342    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

               Liber B Edward James demands warrant against Richard Grainger in an
               [P. 96] action of the Case and subpenes for John smith and William Smith
                    Warrant and Subpene to the Sheriff to arest and warne &c Retur
                    17th of March Ao 1662

                     Humphery Atwickes demands a subpene for Joane Michell
                     Subpene to the Sheriffe Ret: Ut supra

                    At A Court held in Charleses County the 17th of March Ao Doni 1662
                    Mr Henry Addames              Presentes Mr Francis Pope
                    Mr Walter BeaneCommissioners Mr William Marshall

                     Caecilius Absolut Lord and Proprietary of the Prouinces of Mari
                    land and Aualon Lord barron of Baltemor &c to all Persons to whom
                    thees Presants shall cum greeting in owr Lord God Euerlasting know
                    yee that wee for and in Consideration that William Smoot of owr
                    Prouince hath dew unto him too hundered acres of Land Assigned
                    him from John Lewger Junior as appears upon Record and upon
                    such Conditions and tearmes as are exprest in owr Condition of
                    Plantation of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland under owr greater seal
                    at Armes baring daet at London the second day of July in the year
                    of owr Lord God one thowsand six hundered and forty nine and Re
                    maining upon record in owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto
                    the sayd William Smoote all that tract or parcell of land lung on the
                    west sid of wicocomeco Riuer begining at a marked oake standing at
                    a littel Creeke near the land formarly layd out for francis Pope run
                ing north and by East from the sayd Oake for the lenght of one
                    hundered and sixty Pearches to a marked oake standing at the hie
                    grounds bounding on the north with a line drawne East and by south
                    for the lenght of too hundered Perches to a marked oake on the East
                    wth a line drawn South and by west from the end of the formar line
                    untill it intercect a parrarell line drawne from the first marked oake
                    on the south with the sayd Parrarell on the west with the forsayd
                    north and by East line Contayning and now layd out for too hun
                    dered Acres more or lesse together with all profits Rights and Bene
                    fits thearunto belonging Royall mines excepted to haue and to hould
                    the same unto him the sayd William Smoot his heirs and Assignes
                    for euer to bee houlden of us and owr heirs as of owr mannor of St
                    Maries in free and Common Sockage by fealty only for all saruices
                    yealding and paying thearfor yearly unto us and owr heirs at owr
                    Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feasts in the year videli
                    cet at the feast of the annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary and
                    at the feast of St Michell the Archangell by euen and equall portion
                    the Rent of four Shillings Starling in siluer or gold or the full valew
                    thearof in such Commodities as we and owr heirs or such officer or
                    officers appoynted by us or owr heirs from time to time to Collect and