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    hauing a Bastard James Lee for hauing of too wifes John Grinly Liber A
    and Anne Stand fort for Saboth Breking and sum of Captayn fendalls
    saruants for Common saboth breakers, William Robisson and
    Thomas Hussey for suspected hogstealers:

     Mr Robert Sly the Administrator to William Empson doath in open
    Court Acknowledge to haue sould unto Richard Watson the too
    heyfers obtayned by Richard Dod of the sayd Watson which heyfors
    did belong unto William Empson

     William Barton Junior deiiuereth up this ensuing Pattent of land
    and Assigneth all his Right title and interest of and to the same
    unto his Brother in Law Thomas Smoote for the use of William
    hungerfot Junior son to William Hungarfot deceased

     Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Prouince of Man-
    land and Aualon Lord baron of baltemore &c to all persons to whom
    thees presants shall Gom greeting: in owr Lord god euer lasting know
    ye that wee for and in consideration that william smoot of this owr
    prouince hath due unto him too hundered and forty Acres of land
    Assigned him from John Lugar Junior as appeares upon Records and
    upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions
    of Plantations of sayd Prouince of Mariland under owr greater scale
    at Armes Bareing date at London the second Day of July in the year
    of owr Lord God one thowsand six hundered forty nine and Remayn
    ing upon Record in owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto the
    sayd William Smoot all that tract or parcel of Land Lung on the
    west side of Wicocomeko Riuer begining at a marked Oake stand
    ing near to the head of a Creeke Called forked Creeke Runing south
    west from the sayd Oake for the lenght of too hundered Perches
    bounding on the south with the land of Humphery Atwitcks and
    Thomas Michell and A line draw west north west for the lenght
    of one hundered perches to a marked oake standing on the hills on
    the west with a line drawne north north East for the lenght of too
    hundered and fifty Perches to a marked oake that intecepts A par-
    rare!! line drawne from the first Marked Oake at the head of the
    forked Greeke one the North with the sayd parrarell one the East
    with the forsayd southwest line Contayning and now layd out for too
    hundered and forty Acres More or lesse together with all profits
    Rits and benefits thearunto belonging (Royall mines Excepted) to
    haue and to hold the same unto him the sayd William Smoote his
    heirs and Assignes for Euer to bee holden of us and owr heirs as of
    own Mannor of St Maries in free and Common soccage by fealty only [p. 244]
    for All seruices yealding and paying thearfor yearly unto us and owr
    heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feast in the