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By the Lord Deputy and Councill.
Ordered,
Orders to the Attorney-Generall to finish the article in a legall form, &c. 24 November, 1654.That it be referred to the Atturney-Generall, the Commissioners-Generall of the Revenue, and the Surveyor-Generall of lands, to consider of the articles prepared betwixt the Commonwealth and Dr Petty for the survey of forfeited and other lands belonging to the Commonwealth, or to be surveyed in Ireland, and of the former reports, papers, and proceedings in order thereunto; and of what is further fitt to be added to those articles, for the speedy and effectual carrying on of this service of soe publique concernement; and alsoe of the necessity of two thousand pounds advance, the Doctor giving 4000li security to performe and returne the survey of those lands, proportionable to the sum received; as alsoe of the furnishing him from time to time with one thousand pounds, or some other meet sum answerable to the proportion of worke he brings in; and to take care that the articles be penned in a due legall forme; and to consider of the security tendred by the Dr for his due performance of articles; and to make report of the whole business with all possible speed. Dublyn, the 24th of November, 1654.
Tho. Herbert,
Clerk of the Councill.
The moneth of November was spent much in making the Atturney-Generall Basill, Mr. Justice Cooke, the three Commissioners-Generall of the Revenue, &c., meet in contriving the manner of advanceing money and defalkeing the same, as also about the manner of reimbursing the charge of the grosse admeasurement then in hand, and in giving notice to the surveyors then at worke uppon itt, by lettres of the 17th instant, of the above transactions, in order to their desisting; about the security, amending mistakes, providing meeresmen, and the time of the Drs discharge, and after which noe complaint was to be admitted.
All which being contrived by the above referrees, and the articles in pursuance of the above recited order in due forme of law. The articles soe prepared were, as a report and answer to the said order, on the eleventh of December, brought into the Councill chamber, very many of the chief officers of the army, whose names are hereafter mentioned, being present, and after a solemne seeking of God, performed by Colonell Thomlinson, for a blessing uppon the con-