502 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

relateing to an additional duty of six pence p hhd to be granted
to the R^t Honble the Lord Propry & ordered the said Lease
referred to in the said Message tho' Cancelled to be Entred
as follows.

This Indenture made the tenth day of Aprile Anno Dom 1716
and in the second year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne
Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France
and Ireland King defender of the faith &c: Between the R^t
Honble ffrancis Lord Guilford Guardian to the R^t Honble Charles
Lord Baltemore Propry of the Provinces of Maryland & Ava-
lon a minor for and on the behalf of the said Lord Baltemore
of the one part and Henry Darnall of the said Province of
Maryland Esqr of the other part Witnesseth that the said
ffrancis Lord Guilford for the rents and Covents therein after
reserved and Comprized, Hath demised Granted and to farme
letten and by these presents doeth Demise Grant and to farme
lett unto the said Henry Darnall all the Tob^o rents and fines
for alienations now due or hereafter to grow due to the said
Lord Baltemore within the said Province of Maryland, To have
and to hold receive and take to the sole use and benefitt of
him the said Henry Darnall all the said Tobacco rents and
alienation fines from the 25th day of September, which was in
the year of our Lord 1714 unto the full end and term of six

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years then next following and fully to be Compleat and Ended
yeilding and paying therefor yearly dureing the said term
unto the said ffrancis Lord Guilford his Exrs Admrs and
Assignes the sume or yearly rent of three hundred pounds of
lawful money of Great Brittain upon the Exchange of London
at the two most usual feasts or times in the year (that is to
say) at the feast of the Annunceation of the Blessed Virgin
Mary and S^t Michael the Archangel by even and Equal por-
tions and also yeilding paying and delivering the several
following Quantitys of Tob^o in manner and form herein after
expressed (That is to say) to our standing Council at Law for
the time being twelve thousand pounds of Tobacco, and three
thousand pounds of Tobacco towards our Law Charges to be
paid in the County of his abode, To our Shipping officer att
Pattuxent for the time being 2000ll Tobacco, and to his Assis-
tant there 3000ll of Tobacco to our Shipping officer at Poto-
mack 6000ll of Tobacco, to our Shipping officer at Pocomoak
3000ll Tobacco, To our Shipping officer at Oxford 3000ll of
Tob^o to our Shipping officer at Annapolis 3000ll Tob^o and
likewise 12000ll of Tob^o to such person or persons as the
said Lord Guilford shall from time to time direct to receive the
same at Annapolis the afd several Quantitys of Tobo to be
payed yearly in the said Several Countys, where the said offi-
ces are Executed and the said Henry Darnall for himself his