Instructions for the Surveyors of the late Arch-Bishops and Bishops Lands, which are to be surveyed.  
THat the trusties as aforesaid shall have power to nominate one, two, three, or more Surveyors to survey the Premises, or any part of them as they shall think fit, and that the surveys and returns made by any such one, two, three, or more Surveyors, shall be good and effectual to be proceeded upon, notwithstanding any Clause in any Ordinance of Parliament to the contrary.  
That the Surveyor or Surveyors appointed, or to be appointed by the trusties, shall survey, and inquire what Timber building, open Quarries, or Mines are upon any of the Premises, and certify the condition and values thereof.  
That no Surveyor, or any his Child or Children, or any in trust for him or them, shall be admitted to be a Purchaser of any part of the Lands surveyed, or to be surveyed by himself, upon pain of losing his or their Purchase Money, and the Purchase to be void.  
Provided, that nothing in the Instructions, Oath, or in this present Ordinance, shall be construed to compel the Surveyors to make any admeasurement of the Lands, or any particular Survey, and of the number of Acres, unless they in their discretion shall think fit; the intention of the Houses being, That the said Surveyors should make a speedy return of their several surveys, to the end that a speedy sale may be made thereupon.   

Instructions to be observed by the REGISTER.  
I. THat he do receive all Surveys, and Certificates to be returned by the Surveyors, and immediately after the receipt thereof, fairly enter and Register the same in Books, to be kept by him for that purpose, and in an orderly manner file, bundle up, and safely lay up, and keep the Originals.  
II. That he do weekly or oftener certify unto the Contractours, what Surveys and Certificates are returned to him, and of what Manors, or otherwise as the case shall require.  
III. That upon Warrant and Direction from the Contractors, he do make forth, and fairly engross in Parchment, particulars of all such Manors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, Buildings, Woods, or other things surveyed and certified into his Office, by the Surveyors, whereupon the Contractors are to proceed, or intent to make any sale, and that he do examine and sign the same particulars, and deliver them to the Contractors.  
FOUR That upon Contract or Agreement made by the Contractors, for any Manors, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, buildings, Woods, or other thing contained in any particular made forth, signed and delivered unto them by the Register, the said particular be returned to the Register, together with the Order of Agreement or Contract made with the Purchasers thereupon.  
That upon return thereof, he do forthwith rate the particular, and ascertain the purchase Money, how much it comes to, at how many years Purchase the parliculars contracted for are sold, and enter the same upon the said particular, together with such other proceed as shall be required by the Contract.  
That he do return the particular thus rated and ascertained to the Contractors, who are to sign the same, to attest the Agreement, and thereupon to desire and give Warrant to the trusties to draw up and seal conveyances thereof to the Purchasers accordingly.  
That all particulars thus finished, together with all proceed thereupon, be fairly entered or registered by the Register, and be safely kept by him as Records, and that after such entering and registering thereof, the Register do deliver the said particulars unto the trusties to perfect the sale as aforesaid.  
And to the end this service may be performed in such manner as the Register may be able from time to time to give an account of all proceed; (if he shall be required) to the Parliament himself, or one of his Deputies, are to attend upon, and enter all Orders and Proceed before the Contractors.  
That he do weekly make Certificate to the Treasurers, controller, and Register, accountant of all Rents, and all Rates of particulars, and of all Monies payable upon any Contract upon any particular, how much thereof is to be paid in hand, and how much to be forborn, and for what time, and how, and in what manner the sum or sums to be forborn are to be secured.  
That he do methodise and put in good order all Charters, Evidences, and Writings, belonging to the late Archbishops, and Bishops, and all Books or Survey, and other things to be delivered to his care and custody, to be kept by him as Records, and make Catalogues of them, and fit them in such manner, as the Subject may readily see, and have Copies (if he desire it) of whatsoever shall be brought into the Registers Office, and be under his charge and custody.   

17. November. 1646.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, That there he an aditional allowance of three hundred pounds per annum, allowed and paid unto Mister Alderman Fowke, for his salary, for his execution of the place of controller of the Receipts of moneys mentioned in the Ordinance, for the appointing the sale of the late Bishop's Lands, over and above the two hundred pounds per annum, appointed by the said Ordinance.  
Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.  
FINIS.