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Committee for Obstructions in Surveys to meet touching Civill Surveys[1].
Ordered, that it bee referred to the committee for removing obstructions in the surveys undertaken by Dr. Petty, to meet to-morrow morning, and consider of the proceedings of the commissioners for the civill survey, and how the concealements of lands may bee remedied, how farre the present surveys may bee of use, and what course is to bee taken for having true and full civill surveys returned, to remaine of record for publique use. And they are to treat with the commissioners-generall concerning abstracts to bee given of the civill survey, and concerning the sufficiency of the present surveys.
T. H. (Thomas Herbert.)
C. C. (Charles Coote.)
X.
Order for the settling of Troops disbanded in 1655[1].
Gentlemen,—Wee lately sent you a commission and instructions for the setting out of lands in satisfaction of the arreares of certaine troopes and companies named in a list or schedule annexed to the said commission, according to certaine instructions in the said commission given you; notwithstanding which we thought fitt to acquaint you, that in case any of the said troopes, companies, or persons, did slacken their march thither, or did delay both their own comeing, or sending upon the place some person to demand their lands for them, contrary to the orders given them, wee judge their slacknes or neglect should not or ought not to prejudice the rest who are ready and desirous to have their lands given them, and therefore would have you proceed to the casting of lotts, and to the determining in what manner the said troopes or companies shall sitt down, according to the instructions in that behalf given you; notwithstanding, some troopes or companies, or the agents for them, may not bee there present, which lotts also are to bee as binding and concluding to the said persons absent as if they or any in their name or behalf were there present, and consenting to them.
And if, upon drawing the said lotts, such troop or companies or persons as shall bee at the same time absent, or any of them, are, according to the said lott, to sett downe before those troopes, companies, or persons that are present, or before some of them. In that case, if no agent with debentures bee there ready to demand their lands for them, you are to respit so much land from being sett out to any other in the place where the said absent lott shall fall, as will answer the sum of the said troop or company, or other persons that are absent, according as in the list mentioned, and at the rates which shall bee agreed upon that others were to have it.
Whereas likewise, in that list sent down to you, many single persons are at the end of several troopes and companies added whose sums or arreares are not sett down with their
