Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65. 427






      heires to the aforesaid Groome and the heires of the said Groome Liber B B
      for euer and further the said Henry Sewall and Jane haue granted
      for them and the heires of the said Henry that they will warrt to the
      aforesaid Samuell Groome and the heires of the Samuell the afore
      said Tenements wth the appurtenances agst them the said Henry
      Sewall and Jane and the heires of the said Henry for Euer, And for
      this Recognicon Remission quitt Claime fine and Concord the said
      Samuell Groome hath giuen to the said Henry Sewall One hundred
      and twenty pounds sterling
        Taken & acknowledged          Henry Sewall
        Before Mee                    Jane Sewall
           Charles Caluert

        Cecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Prouinces of Mary- [p. 521]
      land & Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c, To William Pearce and
      Nicholas Spencer gent Greeting whereas Our writt of Couenant
      dependeth in Our Prouinciall Cort Betweene Robert Skinner and
      Alice his wife and Anne the wife of John Smyth and William Rob
      inson and Mercy his wife of Two thirds of Eleauen hundred acres
      of land in Choptanck in Talbott County in the Prouince of Maryland
      and for a Fine to be thereof Leauyed betweene them before Our
      Gouernor & Councell in the sd Court according to the law and Cus
      tome of this prouince, and the said Anne wife of the said John
      Smyth and William Robinson and Marcy his wife as wee are in
      formed are soe weake that they are not able without greate danger
      of theire Bodyes to trauaile to st Marys by the day Contained in the
      said writt to make the acknowledgmtts which are requisite to be made
      in that behalfe, Wee tendring the Estate of the said Anne wife of
      the said John Smyth and Willm Robinson and Mercy his wife in this
      behalf e haue giuen yow power to take the acknowledgmts which the
      said Anne John Smyth his wife and William Robinson and Mercy
      his wife will make before yow of the prmisses and therefore Wee
      Comand yow that goeing in prson to the said Anne wife of the said
      John Smyth and William Robinson and Mercy his wife yow take
      theire said acknowledgmts and when yow shall haue taken them yow
      Certiffye the same distinctly and plainely to the said Gouernor &
      Councell undr yor scales that then the said ffine betweene the said
      partyes of the prmisses may be leauyed before the said Gouernor and
      Councell in the said Court according to the law and Custome of this
      Prouince sending to the said Court this writt Wittnes Our deare
      Brother Philip Caluert Esq Our Chancellor of Our said Prouince of
      Maryland this 28th day of ffeb: 1664 Philip Calvert

        Comand John Smyth of Nominy in Virga and Anne his wife and
      William Robinson and Mercy his wife of the same place that Justly
      &c they keepe wth Robert Skinner of Eristoll merchant and Alice his
      wife the Couenant &c of two thirds of Eleauen hundred acres of land