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110 This came standing Revived in the Paper of causes ready for a hearing on this Present daÿ in the Presence of the Comp.lt and Robert Ridgeleÿ Carvile his attorneÿ and in the Presence of Robert Ridgeleÿ attorney for the Defendent (he nor his guardian appearing though he was duely served with Processe to heare Judgment) the substance of the Comp.lts Bill appeared to be that whereas heretofore that is to saÿ in October Court in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred Seaventy and four the Comp.lt did Exhibitt his bill of Comp.lt into this Honnourable Court against the said Thomas Mathews the elder deceased and others Defend.ts thereby setting forth that one Cap.t W.m Hawleÿ late of S.t Maryes County Esq haveing right to Six Thousand Acres of Land and upwards in the said Province of Maryland by title derived from Jerome Hawleÿ Esq late of the said Province deceased as appears by an order of the Provinciall Court bearing date the four and Twentieth daÿ of March in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred fifty & Two his Lordp the Right Honn.rble Cæcilius Lord Proprietarÿ of noble memorÿ in Consideration thereof and according to the Tenor of his Lorpps Letter under his hand and seale bearing date att Portsmouth in the Realme of England the Eighth daÿ of August in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand six hundred fifty ^thirtÿ^ and three six Recorded in the Secretarys office in this Province did by his Letters Pattent under the great Seale of the said Province bearing date the twelfth day of December in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty and Three grant unto the s.d Cap.n W.m Hawleÿ all that tract of Land on the west side of Chessepiake Bay neare unto a Creeke Called S.t Jeromes Creeke Beginning on the west side of the said Creeke att a marked Chesnutt Tree standing neere a marsh or swamp called S.t Davids Swamp and Running west from the said Chesnutt for the length of Eighty perches unto a marked Oake in a valeÿ bounding on the west w.th a line Drawn North from the said oake for the length of Eight hundred fifty five perches unto a fresh Runn and with a line Drawn North and west unto the Land of Stanhope Roberts called Drapers Neck on the North w.th the said Land on the East with the said Baÿ from Drapers neck unto the mouth of S.t Jeroms Creeke on the south with a line drawn West from the mouth of the said Creek unto the first marked Chesnutt Tree and the first West Lyne Contayning & then layd out for five thousand seaven hundred Acres more or less together w.th all Profitts Rights & Benefitts thereunto Belonging To have and to hold the same to him the said W.m Hawleÿ his heyres and assignes for ever to be holden of the mannor of west |
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