Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.    369

      To all Christian People to whom this prsent writeing shall Come Liber B B
     Greeteing, I Nicholas Rice of \/Viccocomoco on the Easterne shore
     wthin the prouince of Maryland Carpenter Know yee that I the said
     Nicholas Rice for diuers good Causes and Consideracons me there-
     unto moueing, and especially for a Certaine sume of tobacco to me in
     hand paid before the ensealing and deliuery hereof by James Jones
     of wiccocomoco aforesaid wthin the prouince aforesaid Plantr whereof
     and wherewith I doe acknowledge and Confess my selfe to be fully
     contented sattisfyed and paid and him the sd James Jones his heires
     Executors and Assignes to be fully clearely and absolutely discharged
     and of the same and euery part and parcell thereof freed and ac
     quitted, Haue giuen granted bargained sold Enifeoffed, and by these
     prsents doe for me my heires & Assignes doe giue grant bargaine sell
     Enifeoffe and clearely remise and release unto him the said James
     Jones his Heires & Assignes for euer, All that my said Messuage
     Tenement or Plantacon being Six hundred and ffourty acres of land
     more or lesse scituate lying and being in Wiccocomocoe aforesaid
     Vppon the East side of a Creeke comonly called Marenjettoes Creeke [p. 4501
     Beginning att the mouth of the said Creeke and running up the maine
     riuer comonly called Wiccocomoco riuer from the mouth of the fore
     said Creeke East and by North the length of Two hundred twenty
     flue perches to a Creeke Called Rice his Creeke and from the mouth
     of the said Rice his Creeke along the westermost side of the said
     Creeke a line drawne North North East the length of ffiue hun
     dred and twenty perches to a marked tree standing in the woods
     thence wth a line drawne west and by south the length of two hun
     dred twenty & flue perches to a marked tree standing neer the head
     of Marenjettoes Creeke aforesaid, and from thence running downe
     the east side of the said Creeke to the Mouth thereof seperateing it
     from the land of Nicholas Rice aforesaid together wthall woods and
     underwoods pastures ffeedings and Marishes and Range as allsoe all
     and all manner of fishing fowleing Huntings rights proffitts & beni
     fitts whatsoeuer to the same belonging or in any wise wtsoeuer apper
     taming, To haue & to hold the same unto him the said James Jones
     and to the only proper use & behoofe of him his heires and Assignes
     for euer off the Cheife Lord of the ffee and of his Mannor of [ blank]
     in free and Cothon soccage by fealty onely by the Rent & seruices
     due and accustomed yeilding and paying to the Lord Baltemore his
     heires and Assignes for a quitt rent the sume of twelue shillings nine
     pence half e penny yearely at his receipt at St Marys by euen and
     equall pporcons att the two most usuall ifeasts (uizt) at the ifeast
     of the anunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary And the ifeast of
     St Michaell the Archangell in siluer or Gold and for a fine uppon
     euery alienacon one yeares Rent in Si!uer or Gold or the full uallue
     thereof in such Comodities as he or his Officers which he shall ap
     pointe to Collect and receiue the same from time to time shall accept







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