532 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

forms me has bought two Messuages and some land, there of
Mark Cordea which the said Cordea formerly purchased of
Garr^tt Vansweringen which Messuages and land together with

his removal has been very chargable to him for which reason
and because it is but the residue of a term of years he has pur-
chased of the said Cordea, it being part of some land formerly
leased to Lieut: Wm. Smith I have thought good for the better
encouragement of the said Digges to settle at S^t Maryes and
to improve his said purchase there to grant unto him and his
heires a lease of sixty one years of the said Messuages and
lands includeing in the said lease the Remainder of yeares he
bought of the said Cordea, and accordingly I hereby impower
you to passe unto him such a lease reserveing the old rent that
is now paid for the said land; and forasmuch as I'me informed
M^r Thomas Notley at the time of his being Gov^r did take upon
him to grant a new term of yeares to Vansweringen of the same
land, I doe hereby declare the said Notley had noe Comission,
orders, or ever any directions from me soe to doe and conse-
quently his Act in that particular was voyd which I have alsoe
thought fitt to signifie unto you, this being your Warrant

p. 84

Given under my hand and lesser seal at Armes this tenth day
of November 1686:
To our Deputy Governours
in Maryland

Order for
lease to be
drawn.

Whereupon the said Coll: Digges desired the
order of this Board that his Lo^r= favour to him
might be pursued. The which was by their Honours