576St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.





             Liber B B   Leonard Calvert the then Governr a certain Tract of Land Contayn
                    ing about six Thousand acres and is comonly known by the Name of
                    St Clements Mannor as by the sd Pattent may more at Large appear
                    and whereas there is an Intermarryage aliready had made and Con
                    summated before the date of these Presents Between the sd Robert
                    Slye & Susanna the Eledest daughter of the sd Thomas Gerard in
                    Consideracon whereof the sd Thomas Gerard, both for himselfe his
                    Heires Executr administratrs and assignes hath Given granted and
                    Enifeoffed and doe by these prsents firmely give grant and Enifeoffe
                    unto the sd Robert Sly his heires Executrs administratrs and assignes
                    for ever, all that tract of Land Comonly called & known by the Name
                    of Bushwood or white poynt containing about one Thousand acres
                    of Land (be it more or Less) Lying in and being part of the man
                    ner of St Clements aforesd and is Bounded as followeth (viz) Be
                    gining at the North-side of Blount poynt at a Cedar tree marked with
                    nine Notches, Standing on the south-side of a Little Marsh & so
                    Runing North-East and by East nearest to a marked tree wth Nine
                    Notches at the head of a Little branch or swampe that Lyeth near
                    Manotopison Run, and from the head of that Branch or swamp
                    Easterly to a Beach-tree that standeth upon Manopotison runn by
                    Brambly-path which Beach is also Markett with nine notches and
                    from thence bounded with Manotopison runn unto the head thereof
                    and from the head of the said run to Goe upon a North-East and by
                    North Line nearest unto a marked Peckitory tree on the East-side
                    of a Great Valley in the high Ground likewise marked and from
                    thence North-east and by North unto the Utmost Extent of the sd
                    manOr & from the aforesaid Cedar on the west side bounded by
                    \/\rickacomaco River unto the End of White poynt on both sides
                    thereof, & from White poynt bounded with Miowaike Creek unto a
                    Tree marked as aforesd standing by Bramley-path upon Miowaike
                    Runn, and from thence to Runn North North east Easterly over
                    the high ground, unto the Utmost Extent of the sd mannor with all
                    pquisits profitts and hereditaments whatsover in as full & Large
                    manner as the sd Thomas Gerard now hath and also free Egress &
                    Regresse Liberty of ffishing ffowling Hawking Hunting, falling &

                    cutting of Wood or Timber or carrying it away from any place of
                    the mannr Either before or after it is wrought (inclosures only ex
                    cepted) and the Robert Slye his heires Executrs administratts or
                    Assignes to dispose of the said Timber either to building or what
                    other Use, or Uses, he or they shall see or finde most convenient, and
               [p. 532]  he the said Robert Slye to have & to hold and Injoye by himselfe his
                    heires Executrs administratrs or assignes for ever the aforesd devident
                    of one Thousand acres of Land be it more or less all the accomo
                    dacon therunto belonging in as quiet and ample manner as the sd
                    Thomas Gerard doth now hold his Land in the said provice the sd
                    Thomas Gerard his heires Executrs administratrs or assignes being