entring into the said Office, according to the form of the
Coroners Oath in England.

                    Counties.

    I.  An. 7. W. & M. 1695. p. 32.  The Bounds of St
Mary's County shall begin at Point Look-out, and extend
along Potomack River to the lower side of the Bud's
Creek, and so over to the Head of Indian Creek in Patuxent
River.  And upon the upper side of the said Indian
Creek, and Bud's Creek, shall the Bounds of Charles County
begin where the other ends, and extend to Mattawoman
Creek, including all the Land lying on the upper part
of Bud's Creek and Indian Creek Branches.
    II.  The Land from the upper side of Mattawoman and
Swanson's Creeks, extending upward by Patowmack on the
West, and Patuxent River on the East, shall be constituted
a County of this Province, and called Prince
George's County, and enjoy all Rights, Benefits and
Priviledges, equal with other Counties.
    III.  Certain persons, in the Act named, are impowered
to cause Surveyors to settle the Bounds and
Limits of St Mary's, Charles and Prince George's Counties,
as aforesaid, and the same to be markt out and Lined
with a double Line of markt Trees, and to return Certificates
of the same tot he Governor and Council, to be
recorded, under penalty of 100 l. of Tobacco from the
persons named, and 2000 l. of Tobacco from the Surveyor,
half to the Informer, and half to the Parish where the
Offender dwells.
    IV.  The place for holding the County Courts, for St
Mary's County, shall be in the State-house at the City
of St Mary's, and in no other place.
    V.  The Island of Kent shall be added to and made
part of Talbot County.  And that part of Talbot County
which lies on the North side of Corseica Creek shall be the
Southerly Bounds of the County of Kent, and on the
North the County of Cecil.
    VI.  The Persons in the Act nominated, are appointed
to cause the Surveyors of Talbot County to run out and
mark the Bounds of the Counties of Kent and Talbot,
with a double Line of markt Trees, under the penalty exprest.
S. 3.