Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.   251





      Jeromes Creek on the South with a line drawn west Southwest Liber CD
      from the mouth of the sd Creek unto the first marked Chesnut Tree
      & the first west line Containing & then Laid out for five thousand
      Seven hundred acres more or Less To be holden of the manno.r of
      West S.t marys in free and Common Soccage under the yearly Rent p. 204
      of five pounds fourteen Shillings Sterling as by the Said Patent (fol. 244)
      may more at Large appear By Virtue whereof as they believe the s.d
      William Howley being Seized & possessed of the premisses the Sd
      W.m Howley by his Last Will & Testam.t in writeing as the Said
      Juro.rs are Informed Devised the sd Lands & premisses to W.m
      Gwyther who by Virtue thereof & of a Certain Decree made in the
      high Court of Chancery of this Province became Seized of the
      premisses & being So Seized & possessed of the prmisses did by his
      Indenture bearing date the Seventh day of Ap.ll Annocp Domini
      1677 in Consideration of the Sume of thirteen thousand pounds of
      Tobacco in & by the Said Indenture menconed to be to him the S.d (fol. 245)
      William Gwyther paid by John Halfhead planter deceased the Re
      ceipt whereof the Said William Gwyther did thereby acknowledge
      and thereof did by those presents absolutely acquitt and discharge
      the S.d John Halfhead his heirs Executo.rs adm.rs and assigns and
      for the Rents & Services thereafter Received did bargain Sell alien
      Enfeoff & Confirm unto the Said John Halfhead all that Tract
      parcell or Divident of Land Called Brushie neck Beginning at Popes
      hog pen Runn & Running up the main branch Joyning upon the Land
      now in the possession of Nicholas Gwyther So far as the s.d branch
      Runs into the woods & from Popes hog pen up the bay to the Land
      of Stanhope Roberts Called Drappers Neck & from the head of
      Popers hog pen Runn Running with a line drawn north on the north
      of Brushie neck to Stanhope Roberts Land as the Certificate of
      Survey of the s.d five thousand Seven hundred acres of Land men
      tioneth be it more or Less with all & Every the appurtenances to the
      Same belonging he the Said John Halfhead his heirs or Assigns
      Paying therefore yearly & Every year unto the S .d William Gwyther
      his heirs Ex.rs Adm.rs or Assigns at the Said William Gwyther
      dwelling plantation the Rent of five Bushells of Sound Indian
      Shelled Corn at the feast of St Thomas the Apostle with a Clause
      of Reentry for the nonpaym.t of the Rent at the ifeast or
      within forty days after to hold the s.d Land & premisses Called
      Brushie neck w.th the appurtenances to the s.d John Halfhead his
      heirs & assigns for Ever warranty against him the Said William
      Gwyther or any Claiming by from or under him the Rents &
      Services due to his Lordship the Lord Prop.ry to be paid by the s.d
      William Gwyther his heirs & assigns for Ever as by the S.d Indenture
      under the hands and Seales of the William Gwyther & John
      Halfhead & to the Juro.rs aforesd produced may more at Large
      appear And the Juro.rs af.d do upon their Oaths further Say That