286    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B    interest Propertie Claime and Jurisdiction for euer 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 Mari
                   Ian and Aualon Lord baron of Baltemore &c to all persons to whom
                   thees Presants shall Come greeting in owr Lord God Euerlasting
                   know yee that wee for and in consideration that Daniell Johnson and
                   Richard Morris Planters haue dew unto them seauen hundered and
              [p. 17]    fifty acres of land more by Assignement from heugh Neale Thomas
                   Garuis william Codwell margery Codwell william Crafford and upon
                   such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions of
                   Plantations of own sayd Prouince of Mariland under owr greater
                   seale at Armes baring date at London the second day of July in the
                   yeare of owr Lord God one thowsand six hundered fifty and nine
                   and Remayning upon Record in owr sayd Prouince of Mariland with
                   such Alteration as is made in them by owr declaration baring daet thc
                    day of August Ao 1651 and lickwise Remaining upon Record
                   in owr sayd Prouince of Mariland doe hearby grant unto the sayd
                   Daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise all that parcell of land Called
                   J ohnsons towne lung on the North Side of Patomake Riuer and on
                   the west side of the maine fresh of Wicokomeco Riuer next adioyn
                   ing to the Land formarly Layd formarly layd out to John Clarke of
                   this Prouince Gent: begining at the sayd Clarkes Northermost bound
                   tree Runing east and by North for breadth three hundered and fifty
                   perches to a marked Oake by a hill sid bounding on the East by a line
                   drawne north and by west from the sayd Oake for lenght three hun
                   dered and twenty perches to a marked oke on the North by a lyne
                   drawne West and by south from the sayd Oake for breadth three
                   hundered and fiftie perches to a marked Oake on the west by a line
                   drawne south and by Est from the sayd Oake unto the first Marked
                   oake on the south by the Est and by North line containing and now
                   layd out for seauen hundered Acres more or lesse together with all
                   profits Rights and benefits thearunto belonging royall mines excepted
                   to haue and to hould the same unto them the sayd Daniell Johnson
                   and Richard Morris their heirs and Assignes for euer to bee holden
                   of us and own heirs as of owr Mannor of Coluerton in free and Com
                   mon Soccage by fealty only 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 year, Videlicet, at the feast of the
                   annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary and at the feast of St Michell
                   the Archangle by euen and equall portions the rent of fortee shil
                   lings starling in siluer or gold or the full valew thearof in such Com
                   modities as wee and own heirs or such officer or officers appoynted
                   by us or owr heirs from time to time to colect and receaue the same