Than leuch he lowde, and said; ‘Foule motyow fall; 430 ‘Sen ane yow all has putt to confusioun.
Captain George Mason was a distinguished individual who lived at "Accokeek," about a mile and a half from Marlborough.
The order for the survey to be made was a formality, since the plat had actually been drawn ahead of time by Buckner on August 16, nearly two months before; clearly the Staffordians were eager to begin their town.
The colter, although it appears to be of early 18th-century origin, may have been in use late in the 18th century after the wall had been removed.
Two inches above the base is a seal, bearing the initials I^[C.
He has done so by reference to The Buckley Potteries, by K.