160 Assembly Proceedings, July— August 1642.

Liber
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Surveyor be found in delay after his warrant delivered to him
he Shall be lyable to the value of the rent to the party till he
hath returned his Survey and the Secretary shall be liable in
like manner for delay of drawing the Pattent after the Survey
returned and warrant for drawing of it. Every one claiming
title to any Land in certain to be holden of his Lordship may
demand his claime to be entred upon Record and such entry
shall barre all ensueing Grants of the same Land till the claime
be tryed. Warrants for laying out of Land (without any
certaine place assigned) delivered to the Surveyor shall bind
the Surveyor to lay the lands out according to the order as the
warrants were delivered to him upon pain of recompence to
the party greived except he have other instructions to the
Contrary from or under the Lord Proprietarie upon the back
side of every Pattent or in a Schedule annexed (afore it be put
to the Seal the Surveyor being thereunto demanded by the
party interrested shall discribe the Plott of the grant with all
the names mentioned upon the grant and Seale and Compasse
to it By which bounds the grant shall be interpreted and
Judged ever after This Act to endure till the end of the next
Assembly

An Act touching Passes

p. 100

Noe man after the Publishing hereof in the Co^ty may with-
out Passe from the cheif Judge of the County in Commission
for the time being transport any Inhabitant out of the Province
being indebted by Judgment upon record or another mans
Servant or the parties own Servant & indebted by Judgment
upon record (except it be an apprentice) or otherwise obnox-
ious to Justice And a passe may not be granted to any one
untill he have sett up an note at the usuall place at the least 5
days before (whereof one to be a Sunday or holy day) Signi-
fieing such his intent to depart out of the Province And if
the party of whom the Passe is desir'd know or be informed
that the Party is indebted or another mans Servant or the
Party's ow Servant (as afore) or obnoxious to Justice in some
other County he may not grant a Passe till the party have
obteined a Certificate from the Comd^r of the County which
may not be granted afore another like note there sett up to
the Purpose and in the manner as aforesaid upon paine that
the offender or offenders to the Contrary hereof shall make
fine and recompence to all parties greived This act to endure
till the end of the next Assembly

An Act Provideing for the Planting of Corne

Every person planting Tobacco Shall Plant & tend two
acres of Corne upon paine of forfeiting 300^l Tobacco for