464 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

twenty yeares Beginning from Christmas in the yeare of our lord one
thousand Six hundred forty three and when the aforesaid tearme of
twenty one yeares is expired it may be lawfull for the said Nicholas
Guyther and Thomas Jackson to renewe their lease payeing to the
said Thomas Gerrard his heires Executors or assigns one yeireling
Heifer fine and soe from one and twenty yeares to one and twenty
yeares payeing the aforesaid fine vntill the worlds End without moles-
tacon or trouble of him the said Thomas Gerrard his heires or As-
signs for the tyme being And it shall be lawfull for them the said
Thomas Jackson and Nicholas Guyther to cutt or fell tymber or
cutt Seige for their vse or vses any where within the said Manno^r
and to haue liberty to fish fowle or Hunte any where within the said
Manno^r excepting the two Hands And further all fencing and In-
closeure ag^t Hoggs or other Cattle shall be done at the proper cost
and perill of .... and Thomas Jackson their .... therefore yearely

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at S^t Clements Manno^r three Barrells of good Corne at the nativity
of our lord and if the said Rent be not payd within twenty dayes
after the daye it being demanded then it shall be lawfull for him the
said Thomas Gerrard his heires Executors or Assigns to distrayne
vpon the said land for the said Rent And if there be noe Goods found
vpon the said land to distreyne then the said land to fall and retourne
to the lord of the said Manno^r And appeareing vpon Summons at any
Courte held within the said Manno^r And to performe and acquitt all
dues dutyes and services as to a Courte Barren belongeth In Wittness
whereof the said Thomas Gerrard hath hereunto putt his hand and
Seale the day and yeare aboue written Tho Gerrard
Sealed and Deliuered in the p^esence of George Colclough Will:
Pindley
Knowe all men by theis p^csents that I Nicholas Guyther of the
Province of Maryland doe assigne over all my Right tytle and
Interest in the aboue menconed Pattent vnto Thomas Jackson As
wittnes my hand this 15^th of August 1652 Nicholas Guyther

Attorney
General v.
Gerard
vide 1 Md.
Arch. Ass.
389

Caecilius &c To the Sherriffe of S^t Marys County his deputy or
deputyes to yo^u and every of yo^u Greeting whereas Thomas Gerrard
of S^t Clements Manno^r did upon the 28^th of February last Enter into
Recognizance to us in the Sume of 10000^l tob. in case he the said
Thomas Gerrard should not well behaue himselfe towards us and all
the people of this Province &c And Whereas the said Tho: Gerrard
hath forfeited his said Recognizance as is alleadged Wee Command
yo^u that yo^u make knowne vnto the said Tho: Gerrard that he be
at our Provinciall Courte on the Eight of October next there to
shew cause why the said Sume of 1000^lb tob. should not be leauyed
upon his lands Goods and Chatties according to the effect of his
Recognizance then haue yo^u there the name of those psons by whome
yo^u haue made ....