6 M I N U T E S Nov. 



4. rent thcfe lands -, it was agreed that each party 



EXCHANGE fhall, if required, hold his own land (or find 



OF LANDS. . . . f 



a proper tenant; during the laid term ot fix 

 years, at fuch rent, and under fuch covenants, 

 as the arbitrators fhould fix on. 



On Monday the 6th inftant, the arbitrators 

 met ; and having preinoufly named an umpire, 

 or third perfon, in cafe they fhould difagree in 

 their award, entered upon the bufinefs , which 

 was thus conducted. 



Having firft taken a cnrfory view of the fe- 

 vcral pieces to be exchanged ; and having fet- 

 tled between themfelves the mode and rate of 

 valuing the wood; they took the whole before 

 them in this manner : 



The arbitrators, both of them men of fuperi- 

 or abilities in the bufinefs they had undertaken, 

 wentfirft; pointing out \vhich of the trees 

 fhould {land, and which be taken down : the 

 latter were marked by chopping off a piece of 

 the bark with an adze. The pollards and 

 ftub-wood deemed fit to (land were valued 

 and minuted by the arbitrators themfelves; 

 and the timber-trees meafurcd by two carpen- 

 ters (one chofcn by each party), an account 

 being minuted by an affiilant ; by whom like- 

 wiiethe number of ftands were taken. 



The 



