Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 93

poynted M^r Parnell to doe what busines might any wayes concerne
mee: by whome allso I haue sent a small Cargo, I sent to yo^u form-
erly to certify yo^u, th^t M^r Lane forced mee to make good his bar-
gaine, & hath turned it ouer to Cap^t ffendall, Therfore according to
the Counter part now brought ouer by them, I desyre it may bee
performed I hope M^r Parnell & yo^rselfe will make soe fayre & in-
different account that all parties will bee satisfyed, w^ch is my desyre :
allthough I suffer some losse, the w^ch I cannot expect otherwise I
shall neuer aduise any man to plant Sweet sented Tob. in Patowmeck
Ryuer, ffor th^t w^ch I had of the Plantaon for sweet sented. I thinke
had I sold it, by it selfe, would scarce haue yeilded 40^o p^e hogshead,
It being worse for sale, then my receaued Tob. by full a penny in a
pownd. The greatest fault was: the want of substance. Pray lett
mee heare from yo^u by the first conuenience. I hope to bee in the
Countrey the first Ship the next yeare. M^r Parnell can certify yo^u,
the cause of my staying, & likewise many other passages by word of
mouth, th^t I shall omitt to wright, I haue not else, but w^th my best
respects to yo^r selfe, yo^r wife, Childre, & all o^r good freinds, I rest
Yo^r louing ffreind
Sam: Tilghman.

Endors. To my uery louing ffreind M^r Ed: Packer, lyuing att
Maryland in Potowmeck Ryuer Att Wicocomoco
these dd.

Liber
P. C. R.

Know all men by these p^ents th^t I Henry Potter of the hundred of
S^t Michaels, in the County of S^t Maries, in the prouince of Maryland
Planf for & in consideraon of the full & iust summe of Six hund^d
pownds of Tob & cask, to mee in hand payd by Martin Kerke of the
Hundred afores^d Planf w^ch I doe hereby acknowledge hath bene
fully payd & satisfyed to mee by the s^d Martin Kerke, Haue graunted,
bargayned sold, aliened enfeoffed & confirmed, & by these p^ents doe
for mee & my heyres, graunt bargaine, sell, alien, enfeoffe & con-

Henry
Potters
Deed to
Martin
Kerke

firme unto the s^d Martin Kerke the moity, or one halfe of the plan-
taon or Land, where I the s^d Henry Potter did about fiue yeares last
past dwell. The s^d Moity of the s^d plantaon, conteyning by estimaon
Thirty Seauen Acres & a halfe of Land or thereabouts, To haue &
to hold the Moity of the s^d plantaon unto the s^d Martin Kerke, & his
heyres for euer, ffor, by, & under the yearely Rent of halfe a Barrell
of Corne, & fiue pecks of Corne & one poultry & a halfe, to bee
yearely payd, unto mee the s^d Henry Potter, my heyres & assignes
for euer. And I the s^d Henry Potter my heyres the premises aboue
graunted, bargayned & sold, & euery part thereof unto the s^d Martin
Kerke, & his heyres & assignes for euer shall & will warrant, & agst
all person & persons defend for euer by these p^ents. The Rent aboue
recyted being well & truly payd or tendred to me the s^d Henry Potter
my heyres & Assignes, att the now dwelling howse of mee the s^d

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