Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.    283

   Joseph Harrisson Administrator The Plantiue Aresting the defen- Liber B
     to John Williams Plantiue   dant in an action of the Case the
   James Lee Defendant      defendant humbly Craueth a Ref
   erance and the Plantiue desires that Francis Thorington might haue
   his oath giuen him boath which Requests are granted

     Francis Thorington sworne and examined in open Court sayeth
   that about three days be for John Williams died hee heard that Jaen
   delahay disposed of sum tobacco that belonged unto John delahay and
   John Williams and hee told this deponant that in case thay woold
   doe such things as those hee woold goe to Jame Lee to see for satis
   faction for Come hee had receaued of him this deponant asking how
   much it was the sayd Williams Replyed about seauen barrell and that
   James Lee promissed to take up goods for the sayd Williams at A
   Bristomans store in satisfaction for the sayd Come and further
   sayeth not

     James Makey entereth his marke of hogs and Cattell (viz) Swal
   low forked and underkeeled and ouerkeeled on the left Eaer and noth
   ing els:

     Thomas and his wife Elisabeth Simpson acknowledg in open
   Court the sayle of the Land specified in thees too ensuing pattents

     Caecilius Absolut Lord and Proprietarie of the prouince of Marl-
   land and Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c to all persons to whome
   thees presants shall Come greeting in owr Lord God Euerlasting
   know ye that wee for and in Consideration that John Lewger laet
   principall secretarie of this owr prouince of Mariland hath trans
   ported diuers persons into this owr prouince hear to inhabit and
   for that John Lewgers son and heir apparent of owr sayd Late Sec
   retarie hath Assigned the Right to four hundered Acres of land dew
   for the transportation of sum of the sayd Seruants unto Thomas
   simpson And upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in [p. 14]
   owr Conditions of Plantation of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland
   under owr greater seale at armes baring date at London the second
   day of July in the yeare of owr Lord God one thowsand six hun
   dered forty nine and Remaining upon Record in owr sayd Prouince
   doe hearby grant unto the sayd Thomas Simpson all that parcell of
   land Lung on the north sid of Patomake Riuer adioyning to the
   land of James Lendsey begining at a marked Locus tree standing
   near a march called Lendseys march and Runing south south west
   by the Riuer sid for the lenght of one hundered and twenty perches to
   a marked pokikerie tree standing upon the Riuer side bounding on
   the south with a line drawn East and bee south into the woods for
   the lenght of flue hundered and twenty Perches to a marked oake
   standing in the woods on the East with a line drawne North and bee