222    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A that her daughter Nansy shall haue ten head of femail Cattell betwixt
                517 betwix the Age of three and seauen years and nine of them to bee

                  with Caiph or Calphs by thear sids four whearof beeing in the lew
                  of the Saruice of Nancies Negro man for the too years last past Its
                  determined and appoynted by thear Mother that her sone William
                  also haue six Cows betwixt three and seauen years of age flue of them
                  either with Caiph or Calphs by thear sids, it is determined and ap
                  poynted by thear Mother also that Richard Chandler haue six Cows
                  flue of them to bee with Calph or Calphs by thear sids and to bee
                  betwixt three and seauen years of Age its determined and appoynted
                  by ther Mother also that Nancie William and Richard Chandler
                  haue her browne Mare thats now now at Portobacco and that shee
                  and her increas and all profits produced by her and them may solly
                  bee for the benifit and behoof of my sd three Childeren befor ex
                  pressed to bee deuided equally amongst them and in Case either of
                  my three Chillderen shoold dye befor the other come to age then the
                  afoursayd Cattell with thear increase and mare with her increase bee
                  equaly deuided betwixt the other too and if too of the three dye then
                  that the longest liuer poses and enioy altogether with all thear
                  Increase
                    Whearfor bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presants that Col
                  lonel Gerrard Fouke of the County of Westmor Land Gentleman
                  for and in consideration of A Mariage lately had and Consumated
                  betweene mee and the mother of the Childeren aboue mentioned I doe
                  bind my self my heirs Executors and Administrators firmely by
            [p. 217]   thees Presants unto Robert sly of St Maries Counti County Mer
                  chant and Ouerseer to the sayd Childerens Estates to deliuer or Cause
                  to bee deliuered unto him or his order or Assignes thees Cattell hear-
                  after expressed viz for the use of Nancie Chandler ten head of female
                  Cattell betwixt three and seauen years of Age and nine of them to
                  bee with Calph or with Calphs by thear sids as also for the use of
                  William Chandler I doe engage to deliuer or Cause to bee deliuered
                  for the use of William Chandler six head of femail Cattell betwixt
                  three and seauen years of Age and flue of them to bee with Calfe or
                  Calues by thear sides and lickwise for the use of Richard Chandler
                  six femall betwixt the ages aforsayd flue of them to bee with Calfe
                  or Calfes by thear sides which Cattell are to bee deliuered at my Cow
                  penne at Portobacco betwixt this and the middell or last of Aprill
                  next Comming, which stoke of Catle are to go with my owne and to
                  bee lookt after with the same Care for preseruation as my owne boath
                  them and their increas for the first yeare next after the deliuery I
                  doe alsoe engage that the aboue specified mare bee deliuer also for the
                  use of the Childeren befor mentioned in testimony whearof I haue
                  hear unto set my hand this 12th day febru: 1661/62
                   Witnes Robert Littlepage        Gerrard fouke
                        Jeremiah I Dickison
                           his marke