580St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.






             Liber B B   and occupation of me the said Thomas Gerard with Plantacon be
                    longeth or appurtaineth unto St Clements mannor afore mentioned
                    and is bounded as followeth to say Begining at Myawickes Creekes
                    mouth and soe runinge upon the lyne of Mr Roberts Slyes Land or
                    Plantacon called Bushwood unto the utmost extent of the said mannr
                    of the one side, and by the River of Wickocomaco of the other side
                    up to Bramly Creekes mouth and soe up the said Creeke and up the
                    branch thereof to a marked white oake with nine notches which
                    boundeth the Land of Thomas Notley and from the said tree runing
                    upon a direct line North-East unto the utmost Extent if the aforesd
                    mannr into the woods Containing by Estimacon five hundred acres
                    be it more or lesse Together with all the Orchards Gardens Struc
                    tures edifices Buildings and and all other hereditaments to the same
                    belonging or any Maner of way appertaining or with the sd Land or
                    Plantacon comnionly used occupied or injoyed or which are excepted
                    reputed or taken to be part parcell or member of the same Together
                    with all commons and common of Pastures whatsoever to the same
                    belonging as likewise free liberty of Hawking Hunting Fishing
                    Fowlling in and upon the said Mannr or the Liberties thereof To
                    gether with all other priviledges benefitts and commodities and fall
                    ing of Timber upon the said mannr in as full and ample manner as
                    ever by me the sd Thomas Gerard hath heretofore ben granted unto
                    any Tennant holding of me upon the said mannr or as fully or am
                    plely as I the sd Gerard doe or may possess by my privilidge of my
               [p. 536]  Pattent of the sd mannor from the Lord Baltemore Together with
                    all and singular such Goods and Chattles and Implements of Hous
                    hold stuff servants for their Respective time to serve Horse and
                    Mare Chattle Hoggs or swine and Comodities whatsoever as are
                    contained and specifyed in a certaine sceduall hereunto annexed To
                    have and to hold all and singular the Land or Plantacon aforesaid
                    with all the Hereditaments rights priviledges goods Chattles and
                    imployments servants horse mare Chattle and hoggs and all other
                    commodities afore named Mentioned or Expressed or contained in
                    the sd sceduall aforesaid to the aforesaid Justinian Gerard his Heires
                    to his and their proper peculiar uses and behalfe for ever, thereof
                    and therewith to doe use and dispose at his or their will and pleasure
                    as of his or their proper Estate Goods or Chattles without any
                    mañer of Calling claime or demand of me the said Thomas Gerard
                    or of any Other Person or Persons whatsoever for me in my Name
                    by my cause meanes or procurement and without any money other
                    things therefore to be Yielded payd or done unto me the sd Thomas
                    Gerard or to any other person or persons in any maner of way or
                    Condition whatsoever unto me Relateing Saveing unto me the sd
                    Thomas Gerard one Barrell of Indian Corne and a couple of Cockes
                    Rent yearly to be payd at the mannr house of St Clements forty dayes