364    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B of owr formentioned f rinds this 9th day of May Anno Domini one
                    thowsand six hundered and sixty three   William Hatton 0
                       Zachery Waed              Thomas Dent 0
                      Joseph Harrison
                      Randall Handson
                          his marke
                      William Allen
                          his marke

                     Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Prouinces of Mari-
                    land and Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemor &c to all Persons to whom
                    thees Presants shall corn greeting know yea that wee for and in Con
                    sideration that sariant James Lendsey of owr sayd Prouince of Mari-
                    land hath too hundered and fifty acres of land dew to him in owr sayd
                    Prouince as appears upon Record and according to the tenor of let
                    ters under owr hand and seale baring daet at Portchmouth in the
                    Realme of england the 8th day of August Ao 1636 & recorded in the
              [p. 127] secretaris of of owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto the sayd
                    James Lendsey all that Parcell of land lung on the North side of
                    Patomake Riuer about four leagues aboue nanmie begining at a
                    marked oake standing near a march Called Lawsons March Runing
                    south south west by the Riuerside for the lenght of seauenty flue
                    perches to a marked oake at a march Called Lendseys March bound
                    ing on the south with a line drawne East south East by the side of
                    Lendseys March for the lenght of flue hundered Perches to a marked
                    oake in the woods on the East with a line drawne north north from
                    the end of the formar line untill it intercect a parrarell line drawne
                    from the mouth of lawsons March on the north with the sayd Par
                    rarell on the west with the sayd Riuer Contayning and now layd out
                    for too hundered and fifty Acres bee it more or lesse together with all
                    Profits Rights and benefits thear unto belonging Royall mines ex
                    cepted to haue and to hould same unto him the sayd James Lendsey
                    his heirs and Assignes foreuer to bee holden of us and owr heirs
                    as of owr Mannor of West St Maries in free and Common sockage
                    by fealty only for all saruices yealding and paying thear for yearly to
                    us and owr heirs at owr usual Receipt flue shillings in mony starl
                    ing or too bushels and a half of good Corne at the feast of the natiui
                    tie of owr Lord giuen at st Maries under the great seale of owr sayd
                    Prouince of Mariland the tenth day of december in the year of owr
                    Lord one thowsand six hundered and fifty three witnes owr liueten
                    nant of the sayd Prouince       William Stone

              [p. 128] Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presance that I James Lendsey
                    of of the Prouince of Mariland Planter of Portobacco for mee my
                    heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes foreuer doe hearby As
                    signe all my Right title and interest of this Patten unto Mathias