Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.     251

    Resurvey aforesaid by an Inquisition thereunto annexed wch fol-          Liber W. C.
    loweth in their words Viz
     To the honoble the Justices of the Provall Court
      Whereas by a speciall ordr of the Honoble Court aforesd bearing
    date the seaventh day of March last past I Robert Jones was re
    quired to lay out & resurvey a parcell of land called Netherbury
    Claymed by Mr Andrew Abington together with that parcell of
    land adjacent thereunto called Screttons formerly belonging to
    Barnaby Jackson
      These are therefore in humble manner to certif ye That in obedi
    ence to the aforesaid prcept I have layd out and Resurveyed the
    Land called Netherbury in the prsence of the Jury Beginning att a
    marked tree in the woods neare the bay of Chesepeake & runing
    thence to the bay side East one hundred twenty five perches, Thence
    North and by west along the said bay One hundred and fourteene
    pches Thence west into the woods three hundred thirty five perches,
    Thence South Eighty two perches, Then wth a direct Course to the
    first bound tree Conta & now layd out for Two hundred and Eight
    een Acres One Rood fifteene pches In st Maryes County Aprill
    the 24th 1682

                         Robt Jones: Depty sur: (sealed)
      These are likewise in humble manner to certifye that in Obedience
    to the aforesaid precept I Robert Jones have in presence of the Jury
    resurveyed & Layd out a certaine tract of land called Scretton Lye
    ing of the West side of the bay of Chesepeake in the County of
    St Maryes and formerly belonging to Barnaby Jackson Begining
    neare the bay side on the south side of the Dwelling house of
    Mr George Thompson at a stumpe of an old tree, runing thence
    west into the woods One hundred perches, Thence North and by
    west Two hundred fifty five perches, Thence East to the bay side
    One hundred twenty five perches, Thence to the west line first runn
    keeping along the bay side Containing and now layd out for One
    hundred ninety six Acres three Rood and Eight perches Aprill the
    24th Anno Doni: 1682
                          Robt Jones Depty Sur (sealed)
    This is according to Mr Andrew Abington &
    his prtence    Robs Jones: Depty Surveyor
      These are likewise humble manner to certifye that in Obedience
    to the aforesd prcept I Robert Jones have in presence of the Jury
    Resurveyed and layd out the aforesaid parcell of land called Scretton
    Lyeing on the west side of the bay of Chesepeake in the County of
    St Maryes and formerly belonging to Barnaby Jackson Begining
    neare the head of a fresh and thence runing west into the woods
    One hundred perches Thence north & by west Two hundred [ffifty]
    five perches, Thence East ffoure hundred sixty perches to the bay        p. 600
    Side Soe by the bay side South and by East, Then goeing to the