Chancery Court Proceedings, 1677.  497

    in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred fifty & Two Liber P C
    his Lordp the Right Honn Caecilius Lord Proprietrij of noble
    memorij in Consideration thereof and according to the Tenor of his
    Lorpps Letter under his hand and Seale bearing date att Portsmouth
    in the Realme of England the Eighth day of August in the yeare of
    our Lord one Thousand Six hundred thirtij and Six Recorded in
    the Secretarys office in this Province did by his Letters Pattent
    under the great Seale of the said Province bearing date the twelfth
    day of December in the yeare of our Lord one thousand Six hundred
    fifty and Three grant unto the Cap.n W.m Hawley all that tract
    of Land on the west side of Chessepiake Bay neare unto a Creeke
    Called St Jeromes Creeke Beginning on the west Side of the said
    Creeke att a marked Chesnutt Tree standing neere a marsh or
    Swamp called St Davids Swamp and Running west from the said
    Chesnutt for the length of Eighty perches unto a marked Oake in a
    valeij bounding on the west w.th a line Drawn north from the said
    Oake for the length of Eight hundred fifty five perches unto a fresh
    Runn and with a line Drawn North and by West unto the Land of
    Stanhope Roberts called Drapers Neck on the North w.th the said
    Land on the East with the said Baij from Drapers neck unto the
    mouth of S.t Jeroms Creeke on the south with a line drawn west
    from the mouth of the said Creeke unto the first marked Chesnutt
    Tree and the first West Lyne Contayning & then layd out for five
    thousand Seaven hundred Acres more or less together all
    Profetts Rights & Benefitts there unto Belonging To have and to
    hold the Same to him the said W.m Hawleij his heyres and assignes
    for ever to be holden of the mannor West S.t Maryes in free & p. 111
    Comon Soccage bij fealty for all manner of Services under the
    yearly Rent of five pounds fourteene shillings Sterl. or eleaven
    Barrells and Two Bushells of good Corne as bij the said Letters
    pattents Ready to be produced under the great Seale of this Province
    might more att large appear by vertue whereof the said William
    Hawley became Seized and possessed of the Said Lands and prem-
    isses in his Demesne of fee and being soe Seized and haveing a great
    kindnesse & affection for the Comp.lt being his god Sonne and
    minding & intending to Settle all or most part of the Said Lands &
    premisses on the Comp.lt & his heyres and assignes for ever hee the
    said Captain William Hawley did about the yeare of our Lord one
    Thousand Six hundred fifty and four make his last will and testament
    in writeing Sealed and published in the Presence of Divers Credible
    Wittnesses and therein and thereby amongst other things did give
    devise and bequeath the said Lands and Premisses to the Comp.lt &
    his heyres and assignes for ever and shortly after dyed leaving
    the Comp.tt an Infant of about two yeares old after whose death the
    Comp.lt by vertue of the Said will became Legally intituled to the
    Said Lands and premisses & then ought to have held and enjoyed
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