348Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.






              Liber B B  tary of the prouince of Maryland and Dame Jane his wife on the one
                     part, And Samuell Groome of Ratcliffe in the County of Midds
                     marriner on the other part, Wittnesseth that the said Henry Sewall
                     for and in Consideracon of the Sume of One hundred and twenty
                     pounds of lawfull money of England to them In hand paid by the
                     said Samuell Groome the receipt whereof the said Henry Sewall and
                     Jane his wife doe and either of them doth hereby acknowledge and
                     themselues to be therewth sattisfyed, and thereof and of euery part
                     thereof doe & either of them doth Clearely acquitt and discharge the
                     said Samuell Groome his heires Executors and Assignes by these
                     prseflts and for diuers other good and ualuable Causes and Consid
                     eracons them the said Henry Sewall and Jane his wife thereunto
                     moueing haue giuen granted bargained sold enfeoffed remised re
                     leased gratifyed and Confirmed and by these prsents doe and either
                     of them doth grant bargaine sell enfeoffe remise release gratifye and
                     Confirme unto the said Samuell Groome his heires and Assignes all
                [p. 426] that Mannor and tract of land Comonly Called And knowne by the
                     name of the Mannor of Greate Eltonhead Containing by Estimacon
                     ffiue thowsand acres of land or thereabouts be it more or lesse, ac
                     cording to the first suruey thereof, taken & Registred being the first
                     of those three surueys thereof taken scituate lying and being on the
                     North side of Petuxent riuer & lately granted unto him the said
                     Henry Sewall by pattent from and under the Rigt Honble Cecilius
                     Absolute Lord and Proprietr of the prouinces of Maryland and
                     Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c Together alsoe wth all and sin
                     guler howses Edifices buildings Barnes Stables Out howses Pastures
                     Leasowes Woods underwoods Easements Waters Priuiledges Emol
                     uments proffitts Comodityes heriditaments and Appurtenances what
                     soeuer to the said Mannor and Tract of land belonging or in any
                     wise appertaining or therewith or with any parte thereof demised
                     used occupied taken reputed or knowne as part parcell or member
                     thereof, And all the Estate right title interest inheritance Claime and
                     demand wtsoeuer wch they the said Henry Sewall and Jane his wife
                     or any other person or persons to his her or theire use Cann shall or
                     may haue or Claime of in and to the aforesaid Mannor Tract of land
                     and premisses and euery or any parte thereof and the reuersion and
                     reuersions remaindr and remainders Rents issues and proffitts of the
                     said Mannor lands and Prmisses except and allwayes reserued out of
                     this prsent Grant and Conueyance all Royall mynes quitt rents ser
                     uices due unto the Rigt Honble Lord Baltemore and his heires for
                     or in respect of his his or theire seigniory or seignorys and also ex
                     cept and allwayes reserued out of this prsent Grant and Conueyance
                     all that tenement with ffiue and twenty acres of land little more or
                     lesse wth the appurtenances now or late in the Occupacon or posses
                     sion of William Hambleton Jr his Assignes to haue and to hould
                     the aforesaid Mannor & tract of land Consisting of ffiue thowsand
                     acres of land or thereabouts according to the first suruey as aforesd