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In the next place I humbly offer:
1st. That mearesmen could not bee found, where these omissions have been made, for any part of them.
2dly. That mearesmen could not be found for the whole, and therefore in most cases itt was to noe purpose to meddle with any at all.
3dly. The meares of these small parcells lying, for the most part, in common fields, were obscure and neglected, and withall never knowne but to very few persons.
4thly. The omissions are chiefly in wast places, and when the transplantation, being most vigorously prosecuted, drove away such as might give information herein.
5thly. The want of meeresmen is rather a failer on the States part then on mine, as by the contract may appeare.
Thirdly, I humbly offer:
1st. That most of the omissions doe little prejudice either to the State or to the army.
2dly. That they litle advantage the surveyor, for where denominations are undistinguished, there subdivision is more troublesome.
3dly. Those who wrought by the mile in length, although they had noe visible temptation thereunto, were as frequent in these distinguishments as those who wrought by the thousand, which is an argument that neither was voluntary.
4thly. Itt can be made appeare that more charge and time hath been spent in vaine to procure meeresmen in these cases then would have performed what is omitted.
5thly. I offered long since that if the State would bear the travelling charges of surveyors to returne backe uppon the place of these omissions, and assure them of bounders when they came hither, to pay them demurrage, that my selfe would bear the charge of the worke it selfe.
Lastly, I humbly offer:
That for more extraordinary lines, vizt, parish lines, tyeing lines, intersections, &c., have been done, to my extraordinary charge, then those for which any advantage will accrue to mee by these omissions; wherefore, since the cause
