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ward Moseley and John Lawson. The Carolina commissioners to be appoint- 

 ed being strictly required to finish their survey, and to make a return 

 thereof in conjunction with the Virginia commissioners, witiiin six months, 

 to be computed from the time, that due notice shall be given by your majes- 

 ty's lieutenant governor of Virginia to the governor or commander in chief 

 of Carolina, of the time and place, which your majesty's said lieutenant 

 governor shall appoint for the first meeting of the commissioners on one 

 part and the other. In order whcreunto we humbly offer, that directions be 

 sent to the said lieutenant governor, to give such notice accordingly ; and 

 if after notice so given, the Carolina commissioners shall refuse or neglect 

 to join with those on the part of Virginia, in making such survey, as likewise 

 a return thereof within the time before mentioned ; that then and in such 

 case the commissioners on the part of Virginia be directed to draw up an 

 account of the proper observations and survey which they shall have made 

 for ascertaining the bounds between Virginia and Carolina, and to deliver 

 the same in writing under their hands and seals to the lieutenant governor 

 and council of Virginia, to the end the same may be laid before your majesty, 

 for your majesty's final determination therein, within, with regard to the 

 settling of those boundaries; the lords proprietors having, by an instrument 

 under their hands, submitted the same to your majesty's royal determination, 

 which instrument, dated in March, 1708, is lying inlhis office. 



And lastly, we humbly propose, that your majesty's further pleasure be 

 signified to the said lords proprietors, and in like manner to the lieutenant 

 governor of Virginia, that no grants be passed by either of those govern- 

 ments of any of the lands lying within the controverted bounds, until such 

 bounds shall be ascertained and settled as aforesaid, wherel^ it may appear 

 whether those lands do of right belong to your majesty, or to the lords pro^ 

 prietors of Carohna. 



Her majesty in council, approving of the said representation, is pleased to 

 order, as it is hereby ordered, that the right honourable the lords commis- 

 sioners for trade and plantations do signify her majesty's pleasure herein to 

 her majesty's lieutenant governor or commander in chief of Virginia for 

 the time being, and to all persons to whom it may belong, as is proposed 

 by their lordships in the said representation, and the right honourable the 

 lords proprietors of Carolina are to do what on their part does appertain, 



Edward Southwell. 



Proposals for determining the Controversy relating to the bounds between the 

 governments of Virginia and North Carolina, most humbly offered for his 

 Majesty's royal approbation, and for the consent of the right honourable the 

 Lords Proprietors of Carolina. 



Forasmuch as the dispute between the said two governments about their 

 true limits continues still, notwithstanding the several meetings of the com- 

 missioners, and all the proceedings of many years past, in order to adjust 

 that affair, and seeing no speedy determination is likely to ensue, unless 

 some medium be found out, in which both parties may incline to acquiesce, 

 wherefore both the underwritten governors having met, and considered the 

 prejudice both to the king and the lords proprietors' interest, by the con- 

 tinuance of this contest, and truly endeavouring a decision, which they 

 judge comes nearest the intention of royal charter granted to the lords 

 proprietors, do, with the advice and consent of their respective councils, pro- 

 pose as follows. 



