said province; and also all other land on the said Western Shore, that shall or may be any ways in dispute in respect to the bounds thereof, at the request of any person or persons concerned in such disputes or by virtue of any warrant, order of court, or other legal authority, for the resurvey of any such lands, or the running any lines for the illustration of any matter in controversey: and for the better execution of the powers and authoritys hereby to him the said Thomas Bordley granted; I do hereby further impower him to nominate, constitute and appoint, from time to time, as occasion shall require, sufficient deputies under him, for whose fidelity in the due and legal execution of all such orders and warrants, whether common or speciall, as shall be to him or them directed from his lordship's land office, or by other lawfull authority, according to the direction of such orders or warrants, and the duty of their office; he the said Thomas Bordley shall be answerable, allowing him to take to his own use, and to the use of his deputys, such fees, perquisites and rewards as by any of his lordship's surveyors generall have been accustomed to be taken and received, or might have been by them or any of them lawfully taken and received, and which are and shall be from time to time, agreeable to the laws of the land, To have, hold, use, exercise and enjoy the said office of surveyor general of the Western Shore beforementioned, unto him the said Thomas Bordley, during his lordship's pleasure and no longer, (hereby by virtue of the authority to me granted as aforesaid, revoking, annulling and making void all former commission heretofore by his lordship granted to any person or persons for the executing of all or any the power hereby to the said Thomas Bordley granted. Given under his lordship's greater seal at arms, the twentieth day of May, anno domini one thousand seven hundred and seventeen."                                      ***********                                     *      THE      *                               JO.* GREATER * HART.                              *     SEAL.       *                                      ***********       LIBER B. B. fol. 49. ¾¾ " At a councill held at the city of St. Maries the first day of December, anno domi. 1684.     " Ordered that new commissions issue to the several and respective deputy surveyors of the several counties of this province, accordingly as they are hereafter named, to officiate in the surveying and resurveying of lands within their several respective precincts for the inhabitants of this province