said D^r may be directed unto all and every of the said lands to be surveyed by him accordingly, in pursuance to the agreement to that purpose.

Ordered,

Committee to consider how to begin the survey, and making the subdivisions. 20 Dec. 1654.That it be referred to Sir Hardress Waller, Collonel Hewson, Collonell Lawrence, Justice Cooke, D^r Jones, Quarter-Master Generall Vernon, M^r Worseley, the Commissioners-Generall of the Revenue, Collonell Barrow, Lieut.-Collonell Arnopp, Major Jones, and Major Smith, and Captain Shaw, or any five or more of them, to consider of the best ways and meanes how D^r Petty may begin the survey by him contracted for, and which way to proceed therein, toward the making his finall subdivisions, and to report their opinion therein to the Councill, at their next meeting, on Fryday next.

Order for mearsmen, spademen, and the rates to be paid, &c., 20 Dec. 1654. Whereas D^r William Petty hath contracted and undertaken to survey and admeasure all such forfeited lands in Ireland as are to be sett out for satisfaction of the arreares of the army, together with such other lands as did formerly belong to the Crowne, archbishopps, bishopps, deanes, deanes and chapters, and other persons belonging to that hirarchy: ffor the better and more effectuall carreying on of the said worke itt is ordered, that the said D^r Petty, or such as he shall under his hand and seale appoint therunto, be and are hereby authorized to cause, from time to time, such and soe many persons to asist him or them as shall be fitt and able to shew the meares and bounds of all such lands as are to be surveyed as abovesaid; as alsoe such other persons as he shall thinke fitt to stand as markes to lead the chaine, or carry a spade for making of marks necessary for the said worke, hee paying to every of the said persons by him or them imployed, such reasonable rates for the respective paines as shall be thought fitt by the Commander in Chief of that precinct where the lands lye, or by any one or more of the justices of the peace of the said county, or by the sherriff or undersherriff, or commissioner or