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    ifealty only for all Services which Said Woodman Stockley is Liber C D
    deced and the s.d James Stockley is his Son & heir and they Said
    that the S.d ten acres of Land were worth by the year before any Tm-
    provem.t was made of the Same twelve pence Sterling as by the sd
    writt & Inquisition also Remaining upon Record in our s.d Court
    of Chancery more at Large may appear (And Whereas the Said
    Edward Keene hath built a water mill upon the Said Runn of water
    Called Hunting Creek according to the true Intent & meaning of the
    Said Act and the S.d James Stockley then was & Still is an Infant
    undr the age of one & Twenty years Now Know ye that wee for the
    Consideracon afores.d & for and in Consideration of the Rents &
    Services hereafter in this Grant Reserved have demised Granted
    Lett & to ifarm Lett and by these presents to demise Grant Lett &
    to ffarm Lett unto the Said Edward Keene his Executo.TS Adm.rs &
    Assigns ten acres of Land Lying on Each Side the S.d Runn of water
    Called Hunting Creek in Putuxent River in Calvert County afores.d
    now in the possession of the s.d Edward Keene and whereupon the
    Said Edward Keene hath Sett and built a water mill as aforrsd with
    free Egress & Regress to the Said Water Mill either by Land through
    any man's Land next Adjacent or else by water Together with Liberty
    to fell Cut down and Carry away by Land or water any wood or
    Timber fitt for building a mill other than Timber fitt for to Splitt &
    Cleave into Clapboard upon any Land next adjoyning to the Said
    ten acres of Land on each Side of the Runn aforesaid according to
    the true Intent of the Said Act To have and to hold the Said ten
    acres of Land to him the Said Edward Keene his Executors Ad-
    minist.rs & Assigns from the day of the date of these presents to
    the full End & Term of four Score years from thence next En-
    sueing fully to be Completed & Ended yeilding and paying therefore
    yearly and Every year during the Said Term at the feast of s.t michael
    the Arch Angell unto the S.d James Stockley his heirs Executo.rs
    Adm.rs or Assigns the Sume of twelve pence Sterling w.th said
    Grant of the premisses we do for us & our heirs & successo.rs will
    & Grant shall Remain & be Good & Available in Law to the said
    Edward Keene his Executors Administ.rs & Assigns for and during
    the Terme aforesaid against the Said James Stockley & his heirs &
    against all & Every other pson or psons whatsoever any Law or Cus-
    tom had or used in this province to the Contrary notwithstanding
    Given under the Great Seale of o.r Sd province of Maryland Witt- (fol. 62)
    ness o.r Self at o.r City of s.t maries y.e xxv.th day of march in the
    year of Or Lord 1671 and in the nine & thirtieth year of our Dominion
    over our said province          Charles Calvert

      Caecilius absolute Lord & Propretary of the provinces of Mary-
    land & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To all persons to whom
    these presents shall come Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting We