Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     315

    know yea that in Consideration of the good Saruices to us by George Liber B
    Thompson performed and according to the tenour of owr instruc
    tions dated the three and twentith of October 1656 and upon such
    Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions of Plan
    tations of owr 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 and forty nine and
    Remaining upon Record in owr sayd Prouince of Mariland doe
    hearby grant unto the sayd George Thompson all that Parcell of
    Land Called Thompsons Rest on the East sid of Pascatoway Riuer
    and on the north side of a Creeke in the sayd Riuer Called Pascatoway
    Creeke next Adioyning to the Land Now Layd out for Luke Barbor
    Esq begining at the sayd Barbors Eastermost bound tree upon the
    Creeke and Runing East North East up the Creeke for breadth flue
    hundered Perches to a marked Birtch tree bounding on the East
    with a line drawne North and by west from the sayd Birtch tree for
    lenght of three hundered and twenty Perches one the North with a
    line drawne west south West untill it intercect a parrarell drawne
    from the sayd Barbors Eastermost bound tree on the West with
    sayd Parrarell one the South with the sayd Creeke Containing and
    now layd out for one thowsand Acres more or lesse together with
    all Profits Rits and benefits thearunto belonging Royall mines ex
    cepted to haue and to hould the same unto him the sayd George
    Thompson his heirs and Assignes for euer to bee hou!den of us and
    owr heirs as of owr Mannor of Caluerton in free and Common
    sockage by fealty only for all seruices yealding and Paying thearfor
    yearly to us and owr heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too
    most usuall feasts in the year (Videlicet) at the feast of the An
    nuntiatiation of the blessed virgin Mary and at the feast of St Michell
    the archangle by eauen and equall Portions the Rent of twenty shil
    ling starling in siluer or Gold or the full Valew thearof in such Corn- [p. 58]
    modities as wee and owr heirs or such officer or officers appoynted
    by us or owr heirs from time to time to Collect and Receaue the
    same shall accept in discharge thearof at the Choyce of us and owr
    heirs or such officer or officers as aforsayd giuen at St Maries under
    the great seale of owr prouince of Mariland this four and twentith
    day of July in the nine and twentith year of owr dominion ouer the
    sayd Prouince of Mariland Annocp Domini one thowsand six hun
    dered and sixtie one witnes owr dear brother Philip Caluert Escq
    owr Liuetennant of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland
                                     Philip Caluert

    Endossed one the bake of the sayd Pattent as followeth
      I George Thompson of Charleses County Clarke doe hearby in
    open Court assigne ouer unto Mr William fox of Bristoll Marchant
    all my Right title and interest Propertie Clairne and Jurisdiction of