174    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A    oake 300 perches unto a marked Oake one the west with a line drawne
                   South and by west unto the sayd marked Oake one the south with
                431     the sayd Riuer Contayning six hundered Acres mor or lesse to
                   geather with all profits Rights and benefits thearunto belonging
                   Royall mynes excepted to haue and to hold the sam unto them the
                   sayd John Tomkinson and Andrew Watson their heirs and Assignes
                   for euer to bee holden of us and owr heirs as of owr manor of west
                   St Maries in free and Common soccage by fealtie only for all seruices
                   yealding and paying thearfor yearly to us and owr heirs at owr usuall
                   recipt twelue shilling in mony starling or six bushals of good Come
                   at the feast of the Natiuitie of owr Lord giuen at St Maries under
                   owr great seale of owr sayd Prouince of Maryland the thirteenth day
                   of Januarie in the year of owr Lord one thowsand six hundered
                   fiftie fowre witnes ow Liuetennant of owr sayd Prouince
                                                   William Stone

                    endossed one the basside of the Precedent Pattent as followeth
                    Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presants tht I John Tomkin
                   son doth assigne all my land of six hundered Acres of that is hear
                   mentioned in this Pattent to John Delahay for his heirs or assignes
                   for euer Ao Domini 1656 witnes my hand
                   Witnes Philip Loomes        John  Tomkinson
                        Edward Okes              his marke

                    Endossed againe as followeth
                    I Andrew Watson doe Assigne all my Right title and interest of
                   this Pattent unto Joseph Lenton his heirs Executors administrators
                   and Assignes for euer 20th July 1657 Andrew AV Watson
                   Testes John                     Tomkinson    his marke
                        Roger Isham
                   this Assigment Acknoleded in open Court ut testatur Per mee March
               Ao 1661                 Georgium Thompsonum Amanuensem
                [p. 181]       Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presants tht I Robert Sly of
                  st Marys County Marchant haue for a valewable Consideration sold
                  set ouer and alienated unto francis Pope of Charleses Countie Planter
                  one Negro man Called by the name of sampson and an Negro woman
               432Caled Maria which to Negros I the fore mentioned Robert Sly doe
                  from my self my heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes As
                  signe ouer unto the say francis Pope his heirs Executor Administra
                  tors and Assignes in testimony hearof I haue hear unto set my hand
                   this 8th day of December Ao 1661   Robt Slye
                   Witnes John Wheeler
                          his marke
                        John Blakiston