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     in Ao 1656 into this Prouince hear to inhabit as appears upon Rec- Liber B
     ord and upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in ow
     Conditions of Plantation of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland under
     owr greater seale At Armes baring daet at London the second the
     second day of July in the year of owr Lord God 1649 and Remaining
     upon Record in owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto the sayd
     John Clarke all that Parcell of land lung on the west side of the mayne
     fresh Rune at the head of Wicokomeco Riuer Called the Rich hill
     begining at a bounded Oake standing by the Run side and Runing
     west for bredth the lenght of three hundered Perches to a bounded
     Oake standing on the heigh grounds bounding on the west with a line
     drawne North from the sayd Oake for the lenght of three hundered
     and twenty Perches to a bounded Oake on the North with a line
     drawne East from the formar line to a marked Oake standing by the
     side of the Rune one the East with the fresh Rune on the South
     with the aforsayd west line Containing and now layd out for six
     hundered Acres more or lesse together with Profits Rights and
     benefits thearunto belonging Royall mines Excepted to haue and to
     hould the same unto him the sayd John Clarke his heirs and Assignes
     for euer to bee houlden of us and owr heirs as of owr mannor of
     Caluerton in free and Common soccage by fealty only for all saruices [p. 206]
     yealding and Paying thearfor yearly unto us and own 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 Marie and
     at the feast of St Michell the archangell by euen and equall Por
     tions the sum of twelue shillings starling in siluer or gould 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 the same shall accept in discharge thearof at
     the Choyce of us and owr heirs or such officer or officers as afor
     sayd giuen at St Maries under the great seale of owr sayd Prouince
     of Mariland this 14th of september in the too and thirtith year of owr
     dominion ouer the sayd Prouince of Mariland Annoq Domini 1663
     witnes owr dear Sonne and heir Charles Caluert Esq owr liuetennant
     of own sayd Prouince of Mariland Charles Caluert

     Endossed on the backe of the sayd Patten as followeth
       Know all men by thees Presants that I John Clarke of Charleses
     Countie in the Prouince of Mariland Gent doe for mee my heirs
     Executors Administrators or Assignes assigne all my Right tithe
     and interest of this Patten unto Nicholaus Grose and hewgh Thomas
     to them thear heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for euer
     hearby warranting hearby warranting to defend the sayd land and
     euery part and Parcell thearof against all Claime or Claimes whatso
     euer in the law Witnes this my hand this 13th of October Ao 1663
     Witnes George Thompson             John Clarke
           Henry Addames