pr Jno How^ell Cla, [Endorsed. Governors order

for Laying out land

INFORMATION FILED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

To his Excellency Thomas dongan Captaine Generall and Governor in Cheife of New-Yorke and Territoryes thereto

Belonging and the Counqill. New Yorke ss. James Graham Esq"" Attorney Generall of our sovereigne Lord the King James the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland King defender of the

352 PAPERS RELATING TO SUFFOLK COUNTY.

faith &c. Gives your Excellencye and honors to understand and be informed that whereas by an order of Councill bearing dale the 29th day of July 1G86 directed to Joshua Hubbard High Sherrillte of the county of Suffolke within this province it was ordered and dechired in these words ffullowing viz. Att a Councill held at ffort James in New Yorke July the 29th 1686, Present. The Governour &*=, Robert Cady: John Parsons, Jacob Dayton, John ffield, Samuell Sherry, Olipher Norris, William Hamilton, Daniell Kieff, Simon Hillyer John Richardson, makeing their Complaints that tlie tovvne of Easthampton will lay them out no Land as they were ordered in Councill to doe and it appearing that the said Inhabitants have for more than the space of four yeares payed all dutyes in the aforesayd Towne and are become associates in the same : Ordered that Captaine Josiah Hobart High Sherriffe of the county of Sutfolke see tliat a Surveyor lay out for each person of the aforementioned Inhabitants thirty acres of arable Land within the bounds of Easthampton that is not yet ffenced or Enclosed and appropriated by any person they paying the charges which the sayd Sherritfe and Surveyor shall hee at in the performance of the same and giveing securitye not to dispose or s:dl any of the sayd Land untill it sliall be improved by them.