252    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              LiberA     yeare (viz) at the feast of the Annuntion of the Blessed Virgin Mary
                    and at the feast of St Michell the Archangell by euen and equall por
                    tions the Rent of four shillings eight pence halfpenny starlyn in siluen
                    or Gold or the full valew thearof in such Commodities as wee and owr
                    heirs or such officer or officers appoynted by us or own heirs from
                    time to time to Colect and Receaue the same shall accept in discharge
                    thearof at the Choyce of us and own heirs or such officer or officers
                    as aforsayd giuen at St Maries under owr great seale of owr sayd
                    Prouince of Mariland the six and twentith day of May in the twenty
                    six yeare of owr dominion ouer the sayd Prouince Annoq3 Doni 1658
                    witnes own trusty and well beloued Josias Fedall Esq own liuetennant
                    of owr sayd Prouince            Josias Fendall

                     and Endossed on the bake sid of the sayd Patten as followeth
                     Bee it knowne unto all men that I William Smoot doe assigne and
                    make ouer all my Right titell of this Patten to William Barton Junior
                    and Thomas Smote to them their heirs Administrators or Assignes
                    for euer as witnes my hand this 28th of May 1658
                    Teste Edward James          William ws Smoot
                        Richard R S Smoote his marke   his marke


                    Richard Watson Plantiue  this Cause beeing respited from the eight
                    John Mauris Defendant fof July Ao 1662 (untill this Count) whear
                    the Plantiues petition stands Recorded and it beeing Read Capt Josias
                    Fendall the defendant Atturney prefereth his letter of Atturney as
                    followeth

                     Know all men by thees Presants that I John Maurice of Charleses
                    Countie in the Prouince of Mariland Planter doe hearby Constitute
                    and Appoynt Capt: Josias fendall of the sayd Prouince my trew and
                    lawfull Atturney in my name and stead to answer and plead too all
                    actions Commenced against mee in the sayd Countie Court by Rich
                    ard Watson hearby Ratifling and allowing whatsoeuer my sayd At
                    turney shall doe thearin to bee as fully in force as if I myself wear
                    present witnes my hand this 29th september Ao 1662
                    Test Thomas Lomax             John   Morris
                                                    his marke

                    whearupon Capt fendall alleageth that the Plantiue in his declaration
                    affirmeth that Maurises wife had Engaged to saue him harmles
                    against all manner of inconuenienses and the sayd Condition beein
                    Read which standet upon Record July 4th Ao 1661 and figured 379
                    thear was no such thing found thearin whearupon the defendant
                    Craueth a nonsuit which was granted and ordered that the plantiue
                    shoold pay the Cost and Charge of suit: