the direction of a jury, &c.) resurveyed and laid out the
aforesaid parcell of land called Whittmarsh Delight, scituate
lying and being on the east side of Chesapeake bay and
Nantecoke River, on the south side of a creek of the said river
called Roiwasticot, bounded as follows: beginning at a
marked white oak standing on a point of high land by the
aforesaid creek near the Emperor's Landing (being formerly
marked for the first bounder of the said land as appears by John
Anderson of the county aforesaid, one of the aforesaid jurors,
who affirmed he was at the first survey thereof,) thence with
a line drawn south one hundred and fifty perches to a marked
small gum, standing in the side of a swamp, thence with a
line drawn east for length three hundred and twenty perches
to a marked pine standing by a swamp side near a marked
road, thence with a line drawn north one hundred and fifty
perches to a marked small oak on the west side of the
aforesaid road, and from thence with a right line drawn to the first
bounder; containing three hundred acres more or less.
Per me, FRANCIS JENKINS, D'ty Sur'r.
Approved on by me Vincent Lowe, sur. gen'l"
Annexed to the foregoing certificate was also returned
into the office the verdict of the Jury upon the resurvey, as
follows, viz.
"March the 20th day, 1681-2.
" Whereas his lordships speciall warrant was granted unto
Mr. James Weatherly, directed to Vincent Lowe, Esq.
surveyor general, or his deputy to resurvey and lay out a tract
of land called Whittmarsh Delight, lying on the east side of
Cheasapeake Bay, in a river called Nantecoke river on the
east side of the said river in a creek called Roiwasticot on
the east side of the said creek; beginning for breadth at
a marked white oak and running south one hundred and
fifty perches to a marked red oak, bounding on the south
with a line drawn west three hundred and twenty perches to
a marked white oak, bounding on the west with a line drawn
north one hundred and fifty perches by the river, bounding
north with the said creek, and bounding east with a branch of
the said creek: containing and laid out for three hundred acres
more or less, formerly surveyed for Richard Whittmarsh.
And that the sheriff of this county of Somersett should
empannell a jury of twelve good and lawfull men of the
neighbourhood to direct the resurvey of the said land, according to
the true intended ancient metes and bounds thereof: the said
jury being summoned, impannelled and sworn, and viewing the
bounds of the said land, do find that the said land begins at
a marked white oak first bounder, and from thence running
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