230        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.

Liber W. C.     in Calvert County on the South side of Petuxent River betweene
                Brooke Creeke and a westerne branch of the Divideing Creeke
                Begining at a marked Oake by the side of St Charles branch with a
                line drawne west for the length of Two hundred and fifty perches to
                an Oake Then from the said Oake with a line drawne South for the
                Length of Six hundred and fifty perches to a marked white oake,
                Then from the sd Oake runing East for the length of Two hundred
                and fifty perches to a marked white Oake Then from the said Oake
                Runing north for the Length of six hundred and fifty Perches
                to the first bounded tree Now Layd out for One thousand Acres
                more or less to be held of the Mannor of Calverton:
                                       By me Ninian Beale (sealed)
                  And the same Cause was Continued untill the Sixteenth day of
                November Anno Doni 1681 aforesaid, On wch said sixteenth day
                of November came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid,
                & this Cause standing then at issue ready for tryall, but because
                the Court doth finde it absolutely necessary the better to Know
                wherein the Trespasse & Ejectment aforesaid is comitted, That
                all that parcell of land Called mount Calvert Containing one
                thousand Acres next adjoyning to the aforesaid parcell of land
                Called Brooke Ridge be first resurveyed and layd out according
                to the true Antient meetes and bounds thereof by Some skilfull
                person and by a Jury to goe upon the said Land, And that when
                the same is so Surveyed and layd out that the Same Surveyr and
                Jurors doe resurvey and lay out the aforesaid One thousand Acres
                of land Called Brooke Ridge according to the true Antient Meets
                and bounds thereof And that faire plotts and Certifficates of both
                the said parcells of land be returned to the next Provinciall Court
                soe that upon pusall and veiwing thereof and hearing of what can
                be sayd on both sides the Court may doe therein what to Justice
                shall appertaine Itt is therefore by the Court here this day Ordered
                that George Y ate gentl Deputy Surveyor bee & is hereby especially
                appointed Impowered and Comanded ffirst to resurvey and lay out
                the aforesaid parcell of land called Mount Calvert, And then the
                aforesaid parcell of land called Brooke Ridge according to the true
                Antient Meets and bounds of both the said parcells of land as is men
                toned in the Pattents for the same in the prsence of John Craycroft
                gentl Coronr of the County aforesaid, Wch said Coronr is hereby
                Impowered and comanded to sumon and Impannell a Jury of
                twelve good and Lawfull men of the Neighbourhood who are to be
                by him the said Coroner duely sworne and to goe upon the said lands
                with the said Surveyor to see the same layd out as aforesaid, And
                if Occasion require the said Coronr is also Empowered and Co
                manded to sumon and examine witnesses upon Oath thereby to
                finde out the true bounds of the said two parcells of land according
                to the Pattents for the same as aforesaid And to returne a Certiffi