578St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.





              Liber B B  pte & pcell of the mannr of Basford and now in the Tenure or occu
                     pation of him the said Gerard, being bounded as followeth (to say)
                     Begining at a marked Oake bounding on the sd Goldsmiths land
                     formerly purchased of him the sd Gerard standing on the north side
                     of a swampe and Runing East for the Length of sixty five perches
                     unto a white Oake marked with nine notches and from thence South
                     for the Length of two hundred and twenty perches to an Other
                     white oake marked with nine notches standing upon another swampe
                     and so Runing from thence unto a marked Popplar with nine notches
                     stand upon Nothopskun swampp on the west side thereof being the
                     extent of the sd Goldsmiths Land pchased as aforesd containing by
                     Estimacon one hundred acres, be it more or lesse with all It's Rights
                     members Jurisdictions and appurtenances together with all and sin
                     gular the feedings Pastures Woods, Wayes Easements, Profitts and
                     Commodities whatsoever Together with ffree Liberty of Hawking
                     Hunting upon the sd Land in as ample a manner as the sd Gerard ever
                     had and Likewise free Ingresse Egresse and Regresse into the f or-
                     rest for all manner of Stocks Either Cattle Horses Mares or sheepe
                     hoggs or other whatsoever unto the sd John Goldsmith and unto his
                     heires belong or any-wise appertaine to him the sd John Goldsmith
                     and his heires for ever To have and to hold the Land and all sin
                     gular other the premises to be herein or hereby Granted Bargained
                     or sold with their and every of there Rights members and appur
                     tenances whatsoever unto the sd John Goldsmith his heires and as
                     signes to the only proper use, and behoofe of the sd John Goldsmith
                     his heires and assignes for ever, and the sd Thomas Gerard for him
                     selfe his Heires Executrs and achninistratrs the sd pcell of Land and
                     all and singular, other the premises before granted bargained and
                     sould with the apurtenances unto the sd John Goldsmith and his
                     heires to the only proper use and behoofe Of the sd John Goldsmith
                     his heires and assignes for Ever against him the sd Gerard his heires
                     or assignes and against all and Every other Person or Persons what
                     soever Lawfully claiming by from or under him them or any of them
                     and against all other Person or Persons whatsoever at all Times
                     hereafter shall and will warrant and ever defend by these prsents and
                     the sd John Goldsmith his heires and assignes and Every of them
                     shall and may by force and vertue of these prsents from time to time
                     and at all times hereafter for ever Lawfully peaceably and Quietly
                     haue hold use Occupie possesse and Injoye the aforesd Land and all
                     and singular the before granted premisses with their and Every of
                     their rights and apurtenances and have and Receive the Issues and
                     profitts thereof to his and their proper use and behoofe without the
                [p.  Lawfull lett suite trouble or denyall of him the said Thomas Gerard
                     his Heires or Assignes or either or any of them and that free and
                     clear and freely and clearly acquited exonorated & discharged or other
                     wise from time to time well sufficiently saved and kept harmless by