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     Lee and what hee shal doe thearin I shal stand to as if I myself wear Liber A
     thear presant as witnes my hand this first day of June 1661
     Testes John Sollers              John Dodman
          Robert Sherley

       To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
     humble petitione of daniell Hut Sheweth
       That Whearas James Lee is indebted unto Mr John Dodman per
     bill the sum of one thousand ninty & fower pounds and haue not as
     yet made payment: Humbly Craue as I am the Atturney of the said 377
     Dodman tht hee the sayd Lee may giue sufficient securitie for the pay
     ment of the sayd sume at the next Court and your petitioner shal
     pray

       The defendant not apearing the Sheriff Craueth a referance which
     is granted and ordered that unles the defendant appear the next
     Court Then iudgment to pas against the sheriffe for the sayd debt.

       Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Prouince of Mari-
     land and Aualon Lord Barron of Baltemore & to all persons to whom
     thees Presants shal Come greeting in owr Lord God Euerlasting
     know ye that wee for and in Consideration tht George Thompson
     to whome wee haue giuen a greater quantitie of land his rights unto
     one hundered and fiftie Acres of land unto John delahay hath as
     signed and upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr
     Conditions of Plantations of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland under
     owr greater seale At armes baring date baring date at London the
     second day of July in the year of owr Lord God Euerlasting one
     thowsand six hundered and forty nine and remayning upon record in
     owr sayd Prouince of Mariland with such Alteration as in them is
     made by owr declaration baring date the six and twentith day of
     August one thowsand six hundered and fifty remayning lickwise upon
     Record in owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto the sayd John
     Delahay all that Parcell of land Called Lahay and formarly suruayed
     for the sayd George Thompson lying in Patomake Riuer one the [p. 144]
     east sid of a fresh rune of Powter Creeke begining at a marked Red
     Oake tht standeth in the North East lyne of the Mannor of William
     Stone Esq and runing north northwest by the fresh side for the
     Lenght of seauenty flue Pearches to a marked Pokikery standing At
     the Run bounding one the west with a lyne drawne north East into
     the woods from the sayd Pokikery for the lenght of three hundered
     and twenty Perches to a marked Oake in the woods one the East
     with a lyne with a lyne drawne south East from from the formar
     lyne to the Land of william Stone Esq one the south with the sayd
     Land on the west with the sayd fresh Contayning and now layd out
     for one hundered and fifty Acres of Land more or lesse together with
     all profits Rights and Benefits thearunto belonging Royall mynes