Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 189

threescore perches or thereabouts to the mouth of a Creek called
Bartins Creek On the north of a marke Gumme standing neare the
path of a Swamp side for the length of One hund^d perches or
thereabouts & from the Gumme running West one hund^d and sixteene
perches to a marked White Oake On the West w^th a lyne Sowth
Sowth west from the one marked white Oake One hund^d & thirty
perches to the other marked white Oake on the Sowth Conteyning
by Estimaon Three hund^d Acres Bee it more or lesse, Lying & being
in the prouince of Maryland w^th free ingresse egresse & regresse for
hoggs & Cattle And likewise the liberty of hunting hawking fishing
& fowling As allsoe to fall trees & carry away timber for building
uppon the s^d neck. (The Islands & wild hoggs excepted) But in case
the Will^m Barton his heyres or Assignes doe kill or take aliue any

wild hoggs uppon the 3^d mannor to one halfe soe killed or taken

aliue to restore to the Lord of the manno^e To haue & to hold the s^d

Liber
P. C. R.

Three hund Acres of Land w^th all perquisitts profitts & hereditam^ts
(except before excepted) unto him the s^d Will^m Barton his heyres &
assignes, from the day of the date hereof for euer. Yeilding &
paying therefore yearely & euery yeare unto the s^d Thomas Gerard
his heyres or assignes Three barrells of good sownd Indian Corne,
or thirty shillings sterling or three hund^d pownds of good sownd
merchantable Tobaccho & Two fatt Capons or henns, att the ffeast
of the Natiuity of our Blessed Sauiour, or forty dayes before or
after att the manno^r howse of S^t Clements afores^d. And there to
appeare uppon summons to doe homage & Seruice att all Court
Leets & Court Barons that may or shall bee holden uppon the s^d
mannor according to the usuall Custome of England or the Law of
this prouince, Prouided th^t the s^d Will^m Barton his heyres or assignes
shall not lett sett or sell the premises or any part thereof to more or
any more Seates then one for the settlem^t of any more families then
one there w^th out the consent of the s^d Thomas Gerard his heyres or
assignes. And the s^d Thomas Gerard shall warrant & defend the
premises from all Claymes & tytles to be made by himselfe his heyres
exequuto^rs Admistrato^rs or assignes In wittnes whereof the partyes
first aboue named to these p^ent Indentures interchangeably haue
sett their hands & Scales Dated the day & yeare first aboue written
Sealed & deliuered in Thomas Gerard
the p^ence of Se + ale
Edward Packer
Tho: Williamson

And the fynall agreem^t betweene the s^d parties is, That the s^d
300 Acres of Land mentioned in this s^d Deed, w^th one dwelling
howse, One Orchard & Two Tobaccho howses scituate & being in
S^t Clem^ts manno^e in the County of S^t Maries afores^d be conueyed to

the s^d Will^m Darton & to enjoy the same to him his heyrps & assignes

for euer.

p. 146