132Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.






               Liber B B  uppon Wicocomoco Riuer, & soe running up the sd Creeke & Runne
                      thereof unto a Whyte Oake marked wth nine nottehes, & from the s4
                      oake uppon a due North East Lyne by marked Trees into the woods,
                      untill the sd Lyne intersect a Run, called Mathopskin afs Merromp
                      ton Run, Run bowndeth the Land of John Gouldsmith & from
                      the sd Intersection of the North East Lyne downe Mathopskin ats
                      Merrompton Run, unto a Creeke commonly knowne & called by the
                      name of Gerards Creeke, & soe downe the sd Creeke wch deuideth
                      the Land of Edward Turner, & the aforesd neck, unto the uttmost
                      Poynt of the same uppon Wicocomoco Riuer, And from thence
                      Bownded by the sd Riuer of Wicocomoco unto the furthermost
                      Poynt of Land att the mouth of Bramley Creeke first aboue men
                      toned Contayning by Estimaon ffiue hundd Acres, bee the same more
                      or lesse, Wth all itts Rights, Members, Jurisdictions, & appurtences
                      together wth all howses, edifices, & buildings thereon Erected, feed
                      ings, pastures, woods, underwoods, wayes, Easements, profitts &
                      Cothodities whatsoeur, together wth ffree Liberty of hawking, hunt
                      ing, fishing & fowling in & uppon the sd Land, & in and uppon the
                      aforesd mannor, as Likewise ffree ingresse egresse & regresse into
                      the fforrest for Cattle, hoggs, sheepe, horses, or for any other stock
                      whatsoeur unto the sd Thomas Nottley, & unto his heyres belonging
                      in & to the sd mannor aforesd, to haue hold & enioy to him & his heyres
                      for euer, as allso priuiledge for falling of any Timber usefull or
                      necessary for building or fencing in & uppon the aforesd bargayned
                      parcell of Land uppon the sd mannor being in fforrest & not infenced,
                      all wch sd parcell of Land, Lying scituate & being as aforesd wth all
                      itts rights members jurisdictions & appurtences wth all howses,
                      buildings, Edifices thereon erected, ffeedings, pastures, woods, under-
                      woods, Easements, wayes, profitts & comodities whatsoeur together
                      wth free liberty of hawking hunting fishing fowling ingresse Egresse,
                      regresse falling of Timber, And aliso all the Estate, right, tytle, inter
                      est, use possesn property, Clayme & demand whatsoeur of him the sd
                [p. 180]  Thomas Gerrard of in or to the same, To haue & to hold the sd Land
                     & all & singular other the prmises hereby graunted bargayned & sold
                     or mentioned to bee herein or hereby graunted bargayned or sold,
                      their & euery of their rights members and appurteflces wtsoeur
                     unto the sd Thomas Nottley his heyres & assignes to the only proper
                     use & behoofe of the sd Thomas Nottley his heyres & assignes for
                     euer, And the sd Thomas Gerard for himselfe & his heyres Executors
                     & Admistrrs the sd Parcell of Land & all & singular other the prmises
                     before graunted, bargayned & sold wth the appurtefices unto the sd
                     Thomas Nottley & his heyres to the only proper use & behoofe of the
                     sd Thomas Nottley his heyres & assignes foreuer against him the sd
                     Thomas Gerard his heyres & assignes, & all & euery other prson &
                     prsons whatsoeur lawfully clayming by from or under him, them or
                     any of them, & agst all other prson or prsons whatsoeur att all times