284    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B    East from the end of the formar line untill it intercect a par rarell
                    line from Lendseys march on the North with the sayd Parrarell on
                    the west with the sayd Riuer Containing and now Layd out for four
                    hundered and fiftie Acres bee it more or Less together with all profits
                    Rights and benefits thear unto belonging, Royall mines Excepted to
                    haue and to hould the same unto him the sayd Thomas Simpson his
                    heirs and Assignes for euer to bee holden of us and owr heirs as
                    of owr Mannor at St Maries in Free and Common Soccage by fealty
                    only for all seruices yealding and paying thear for yearly unto us and
                    owr heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feast in
                    the yeare videlicet at the feast of the annuntiation of the blessed Vir
                    gin Mary and at the feast of St Michell the archangell by euen and
                    equall portions the rent of nine shilling sterling in siluer or gold or
                    the full valew thearof in such Commodities as wee and owr heirs or
                    such officer or officers appoynted by us and owr heirs from time to
                    time to colect and receaue shall accept in discharge thearof at the
                    Choice of us and owr heirs or such officer or officers as aforsayd giuen
                    at St Marys under owr great seale of owr sayd Prouince of Mari-
                    land the second day of September in the seauen and twentith yeare
                    of owr dominion ouer the sayd Prouince Annoq Domini 1658
                    witnes owr trusty and well beloued Josias Fendall Esq owr Liueten
                    nant of owr sayd Prouince        Josias Fendall
                    Mdm Thomas Simpson hath 50 Acres of land dew to him upon Rec
                    ord (Viz) for his time of Saruice to Wm Stone Esq which makes
                    up his Right to this 450 Acres of land Vide lib: 1654 folio 161

               [p. 15] Endossed on the backe sid of the Precedent Patten as followeth
                      Know all men by thees Presents that Thomas and Elisabeth Simp
                    son in open Court Assigned ouer unto Mr Francis Batchelor to him
                    his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for euer all their
                    Right title interest property Claime or Jurisdiction foreuer from
                    them their heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for euer as
                    witnes this my hand this 5th of Nouember Ao 1662
                               George Thompson Caroli Comitatus Amanuensis

                      Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Prouince of Marl-
                    land And Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemor &c to all person to whom
                    thees presants shall Come greeting know ye that wee for and in Con
                    sideration that Richard Willan of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland
                    Plant: hath too hundered Acres of land dew to him in owr sayd
                    prouince as apears upon Record and according to the tenor of Lres
                    under owr hand and seale baring daet at Portchmouth in the relme of
                    England the eight day of August 1636 Recorded in the Secretaries
                    office of owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto the sayd Richard
                    Willan all that Parcell of Land Lung on the North side of Patomake
                    Riuer called Wicowomen about three Leages to the Northwest of