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 clerks and artists in subdividing every mans share in the house, being his owne worke as undertaker, was putt uppon the States accompt, which amounted to above 2500li; nor did his designes terminate there, but, being a Commissioner, amongst others, a contrivance was sett on foot for his further advantage, for neat books soe called, whereby was excepted from generall lott, uppon the account of incumbrances, market townes, post townes, libertyes, cittyes, and other improved places, allthough the same, notwithstanding their incumbrances, if any, were ten times better then common land; and after the generall satisfaction was made, such places, per relation, were brought to the Councill by him and his friends, as discoveryes, and debentures reserved for that purpose placed there without lott. Soe came he to the north liberties of Limricke and the post towne of Ballintoy in Ulster; and the now Surveyor-Generalls friends to the liberties of Tredagh, and the Deputy-Surveyor to the county towne of Caveine, and 100 examples; and to effect this purchase the better, because he protested against any interest in any debenture, he took advantage, I am informed, of a charitable act of his Excellency and Councill, granted unto Mr. Carey his relict, to lay out 300li in debentures; and he, as her agent, under colour thereof, disbursed vast summes of his owne, and placed them in such discoveryes. Many other his clandestine deceits, in his subdivision scarce medled with in the ffield, in stating his accompts, in his receiving his moneyes, in getting up his bonds, in the adventurers last survey, whereby vast summes of money are grasped in his hands illegally, and, in particular, a great share of the money received for the undertakers of the survey was paid to his clerks, and many of the undertakers left in great misery for want of due payment at this instant; but because I have given you a full account hereof in sheetes close written, and my time is short, I shall pass by many materialls, and leave to your further consideration these few observations.

1st. The Councill gave him liberty, after generall lott drawne, to buy 2500li of debentures, which, besides his afforesaid underhand purchases, he bought of the army a remaining part of their debentures.

2dly. Hee hath given no accompt as yett what lands are excepted from the souldiers satisfaction by his said neat bookes, nor of the odds and complements of lotts.

3dly. If former reservations will not serve, he aimes at the management of the adventurers settlement, and, as he pretends, by the countenance of his