224  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.





               Liber B B To all prsons to whome these prsents shall come Greeting, Know
                      yee that Whereas Cecilius Absolute Lord and Propr of the Prouinces
                      of Maryland and Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore, and did amongst
                      other thinges grant unto Andrew Skinner a parcell of land Called
                      Roeclift in Talbott County lying on the north side of Choptanck riuer
                      as by the said Grant bearing date the 9th day of March 1663 under
                      the Greate Seale of the aforesaid Prouince of Maryland, Attested
                      under the hand of his Deare Sonn and heire Charles Caluert Esq
                      his Leiutennt Generall of the said Prouince of Maryland more att
                      large doth and may appeare
                       Now further know yee that I the said Andrew Skinner for diuers
                      good Causes and Consideracons mee thereunto mouing haue alien
                      ated bargained enfeofed and sold and by these prseflts doe alienate
                      bargaine enfeofe and Sell all my right title and Intrest of the afore
                      said Grant from mee my heires and Assignes for euer unto Francis
                      Riggs his heires and Assignes for euer the said Francis Riggs to
                      haue and to hould the same unto him his heires and Assignes for euer
                      according to the aforesaid Grant and not otherwise. In Wittnes
                      whereof I haue hereunto Sett my hand and Seale this 28th day of
                      March 1664—                   A Skinner locus
                       Sealed and deliuered                 sigilli
                       in the prseflts of Vs
                          Thomas Elwes
                          Sampson Waring

                       The aboue menconed Conueyances was by me Daniel Jenifer ac
                      knowledged in open Court as the Attorney of Andrew Skinner as
                      in folio 287 letter of Attorney is entred, to the abouesaid Francis
                      Riggs                           Daniel Jenifer

                 [p. 287] These prsents wittnesseth that I Andrew Skinner doe hereby Con
                      stitute and put my Trusty and well beloued freinde Daniell Jenifer
                      my true and Lawfull Atturney for mee and in my name and place
                      to pass ouer in Court or prouinciall office two bills of Saile of two
                      Seuerall pcells of land the One Called Franckford St Michaells and
                      the other Called Roeclift and whatsoeuer my Said Attorney shall
                      lawfully doe in the prmises I doe hereby ratifye and Confirme the
                      same as really & amply as if I my Selfe were prsonally prsent at the
                      doeing thereof Wittnes my hand the 28th day of March 1664—
                       Wittnes Robert Heighe             A Skinner
                          Francis Riggs

                       Know all men by these prsents that I Walter Pake of greate
                      St Lawrences in the County of St Marys ffor seuerall Causes and

                      good Consideracon mee thereunto mouing Doe hereby ffreely giue
                      and grant unto my Deare Sonn in Law Henry Aspinall One hundred
                      acres of land (out of a Pattent of ffiue hundred acres knowne and