52 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1693 94

       Lib. C. B. Humbly Sheweth

             ffrancis Mal. That Whereas one Richard Bennit of Nancemum

             dens Pet p Resurvey River in the Colony of Virginia Esqr had formerly

             &Ca Granted Unto him by Letters patent from Cecilius

           p.    63 late Lord Baltemore &ca Twelve hundred & ffifty Acres of

             Land lyeing vpon the Clifts in Calvert County called Lower

             Bennitt, being soe invested as aforesaid with the said Land

             Did for diverse good Causes & considerations him therevnto

             Moveing bargain Sell, Alien & Make over vnto one John

             Tucker of the Clifts aforesd One hundred & ffifty Acres of the

             aforesd Tract of Land being the Southermost part of the said

             1 250 Acres; And alsoe the said Richard Bennit did for diverse

             good Causes bargain, Sell, Aliene & make over Unto one

             Thomas Sterling ffive hundred Acres of the aforesaid parcell

             of Land being the midiemost part of the said 1250 Acres And

             further the said Richard Bennit did for good considerations

             make over vnto one Stephen Benson the remaining Six hun

             dred Acres of Land being the Northermost part of the said

             1250 Acres. But the said Stephen Benson afterwards for

             good Reasons & considerations did Release, discharge & make

             Voyd the aforesd Bill of Sale for the Six hundred Acres aforesd

             And after that did purchase of the said Richd Bennit only Two

             hundred Acres of the said Land, which the said Richard Ben-

             nit did for diverse considerations bargain, Sell, Aliene & make

             over to the said Benson lyeing to the Northward of the said

             Sterlings 500 Acres And also the said Richard Bennit did for

             diverse good causes & considerations bargain Sell, Aliene &

             make over to one ffrancis Maiden (your Honors Petr) the

             Northermost & Remaining part of the aforesd parcell of Land,

             supposed to contain ifour hundred Acres, be the same little,

             more or less.

         p. 64   Yor Petr therefore humbly Supplicates this Honble Board to

            Grant him Warrant of Resurvey for the Resurvey of the

            aforesd Parcell of Land called Lower Bennit containing 1250

            Acres, according to the true Antient Meets & Bounds thereof,

            and alsoe the severall parceils of Land formerly Sold by the

            said Richard Bennit, Vizt the 150 Acres to John Tucker, the

            500 Acres to Thomas Sterling the 200 Acres to Stephen Ben

            son may be laid out & bounded according to just & exact

            Surveys in the presence of the Sherriffe of Calvert County and

            a Jurye by him Sumoned, Impannelled & Sworne And that the

            Remaining 400 Acres may be adjudged to your Petr to prevent

            all future disputes & differences amongst the severall Pur

            chasers of the aforesd Parcells of Land containing 1 250 Acres,

            concerning the Bounds of their severall Divisions.

              And yor Petr as in duty bound shall Ever pray &Ca