St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.577






      to receive from the sd Robt: Slye his Heirs Excers administrators Libcr B B
      or assigns two Barrells of Indian Corne or twenty shillings in money
      every year, which is to be paid at the Nativity of Lord on the twenty
      fifth day of december and also to doe all the dutys and services of
      ffreehold according to the custome of England or the Law of this
      Province in Testimony Wherof I the said Thomas Gerard have
      hereunto sett my hand the day and year first above written
      Signed and delivered      Thomas Gerard
       in the presence of Susanna Gerard   The scale
       Thomas Williamson
        Justinian Gerard

        Thomas Gerard of the Province of Maryland Esqr the within
      donor or ffccfftor did thi3 twenty fourth day of January one thou

      sand six hundred sixty and two in manner and forme of Law deliv
      ered unto the within named Robert Slye donee possession of the
      within mentioned pcell of Land Together with all Houseings Build
      ings or Edifices whatsoever therunto belonging and vested him in all
      the Priviledges Benefitts and comodities within Expressed therunto
      Relateing by Livery and seizon by Turf and twigg in the psence of
      us subscribers hereunto, and the same Land in mannor and forme as
      is within Coveyed he the sd Gerard did Engage to warrant and de
      fend against all manner of persons for the only use and behoofe and
      benefitt of him the aforesd Slye and his heires for ever Wittness
      our hands the day and year aforementioned
                                     Thomas Notley
                                     Justinian Gerard

                                     John Smith

        This Indenture made the fifth day of May in the sixteenth year
      of the Reign of our soveraigne Lord King Charles &c: By and be
      twen Thomas Gerard of St Clements mannr in the Province of Mary
      land Esqr of the one pte and John Goldsmith of the same Province
      Plantr on the other ptie Wittnesseth that the sd Thomas Gerard for
      and in Consideracon of the Quantity of Eleven hundred pounds of
      Good Marchantable Tobacco and Caske unto him the sd Gerard at
      and before the sealing and delivery of these Presents by the said John
      Goldsmith well and truely paid the Receipt wherof the sd Thomas
      Gerard doth hereby accknowledge and himselfe therewith fully satis- [p. 533]
      fyd and paid and thereof and every parte and parcell Thereof doth
      clearly acquit exonorate and discharge the John Goldsmith and
      his Heires Executr and administratrs for Ever and by these prsents
      doth ifully and clearly and absolutely give Grant bargaine sell alien
      ate assigne Transfer Enifeoffe and confirme unto the sd John Gold
      smith, his Heires and assignes for Ever all that pcell or Tract of
      Land lying scituated and being in the County of St Marys & being





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