216    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A    Planter hath too hundered acres of land dew to him in owr sayd
                   prouince as appeareth upon record and according to the tenor of
                   own articles under owr hand and seal baring date at Potchmouth in
                   the Realme of England the 8th day of August 1636 Recorded in the
                   secretaries office of owr sayd prouince doe hearby grant unto the
                   sayd Richard Willin all that Parcell of land lung one the North sid
                   of Patomake Riuer Caled Wicowomin about three leages to the nor-
                   west of nangemie Creeke begining at a marked pokikerie runing
                   south by the riuer sid from the sayd Pokicerie for the lenght of one
                   hundered perches to a marked oake standing at a march Called Wil
                   lins March bounded on the south with a line drawne East from
                   the sayd march for the Lenght of too hundered and fiftie perches to
                   a marked Oake standing in the woods one the East with a line drawne
                   North from the end of the formar line untill it intersect a parrarell
                   line drawne from the first Marked Pokicarie one the north with the
                   sayd Parrarell one the west with the sayd Riuer Containing and now
                   layd out for too hundered Acres bee it more or lesse togeather with
                   all profits Right and benefits thearunto belonging Royall mines Ex
                   cepted to haue and to howid the same to him the sayd Richard Willin
                   his heirs and Assignes for euer to bee holden of us and owr heirs as
                   of owr Mannor of West St Maries in free and Common sockage by
                   fealtie onely for all seruices yealding and paying thearfor yearly to us
                   and owr heirs at ow usuall Receipt four shillings in mony starling or
                   too buchells of good Corne at the feast of the natiuitie of owr Lord
                   giuen at St Maries under own great seale of own sayd Prouince of
                   Mariland the fourteenth day of december in the year of owr lord
                   one thowsand six hundered fiftie and three witnes ow liuetennant of
                   owr sayd Prouince                William Stone
                     endossed on the bak side as followeth
                     Thees Presants witneseth that I Richard Willan doe Assigne all
                  my right title of this within specified to John Browne and Tho:
                   Allonson their heirs or Assignes for euer as witnes my hand this
              27 of October 1658       Elisabeth Willan Richard Willan
                                    Witnes
                   Philip Caluert:   George Reynolds
                   German A Gillat:  George C H Harris
                          his mark      his marke
                     Thes Presants witneseth that I John Browne doe sell and assigne
                  all my right title and interest of this Patten to Tho Allonson his
                   heirs or Assignes for euer as witnes my hand this 4th day of aprill
                   Ao 1659                          John Browne
                  Testes     Thomas Simpson
                        James Lindsey
                   acknowledged by Mr Bradshow Atturney to the sayd browne as will
                   appear more at large by his letter of Atturney following