St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.587





       or assignes one Barrell of Good sound Indian Corne, or one hun- Liber B B
       dred pounds of Good sound Marchantable Tobacco and Caske or
       tenn shillings in money sterling an two Cappons at the ffeast of the
       Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour or thirty dayes after at the mannor
       house of St Clements and there to appear upon sommon to doe hom
       age and services at all Court leets, and Courts Barrons that may or
       shall be holden upon the said mannr according to the usuall custome
       of England or Law of this Province, Provided that the said Richard
       Upgate his heires or assignes or any claiming any right from or
       under them shall not seat any more ifamilies upon the sd hundred and
       two acres then one furthermore If the Rent aforesd shall happen to
       be unpaid at the time Limitted being Lawfully demanded or any other
       the sd condicons services or acknowledgements not done or per
       formed, he the sd Richard Upgate his heires or assignes shall be
       Lyable to such penalities in such cases provided either by the usuall
       custome of England or the Law of this Province any thing in this
       presence containing to the contrary notwithstanding And the [p.543]
       Thomas Gerard his heires or assignes shall defend the said bargaine
       and sale from all just claimes and titles to be made by any person
       or persons whatsoever, in Testimony whereof the parties abovesd to
       these presents interchangably have sett their hands and seales the
       day and year above written
       Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us the Interlyneing
       before sealeing             Tho: Gerard
        Testis James Edmonds       The seale
         The marke of Tho Cattlinge

         At a Court held at Newtowne for the County of St Maries the
       first Tuesday in November 1665
         Comand Alexand ffrizell of St Maries County Plantr and his wife
       Sarah ffrizell that justly &c they keep with William Middleton &
       Richard Ridder of Poplar-hill ptcincts Plantors the Covenants etc:
       Of two hundrend and fifty acres of Land lying upon a branch of the
       Herring Creeke called Bennitts delight   William Evans
         And the agreement is such that the said Allexander ffrizell and his
       wife have accknowledged the aforesd with the appurtenances to be
       the Right of the sd William Middleton and Richard Ridders, as those
       with the sd William Middleton and Richard Ridders hath of the guift
       of the sd Alexander ffrizell and Sarah ffrizell his wife, and the same
       they have remissed and quitt claimed from them and their heires to
       the afesd Richard Ridder and William Middleton their heires
       Executrs administratrs and assignes for ever and further the sd Alex
       ander ffrizell and his wife Sarah have granted for them and the
       heires of the said Alexander that they will warrant to the said
       William Middleton and Richard Ridder their heires Executr admin
       istratrs and assignes the aforesd two hundred & fifty acres with the