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Munster noe more then one hundred and ten thousand pounds; but they charge or draw lotts for a greater summe.
Quere,—Whether the lotts drawne after the said 110,000li was charged bee not voyd?
- I am of opinion that they be voyd (folio 99), by reason of the charge (and noe more); but in case of defect of barronyes, supply may be made agreeing to the rule in the Act of Satisfaction, folio 70.
One of the commissioners of claimes hath bought adventurers interests, or hath taken leases of the same after he was commissionated.
Quere,—Whether, the said purchases being voyd, the lands doe not fall to the State?
- I thinke that, the purchase being voyd, the land is the States, and may be disposed to any other.
An adventurer is employed in clearing claimes, drawing lotts, and subdividing lands, or either of them.
Quere,—Whether any but the Commissioners of Parliament, or such as stand in their steads, can draw lotts, subdivide, and sett out lands for such adventurers satisfaction?
- They can not; for as to these concerned persons, the Commissioners of Parliament are only authorized.
Whether the said comittee could assigne the place of an adventurers satisfaction, uppon any pretence whatsoever, without drawing lotts,—1st, for province; 2nd, for county; 3rd, for barrony?
- The rule prescribed being to proceed by lott, if the committee proceed otherwise, its irregular and void (folio 70); and I take it the lott must be drawne gradatim for province, then for county, and att last for barrony, as is prescribed.
After the committee of claimes had drawne lotts for province and county, by vertue of the order of the first of June, —
Quere,—Whether they could draw lotts uppon such an abstract, which was authentically certifyed not to be according to law; and whether all proceedings built uppon the said illegall abstract doe not fall, as, namely, the division be-
