226  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B B   and Absolutely acquitt and discharge the said Richard Preston his
                      heires Executors and Administratrs and euery of them by these
                      prsents Haue Granted Alyened Bargained Sold and Confirmed and
                      by these prsents doe fully Clearely and Absolutely grant alien bar
                      game sell and Confirme unto the said Richard Preston All those three
                      Seuerall parcells of land, Comonly Called and knowne by these names
                      following (uizt) a Certaine parcelh of land Called Armestrongs
                      delight Containing by estimacon fifty acres of land be it more or
                      lesse, and a Certaine parcell of land Called Weeping springe Con
                      taining by estimacon Two hundred acres of land be it more or lesse,
                      and also a Certaine parcell of land Containing by estimacon two
                      hundred acres of land bee it more or lesse, lying and being in Chop
                      tanck riuer which said last parcell of land was bargained and sold
                      unto the said Francis Armestrong by Edward Lloyd of Talbott
                      County in the Prouince of Maryland Esqr As by bill of Bargaine &
                      Sale undr the said Edward Lloyds hand, Relacon being thereunto had
                      more att large it doth & may appeare, And the said other two parcells
                      of land before menconed Called Armestrongs Delight and Weeping
                      Springe is lateLy granted unto him the said Francis Armstrong by
                      two seuerall pattents from and undr the Right Honble Cecilius Abso
                      lute Lord and Proprietary of the Prouinces of Maryland and Aualon
                      Lord Baron of Baltemore &c Relacon thereunto had more at large
               [p. 289]    it doth and may appeare All which said three Seuerall parcells o
                      land before menconed Containing by Estimacon in the whole fower
                      hundred and fifty acres of land be it more or lesse, are Scituate lying
                      and being in Talbott County in the Prouince of Maryland aforesaid,
                      wthall and Singuler howses Edifices barnes stables Orchards Gardens
                      buildings Rights proffitts priuiledges and heriditaments with theire
                      and euery of theire appurtenances (Royall mynes and his Lopps rents
                      excepted) to the same belonging or appertaining, or wth the same
                      Comonly Vsed Occupied or enjoyed or wch are accepted reputed or
                      taken to bee part parcell or member of the same and of all and Sin
                      guler the said prmises to euery part and parcell thereof together wth
                      all and Singuler Deeds Euidences Pattents and writeings whatsoeuer
                      touching & concerning only the prmises or any part thereof, To haue
                      & to hold the said three Seuerall parcells of land and prmises wth
                      theire appurtenances before by these prsents bargained and sold or
                      menconed or intended to bee thereby granted aliened bargained sold
                      and Confirmed and euery part and parcell thereof unto the said
                      Richard Preston and to the heires and Assignes of the said Richard
                      Preston to the only proper Vse and behoofe of the said Richard
                      Preston and the heires and Assignes of the said Richard Preston for
                      euer And the said Francis Armestrong and Frances his wife for
                      themselues theire heires Executors Administrators and Assignes that
                      they the said Francis Armestrong and Frances his wife for and not
                      wthstanding any Act done by them the said Francis Armstrong &