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of barronyes, the which were allsoe but imperfectly sett downe, though much better then those aforementioned, because those of 1655 had the true contents and scituations of each parcell before them for their directions, which those of 1653 had not.
The courts for adjudication of Protestants claimes, the proofe of Papists constant good affection, and an authority for making compositions, as allsoe commissioners for stating new debentures, were att this time all and every of them acting respectively.
The six trustees of the army, authorized by an above mentioned commission, dated the 20th of May, 1656, consisting of three persons unconcerned in arreares, and of three active agents (vizt), one for each province, were not able to compose the differences arising amongst the officers, especially concerning the disposure of Kerrey, insoemuch as the last mentioned commission, dated the 7th of July, issueth to the three unconcerned persons only therein mentioned.
Now it followes from the premisses, that the said three commissioners were —
1st. To give equall and proportionable satisfaction to all the unsatisfyed part of the army; and that, according to the severall resolves and rates of generall councills, vizt, those of November, 1653, Aprill, 1654, and July, 1655, and according to severall speciall orders of the Councill, and the severall provinciall, particular, and subparticular agreements made betweene and relating to the severall persons concerned respectively, the resolves of the two former of these councills are extant in print, and the latter sett downe in the [IX.] chapter of this treatise.
2dly. To dispose of the course lands of Kerrey in the most satisfactory way, and not repugnant to the above mentioned resolves and particular agreement, and withall to take care both for the preventing the necessity of reprizalls, and for making of exchanges in reparation, where such accidents required them; and lastly, to give satisfaction in all just complaints uppon shortness of measure, unprofitable land imposed as profitable.
This being the worke to bee done, itt followes next to be declared by what generall operations the same was to bee effected, considering the ragged condition that this affaire was in by reason of the preceeding irregular, imperfect, and indeed obscure actings, anno 1653 and 1655, and of the other uncertainties of debt and creditt, as allsoe of the clashing interests above mentioned, the which generall operations were these following:
