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 whole must not be done over anew; by all which it can be made appeare that the said old survey did not yeild much advantage to the Doctor uppon the whole matter, that is, uppon downe admeasurement and subdivision, taken both together, there having been soe much ventured to try it by the above mentioned previouse examination and reviews. So that, in briefe, this old survey gave the Dr only an occasion to play at hazard, and he had the good fortune to win, though not one hundred pounds.

 

AVING thus published our instructions, and made our contracts, wee proceed uppon the downe admeasurement, doeing as well as we could, since the army were not ready with their agreements, in order to subdivision, according to their report of the 25th of December last; nevertheless, the Dr. allways solliciting them to that purpose, and asisted them in what he could in order thereunto, soe that about the beginning of May, 1655, the Councill were pleased to give an order which produced the following report of the 9th of the same moneth.

The principle points of the above mentioned proposalls, annexed to the above report, being, that uppon the most exact computation of debt and creditt which could be then made, the one answered to the other as five did to eight, vizr, to the satisfaction of twelve shillings and sixpence in the pound, hoping, nevertheless, that they might proceed uppon ⅔, or 13s 4d per li. uppon which grounds it was offered, that the severall regiments within the respective lotts of the provinces be directed forthwith, to agree and determine uppon some points or places within some of the counties of the said respective provinces, from whence they shall begin, and soe proceed gradually to take their satisfaction for each of the said regiments; as likewise a method how they shall proceed from the first to the subsequent countyes in each respective lott; and that orders doe issue forthwith accordingly, &c. Whereuppon severall agents made such agreements, and there issued an order of the 22th of the same, vizt: 