale formerly surveyed for Thomas Batchelo^r Containing ffoure
hundred and ffifty acres, By a Jury of the Neighbourhood to goe
upon the said Land, and to see the Lines of the said two Tracts of
Land runn out by the said Randolph Brandt according to the Evi-
dence then to be given and the direccon of the Jury, By vertue of
w^ch said Order of Court W^m Chandler Sheriffe did by the Oathes
of, Robert Robins, Samuel Raspin, Jn^o Courte sen^r Jn^o Courte Juni^r,
Mevorell Hulse, Hugh Thomas, ffrancis Wyne, Joseph Bullott John
Harvey, John Beane, Robert Worrell, & William Kinsey, Together
w^th the aforesaid Randolph Brandt Deputy Surveyor goe upon the
aforesaid Two Tracts of Land To see the same by the Surveyo^r
Laid out according to the Antient Meets and bounds of the aforesaid

Liber W. C.

Two Tracts of Land, Which Juro™ Upon their Oathes sayes That
they Cannot by any informacon or Evidence finde out the antient
Meets & bounds of that Tract of Land formerly laid out for ffrancis
Posey and John Berlaines lately in the Tenure and occupacon of
Richard Watson deed, And Whereas wee could not find the south-
ermost bound tree of Watsons Land being Nominated in the Cer-
tificate a bounded white oake, Nor have any possitive Evidence to
prove the same, soe that wee could not runn out the antient bounds
and meets of the other Tract of Land formerly Surveyed for Thomas
Batchelo' called Stumpe Dale In Witnesse whereof the Sheriffe
abovesaid and the Juro" above written have hereunto sett their
hands and Scales The day and yeare above written
W^m Chandler Sher (Sealed)
Rob^t Robins (sealed) ffrancis Wyne (sealed)
Sam^ll Raspin (sealed) Joseph Bullett (sealed)
John Courte (sealed) John Harvey (sealed)
John Courte Jun^r (sealed) John Bayne (sealed)
Mevorell Hulse sealed Rob^t Worrell (sealed)
Hugh Thomas (sealed) W^m Kinsey (sealed)

And the said William Sparkes and Philip Lynes by their Attorneys
aforesaid Prayed that a New Survey bee Awarded for the better Re-
survey of the aforesaid Two parcells of Land called Watsons land
and stumpe Dale the aforesaid Survey being imperfect Whereupon

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