274   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.




         Liber C D   That one William Stiles of S.t Maries County deced being in his
         life time Seized in his demeanse as of ffee of a Certain Tract of
         Land and Plantation Seated on Brittons Bay in New town hundred
         in the Said County which he held by assignm.t from Rich.” Nevitt
         of the Same County who held the Same by Patent from the R.t
         Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary bearing date the Twentieth day of
         October T653 he the Said William Stiles did by writeing under his
         hand and Seale Recorded in S.t Marys County Court bearing date
         the tenth day of November 1658 Sell and make Over unto Robert
         Sheale of the hundred afores.d fifty acres of Land be it more or
         Less being part of the Said plantation or Tract of Land of one
         hundred acres Whereon the Said William Stiles did then live And
           1P. 224 being divided by the aforesaid parties as followeth Viz.t Beginning
          0 .272)  at a marked white oake Standing near the Dividing line betwixt the

               Land of mr Hammond and the aforesaid Stiles & Running west
               north west to Brittons bay to a marked Red oake Standing near the
               Bank of the Said Bay and Lying north west upon the Said Bay &
               then Beginning at a marked Caedar upon the Banck of the afores.d
               Bay and from the Caedar to a marked Red oake Standing upon the
               East north East Side of a Little marsh Giveing all the marsh to the
               above menconed Sheale and then running from the Said Oake by
               the marsh East South East to another marked oake near the parallel
               line betwixt the S.d Hammond & Stiles all which land he the S.d
               W.m Stiles did Sell and make Over unto Robert Sheale and his
               heirs for Ever and did warrant the Same from all Just Claims in
               Law ag.t any person or persons whatsoever he the Said William

        (fol. 273) Stiles haveing received a Valuable Consideration therefore as by the
               Said patent and writeing to us now produced may more fully appear
               by virtue of w.ch writeing the Said Robert Sheale Entered into and
               became Seized and possessed of the Said fifty acres of Land and
               being So Seized and possessed he the Said Robert Sheale upon the 5.th
               day of march 1662 dyed Leaveing Bridgett Sheale his widdow in
               possession thereof And the Said Juro.rs do upon their Oaths Say
               that the one hundred acres of Land is held of the manno.r of West
               S.t Marys under the yearly rent of two Shillings Sterling or one
               Bushell of Good Corn payable at Xtmas and that the Said fifty
               acres of Land is worth by the year if the Same were to be let out
               now according to the Improved value over and above the Lords
               Rent five Bushells of Indian Corn p Annum And that Since the
               Death of the Said Robert Sheale the Said Bridgett Sheale his Relict
               held and Enjoyed the Same till Such time as She married to one
               Gregory Rowse and there the Said Gregory and Bridgett in Right
               of the sd Bridgett did hold the Same till the Death of the Said
               Bridgett which was about march last past And that the Said Gregory
               Rowse is now in possession thereof and the Lords Rent for the
               whole one hund.d hundred acres of Land hath been duely paid and